Breastfeeding and Vaccines
Is it really possible that how we feed our kids can affect how our body responds to a vaccine? Turns out the answer is ‘yes’ and below I’ve outlined the research on the matter for the most common childhood vaccines.
Guest Post: How Did I Get Here?
I am an AP Parent. And I got here by conscious choices, and now it defines my soul. I devote my studies to it, I teach it, I live it, I breathe it.
Two B’s and the Big C
If there was a choice that didn't increase the chance of you developing certain types of cancer, would you take it? What if it was your child? What would you do then?
Bed-Sharing and Co-Sleeping: Research Overview
A fabulous review of issues surrounding bedsharing and co-sleeping by Dr. Helen Ball of Durham University. Reprinted with permission.
How I Became an Evolutionary Parent
How we come to parent our children is typically made up of myriad influences. This is the story of how I ended up a breastfeeding, co-sleeping, babywearing, no toys, community-wistful mom. In other words, an evolutionary parent.
Re:Birth Volume 6
“We’re not as skilled in vaginal deliveries as before, and patients won’t put up with damage.” - One doctor on why c-section rates were rising in 1985
My Unexpected Consequence of Babywearing
It was spring – April or May – and I was out for a walk with my daughter to the grocery store. We passed by a house when I noticed it.
Re:Birth Volume 5
I want to highlight the primary article in this current volume though as it is the summary of a case in Ontario that paved the way for the legalization and licensing of midwifery in Ontario.
My Baby Cries Too
My response to the ever popular CIO argument of: "My baby just gets overtired and needs to cry to get all that extra energy out before she sleeps."
Birth Story: Annelize from Vancouver
Part way through my pregnancy, I found out that my baby was breech. My options were a breach birth or a c-section. I chose a c-section.