A few weeks ago we were having a good morning around here and I was sitting on the edge of the bed and the baby came and sat on my lap, followed by the Saoirse. I hugged them both tight and felt the joy of motherhood overcome me. I said aloud, I think for […]
Essential Oil to turn a breech
A friend of mine recently introduced me to essential oils for healing. These therapeutic grade essential oils can help with all kinds of problems, physical and emotional. I looked into the use of oils to help turn a breech baby. I found a number of references to peppermint and myhrr. These oils are both […]
Nurse-ing
Last week my pediatrician told me to stop breastfeeding for “at least a week.” My 17 month old had been sick with diarrhea and vomiting for 4 days. She said that any kind of dairy, including the kind from my home creamery, would induce the puke and just make the illness worse. I told her […]
New Year’s Resolution
The puker, at a younger age. You see the laundry. You can always see the laundry… I enjoy the acme of foolishness that is goal-setting and resolving to better myself. This year, as in the past, I got a sick kind of kick making a list of the things I am not yet good enough […]
Safest Birth
A Cochrane Review* came out a few weeks ago stating that, though there haven’t been enough randomized controlled trials (RCTs–the gold standard in research) to absolutely prove it, an increasing body of observational studies show that planned home birth is just as safe as planned hospital birth for low-risk women. The best part about it […]
