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 →
You should all thank Dr. Oz for serving as my muse. Yesterday I was reading Fit Pregnancy magazine when I came upon Dr. Oz’s monthly article on pregnancy — a physiological state which I’m sure was covered extensively by his training in cardiothoracic surgery. Anyhow, it was his answer to “why women get more UTI infections during pregnancy” that got…read more →
This is not a blog post about pregnancy and pain and hypermobility, although you’ll learn a little, perhaps. This post is about how information perpetuates. Yesterday I posted this on Facebook: PREGNANCY SCIENCE UPDATE: The hormone RELAXIN inhibits uterine contraction, increases the length of the interpubic ligament, and softens the cervix. IT DOES NOT increase the laxity of the joints…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 →
