Game Changers: Aud the Deep-Minded
Aud the Deep-Minded
Aud and Olaf had many children, one being the great warrior king Thorstein the Red. Unfortunately, Thorstein was betrayed by his people and killed in battle.
When Aud heard about her son’s death, she decided to quietly pack up the rest of her family and move … Keep Reading!!!
$5 Challenge: Hamlin Fistula Water Project
Today our $5 challenge is asking to you to join us and be a part of something very dear to my heart.
Many of you know we have been working for the past year with Waves for Water. One of the producers of Ricki Lake went out of her way to connect me with Jon Rose, who had been a guest on their show a few weeks before I had been. I am so grateful to her.
I soon met … Keep Reading!!!
A Breastfeeding Story: Adoptive Breastfeeding (To Nurse, or Not to Nurse?)
To Nurse, or Not to Nurse: That Was My Question
When my husband and I chose adoption as the route to building our family, I was naturally curious about adoptive breastfeeding. I had grown up in a breastfeeding home, and most of my extended family members breastfed their children as well. Five years ago, back before our first child arrived, I cautiously checked out breastfeeding books from my local library. (I say “cautiously” because I felt like … Keep Reading!!!
The Effective Natural Cleaning Product Search: Branch Basics
Brian and I have been on a hunt for effective natural cleaning products for some time. Vinegar has worked for us on some surfaces, but the smell can be overwhelming and it doesn’t seem to take off hard water spots easily. The store bought cleaning products have proven to be less effective than the vinegar.
Not giving up, we have tried every natural product we have come across. And some of these labeled “natural” we have found out later are … Keep Reading!!!
WT? Facts-Holiday Edition: How on Earth Did Columbus Get His Own Holiday?
How on earth did this guy get his own holiday?
In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue. He sailed without a map which is probably why he landed in the Bahamas rather than the desired destination of India.
Columbus left 39 men in Hispaniola (now Haiti and the Dominican Republic) in a stockade they had built.
When Columbus returned, he discovered that his men were dead and their stockade was destroyed.
So rather than think, “Hey, I don’t think … Keep Reading!!!
A Breastfeeding Story: Breastfeeding with a Tracheotomy
It was the 14th of February. St. Valentines Day. I had just achieved the birth I had been dreaming of. The birth I had had to fight hard to even attempt, a triumphant vaginal birth after 2 cesareans (or VBA2C). A Valentines VBA2C ! A water VBA2C at that, with nothing but gas and air …And I should have had my moment, the moment I missed out on with my two previous babies, the moment that … Keep Reading!!!
A Breastfeeding Story: Beating the Odds (Page 2)
…Continued from page one
I did manage to get her out of the incubator by causing some fuss and insisting that if there was no medical need for her to be in there then I wanted her out. But they wouldn’t let us out of NICU even though her medical needs were minimal and she was breathing room air (albeit through a hole in her neck).
So in a corner of a busy intensive care unit with babies being kept … Keep Reading!!!
A Breastfeeding Story: Beating the Odds (Page 3)
…Continued from page one and two
I asked myself over and over. Why was I putting her and me through this? When I knew in my heart of hearts that she was capable of breastfeeding? There had to be a better way. I was the kind of tired that makes your insides shake and sitting on the edge of my bed crying into my hands and the only thing I knew for certain was that I wasn’t putting that tube … Keep Reading!!!
Game Changers: “Captain Molly”
Margaret Corbin and her husband, John Corbin, fought in the American Revolutionary War, along with 600 American soldiers against Hessian troops under British command. Their group only possessed two cannons, and Margaret and John operated one of of them!
Margaret’s job was to swab out the cannon between firings and help John load its cannon ball.
Unfortunately, John was killed by enemy fire but Margaret, being the true soldier she was, immediately took over his place at the cannon … Keep Reading!!!
5 Tips for a Flawless Vow Renewal
This guest post was sponsored to support the projects of raiseitup.org.
5 Tips for a Flawless Vow Renewal
Renewing your vows is an exciting milestone worth a sensational celebration. Whether you’re solidifying an elopement in front of friends and family, or honoring another chapter in a long-standing union, this day is meant to be fun and easy. Planning your celebration can be totally effortless, as long as you keep the focus where it belongs; on you, your partner and … Keep Reading!!!
WT? Facts: What Your Vagina and Beer Have in Common
Did you know that your vagina shares the same pH with beer?
The average vagina has the pH of around 4.5 which is as about the same acidity as beer.
You can thank vagina residents and working security guards, lactobacillus, a lactic acid-producing bacteria that keeps a beer-equivalent acidic level. The acid levels keeps away other harmful bacteria from starting their own colony in there. (I guess they call it the Pink Fortress for a reason….)
Basically, the lactobacillus … Keep Reading!!!
A Breastfeeding Story: Postpartum Preeclampsia
Heather shares her story of breastfeeding with postpartum Preeclampsia, in addition to feeling the shame of breastfeeding in public.
By Heather King
No one in my family ever breastfed, or at least that I remember being aware of. When I did see someone nursing for the first time I felt awkward and uncomfortable. I thought why are they doing “that” here? They should go somewhere else to do “that”!
I am mortified now at the thought of this.
When … Keep Reading!!!
