I’m new to your writing, but I absolutely love this. I have older children, and it has been really incredible to see how their baby teeth falling out has correlated with the growth in other areas of life. Related to concern for lymes, you might enjoy a recent interview with Dr Zach Bush and Alex Zec (on YouTube). His insight into lyme and the way it has been treated is brilliant, and it gave me so much peace of mind. If you appreciate Steiner, I think you’ll appreciate Dr Bush, too. Take care, mama.
Oh thank you so much for this, I will listen to that interview ASAP and am sure I will enjoy it very much! I love Zach Bush’s reverence for the soil and earth biome.
My 14 month old has just had 2 new pegs push through and has been abnormally irritable and clingy. When I peer into her mouth I can see that the entirety of her gums is visibly inflamed, the poor girl. I love the Steiner insight, it makes perfect sense that teething should mark a transition to materiality. From the ethereal angel-food that is breastmilk, to "solids" and their much less savoury waste products, how could it be otherwise. Brilliant piece as always, Birdie.
Breastmilk as ethereal angel-food is the most beautiful thing I've ever heard. Materiality is also the perfect word. Thank you for reading and the kind words, Penelope they really mean a lot. For baby teething I tried everything from frozen, rolled up wash cloths soaked in chamomile tea and honey to frozen blueberries and the only thing she would accept was the homeopathic sugar pellets and toasted sourdough crust! I really feel for all the teething children of the world, it's not easy and a big transition.
Both of those phrases I took more or less straight from your reflections! Thank you for sharing your wit and insight as always. I always feel like I'm reading so many aspects of my own life through your lens. As for the toasted sourdough crust- I must try!
I’m new to your writing, but I absolutely love this. I have older children, and it has been really incredible to see how their baby teeth falling out has correlated with the growth in other areas of life. Related to concern for lymes, you might enjoy a recent interview with Dr Zach Bush and Alex Zec (on YouTube). His insight into lyme and the way it has been treated is brilliant, and it gave me so much peace of mind. If you appreciate Steiner, I think you’ll appreciate Dr Bush, too. Take care, mama.
Oh thank you so much for this, I will listen to that interview ASAP and am sure I will enjoy it very much! I love Zach Bush’s reverence for the soil and earth biome.
My 14 month old has just had 2 new pegs push through and has been abnormally irritable and clingy. When I peer into her mouth I can see that the entirety of her gums is visibly inflamed, the poor girl. I love the Steiner insight, it makes perfect sense that teething should mark a transition to materiality. From the ethereal angel-food that is breastmilk, to "solids" and their much less savoury waste products, how could it be otherwise. Brilliant piece as always, Birdie.
Breastmilk as ethereal angel-food is the most beautiful thing I've ever heard. Materiality is also the perfect word. Thank you for reading and the kind words, Penelope they really mean a lot. For baby teething I tried everything from frozen, rolled up wash cloths soaked in chamomile tea and honey to frozen blueberries and the only thing she would accept was the homeopathic sugar pellets and toasted sourdough crust! I really feel for all the teething children of the world, it's not easy and a big transition.
Both of those phrases I took more or less straight from your reflections! Thank you for sharing your wit and insight as always. I always feel like I'm reading so many aspects of my own life through your lens. As for the toasted sourdough crust- I must try!