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Co-Sleeping is Safe — When Practiced Responsibly

November 14, 2011

Posting a poster like this is just wrong and misleading: I originally wrote the following post for the New York City Moms blog, which no longer exists. After seeing these horrific posters scaring parents about co-sleeping, I’m reposting it here. Thanks to MckMama for making me aware of these posters! I have written about the [...]

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Why Spanking My Child is Not For Me

March 11, 2011

{This post was originally written for the NYC Moms Blog and posted November 01, 2009. This is an updated version.} My son is turning three in a couple of weeks, and the terrible threes have definitely descended upon us. I can’t complain, temper tantrums are rare, but lately he makes dressing him or getting him [...]

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Forest Kindergarten Playdate at Muscoot Farm

October 16, 2010

A few days ago Landon and I met up with a few other attachment parenting moms and their kids for a walk at Muscoot Farm. My girlfriend Cindy runs a Westchester Meetup group for attachment parenting parents I belong to and had organized a “forest kindergarten” playdate. Forest kindergarten is a Waldorf preschool education program [...]

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First Picture With the Easter Bunny

April 4, 2010

Happy Easter! Yay, after last year’s no-go, we have a picture with the Easter Bunny! I had been freaking out because I had hyped the Easter Bunny so much this year and then we missed the local Easter egg hunt — so I had to find another opportunity to see an Easter Bunny. Two occasions [...]

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Extended Breastfeeding Past the Toddler Age

February 23, 2010

Today is quite a special day — I have been breastfeeding my son for 3 years, 3 months, 3 weeks, and 3 days. Yay for extended breastfeeding! When I started breastfeeding, I didn’t have a goal in mind of how long I wanted to do it. I had such breastfeeding problems during the first two [...]

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The Bliss of Breastfeeding — I Parent By Nature

November 25, 2009

Dagmar Bleasdale: The Bliss of Breastfeeding I hadn’t given it much thought before, but the second I learned I was pregnant I knew I wanted to breastfeed. It was one of the things I looked forward to the most about being a mom. I just had a feeling that being able to deliver the nourishment [...]

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My Second NYC Moms Blog Article Was Published

November 3, 2009

I was so busy getting the house ready and everything organized for the whole Bleasdale clan to come over for Landon’s third birthday party that I only now checked if my second NYC Moms Blog article is running. And sure enough, it was already published! It is called “Why Spanking is Not For Me,” and [...]

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Breastfeeding is Natural but Often Doesn’t Come Naturally

October 21, 2009

I was quoted in one of our local news papers, the Journal News, when I was a participant in the Global Breastfeeding Challenge on October 3, and the writer did such a terrible job with the article that I had to write a Letter to the Editor. There were several things wrong with the article, [...]

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Not Me! Monday — Nursing in the Bathroom

October 19, 2009

A quick Not Me! Monday: – I am NOT writing this when I should be doing paperwork, work on another post for NYC Moms Blog, and go to the bank. – I am NOT bribing Landon with getting a (vitamin) gummy bear to finally get him to pee in the toilet. He does his big [...]

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Friday Favorites

September 26, 2009

I just found another great blog via Twitter — Daily Dwelling. Monica currently lives in Germany with her three kids, so of course that intrigued me. She runs a blog carnival called Friday Favorites, which is a list of favorite links you want to share with your readers. So here are my Friday Favorites: Natural [...]

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No More Naps? Are You Kidding Me, Little Boy?

September 25, 2009

In the last week, things have changed around here. All of a sudden, it takes me half an hour or longer to get Landon to nap. Whereas before he would lie down with me and fall asleep nursing within minutes, he now breastfeeds for a minute and then wants to play some more. No matter [...]

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Extended Co-Sleeping

September 13, 2009

Since we moved, I have been sleeping in Landon’s new big-boy twin bed with him. And Daddy is sleeping on the couch. Our new bedroom needed to be painted, so we don’t have our bed set up yet. I think that is going to finally happen tomorrow, since I finished painting the trim today. Honestly, [...]

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I Spoke to “The Doctors” — Dr. Travis Stork & Dr. Sears

August 26, 2009

I was invited by Rolemommy.com and CBS Television to participate in a conference call with Dr. Travis Stork (remember him from “The Bachelor”?) and pediatrician Dr. James “Jim” Sears today (what an honor since his The Baby Book and his parent’s The Breastfeeding Book and The Attachment Parenting Book are some of my absolute favorite!). [...]

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How to Deal With Criticism About Breastfeeding

August 5, 2009

I have been asked how I deal with people who think they need to say something about my (extended) breastfeeding, so I thought I would post my thoughts about that. I hope this helps other moms who have to deal with meddling family members or friends or even strangers. 1. I ignore them. I know [...]

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Are Mothers Who Choose Not to Breastfeed Selfish?

August 3, 2009

While pregnant or even before, every woman inevitably thinks about the topic of breastfeeding. Will I breastfeed my baby? For how long? I think most women have the best intentions and try to breastfeed and then stop after different periods of time – they might breastfeed a week, they make it through the rough first [...]

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I Reached 100 Subscribers of DagmarBleasdale.com!

July 28, 2009

I reached my goal of 100 DagmarBleasdale.com subscribers yesterday! I don’t know if that is a small or a large number compared to other mom blogs, but that doesn’t matter — I am so glad and honored that more and more women enjoy reading about my opinionated, green, frugal, breastfeeding, attachment parenting, proofreading & editing [...]

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Dagmar is a mom, blogger, columnist, editor, entrepreneur, and social media consultant. She writes about motherhood, natural birth, breastfeeding, attachment parenting, green and frugal living, decorating, blogging, and her love for Twitter and Nutella.

She lives in Westchester, NY, and teaches entrepreneurs and small businesses to take advantage of blogging and social media tools. She is the founder of imPROOF Proofreading, Editing, and Social Media Consulting.

Dagmar is a passionate breastfeeding, co-sleeping, and green/healthy living advocate and writes to empower women to believe in their instincts and to pursue their dreams.