Sorry it’s been so long! Life has been crazy. If you missed the first two parts of this series, check them out here and here. In this post, I’ll walk you through using unflavored beef gelatin for added protein. We love Great Lakes brand gelatin because it’s full of protein and amino acids. It also makes awesome jello and mousse. This gelatin is GAPS approved and has no taste! Preparation…
Whether you’re dealing with a picky baby or toddler and want to pack healthy food into them, or dealing with food allergies, homemade pouches are the way to go!! They’re easy to travel with, fast to defrost, and customizable. I use them for traveling with my smoothies too! In this post I’ll share the tools you need to make these pouches. Also, a recipe! You can find Part One of the Homemade…
Babyled weaning is the ideal way to transition your kiddo to solids, but that didn’t work out in our house.. for many reasons. So, after many test rounds, I have a system perfected for making homemade pouches. In this three part series, I’ll share my prep work, storage of ingredients, full process, and a few recipes. Plus, all of the tools I use to make this easier. I’ve found, for…
At five months old, we flew to Wisconsin to visit some of my family. It was such a nice visit. But, Jett caught his first cold. His seemingly “OK” nursing vanished. We took him to the doctor when we returned to South Carolina and found that he hadn’t gained any weight in a month and a half. He was also prescribed an antibiotic as his cold had progressed. So had…
Jett entered our lives in a fury. He was feisty from the start! After ten weeks of bedrest for preterm labor (he couldn’t wait to meet us!), I had sudden onset preeclampsia and underwent an emergency induction. 44 hours later, and Jett’s heart rate was decelerating and we had to get him out immediately. The emergency C section was tough to handle as we’d taken classes and prepared for a…