We use a Baby Bjorn Little Potty--they are one piece and about $10. We did EC and she liked having something that allowed her feet to be squarely on the floor when she was smaller. We also use an...

It would be more practical to be doing a front carry, and the child should be higher up on the wearer's body. That pouch is too big for the model wearing it, and so is the one pictured on the cool...

The USA has pretty much the worst infant and mother mortality rates in the industrialized world. And they are getting worse, not better. I was planning and out of hospital birth. I had a pl...

Yeah, food for mom--for labor and after. (More progressive hospitals allow food and drink during labor.) The most important thing I had were signs saying that I was breastfeeding and didn't ...

A standard LeSport Sac makes a great bag at a fraction of the price!

Honestly, I think a lot of expectant parents get way too caught up in finding the perfect chair. I have spent far more time nursing on the go (something about the subway always makes my daughter w...

Oh-just to say in BLW, "weaning" is used in the British sense--meaning "starting solids" rather than "ending nursing." Allowing the child to self-wean from the breast is generally called "child-le...

Our daughter wasn't ready for food until about 9 months, at which point she hated purees and being fed at all--she wanted to do it herself. I had zealously prepared those little cubes and she woul...

Looks like you have a nice stash of cloth dipes there too. :)

My mom had a reed diffuser and it was accidentally knocked over. The scent that spilled RUINED a lacquered cabinet upon contact, and also did some damage to the hardwood floors. I wouldn't use on...

The Snuggle Nest is good in theory, but we found that it is so wonky in real life. Has anyone had good luck with one?

i don't know what happened in my last comment. i just wanted to mention elimination communication, among the green options.

(i also have to post a shout-out for the very green

Oh, exxon23 and your coveted goodmamas! I'd love to get my hands on some, even though I am also hoping that diapers are almost done at our house. Alisa--how about boring old preemie s...

This is a great idea, but I also found the toy selection disappointing. Most of them just aren't things I'm interested in having, even on loan. I'm glad they sanitize but using a non-toxic cleane...

Our daughter is 19 months and we are still happily sharing sleep and are not sure when the time will come to transition. But... his whole idea of not "rewarding" them with a trip to ...

It's playing at the IFC in NYC. There are baby-friendly showings on a few mornings a week. It really is a great film that exposes how far apart the maternity care system in the USA is from that i...

ok, i'm sorry to comment so much but i am just so disturbed. who wants to pay $87.50 for the "special indian doll"? what is THAT about? stick a "special indian" in your corner as a daily re...

omg, yes, they are being punished. the site linked above says they are "bad kids corner dolls." i am flabbergasted.

you put it in the corner like it's being punished? it has no face??? i am so confused and creeped out. yikes.