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Baltic Amber Teething Jewelry: Miracle Cure or BS?
I love crunchy, hippie mom crap, so when I first heard about Baltic amber baby jewelry for teething, I was all over it. Jewelry that has an analgesic effect to ease teething pain? Instead of medicine? Tell me more!
I was schooled by two great moms out in Seattle. Both used teething necklaces for their babies, and both swore by…
02/22
2013
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Baby Sign Language Tips From a Deaf Mom
By guest blogger Ricarda
My significant other and I are profoundly deaf (that’s the official term), but both of our children are hearing. The kids, G and L, use American Sign Language (ASL) to communicate with R and me. My parents are also Deaf* and they live with us. ASL is our primary language at home, and often I speak and…
02/15
2013
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And Now, a Word From a Doula
A few weeks ago I did a Q&A between me, a pro-unmedicated birth mama, and my anesthesiologist BFF, Rachel. It got a lot of great feedback, so I thought I’d do another Q&A with another type of birth professional: a doula.
Meet Renee, mother and doula with Day Lily Doulas. As with Dr Rachel, Renee and I did a…
02/01
2013
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January Roundup of the Funny, Interesting, and Amazing
OK, it’s February 1, but I thought I’d try something different and end the month with a bunch of links to things I found particularly funny, interesting, or amazing in January. Think of it as an entertainment package for your amusement and edification. I didn’t post everything to the RMONJ Facebook page, so read on for new delights….
01/23
2013
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Charity Birthday Party Success!
The charity birthday party idea was a total success! So successful even, that I did a guest post about it for BabyCenter!(!!!!!!!) Not only did everyone bring a book and set of jammies to donate, but some people brought several. We even received donations from people who couldn’t make the party but still wanted to help. In…
01/16
2013
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And Now a Word From an Anesthesiologist
I’m a minimal-intervention kind of gal. I avoid medicine and medical treatment unless absolutely necessary. Childbirth did not qualify as a case in which either were absolutely necessary, so I had my son without drugs (it didn’t work out with my daughter. Long story). But I expected a lot of pressure from the healthcare professionals to “just get the…
01/11
2013
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In Lieu of Birthday Gifts…Charity Jammies
If you recall, I posted in November about trying to rein in the extreme amount of Christmas gifts my kids get. P’s birthday is in July, so we previously had a ton of time between the Christmas reining and the birthday reining. But N’s birthday is 2 weeks after Christmas. I just finished Jenga-ing all of his holiday…
03/07
2013
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