Child of the Nature Isle - Healthy Pregnancy, Natural Birthing, Ecological Parenting in the Caribbean and beyond.

Wrapsody Bali Breeze: Review & GIVEAWAY!!!!!! Most people who know me (and even sometimes strangers!) realise that I love to rave about the joys of babywearing. In addition to the great benefits for baby, I find using a carrier an essential way to manage my tasks in each day with two young children and I don’t even think about leaving the house without a carrier! I have read many reviews on various carriers and tried a fair share. With my first baby I found my favourites to be the Ergo and a My Blessed Baby Mei Tai. However neither of...

More Locally Made Crafts...

As well as the beautifully made toy oven, our lucky two-year old, received a few other handmade gifts for her birthday. We enjoy supporting our local craftspeople as much as possible and we hope you will be inspired to do the same. Handmade doll in traditional dress - a perfect alternative to plastic, mis-proportioned, mass-manufactured dolls! Available from The Batik Shop, Old Street, Roseau Keeyah with her own Mei...

Locally Made Wooden Toys...

In the search for natural toys for toddlers, I found an adorable looking wooden play oven. Since most young children love to mimic their parents (and I spend a lot of time in the kitchen) I felt this would be the ideal gift for my soon-to-be two year old. My only problem was that I saw it online and it would have cost me a small fortune to ship it to Dominica. After a few enquiries amongst friends I was gratefully directed...

My Waterbirth, Homebirth & Hypnobirth...

My second birthing experience was beautiful, peaceful, gentle, ecstatic and enjoyable. But it wasn’t exactly as I had planned… The plan was to have a waterbirth at home, in our peaceful mountain village. I had ordered and shipped in an Aquaborn birth pool from the UK. I would be using Hypnobirthing techniques for a calm and gentle birth as I did previously. I had discussed all my requirements with my amazingly...

Wordless Wednesday: Frog goes on Safari...

A frog, seen outside my back door yesterday, enjoying a ride on our unused stroller! Frog on Safari The Frog & Giraffe Sweet little frog - come back soon!

Raw, Vegan ‘Cheesecake’ Recipe...

This ‘cheesecake’ is all-natural, all-raw, all-vegan and all-delicious! I made this cake for my birthday, using simple ingredients and my basic kitchen equipment - the end result was so superb I’ve been asked to share the recipe. I recommend making it a day before you want to eat it as the taste and texture is so much better the next day. Even people who eat regular cheesecake will be amazed at how...

Dominica’s 2nd Annual Health & Wellness...

The Discover Dominica Authority (DDA) in collaboration with ‘Astaphans – Right Place, Right Price’ is set to host Domnica’s 2nd Annual Health and Wellness Expo on Saturday May 22nd from 10am-6pm. This showcase of Dominica’s Health and Wellness industry will take place in tented arenas on the grounds of University of West Indies open campus. The event will feature a grand exhibition of locally...

Make a Difference in 5 Seconds!...

Determined to reduce the ecological impact of having 2 small children we have almost always used reusable cloth diapers. Living in Dominica, it’s been a costly endeavour to order them in US currency, pay shipping and then customs duty but to me it’s totally worth it. On the occasions where we do use a disposable, it doesn’t feel so good to know that the diaper will end up in our landfill and may not...