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A Tough Weekend in Holistic Mommy-land

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Mare

Sometimes the path of the Holistic Mother is a lonely one, filled with self-doubt and confusion and exhaustion. This is especially true when your baby is sick, as mine was this past week and weekend. She had what sounded and looked like croup – AGAIN. Her cough started on Monday and worsened Tuesday and Wednesday. On those nights, she coughed so hard that it woke her up 8-9 times in the course of the night. She was hoarse and phlegmy, and when she breathed, it was fast and labored and she sounded like a sea lion. I say that the … Continue reading →

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A Holistic Mama’s First Aid Kit – Part 3

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Mare

I’m baaaaaack. I’m not going to stop until I finish this, or else I’ll be talking about Holistic First Aid Kits until Kingdom Come. So get ready for a LOOOOONG post. Fever: Like diarrhea, fever in a child under 6 is pretty serious and needs medical attention (well, fever over 101 degrees). When my baby had a 100-degree fever, I didn’t take her in but tried a holistic remedy recommended by Dr. Kim Millman, MD, PhD, and it worked! Basically, I took a Calcium Lactate pill and dissolved it in water, then gave the baby a syringe full of the … Continue reading →

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