September 10, 2009 – 4:05 pm
Birth Day: A Pediatrician Explores the Science, the History, and the Wonder of Childbirth is an interesting and amusing read. Author Mark Sloan has a great writing style – he combines facts, theories, and personal anecdotes in an engaging way. There’s a delightful a touch of humor sprinkled throughout the book. Not only did [...]
I’ve had a few people contact me to ask what my thoughts on the licensing of midwives are.
I know this is going to differ based on what country you’re in, and where in that country you’re located. Midwifery regulations are so different all over the world.
I’m in the United States so my experience of midwifery [...]
January 7, 2009 – 5:07 pm
More on eating well! During pregnancy (and lactation and preconception) you need to be eating a really nutrient-dense diet. Children also need lots of nutrition packed into all their meals – in fact, there’s not much room for empty calories.
So even if you’re not dieting (don’t diet when you’re pregnant or nursing an [...]
We had an appointment with our midwife this evening, which went well. I gained a lot of weight this month but I’m not worried about it. I’ve been using prenatal diet checklists to make sure I get everything I need in (you can read more about one diet tracker in this post) – [...]
It’s nice to get some mama pampering in sometimes. Of course your read all the time that you should pamper yourself during pregnancy. But how much time do you actually get to spend just focusing on yourself? It’s a lot easier to take care of all of life’s little situations and pay [...]
My hubby and I are continuing our work through the Pink Kit. Or at least I’m trying. I’m starting to think Scott must have been a classic class clown by the way he jokes around when we’re working through our Pink Kit exercises. I swear I have to use the breathing we’ve [...]
So officially I think our family is kind of a cloth diapering/elimination communication mix. But for the baby’s first couple of weeks I’m going to take it easy on the ECing so I have time to rest.
And well, babies have that lovely stuff called meconium for the first several days. Yes, I am [...]
I just cannot stop being amazed during this pregnancy. The baby has really started moving a lot over the past few days. Especially in the afternoons. I feel him rocking and rolling all afternoon and into the evening. He is one active little fellow.
I love it and at the same time [...]
Yes. I have heartburn. This little fellow obviously wants me to know he’s around. He’s keeping my heart on fire and pummeling me right and left I have been feeling lots and lots of movement down low, so I think he’s probably either got his fists or his feet down there. It’s a [...]
I’ve spent some time writing articles on being more effective as a mother. They’ve been pretty practical. I’ve just focused on telling you the “whys” of setting goals, a schedule, etc, and giving you an outline on how to do those things.
Today I’m going to take a bit of a different track and [...]
