I’m having a lot of fun cooking for Walker. I also recognize how fortunate I am to have the time, blending equipment and desire to come up with baby food recipes. He’s at that easy but impressionable age where he will eat almost anything I give him. Like my pediatrician reminded me, I am shaping… Continue reading Cooking for a 6 Month Old
I probably love cookbooks as much as, if not more than, the next guy. But I can probably count the number of actual recipes I’ve cooked out of them on one hand. And then I was given Six Seasons for my birthday this year and have literally not stopped cooking out of it. I’m burning… Continue reading Six Seasons: obsessed
I found this post difficult to write because my intention is not to scare, guilt, or judge anyone in any of their choices. However, after a couple weeks of continuously hearing of friends and friends-of-friends’ birth stories with similar struggles, I felt compelled to share the research I’ve done on associated risks with birth/labor interventions.… Continue reading Birth Intervention Research
The decision to have an unmedicated birth is not a casual one. Like others have said, birth is like a marathon and you don’t just sign up for a marathon and show up to race day with a pair of brand new sneakers and no training under your belt. Or I guess you can but… Continue reading Unmedicated Birth: My Strategies
I got to know Julie through our husbands’ close friendship when they lived in San Francisco. She and her husband moved down to LA a couple of years ago where she cofounded a nutritional supplements company, needed. geared toward pregnant and postpartum women (my kinda girl). Julie’s only a few weeks away from her little… Continue reading Unmedicated Birth: Julie’s Plan
As I mentioned in my last post, I wanted to share the opinions of other friends who have gone through successful unmedicated births. Below is my conversation with Sarah Hawthorne Maddox about her birth philosophy, why she opted out of pain relieving drugs, and how she did it. She is a certified health coach and… Continue reading Unmedicated Birth: Sarah’s Experience
*The next few posts are a series about unmedicated birth: why I chose it, interviews with a couple of women who have done it or are planning on it, tips on how to successfully accomplish it, and further research on pros and cons.* When it comes to birth, ultimately, the goal is to have a… Continue reading Unmedicated Birth: Why I Chose It
As you can probably tell from recent posts, a lot has changed in my world over the last 3 months. Namely, Walker arrived. However, early in my pregnancy I decided bigger changes were needed for me moving forward. It was time to put my furniture career to bed and dedicate more attention to my interest… Continue reading Next Steps for China & The Plate
Ever since Walker’s birth, I have been fascinated by birth stories. Every mom has one and no two are the same. When I see birth announcements on instagram, I think “I want to know more!” But alas, IG DM’s probably aren’t appropriate places to be asking for those details. So I figured I’d share mine,… Continue reading Walker’s Birth Story
When times are hard (or weird, lonely, scary), I find there are a few techniques I turn to for comfort and sanity: First, a schedule or routine of sorts. Not surprisingly, I’ve found creating a routine a bit challenging over the last two months with a newborn, no job, quarantine… But here I am on… Continue reading Spiced Chickpea and Cauliflower Hummus Bowl
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