September 2010

Is breastfeeding intimate?

September 30, 2010




There is a fascinating discussion happening right now on Elita’s Blacktating blog about whether we should use the word intimate to describe breastfeeding.  The discussion stemmed from a comment that someone made about a breastfeeding picture (to see the picture being discussed, see the post on Blacktating) on facebook that said: “OK…breastfeeding is a very [...]

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Wordless Wednesday: Baking with Chocolate and Zucchini

September 29, 2010




Forgot to take an “after” shot when we were done baking…we were too busy eating them. Want the recipe? Healthy Delicious Zucchini Bread/Muffins

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Cora’s Story: The hidden disease of congenital heart defects

September 27, 2010




Today I am welcoming my friend Kristine as a guest poster. I have been following Kristine (@KristineBrite) on twitter for quite a while and have been inspired by the way she turned her personal tragedy into incredibly important advocacy work that will save the lives of infants. Kristine blogs and shares important information on her [...]

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Changing the World, One Mother at a Time

September 26, 2010




This past week the UN Week Digital Media Lounge, which took place in association with the Mashable Social Good Summit, hosted a series of discussions and panels with bloggers on its Millenium Development Goals, covering issues like poverty, hunger, HIV/AIDs, women’s health, and climate change. One of the discussions looked specifically at the role of [...]

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What do you teach your kids about love?

September 23, 2010




When I talk to my kids about love, as in romantic love, we talk about sweethearts. Not boyfriends or girlfriends. Not husbands or wives.  I don’t want to teach them that heterosexuality is the default. I don’t want to teach them that marriage is the default either. When I talk about their future, I talk [...]

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Lifestyle choices and healthcare access (IVF and more…)

September 21, 2010




I don’t like to floss. I never have liked flossing. I’ve gotten a number of holes in my teeth over the years, some of which may be the result of lack of flossing. Each time, the dentist reminds me to floss. But never does he suggest that perhaps the insurance company wouldn’t pay for my [...]

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I know the blog looks funny…

September 20, 2010




I upgraded my theme and I’m having some issues. I could switch back, but I want to make the upgrade work. So I have to leave this ridiculous looking thing up here while I get someone to look at it and help me out. Everything on the blog should still work, so feel free to [...]

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What kind of mother are you? Oppressed? Empowered? Feminist? Other?

September 17, 2010




Every once in a while I pick up my copy of Feminist Mothering (edited by Andrea O’Reilly) and read or re-read some of it. I’ve never read it cover to cover, but I read bits of it when I am reflecting on my own mothering or my own feminism. In the introduction to the book, [...]

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Wordless Wednesday: Lego Birthday Cake

September 15, 2010




This year’s cake “masterpiece” for the Lego birthday party. I don’t claim to be a skilled cake artist, but I do have fun with it.  Want to see past cakes? Pink Panther and Scooby Doo.

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Hands-free pumping options for breastfeeding moms

September 13, 2010




If you are a breastfeeding mom who has to pump regularly, whether you are pumping at work, exclusively pumping (by choice or necessity), trying to increase your supply, breastfeeding multiples or donating to a human milk bank, you probably don’t want to spend all of your pumping time holding the horns. There is good news: [...]

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