"Precoius Babies: Pregnancy, Birth and Parenting after Infertility" by Kate Brian Kate Brian is also the author of "The Complete Guide to Female Infertility" and "The Complete Guide to IVF". I read the IVF book shortly before I thought I would be doing that procedure and it was a very … [Read more...]
My Child Won’t Eat (Book Review)
It is rather an exasperating endeavor trying to get your child to eat. Ask me, I know. Some days I only get him to eat two spoons of yoghurt and some of his pouch. He doesn’t like the puree I made for him. He cries when I try and put him in the high chair. I have now officially given up on … [Read more...]
The Family Bed
I know I haven’t been blogging much lately. It has been pretty hectic this side. We had a robbery about a week ago. Two TVs, some jewelry and my IPad were stolen. I am really missing my IPad as I use d to be able to sit with Nicky and write a post, but sitting at a computer … [Read more...]
Book Review: Nurture Shock
Review of the book: Nurture Shock. Victoria Talwar taught us that a child’s dishonesty was a sign of intelligence and social savvy. Nancy Darling explained how teen’s deception was almost a necessary part of developing one’s adolescent identity. Laurie Kramer’s research showed us how blind … [Read more...]
Baby Led Weaning
I learnt a few things from this Baby Led Weaning book. But first let's start with the question: when is the right time to start solids? It seems to depend on who you are asking. The nurse at the clinic where I have been weighing and vaccinating Nicky was quite adamant that I should … [Read more...]
Book Review: How to teach your baby to read
If you're wondering what's with all the book reviews lately, it's because I went to that sale again where they sell books by the kilogram. So of course I go for anything baby related! This book is all about how to teach your baby to read. Being an educator this title immediately interested me. … [Read more...]
Book Review: healing yoga for neck and shoulder pain
"If exercise could be packed in a pill, it would be the single most widely prescribed, and beneficial, medicine in the nation" (Robert Butler, quoted in a phone interview by the author, 2009) Exercise has been pretty non-existent for me for a while now. Don't ask how long! Suffice to … [Read more...]
Book Review: Ordinary Miracles
I first got to know Krissi McVicker through ICLW, the one week in the month where you exchange a certain number of comments per day on a list of blogs organised by Mel, the Stirrup Queen of infertility blogs. Krissi was somewhat different in that she had already achieved all her miracle babies … [Read more...]
Book Review: How Not to F*** Them Up
This is probably going to be a bit of a controversial post. (How can it not, with a title like "How Not To F*** Them Up") But I have to tell you, books always seem to come to me at the right time, often to help me through certain issues. And this is the book that has helped me realise that my … [Read more...]
Book Review: Veronika Decides to Die
Paulo Coelho always writes such life affirming books. You know you've read a good book when it has made you examine your life more deeply and given you inspiration. This is what he does. Veronika decides to die. It appears to me that she attempts to end her life out of sheer boredom. She has … [Read more...]