In order to obtain high milk yields, a dairy farmer needs to know how to feed the animals. Let us consider in more detail how the cattle feeding ration for the dairy direction is composed.
Motherhood is a nutritionally demanding time in a woman's life. It’s especially important to include certain essential vitamins and nutrients. This is where superfoods can have a big impact on not only a mama's health, but baby's too.
QUESTION: I didn’t harvest a lot of potatoes last season. I was a little disappointed with the effort I put into it and I’m not really sure what happened. How do I increase my potato yield? Any tips for me? -Tim W ANSWER: To make sure you’ll harvest lots of potatoes, there are lots of […]
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Whether it’s date night, a weekend visit at grandma’s, the end of maternity leave, or your child’s first venture into preschool, those first few experiences alone in the world without your kids can feel new, exciting, different, and even downright scary. Here’s how to make the most of kid-free moments as a new mom and walk away feeling refreshed and
I can remember my two oldest boys’ first fight like yesterday. Having them close in age I humorously thought would avoid sibling conflict. But when my older son first tried to steal his younger brother’s favorite toy, I was baffled at how to handle the conflict. Should I let them figure it out on their own, or is adult intervention
I chose to do every single nighttime feed for my first baby, as well as handle nearly all nighttime wakeups until she was 12 months old. Let me be clear, I do not wear this as some badge of honor and this article is not a “how-to”. This is more of a “how not to” because the thing I learned
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No birth is alike, and all birthing is genuinely out of our control and up to mother nature. Even if we plan for an unmedicated birth, emergencies can arise that need the intervention of modern medicine. I have experienced both sides of the spectrum, from an epidural due to horrible back labor to a blissful unmedicated birth with the help
In my experience, the first 12-months of nursing your new baby is full of endless snuggles, watching their sweet face twitch in satisfaction, and reaching for your nipple balm… again. But like all things baby, the inevitable descent into toddlerhood changes everything. My biggest lesson in parenting thus far has been; right when you think you’ve got the hang of
Have you every been told you’re spoiling your baby by nursing too often? Mothers are sometimes encouraged to put their infants on a feeding schedule because old wives’ tales encourage the belief that letting babies nurse whenever they’d like creates a spoiled baby. This belief is especially popular in Western cultures but has lost a lot of traction in recent
When I had my first baby, I had no idea how much of a skill breastfeeding truly is. While I wish it had felt instinctual and easy, it was anything but that. From latches to clogged ducts, and knowing when to feed, breastfeeding felt like learning to fly by being put in a plane alone and being told to “figure
Cutting out night feedings can be tricky, but here's a detailed list of why, when, and how to do it! Complied from many sources with plenty of extra links!
Looking for a way to stay warm in the winter while breastfeeding your little one? The breastfeeding scarf (or infinity scarf) is our favorite new accessory!
For some reason when I was a new mom, I equated not giving my child my full attention with bad parenting. I felt a twinge of guilt whenever I was doing something else and my baby was playing by herself on the floor. While fun most of the time, it also felt like an obligatory duty. Before I had kids,
I am not my child’s preferred parent. And I don’t just mean I am not her preferred parent right now or this month. I mean I have not been her preferred parent since she was about 14 months old (she is now two and a half). She wants daddy to do everything when he is around. She wants him to
I was born a worrier. The intrusive thoughts, panic attacks, and anxiety started at a very young age and never really subsided. As the years passed, I learned how to cope with this internal war in different ways. Some healthy, like prescribed medication, therapy, and meditation- and some not so healthy (hello binge-drinking college years). But at the end of
