I was talking to a dear friend on the phone the other day when I mentioned I was breastfeeding my oldest kid, 21 months. “You’re still breastfeeding him? Because I listened to a very good doctor’s workshop who said that the eruption of a child’s incisors was the signal to stop breastfeeding and that to continue to do so is…read more →
Once upon a time (in 2007) this blog was written for about 20 people who had taken my certification course, as a way to answer questions, continue education, etc. Then, somewhere along the way, it became popular with people I’d never met. In places I’ve never been. Like Wisconsin. And Bulgaria. Which was both weird and extremely cool. Writing this…read more →
Two years ago, I asked for your foot pain stories to include in my book. The most shocking horror story was this one, although I didn’t include it because my book was rated PG and therefore could not include anything gory. When my sister Amy was a baby in the church nursery, another church mom stepped on her and punctured…read more →
Let’s talk tongue. What’s the strongest muscle in the human body? If you guessed the tongue, you are…wrong. If you were hoping to read a post on the strongest muscle (the uterus, baby) you’ll have to read this (click) instead. Today, we are talking about that giant hunka hunka in your mouth. Just like the foot, the tongue has both…read more →
In case you didn’t know, when tight body spaces (like your colon) need to be looked into, technicians will commonly blow a bit of air into the body to “puff up the work space” like a balloon. Which makes getting a colonoscopy that much more fun when you think that you get a balloon out of it. A balloon made…read more →
