Month: January 2012

Doctor, Heal Thyself!

Doctor, Heal Thyself!

Who here hasn’t needed to lose a few pounds? Well, I am a bit beyond needing to lose a “few”…   Babygirl is officially a month old, and I am officially a month postpartum. For two pregnancies now, my usually healthy diet slid into more 

Home With a New Baby, and a Whopping Case of Hives.

Home With a New Baby, and a Whopping Case of Hives.

Here I am at home on materinity leave with new Babygirl and 18 month old Babyboy-—for almost a full month now! This is so hard to believe. Only this week have I finally figured out Babygirl’s language. I finally know that after feeding, she needs 

Breastfeeding Can Be Really Hard and Really Painful, But There Is Help

Breastfeeding Can Be Really Hard and Really Painful, But There Is Help

With my first baby, I was blithely determined to do pregnancy, delivery, and postpartum the 100% Natural and Organic Way. I was gung-ho into prenatal pilates, yoga and organic eating; I hired a doula and consulted the midwives; I took a Hypnobabies course; I bought