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Hood-Scarf for Little Girls: A Tutorial

I was contemplating making one of these for myself this winter.  But as I live in a warm region, the need isn’t dire until about December.  So instead, I decided to make one for my niece who lives in a colder region.   The one I made is reversible because I used a serger, but …

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Chic Wood Play Gym for Baby by Finn + Emma

What a neat idea from Finn + Emma!  When my little guy was in the laying down phase, I was so close to buying some “Made in China” plastic contraption for him to lie beneath and oggle the plastic toys… but alas, I just couldn’t bring myself to do it and kept my “no plastic” …

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Breastfeeding Mothers Defend Baby like Mama-Bears

From Science Daily.com ScienceDaily (Aug. 30, 2011) — Women who breast-feed are far more likely to demonstrate a “mama bear” effect — aggressively protecting their infants and themselves — than women who bottle-feed their babies or non-mothers, according to a new study in the September issue of Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. …

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Baby Boy Bucket Sunhat: A Tutorial

A few months ago I posted a tutorial for a baby sunhat, which is a very simple pattern for that little noggin.  But for creativity and variety, I decided to modify the sunhat for my 8 month old.  Sunhats look a bit girly on him, so I incorporated the bucket hat look with a sunbrim. …

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Why Baby Formula is Bad

Do you know what is in formula?  It is a fact that infant formula has saved lives, but that doesn’t make it ideal or better then breast milk. Think of formula as the air bag in your car, its a must to have around but you don’t want to use it every day. Even if formula was nutritionally the …

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ACLU Stands up for Breastfeeding Mothers

From the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU): August 15, 2011 Action Marks First Legal Challenge to Enforce Colorado’s 2008 Workplace Nursing Mothers Act DENVER – The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Colorado filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and a notice of claim against a Jefferson County public charter …

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