Faced with a mountain of evidence demonstrating the significant health benefits of breastfeeding, a consortium of health experts and U.S. government officials is making an aggressive push for paid maternity leaves; longer maternity leaves comparable to the recommended length of exclusive breastfeeding; exemptions from welfare-to-work programs and welfare time limits for nursing mothers; insurance and/or […]

The board where I initially posted this is very progressive (what an oasis in Colorado Springs!), so you might imagine I got some pushback about my first (short) post. In addition, I wasn’t clear enough in my first post that my black box comment was an *addition* to the commentary at Feministe, not the […]

This post and the next one were originally written as a post on a local bulletin board — but I think the topic is important enough to cross-post here.
I think it’s fairly safe to assume that most of the moms on this board are pro-breastfeeding. Yes, breastmilk is what nature has designed as the best […]

Courtesy of MIM, a good post on discipline for very young children, mostly written by a gal who does daycare for five pre-school and toddler kids.  Of course, by “good,” I mean “agrees with my philosophy.”  Her methods line up really well with a book I’ve found invaluable, Setting Limits.
Enjoy!

It’s been quite some time since I’ve talked about Maya’s birth, largely because her birth went so smoothly, it was a non-issue. Once I got past the initial soreness (oh, and the tailbone pain that lasted for six week, yikes!), I stopped really thinking much about it. Maya was born at home, in […]

I’m not sure whether it’s more appropriate to laugh or cry…*this* is why my biggest goal with my daughter is to hand her as little baggage as possible.
They fuck you up, your mum and dad,
They may not meant to, but they do.
They fill you with the faults they had
And add some extra, just for […]

On All Things Considered today:
Think Partnered Parenting Is Hard? Try Going Solo

by Lori Gottlieb
All Things Considered, March 29, 2006 · Commentator Lori Gottlieb is a single mother. Most of her friends who are moms are married. And that’s where the trouble begins. Gottlieb is tired of hearing them whine about how awful their husbands […]

Earlier today, Maya and I ventured out to Babies ‘R’ Us to pick up a couple items (a TV control protector among them). While there, I wandered to the crib bedding section; I’m considering keeping her new room (we move in 2-1/2 weeks) the color it is, so I wanted to see how expensive/difficult […]

Here’s the background: a gal joined a playdate group I participate in from time to time, and we discovered that we live relatively close to each other. Granted, I’m in a teeny-tiny condo, and she’s up on the hill behind Garden of the Gods in a neighborhood that is VERY high end. […]

Before I had my daughter, I was pleased to learn that I could feed her wherever I deemed appropriate (or necessary) — that my ability to provide nourishment for my child was protected by state law. Effective April 23, 2004, Colorado protected a woman’s right to breastfeed anywhere she has the right to be. […]

Today kind of sneaked up on me. I feel as though I should have something deep and moving to post in honor of a birthday, but you know…I just don’t.
Maybe that, in and of itself, says a lot. This year, my birthday just didn’t really seem like a particularly important event to me […]

Girl!
I found out on Tuesday that as I’ve just “known” all along, little bit is indeed a baby girl. I can’t wait to meet her.
Since she didn’t cooperate very well with the ultrasound, I don’t have much in the way of pictures — just one very fuzzy face shot and one of the “girl […]