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Portable Breastfeeding Station
My dear friend, Carolyn, explained to me the importance of having water bottles on hand to rehydrate oneself, as well as snacks, books, etc. to make breastfeeding more comfortable and to fit in some self-care. When I first heard from mothers that breastfeeding happens all over the house, I thought about setting up “breastfeeding stations” in a couple different rooms.… Read MoreAlthough I love the idea in theory, once I started thinking about what it would mean to put a breastfeeding station in the baby’s room, the living room, and our bedroom, I started to like the idea less and less. The main problem is that our house is tiny (like
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Setting Up a Library in a Montessori Nursery
I’m trying to learn as much as I can about how to create a Montessori environment for an infant. Of course I’m not going to implement Montessori dogmatically or religiously, but I will try to apply the principles and practices that resonate with me.… Read MoreI applied a couple different principles as I was organizing “Coconut’s” library. First, I purchased only three baskets for all of his books. As the months and years progress, his collection will surely outgrow these three baskets, but we will store the excess books in his closet and rotate them out as needed. This practice of minimizing the materials on the shelf balances simplicity and orderliness
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DVD Review: Happiest Baby on the Block
A friend of mine recommended that I watch The Happiest Baby on the Block. She said the DVD was way better than the book, so Matt and I netflixed it.… Read MoreAlthough I found aspects of the movie disconcerting, I still recommend that parents of newborns watch it. I feel like I have some strategies in my toolkit to pull out when Matt and I are trying to cope with fussiness.
The main ideas presented by the movie are listed below. I’m not sure how I feel about swaddling, and shhh-ing really loudly in a baby’s ear seems alarming. Then there’s the whole “jiggle your baby’s head like it’s a
