books read

[flea]

Ina May's Guide to Childbirth, Ina May Gaskin. Birth stories and information from the head midwife at The Farm, which seems to be a sort of commune in Tennessee. A little hippie, but makes me want to have another baby right now! (Yes, I liked childbirth. It was work and somewhat painful, but what an accomplishment! I would happily birth 10 children if someone would then take them away and return them to me at the age of 6 months, or alternately provide me with full-time in-home professional nanny services.)

Diane Bengson, How Weaning Happens. I haven't weaned Casper, and don't have a plan to, though I am thinking about night weaning. A useful book for looking ahead, though - it's a La Leche League book, so advocates a "natural" approach.

Comments

[orthoepy.livejournal.com]

I'm with you -- pregnancy and childbirth: fun. Very small, very needy infant? You love them but they are not FUN.

But now that LB is four and three-quarters? REALLY FUN.