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Tag Archives: breastfeeding
Adding Fuel to the Mommy Wars Fire: Breastfeeding a 3 yr old on the cover of TIME Magazine
Big win for the TIME Magazine marketing machine, this week. With their new cover, they’ve generated a ton of buzz online. Much conversation has been had and is being continued. Kudos to their marketing team – they did it, got … Continue reading
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Tagged "Mommy Wars", AAP, breastfeeding, Decision making, Media, Parenting, WHO
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Prenatal Yoga, Weird Baby Products and more on Science & Sensibility.
So, where have my blog posts been for February? I was invited by Kimmelin Hull and Linda Harmon to be the guest community manager over on Science & Sensibility. I took the honor with much enthusiasm as I wrote my … Continue reading
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Tagged AAP, breastfeeding, Breathing, Homebirth, Lamaze, Meditation, Prenatal Yoga, Relaxation, Science & Sensibility, yoga
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Birth Story: Christine’s birth – Connor Michael
Written by Christine, to share with all of you! As requested, however, I just wanted to share a little bit about my birth with you: Connor Michael was born October 3rd 2011 (about 6 days after my due date) at … Continue reading
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Tagged birth story, breastfeeding, Childbirth Education Classes, Coping Skills, Fear, Labor, Lamaze, Position, Water breaking, yoga
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Lactivist *or* Realistic Breastfeeding Advocate?
A follow up post to Natural Childbirth Advocate *or* Realistic Childbirth Advocate Lactivist = Lactation Activist On one hand, being a supporter and a promoter of breastfeeding as normal and natural is a good thing. On the other hand, berating … Continue reading
Lamaze Conference Redux
Hey Y’all, I’m back from Fort Worth, TX where I attended the annual Lamaze conference. I had some reservations about going to the conference. Some of which revolved around the potentiality of Elaine weaning. (After me being gone for 4 … Continue reading
Prenatal (and Postnatal) DVD’s and Books
Please Note: These are in no particular order. I do own all of these myself, so I’ve read / watched them and can recommend them. A word of caution – You can read too much and become overwhelmed. Pick 2-3 … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, breastfeeding, Decision making, DVDs, Expectations, Fear, Ina May Gaskin, Labor, Media, yoga
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Elaine’s Birth Story – My VBAC
Elaine Margaret’s Birth Story: 3/28/09 – 3/29/09 7 lbs, 11 oz; 19 3/4”; 3/29/09, 9:59 AM I went to see Ina May Gaskin today (3/28). She is so real, honest, direct, doesn’t mince words and talks about poop! Can’t get … Continue reading
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Tagged birth story, breastfeeding, Ina May Gaskin, Labor, VBAC
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Owen’s birth story – My C-section
As promised, here’s birth story #1. This is how I wrote it, in the week after his birth. It’s interesting reading it with my childbirth educator eyes. I’ll comment on the birth story at the end of it. Looks like … Continue reading
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Tagged birth story, breastfeeding, C-section, Ina May Gaskin, Labor, VBAC, Water breaking
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