Struggling with a low milk supply can be tough. It's disheartening to know that you're not making enough milk to satisfy your baby and it takes real work to bring that milk supply back up to where it needs to be. The encouraging thing is that it can be done! Since this is exactly where I've ...

One of the things about living in a polluted world, full of toxic chemicals in the water, air, food supply, etc. is that they don't just stay on the outside but many of them end up on the inside, too. Our bodies can become burdened by these toxins over time, and this can affect a ...

 Johanna at about 1 month old, during the worst of her colic and baby acne Colic and fussiness in young babies just isn't fun for anyone. Not for the baby. Certainly not for the parents. It can be downright exhausting, and it's difficult to see your baby in such pain and discomfort and to feel ...

At long last, A Year of Herbs begins! Thanks to all who entered the herbal prints giveaway. The lucky winner is Kate (jknh78@), who will soon be receiving her choice of beautiful art prints from L.Herbert Designs! Though I am eager to begin to study about individual herbs and their specific uses, my formal study ...

Image by khrawlingsMost of us are already aware that breastfeeding has many benefits, just a few of which include: Better digestive health for baby Higher immunity in baby Perfect, complete nutrition, that is always available, always sterile, always frugal Less chance of osteoporosis for moms Protection for nursing moms from breast cancer I was so happy to recently come across ...

If you've been around my blog for long, you'll know that I am a huge advocate of breastfeeding, and so I was thrilled when I was offered to try out and review a couple of products intended to help breastfeeding moms. What I specifically loved about these two products is they are aides for times ...

If there is one thing that I just love about being a mama (and there isn't just one thing- there's a gazillion, but this is one thing in particular that I love), it's the sweet simplicity of nourishing my darling babes through breastfeeding.Last week, Caden and I celebrated 13 months of being a happy little ...

This week I received an excellent comment:"On a cleanse diet"? are you still breastfeeding?  do the toxins leach in to breastmilk?  I'm just curious, because I'm interested in doing a cleanse and I'm breastfeeding my baby.  Any info you have regarding that would be great.ErinErin's comment was in response to the fact that I am ...

Before we are off and running on topics such as healthy snacks and lunches, getting your kids interested and involved in nutrition, and help for picky toddlers, I thought that we would touch on this all important subject of what we eat while we are nourishing our little ones during pregnancy and breastfeeding. Although I was ...

...why breast is absolutely best for babies. Thanks to Lylah for the tip, and Mama Says for the link to this disturbing article:Laboratory tests of canned infant formula conducted by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and a certified commercial laboratory reveal that a plastics chemical called bisphenol A (BPA) leaches from metal can linings into formula. According ...