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While I don’t advocate supplements for kids, there is one exception and that’s cod liver oil.
Cod liver oil has been used for hundreds of years. It used to be a staple in American households in the 1920-1950′s because it helped reduce colds, flus, asthma, and even treated rickets! My grandmother swore by it. Mike’s grandmother, who just turned 94 this week, takes only one supplement or medication each day and, you guessed it, it’s cod liver oil.
Cod liver oil is great for everyone, including kids! But getting them to take it can be… challenging ツ
We often hear about the risks for a pregnant mother above the age of 35 but what about men? Does their age matter in the mating equation?
While it’s true that men can father children into their 70′s or even 80′s, there hasn’t been much research about the health of these children, until recently.
Apps for toddlers. Probably not a topic you’d expect from Mama Natural. As a general rule, we don’t watch much TV at our house, and I try to keep screens away from Griffin.
But, desperate times call for desperate measures. Can you say 4+ hour flights across the country?
So, yes, we have a time and place for screen time for Griffin. He’s actually learned quite a bit from the various apps as a nice side benefit. I still hold to the AAP’s screen time recommendations, which include NO SCREEN TIME before child is 2 as it can interfere with brain development.
But now that our guy is a big 2.5 years old, we’ve discovered these five quality apps for toddlers.
Baby Mycah loves to eat. But will he go for exotic (you might say bizarre) Japanese baby foods I got while visiting the Japanese market with Emmy? Let’s find out!
I love breastfeeding. It’s not only the optimal food for baby but it’s wonderful for mama. You can read about all of it’s benefits here and some helpful tips here.
But what happens when you can’t produce enough milk for baby?
Our first inclination is to panic but that’s the last thing we want to do. Stress depletes milk supply more than anything else. We breathe deep and remember that everything will be OK. The second thing we do is not resort to formula right away. Instead, we focus on increasing our own supply which many women have been able to do successfully without resorting to drugs or formula.
Vacation repost! Mama Natural and family are on holiday, so we’re bringing back this sweet little chestnut from when Griffy D was just getting his move on. Enjoy!
At what age do babies start crawling? Well, as you’ll see in this video, it depends. Does slithering across the carpet constitute crawling? Does the wounded solder crawl count? Or is the elevated speed crawl the only answer?
Here’s Griffin from six and a half to eight and a half months going through all the crawling milestones and stages.
Click that Facebook “Like” button if any of these stages look familiar!
And I thought traveling with a newborn was hard… with a toddler, it’s a whole new ballgame!
But I’m happy to report that in the past month, our family flew to San Diego (4 hour flight) and Fort Meyers (2 1/2 hour flight) with no meltdowns or hysterics. Woo hoo!
Here are my top 10 tips for traveling with a toddler.
When your cloth diapers are less absorbent and they stink like rotten radishes right out of the wash, it’s time to strip them. And in this video Mike will show you how.
I love breastfeeding. It’s not only the optimal food for baby but it’s wonderful for mama. You can read about all of it’s benefits 
