moderately granola moms

I know this question might be a little different from what people usually discuss here but for me, being a granola mom also has to do with my parenting style (more gentle, intuitive, attachment oriented approach). And with that comes, for me, a lot of anxiety around being away from my baby. My...

My partner and I moved away from our families in the Southeast to live in sunny SoCal 6 years ago. We now have a 13 month old baby. Our families don’t visit as often as we’d like. Even before we had the baby my mom and brother only came 1 time in 5 years. The last few years have progressively...

Our 5 month old is starting to explore solid foods and I want her to do so independently. I was looking into spoons, but anything I found (e.g. numnum) is plastic which I would like to avoid if possible. Does anyone know self feeding spoons made of bamboo or wood? I was also wondering to use a...

I feel like the more I learn the more it feels like I should swap everything. I am really new to this stuff, but more and more convinced that all this junk is SO awful. I’ve only swapped personal care items so far (my deodorant, menstrual care, lotions/body wash for baby). I have been...

Looking for advice on sunblock!

What do you all take if anything for menstrual cramps. I've always suffered from severe cramping but this is my first period in awhile and I'm so over it. I don't want to take tylenol e ery 4 hours but that's the only thing that will knock it out. (I can't take ibuprofen because it gives me...

I’ve been using All Free & Clear for around 8 years and it’s been great, no issues. With the recent reports of detergents containing 1,4 Dioxane (as I’m sure we’ve all seen by now), All was one of those making the list. So I’m looking for suggestions! Wanting a detergent that is a tough cleaner...

My LO turns 2 next week and is still up 1-2x a night...basically every three hours at the moment. We didn't do CIO, I just couldn't, but y'all, I am so freaking tired. My husband is great and generally jumps up to do the 3am shift so I don't have to, but for me it's still generally me falling...

Looking for any and all tips for flying with our will-be 13 month old. I’ve already done some searches and looked at older posts- but I’m hoping for fresh perspective on our unique situation. First flight is 1.5 hours, layover 1 hour, second flight 1 hour. So, not super long… (a lot of what I’m...

Who would’ve known the pursuit of a high quality toddler cup with minimal plastic would be such a time suck! What I thought would be one day of research has turned into a long weekend and I’m still not completely sold on what to try first. Figured I’d compile this list here to help the next...

We recently came into possession of an almost new twin mattress (long story), which is kinda perfect timing because my 3 year old is rapidly getting too big for his toddler bed. It did come with a frame as well, but I want to do a floor bed with him for a while before jumping to that (he is...

If you don’t / can’t buy organic produce (I’m thinking about EWG’s Dirty Dozen), how do you wash your produce? Tbh, sometimes it pains me to pay $7 for organic strawberries, when the regular strawberries are $3 (on sale). I bought organic strawberries today, but sometimes I don’t because of...

I'm having a really hard time finding good maternity clothes. Sizing up in regular clothes doesn't work for me. I have a long torso and long arms. I'm only 27 weeks and my belly is already hanging out the bottom of "maternity shirts." I hate wearing leggings. I just bought some maternity long...

You all were incredibly helpful with my first question on this so I’m coming back for more. Another thing I’ve heard is that babies are more tired after labor and/or emergency c vs scheduled c, and so they can be easier to care for … also that labor forces fluid from them while the c does not...

Whole Foods 365 Morning O’s had added cane sugar, so I went with a box of Cascadian Farm Purely O’s. Any others to check out? Thanks!

My 6 month old has grown out of all her 9-12 month footies. Everything I’ve tried for 12+ months is long and slim, I guess for fire safety reasons, and she is neither of long nor slim lol. We tried burts bees babies, magnetic me, Monica & Andy, Pehr. Any suggestions of other brands for...

so this is confusing to me. i was looking into carbon steel pans, and saw that some people in the r/BuyItForLife group recommended IKEA (surprisingly!) but on the product listing under product details>materials and care, it has this message: "California AB 1200 Information This product...

Do y’all have thrive market and do you love or hate? I live in a rural area, so we don’t have many clean eating options. How’s the pricing, food options, anything else I need to know? I have heard it’s hard to cancel.

Hi everyone, I'd love to hear your input and get some advice. My daughter is just about to turn one and 95% of her activity during the day is with her mouth. She chews and eats everything in sight. She has 7 teeth out already. We no longer look at books because she goes straight into chewing the...

Sorry for the rant but… Sometimes I have to go to a Safeway super close by to grab something though it’s not my default place to shop. They recently reorganized the whole store, and I feel like we’ve just about reached the doomed society depicted in Wall-E or Idiocracy. The center aisles are...