Monthly Archives: March 2011

Breastfeeding and Race: South Africa


*** Welcome March Carnival of Breastfeeding readers.*** I find myself in a strange situation. I am one of my race, yet not of my culture. I fit in to a race that is not mine – yet am part of its culture. But let me start at the beginning and explain myself a little better…

How To: Make An Ice Candle Holder Table Decorations


I first saw this in an old cookbook from the ’80′s but I really loved it and always wanted to try it. For a recent dinner party, I decided to actually do it, just a few hours before my guests were set to arrive. It’s not as grand as it could be, but I still…

Friday Favourites – A Dad’s Homebirth Story


Ending a week of Baby Led Weaning posts, I want to share with you My Daddy Cooks.

Baby Led Weaning: First Food Suggestions

First Food 3

  I’ve written a bit on the why of baby-led weaning, I’ve spelled it out in my top ten reasons, I’ve written about what Baby Led Weaning equipment you need (or don’t need, as the case may be) for Baby Led Weaning, but I haven’t written anything on how to get started, or more accurately,…

Pic Of The Week 52-09


So what do you do with your old nursing cover when you no longer have need of it?  Tie it around your babe for a quick and easy doll- sling!

10 Reasons to Choose Baby Led Weaning


I love baby led weaning and it’s one of the greatest things I’ve discovered in parenting. It always amazes me how people struggle with both the time consuming and financial burden of purée feeding.

Plum Baby Giveaway


We practice baby led weaning in our home. This week, you’ll find a couple of posts here on the practice of baby led weaning. It is one of the parenting things I am most grateful for having found.

Dear Ameli – Letter To A Seventeen Month Old


4 March 2011 Dear Ameli Believe it or not, I’ve just had to check my diary to see what all we’ve gotten up to this month. For a short month, it was definitely an intense one.

Friday Favourites – 365 Activities You And Your Baby Will Love


Little boys are made of… frogs and snails and puppy dog tails is a blog by Stacey with a four month old son. She has been posting quotes from a book called 365 activities you and your baby will love, and there are some pretty great ideas.

How Safe Is Childproofing In The Long Run?


Google ‘childproof your home’ and you’ll come up with a list as long as your arm with reasons why you should childproof, how you should childproof and what you can buy to childproof. There’s very little, however, on the dangers of childproofing your home. Now, don’t get me wrong. I’m not recommending that you allow…


Google ‘childproof your home’ and you’ll come up with a list as long as your arm with reasons why you should childproof, how you should childproof and what you can buy to childproof. There’s very little, however, on the dangers of childproofing your home.

Now, don’t get me wrong. I’m not recommending that you allow little Johnny to run around with a pair of scissors on wet floors surrounded by glass shelves and coverless plug sockets, but I do think that there is such a thing as too much protection.
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