Mish on February 10th, 2010

Perhaps. Perhaps I am a birth anthropologist. At least, that’s what the doctor who delivered my 7th baby called me. Why? Because each of my births has been unique…not all of them were fabulous, but they were all unique. Today, I’m writing about my first birthing experience – the one that sent me searching to [...]

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Mish on July 18th, 2009

There is nothing I hate worse than to see a mom or dad lugging their baby around in the car seat in a store. I can’t believe a mother would rather lug 12 pounds of baby plus 15 pounds of car seat in an uncomfortable position, like a bucket of water down to the barn. [...]

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Mish on March 27th, 2009

A quick note from Michelle: I have always appreciated the advice of the Sears family as they are wonderful advocates of attachment parenting. I don’t do a lot of reviews and freebies here at OI because I like to keep the information as “pure” as possible, however because I like the Sears family so much [...]

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Mish on March 5th, 2009

Granted. This is not a very OI post. But it’s my blog – and so I figured, where better to spout my opinion?
First of all, I’m tired of people making Nadya Suleman out to be a horrendous villain. Have you watched Jon and Kate Plus 8? No wonder Nadya thought she’d get a little love [...]

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Mish on February 26th, 2009

Get the first two chapters of Michelle’s new book, A Fine Mess: Living Simply With Children, for free! Michelle is the homeschooling mother of (almost ) 7 children and has lots of humor, tips and hints for living with so many for much less. Want to try it out for nothing? Just email Michelle and [...]

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Mish on February 18th, 2009

I have been reading with much interest the news articles about Nadya Suleman, the woman who recently gave birth to octuplets and has six children at home. What I am most surprised about the articles, blog posts and comments to them that I read is how very venomous they all are to a woman none [...]

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mishakennedy on February 14th, 2009

By Michelle Kennedy Hogan
“If you don’t let that baby sleep somewhere on his own,” the prickly nurse said, “he’ll have attachment issues later on.”
“Really?” I said. “Like he might actually like me in 10 years?” This was after the birth of my fifth baby – so I was a bit more confident in my parenting [...]

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Mish on December 13th, 2008

After receiving a particularly vehement comment from a young mother who claims that formula feeding is the best choice for all infants, I felt it necessary to re-post this article from last year:
http://organicallyinclined.org/2008/02/04/breastfeeding-versus-pumping-versus-bottle-feeding/
To read the young woman’s comment and my reply, please visit here.
It is disheartening to see such a young woman so convinced that [...]

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Mish on December 4th, 2008

I was watching the news the other day, and watched this story about a five-month-old who was nearly killed by watered-down baby formula.
The mother told the story of how, in order to save money, she waters down her baby’s formula – never thinking that the extra water could hurt her baby!
This is quite possibly the [...]

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Mish on October 7th, 2008

I’ve been having a bit of a battle about my Attachment Parenting post.
To those coming into the debate fresh, let me clarify my position. I believe wholeheartedly in the following:

staying home with my children absolutely through the first year and beyond if possible (except for short outings).
co-sleeping.
breastfeeding – exclusively for six months, and at least [...]

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