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• Taking Care of your Cloth Diapers: Prepping for First Use

  Monday, April 18th, 2011

  Cloth diapers are a huge money-saver(600-2000$ just for one baby!), but they do need to be taken care of properly. They require special treatment before the first use, and then each time they are soiled, but if you treat them well they can last for years and for multiple babies, so it is well worth [...]

• Taking Care of your Cloth Diapers: Everyday washing

  Monday, April 18th, 2011

  Cloth diapers are easy to use, and easy to care for! These simple instructions work best for natural fibers, and for soft or normal (not hard) water.
   To care for your diapers you will need:
  Cloth Diaper Safe Detergent I have always used ECOS brand with great results, so you likely won’t need to hunt down hard to [...]

• amber for teething babies

  Friday, February 4th, 2011

  I decided to carry amber teething necklaces in Kindred Hands baby after requests for it and my personal amazing experience with it!
   
  Our amber necklace has been such a relief to Noah. He has worn it since he was 2 months old, when we started noticing lots of drool (seriously… how do babies produce all [...]

• We’re off the EC wagon, and its ok!

  Tuesday, February 1st, 2011

  My relaxed approach to practicing Elimination Communication with Noah has been pretty flawless, from my POV. I’m very happy with how things are going, and I sort of like the changes we go through- the gentle up and down waves. All in all, it is very metaphorical for life and especially for parenthood (when you [...]

• Cloth Diapers: 10 reasons your baby’s precious bum deserves them!

  Tuesday, February 1st, 2011

  Cloth Diapers… they are practical, affordable, green, safe, cute and easy to care for.
  1.  They are soft and gentle on your baby’s bottom, unlike plastic disposable diapers that are rough and scratchy. Toddlers and older babies who are cloth diapered full or part time will tell their parents which diapers they like, and the soft [...]

• Falling in Love with Nursing

  Thursday, November 11th, 2010

  By Unknown Writer
   Maybe you’ll Fall in Love with Nursing if you see it as an opportunity to, hold, sing, read, rock, love, murmur endearments, groom, and caress your baby.
  Maybe you’ll Fall in Love with Nursing if you remember why you chose to nurse your baby.
  Maybe you’ll Fall in Love with Nursing if you just look [...]

• “The Decline of Children and the Moral Sense

  Thursday, August 26th, 2010

  Scary article….. but WE can each do so much to change things with our own children. Extended breastfeeding, plenty of opportunities for free play and lots of closeness with mom, dad and other loving adults makes a huge difference in the entire life of children:
   
  “In fact, the way we raise our children it seems that [...]

• The Value of Community

  Wednesday, August 25th, 2010

  Today, I’m feeling VERY thankful that I have such a strong community of naturally minded parents in my life. A support system for everything I am going through, with families who’ve been there and done that is something so few people really have, especially one that is so accepting, kind and genuine.
   
  The group I belong to [...]

• Treating and Beating Thrush

  Saturday, August 14th, 2010

  Thrush is unfortunately common and can be one of the biggest nursing hurdles a mom/baby pair can experience. Treating it takes a bit of diligence, but can make nursing the easy, enjoyable experience you deserve.
  In my experience this has been the most helpful thrush treatment protocol:
  1. Keep Nursing on demand.
  2. Probiotics in high doses. Candida [...]

• Nursing During Pregnancy

  Saturday, July 31st, 2010

  Nursing during pregnancy can be a wonderful way to maintain and grow your connection to your baby or toddler while you are growing your baby to be.
  Safety:
  Nursing during pregnancy is safe for your unborn baby in a normal pregnancy that is not high risk. The minor uterine contractions that are caused by breastfeeding are safe [...]

• Natural Wipe Solution/Hand Sanitizer

  Monday, July 19th, 2010

  I love this stuff… it smells great, is a wonderful wipe solution, and moisturizes and kills bacteria at the same time.
  You need: small spray bottle. I got one from the dollar tree. Mine holds 2 oz, so this for that much.
  Ingredients:
  1/2 tsp baby soap. I use 1 pump earth mama angel baby soap. it’s a [...]

• Adventures in EC’ing (or) EC can be EZ

  Sunday, July 18th, 2010

  What is EC: EC is Elimination Communication, or Natural Infant Hygiene. In a nutshell (HELP!) EC means responding to your baby’s needs to eliminate, providing an appropriate place for them to go without having them sit in a soiled diaper. You do this by observing their signs, providing cues and a familiar pottying position or [...]