Five Mamas

The lives and times of 5 mothers...

  • Five mamas is a celebration, an exploration and a conversation between five women, mothers of seven children, and those who choose to stop by and say hello.

The Mamas

  • Angela
  • Becca
  • Jen
  • Louisa
  • Nicole

Birth Stories

  • Louisa & Ruthie
  • Jen & Albert
  • Becca & Luca

Books on the Birth Shelf

  • Susun Weed: Wise Woman Herbal for the Childbearing Year

    Susun Weed: Wise Woman Herbal for the Childbearing Year

  • Penny Armstrong: A Midwife's Story
  • Judith Goldsmith: Childbirth Wisdom: From the World's Oldest Societies
  • Peggy Vincent: Baby Catcher

    Peggy Vincent: Baby Catcher

  • Ina May Gaskin: Spiritual Midwifery

    Ina May Gaskin: Spiritual Midwifery

  • Pam England: Birthing from Within

    Pam England: Birthing from Within

Books on the Parenting Shelf

  • Anne Lamott: Operating Instructions : A Journal of My Son's First Year

    Anne Lamott: Operating Instructions : A Journal of My Son's First Year

  • Aviva J. Romm: Naturally Healthy Babies & Children: A Commonsense Guide to Herbal Remedies

    Aviva J. Romm: Naturally Healthy Babies & Children: A Commonsense Guide to Herbal Remedies

  • Becky A. Bailey: I Love You Rituals

    Becky A. Bailey: I Love You Rituals

  • Cait Johnson: Celebrating the Great Mother

    Cait Johnson: Celebrating the Great Mother

  • Elizabeth Crary: Without Spanking or Spoiling: A Practical Approach to Toddler and Preschool Guidance

    Elizabeth Crary: Without Spanking or Spoiling: A Practical Approach to Toddler and Preschool Guidance

  • Janet  Zand: Smart Medicine for a Healthier Child

    Janet Zand: Smart Medicine for a Healthier Child

  • La Leche League: The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding

    La Leche League: The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding

  • Martha  Sears: 25 Things Every New Mother Should Know

    Martha Sears: 25 Things Every New Mother Should Know

  • Meredith Small: Our Babies, Ourselves : How Biology and Culture Shape the Way We Parent

    Meredith Small: Our Babies, Ourselves : How Biology and Culture Shape the Way We Parent

  • Rahima Baldwin Dancy: You Are Your Child's First Teacher

    Rahima Baldwin Dancy: You Are Your Child's First Teacher

  • Robert S. Mendelsohn, MD: How to Raise a Healthy Child in Spite of Your Doctor

    Robert S. Mendelsohn, MD: How to Raise a Healthy Child in Spite of Your Doctor

  • Rue Kream: Parenting a Free Child: an Unschooling Life
  • SUE GERHARDT: Why Love Matters; How Affection Shapes a Baby's Brain

    SUE GERHARDT: Why Love Matters; How Affection Shapes a Baby's Brain

Recent Posts

  • Expectations
  • The mysterious measuring tape among other things
  • A funny conversation
  • The boy with the broken leg
  • Blossoming in Boulder
  • Glimpses of our summer....
  • Settling in
  • Relief from the heat
  • "I'm having a meltdown..."
  • Every child has known God

Archives

  • October 2007
  • September 2007
  • August 2007
  • July 2007
  • June 2007
  • May 2007
  • April 2007
  • March 2007
  • January 2007
  • December 2006

Archives

October 2007
September 2007
August 2007
July 2007
June 2007
May 2007
April 2007
March 2007
January 2007
December 2006
November 2006
October 2006
September 2006
August 2006
July 2006
June 2006
May 2006
April 2006
March 2006
February 2006
January 2006
December 2005
November 2005
October 2005
September 2005
August 2005
July 2005
June 2005
May 2005
April 2005
March 2005

Categories

Angela
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Jen
Louisa
Nicole