Tis the time of year where people start saying “this year will be different!” “This is the year I stay healthy during the holidays!” “I’m not going to wait until New Years to lose weight!” Thanksgiving begins a 5-6 week stretch of being constantly surrounded by festive cocktails, decorated cookies, and decadent sauces. So this …
Teething
So it’s been a while since the last post. The last one had to do with my locking my child down to get some piece of mind. Let’s just chalk up the year long hiatus to- the kid got smarter than that, and I’ve been running around like a crazy person ever since. In my …
TV or No TV? The guide to being a lazy parent… ;)
There were certain things I said I would “never” do once I had a child. This list includes many things, but 2 of them were brought to the forefront this past weekend. One of them was to give her the basic jarred baby food. Well since Charley is a little over 4 months old now …
Birth Plan- What is it, and do you need it?
When my patients are around 35 weeks of pregnancy, I ask them how their birth plan is going. With first time moms, the most common response includes a look of confusion, followed by, “my plan is to have the baby.” A lot of people don’t know what a birth plan is, or more importantly- why …
Planning for the Organic & Natural Nursery
If you haven’t realized yet that along with a baby comes a boat load of STUFF, then you need to check your pulse because you may not be alive and functioning. It’s not just the big stuff that fills your house with clutter, it’s all the small stuff too. And then there’s the completely non-sensible …
Prenatal Nutrition and Exercise
So I already admitted in the intro to this series that I didn’t get a chance to do a pre pregnancy cleanse like I had always hoped and planned. Pregnancy snuck up on me and I all of a sudden one Sunday afternoon had to start treating my body like a “temple” rather than a …
Home Birth, Birthing Center, or Hospital?
This was one decision we had already talked about and planned on. Living in Rice Lake, WI, there are limited birthing options- but more than one would expect. Although I work with many of the obstetricians in the area on a professional level and I respect them greatly, my husband and I knew from research …
Having a Natural & Organic Birth, Labor, and Baby: The Ideal, the Plan, & the Reality (part 1)
As a chiropractor with a clinic that focuses on pediatrics and prenatal care, I was already aware of the “to dos” and “not to dos” of pregnancy and labor. When I actually got pregnant, I found out that making many of those decisions is much harder and requires more work than I sometimes cared to …
Keeping Your Kids Cool, Even When the Temperatures are Not
It’s no question that kids are more active outdoors during the summer months, but keeping them safe and healthy when temperatures soar is essential. This week, temperatures are supposed to get near 100 degrees, and with humidity- it will feel closer to 110-115. It goes without saying that if keeping the kids busy indoors is …
Day 10- The last day!
Today isn’t really about following a particular menu plan, but more slowly reintroducing yourself back to real foods. Make yourself one last morning smoothie if you have powder left over. Keep incorporating a lot of fruits and vegetables into your diet at every meal. Start by adding the “naughty good things” back into your diet …