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Breast Feeding vs. Infant Formula

   Whether you choose to breast-feed your infant or not, is a very personal decision. When I first started working on a Postpartum unit the ...

Food Storage Friday: Plum Sauce

 Several weeks ago we found ourselves with a surplus of plums from our Bountiful Basket. I remember when I was growing up my mom and grandmo...

Varicose Vein Surgery

 When I was nineteen I started developing varicose veins. It's genetic. I started wearing support stocking religiously, but let's fa...

Postpartum Depression

 Postpartum blues effects up to 85% of women in the period after they have given birth. Postpartum depression is a more severe condition tha...

Preparedness Wednesday: September in Review

For those of you just tuning in, every week I try to do something to get my house in order (fix things, get out of debt, etc) and purchase s...