Nurshable

December 2012

  • All The Wants I Hope to Be (2013)

    At the end of this old year, heading into the beginning of the new year it’s tempting to declare all the many wants that I hope to be in 2013. I wanted to say something profound here. Something about letting… Continue reading

  • Wind Down Cuddles (from the archives)

    (From the archives- December 2008 when my first child was two): My son will be dancing, running around, laughing, climbing things he knows are not to be climbed.  He will refuse hugs, and push away a kissing face with indignant… Continue reading

  • Fifteen Second Switch- Getting a Frustrated Baby to Latch

    One of my favorite breastfeeding tricks is the “Fifteen Second Switch”. When to do it: When baby is frustrated at the breast, is latching on eagerly for a few seconds and then popping off, fussing, screaming or refusing to nurse.… Continue reading

  • Eight Months: Teething and Mobility

    Dearest Daughter, I’ve been wanting to write to you for a while, here on the “other side” of six months. Life has been chaotic, though. Packed with many things, both positive and stressful. Joyful and not. In other words, it… Continue reading

  • No Questions Asked: How We Support Other Moms

    (Written for a friend who is a passionate provider of breastfeeding advice to explain my personal take on providing support to moms.) With my daughter’s birth I had two nurses. The first nurse had birthed her own children without any… Continue reading

  • Broken Expectations

    Dear Alexander-in-the-Middle, You are two and a half. You are quickly entering the magical realm of not quite understanding how specific language can be. You’ll have a mental picture in your head of a potato roll. You’ll ask for it… Continue reading

  • Tragic Violence and Empathy

    Dear Kids, I hear so much about school shootings and about suicides in teenagers that it’s hard for my heart not to hurt and for me not to feel afraid for this world that you are growing up in, where… Continue reading

  • Dear Dr. Phil

    Dear Dr. Phil, Your recent show has made it very clear that you don’t understand what Attachment Parenting is all about. You have confused it with permissive and narcissistic parenting, which is very much not in line with AP in… Continue reading

  • Eight Months and a Future Weaning

    Dear Daughter, Eight months today. Happy birthday little bird. Skin to skin under the blankets, both of us sick with a cold and fever-warm against each other. You hum while you nurse, and stare into my eyes from behind your… Continue reading

  • Discipline in Toddlerhood

    I was asked how I address discipline in a toddler/two year old. I mostly address it with a change in expectations. As in my own expectations. A toddler is more similar to an infant than they are to an older… Continue reading