Comments for Baby Dust Diaries http://babydustdiaries.com The Road Less Traveled to Parenthood Sat, 18 Feb 2012 16:29:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Formula Safety: 7 Tips To Minimize Risks by Paige @ Baby Dust Diaries http://babydustdiaries.com/2012/02/formula-safety-7-tips-to-minimize-risks/#comment-2989 Paige @ Baby Dust Diaries Sat, 18 Feb 2012 16:29:34 +0000 http://babydustdiaries.com/?p=6724#comment-2989 yes baby feeding is a minefield! I looked into WAP homemade formula but it was going to be very expensive and a little scary. I definitely think it probably works great but I feel underqualified to know. Anyways I'm on WIC and I need that financial support! I'm weaning them off formula now to cow's milk which is funny because Aellyn hardly ever drinks cow's milk. Sigh. Everything is fraught with danger it seems! :) yes baby feeding is a minefield! I looked into WAP homemade formula but it was going to be very expensive and a little scary. I definitely think it probably works great but I feel underqualified to know. Anyways I'm on WIC and I need that financial support! I'm weaning them off formula now to cow's milk which is funny because Aellyn hardly ever drinks cow's milk. Sigh. Everything is fraught with danger it seems! :)

]]> Comment on Formula Safety: 7 Tips To Minimize Risks by Jessica G http://babydustdiaries.com/2012/02/formula-safety-7-tips-to-minimize-risks/#comment-2988 Jessica G Sat, 18 Feb 2012 15:16:24 +0000 http://babydustdiaries.com/?p=6724#comment-2988 Would you ever consider using a homemade WAPF-inspired formula <a href="http://(http://www.westonaprice.org/childrens-health/recipes-for-homemade-baby-formula)" rel="nofollow">(http://www.westonaprice.org/childrens-health/recipes-for-homemade-baby-formula)</a>? It does include raw cow's milk (good luck with that in OH), which would be tricky - plus, I wonder if it's easier to place trust in a "tested and proven" product (even though it's proving to be poorly tested and unproven) that go so far against the grain. Honestly, baby feeding is one of the scariest parts of motherhood for me, sometimes I feed my kid boxed crap because I know I ate it as a kid and generally turned out OK (versus giving him, say, a home-fermented something that *just might* have dangerous bacteria). Does this make sense? Would you ever consider using a homemade WAPF-inspired formula (http://www.westonaprice.org/childrens-health/recipes-for-homemade-baby-formula)? It does include raw cow’s milk (good luck with that in OH), which would be tricky – plus, I wonder if it’s easier to place trust in a “tested and proven” product (even though it’s proving to be poorly tested and unproven) that go so far against the grain. Honestly, baby feeding is one of the scariest parts of motherhood for me, sometimes I feed my kid boxed crap because I know I ate it as a kid and generally turned out OK (versus giving him, say, a home-fermented something that *just might* have dangerous bacteria). Does this make sense?

]]> Comment on Cortisol, T-Rex, and Your Baby by Formula Safety: 7 Tips To Minimize Risks | Baby Dust Diaries http://babydustdiaries.com/2010/04/cortisol-t-rex-and-your-baby/#comment-2984 Formula Safety: 7 Tips To Minimize Risks | Baby Dust Diaries Fri, 17 Feb 2012 19:34:43 +0000 http://babydustdiaries.wordpress.com/2010/04/09/cortisol-t-rex-and-your-baby#comment-2984 [...] things that breastfed babies have a leg up on.  Practicing gentle and responsive parenting will bathe your baby in oxytocin the love hormone that breastfeeding releases.  This will enhance brain development and develop a [...] [...] things that breastfed babies have a leg up on.  Practicing gentle and responsive parenting will bathe your baby in oxytocin the love hormone that breastfeeding releases.  This will enhance brain development and develop a [...]

]]> Comment on Why I Don’t Boycott Nestle by Zoie @ TouchstoneZ http://babydustdiaries.com/2010/03/why-i-dont-boycott-nestle-2/#comment-2913 Zoie @ TouchstoneZ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:40:19 +0000 http://babydustdiaries.wordpress.com/2010/03/31/why-i-dont-boycott-nestle#comment-2913 Yes. This is an excellent viewpoint. I do avoid Nestle (and pretty much anything by any company I disagree with as best I can) but I do it in a way that increases my choices elsewhere. For example, I avoid WalMart, but that doesn't mean I go to Target. It means I buy local whenever I can, then from an independent online retailer as close to me as possible, then from Target, then from WalMart. But, usually I just find I can do without the item and use something else. I think there's a place for a boycott, but it is vital to finish the sentence, "Boycott xyz" with "in favor of thinking creatively about reusing what you have. Then, by buying from these ethical, local, etc retailers that should get our money." It's all about choice and focusing on abundance instead of punishment and lack. How can our money increase what we want to see more of? My recent post <a href="http://touchstonez.com/2012/02/05/letter-to-littles-january-2012/" rel="nofollow">Letter to Littles: January 2012</a> Yes. This is an excellent viewpoint. I do avoid Nestle (and pretty much anything by any company I disagree with as best I can) but I do it in a way that increases my choices elsewhere. For example, I avoid WalMart, but that doesn't mean I go to Target. It means I buy local whenever I can, then from an independent online retailer as close to me as possible, then from Target, then from WalMart. But, usually I just find I can do without the item and use something else.

I think there's a place for a boycott, but it is vital to finish the sentence, "Boycott xyz" with "in favor of thinking creatively about reusing what you have. Then, by buying from these ethical, local, etc retailers that should get our money."

It's all about choice and focusing on abundance instead of punishment and lack. How can our money increase what we want to see more of?
My recent post Letter to Littles: January 2012

]]> Comment on “I Don’t Think of You As Fat!” Raising Size-Accepting Children by 15 Tips for Raising Kids With a Positive Body Image | Baby Dust Diaries http://babydustdiaries.com/2011/05/i-dont-think-of-you-as-fat-raising-size-accepting-children/#comment-2892 15 Tips for Raising Kids With a Positive Body Image | Baby Dust Diaries Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:09:21 +0000 http://www.babydustdiaries.com/?p=4334#comment-2892 [...] I wanted to revisit a previous post of mine where I talked about how fat-shaming and the fallacy of size=health hurts everyone: skinny and [...] [...] I wanted to revisit a previous post of mine where I talked about how fat-shaming and the fallacy of size=health hurts everyone: skinny and [...]

]]> Comment on My Homeschool Philosophy: Part 1 by zen mummy http://babydustdiaries.com/2012/01/my-homeschool-philosophy-part-1/#comment-2889 zen mummy Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:05:55 +0000 http://babydustdiaries.com/?p=6690#comment-2889 I am in total awe of home-schooling mamas! My oldest littlie goes to a Montessori nursery on a part-time basis, but I'm intrigued by the Waldorf philosophy too ~ I'm inspired to look into it further :-) I am in total awe of home-schooling mamas! My oldest littlie goes to a Montessori nursery on a part-time basis, but I'm intrigued by the Waldorf philosophy too ~ I'm inspired to look into it further :-)

]]> Comment on My Month With Water Kefir by starparticle http://babydustdiaries.com/2012/01/my-month-with-water-kefir/#comment-2883 starparticle Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:38:47 +0000 http://babydustdiaries.com/?p=6471#comment-2883 Get a sodastream! I cured me of my camel ways, and now I drink the plain bubbly water (also known as tickle water in this house) all day long. Get a sodastream! I cured me of my camel ways, and now I drink the plain bubbly water (also known as tickle water in this house) all day long.

]]> Comment on Breastfeeding Through Fertility Treatments (IVF and FET) by Aimee http://babydustdiaries.com/2010/06/breastfeeding-through-fertility-treatments-ivf-and-fet/#comment-2876 Aimee Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:15:13 +0000 http://www.babydustdiaries.com/?p=3170#comment-2876 I agree, and thank you! I very much had wanted to mention all the benefits of extended BFing and why it was so important to me, etc. However, this was my first time with this RE and right after she found out I was BFing, she said she had a 4 month old and was "done with that" after a few weeks. I don't know what the reasons were, but either way, didn't want her to be on the defensive. I agree, and thank you! I very much had wanted to mention all the benefits of extended BFing and why it was so important to me, etc. However, this was my first time with this RE and right after she found out I was BFing, she said she had a 4 month old and was "done with that" after a few weeks. I don't know what the reasons were, but either way, didn't want her to be on the defensive.

]]> Comment on My Homeschool Philosophy: Part 1 by Melissa http://babydustdiaries.com/2012/01/my-homeschool-philosophy-part-1/#comment-2865 Melissa Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:28:39 +0000 http://babydustdiaries.com/?p=6690#comment-2865 This is amazing, Paige! I am so inspired by your philosophy, and the way you presented it really helped me to grasp what you were talking about. The intersection between the spheres of self, community, and nature in particular really stuck out to me. I had never viewed those areas in this light. I can't wait to follow along and see how your unschooling journey unfolds. My recent post <a href="http://vibrantwanderings.com/2012/02/joy-pockets-20.html" rel="nofollow">Joy Pockets #20</a> This is amazing, Paige! I am so inspired by your philosophy, and the way you presented it really helped me to grasp what you were talking about. The intersection between the spheres of self, community, and nature in particular really stuck out to me. I had never viewed those areas in this light. I can't wait to follow along and see how your unschooling journey unfolds.
My recent post Joy Pockets #20

]]> Comment on Breastfeeding Through Fertility Treatments (IVF and FET) by Paige @ Baby Dust Diaries http://babydustdiaries.com/2010/06/breastfeeding-through-fertility-treatments-ivf-and-fet/#comment-2851 Paige @ Baby Dust Diaries Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:35:15 +0000 http://www.babydustdiaries.com/?p=3170#comment-2851 That's great news. I think they just paint such a wide brush about breastfeeding. For them it is "better safe than sorry" but they don't understand the importance of bfing and the effect on the older child. I wish you tons of babydust! That's great news. I think they just paint such a wide brush about breastfeeding. For them it is "better safe than sorry" but they don't understand the importance of bfing and the effect on the older child. I wish you tons of babydust!

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