passionate homemaking blog

This blog is AMAZING. Check it out- thanks Stephanie!
http://www.passionatehomemaking.com

baby food

When Ethan started solids (at 11 months), I decided to make his own food for a few reasons: it's cheaper, healthier (no preservatives), and probably tastes better.

I found this website to be very helpful with cooking, preparing, and freezing his food:
http://www.wholesomebabyfood.com

Also, a great tip about solids that my Doula shared with me is "if he can eat it in the form God made it, he can have it."

Really, who wants pureed peas...bleh!

liquid gold

When Ethan was first born, he got an infected tear duct. His bottom eye lid was red and puffy, so I called my Doula (who should write a book about these things!) and she said to drop a few drops of breastmilk in it and it would clear up in a day or so. And that is exactly what happened. This stuff is loaded! Breastmilk sterilizes, heals, and provides baby with the perfect meal every time he/she nurses.

This webpage has more info/uses for breastmilk (though I will admit that I flinched at a few of them:
http://members.tripod.com/~bmsg/breastmilkuses.htm

If you have any questions about anything reguarding breastfeeding, nursing complications, or ANYTHING this is a really helpful website:
http://www.kellymom.com