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Friday, December 03, 2010
Monday, July 27, 2009
Linky Love
There are some stories and blog posts lately that I thought were worth sharing...
The Man Nurse Diaries talks about his thoughts on being a man in the delivery room. A must read.
Stand and Deliver wrote a really intriguing post about beds and birth rooms. While over there I would check out the rest of her blog, she offers a lot of information and insight about the maternity system in general.
I also found this excellent website that offers free homeschooling resources. Homeschool Buyers Co-op offers everything from free curriculum to website listings and games.
The Man Nurse Diaries talks about his thoughts on being a man in the delivery room. A must read.
Stand and Deliver wrote a really intriguing post about beds and birth rooms. While over there I would check out the rest of her blog, she offers a lot of information and insight about the maternity system in general.
I also found this excellent website that offers free homeschooling resources. Homeschool Buyers Co-op offers everything from free curriculum to website listings and games.
Where else can you find something this cool besides on Etsy? Wove's shop offers unique creations woven out of willow.
And finally, Natural Moms Talk Radio offers recipes and instructions for making your own shampoo.
What interesting links have you come across lately?
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Taking Care of Mom: The Postpartum Period
As a doulas, one of the topics that I discuss prenatally with my clients is setting up postpartum support.
If you are pregnant, I cannot stress how important it is to set up reliable and caring support for after the baby comes. Even though, when a woman is pregnant, it can feel like the baby is never going to come and you have all the time in the world, the baby is going to come whether you are ready or not; so set up your support system during your pregnancy.
This includes both support from family and friends and from professionals. Set up a schedule and ask people to volunteer to drop off food on certain days, and leave. Ask if anyone can take any older siblings for an afternoon, or help with laundry, etc. For professionals, visit a La Leche League meeting before the baby comes and tape the leader's phone numbers to your fridge; this way, when you are holding a screaming baby and you are upset and flustered, not only will the numbers be right at your fingertips, but you will already have a connection with the woman on the other end of the phone.
There are two articles that I found recently surrounding this topic. First, Gloria Lemay has a great article on what to ask for when family and friends volunteer to help. Her list includes everything from cleaning help to food and essentials. Second, Healthy Women has a great article out on how to take care of yourself during your postpartum period. After all, a healthy and happy mommy is important for a happy and healthy baby!
I'd love to hear other women's thoughts on this; links, experiences, stories, and advice. What was the best gift you ever got for postpartum? What advice would you offer new moms?
If you are pregnant, I cannot stress how important it is to set up reliable and caring support for after the baby comes. Even though, when a woman is pregnant, it can feel like the baby is never going to come and you have all the time in the world, the baby is going to come whether you are ready or not; so set up your support system during your pregnancy.
This includes both support from family and friends and from professionals. Set up a schedule and ask people to volunteer to drop off food on certain days, and leave. Ask if anyone can take any older siblings for an afternoon, or help with laundry, etc. For professionals, visit a La Leche League meeting before the baby comes and tape the leader's phone numbers to your fridge; this way, when you are holding a screaming baby and you are upset and flustered, not only will the numbers be right at your fingertips, but you will already have a connection with the woman on the other end of the phone.
There are two articles that I found recently surrounding this topic. First, Gloria Lemay has a great article on what to ask for when family and friends volunteer to help. Her list includes everything from cleaning help to food and essentials. Second, Healthy Women has a great article out on how to take care of yourself during your postpartum period. After all, a healthy and happy mommy is important for a happy and healthy baby!
I'd love to hear other women's thoughts on this; links, experiences, stories, and advice. What was the best gift you ever got for postpartum? What advice would you offer new moms?
Thursday, June 11, 2009
More on Eating Wholesome Foods
I recently came across a couple more links with great information about the dangers of additives that are in our food.
First, Simple Mom has a great post up written by a health columnist about the three top additives to eliminate from your diet. According to the author, by eliminating High Fructose Corn Syrup, trans fats, and dyes with numbers after them, we will eliminate 90% of the junk food that we eat. It's great article that is very helpful for when you are checking out the nutrition labels, so head on over and check it out.
Also, if you want more specific information on what exactly the dangers are with High Fructose Corn Syrup, then you must read Change Your World. Evelyn not only outlines the dangers of HFCS, but also gives a list of the most popular products that contain HFCS and a link to where you can find out which products do not contain HFCS. From her post:
I know that we have been trying to eat less products that contain HFCS, but now we are going to eliminate it as much as possible.
What are your favorite links that guide you in eating wholesome foods?
First, Simple Mom has a great post up written by a health columnist about the three top additives to eliminate from your diet. According to the author, by eliminating High Fructose Corn Syrup, trans fats, and dyes with numbers after them, we will eliminate 90% of the junk food that we eat. It's great article that is very helpful for when you are checking out the nutrition labels, so head on over and check it out.
Also, if you want more specific information on what exactly the dangers are with High Fructose Corn Syrup, then you must read Change Your World. Evelyn not only outlines the dangers of HFCS, but also gives a list of the most popular products that contain HFCS and a link to where you can find out which products do not contain HFCS. From her post:
Excess fructose intake has been associated with adverse health effects such as:metabolic syndrome, elevated triglyceride levels, hypertension, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, excess uric acid levels (associated with gout), and elevated levels of advanced glycation end products (linked with aging and complications of diabetes).Excess fructose intake may contribute to hypertension. High blood pressure is a well-known comorbidity associated with obesity, hyperinsulinemia, and hyperlipidemia.
I know that we have been trying to eat less products that contain HFCS, but now we are going to eliminate it as much as possible.
What are your favorite links that guide you in eating wholesome foods?
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Honoring The Real Woman's Body
Since I have stopped watching cable television, one thing I realized that I definitely don't miss is the ads that show perfect women with their perfect bodies that are perfectly made up and put together in their perfect clean homes.
Today's women are bombarded by ads on two levels: first, if your family isn't happy and joyful at all moments of the day, and if your house isn't perfectly clean and bright and sunny, then you are doing something wrong and you should not be happy until you buy their product.
The second message is, if you don't have a perfect body and if you don't wake up every day and put on a nice outfit and makeup and have perfect hair, then you are doing something wrong and you will only be happy when you buy their product.
I'm not talking about the ads that show young girls in size 4 walking on the beach in bikinis (although that certainly adds to the problem). I'm talking about moms on TV who are holding a 6 week old baby but are lacking the 6 week postpartum body. The message is: once you pop out your baby you should be able to squeeze right back into your size 4 pre-pregnancy jeans. No muffin-tops or postpartum bellies allowed, please!
Let's talk about real life: about wearing maternity jeans after pregnancy for a bit; about being so busy taking care of a newborn that you forget to shower for a day or two, never mind do your hair and makeup; about how pregnancy and giving birth is going to change your body. Even if you are a size 4 starting out and you are a size 4 after you give birth, there is still going to be changes. If it isn't weight gain it is stretch marks, or you might weigh the same but the weight sits differently on you now. It's going to be different and that's okay because that's real, that's life, and those changes are our badges of honor for bringing a new life into this world.
Women should be proud of their bodies, their stretch marks. I think this would be the case, except we are bombarded by these ads that cause us to place unrealistic expectations on ourselves, and I think a lot of women are ashamed of their bodies and keep it hidden away as much as possible, when in fact it should be viewed as honorable and part of the essence of motherhood.
I can't be the only one who feels this way, can I?
Some links that I've read this week around this topic:
Midwives Honor The Sensuality of Pregnancy and Birth.
From the article:
House Fairy wrote an awesome post that you must read on this entitled "Emerging From Underneath The Mountain of Capitalism's Misinformation"
From her post:
And finally, if you haven't yet, please go visit The Shape of a Mother to see what real women look like.
It's one thing to diet and work to be thinner for health reasons, but to do it just to fit into our society's expectations on what women ought to look like? Something isn't right...
Today's women are bombarded by ads on two levels: first, if your family isn't happy and joyful at all moments of the day, and if your house isn't perfectly clean and bright and sunny, then you are doing something wrong and you should not be happy until you buy their product.
The second message is, if you don't have a perfect body and if you don't wake up every day and put on a nice outfit and makeup and have perfect hair, then you are doing something wrong and you will only be happy when you buy their product.
I'm not talking about the ads that show young girls in size 4 walking on the beach in bikinis (although that certainly adds to the problem). I'm talking about moms on TV who are holding a 6 week old baby but are lacking the 6 week postpartum body. The message is: once you pop out your baby you should be able to squeeze right back into your size 4 pre-pregnancy jeans. No muffin-tops or postpartum bellies allowed, please!
Let's talk about real life: about wearing maternity jeans after pregnancy for a bit; about being so busy taking care of a newborn that you forget to shower for a day or two, never mind do your hair and makeup; about how pregnancy and giving birth is going to change your body. Even if you are a size 4 starting out and you are a size 4 after you give birth, there is still going to be changes. If it isn't weight gain it is stretch marks, or you might weigh the same but the weight sits differently on you now. It's going to be different and that's okay because that's real, that's life, and those changes are our badges of honor for bringing a new life into this world.
Women should be proud of their bodies, their stretch marks. I think this would be the case, except we are bombarded by these ads that cause us to place unrealistic expectations on ourselves, and I think a lot of women are ashamed of their bodies and keep it hidden away as much as possible, when in fact it should be viewed as honorable and part of the essence of motherhood.
I can't be the only one who feels this way, can I?
Some links that I've read this week around this topic:
Midwives Honor The Sensuality of Pregnancy and Birth.
From the article:
The media reflects a lot of image confusion, resulting in pregnant women diminishing their desire to look pregnant. The social image of adopting a lean, masculine-looking body has influenced some pregnant women to try not to have any excess adipose tissue on them after birth. Our lean culture has pregnant women joining the obsession of calorie restriction and adopting eating disorders. This phenomenon has become so common that it must be screened for routinely during the prenatal health history. Superstars and models brag to the media about how much they exercise and the expertise of their personal trainers, who helped them reach their size two by their tenth postpartum day.
House Fairy wrote an awesome post that you must read on this entitled "Emerging From Underneath The Mountain of Capitalism's Misinformation"
From her post:
No wonder the tweens/teens gobble up the tabloids. They tell such a crisp and clean and linear and beginning-middle-end kind of a story, huh? Meet a hot dude, have an obnoxious wedding (or not, usually not) have a be-bop pregnancy with a tiny rounded shiny (what is that one about, btw?) tanning boothed belly--twins are hot right now, maybe try for twins--, and have a very mysterious birth with no details, prattle on about how you breastfeed and then appear on such and such red carpet such and such weeks afterwards with no baby in sight and unveil your new bod!The end!
And finally, if you haven't yet, please go visit The Shape of a Mother to see what real women look like.
It's one thing to diet and work to be thinner for health reasons, but to do it just to fit into our society's expectations on what women ought to look like? Something isn't right...
Monday, May 04, 2009
Linky Love: Living Frugal
Couponing and saving money with shopping takes time and work, but it is so much easier now that I have resources to look at when I'm trying to match up coupons with sales. Here are some of my favorite links:
CouponMom: here you can match up coupons with local store deals, look up coupons that you want to find, and even print coupons off. Plus, her ebook on how to coupon is an absolute must-read.
Frugal RI Mama: A great resource for free items, couponing, etc. I also like that she is more local to me, so the deals that she posts apply to my area as well. This week she has a HOT deal posted about how to get an eco bag and free gift for $0.45.
Making Life Sweet, One Deal At A Time: Another great blog on couponing and deals. She also has a lot of information on how to build up a stockpile.
Money Saving Mom: great for local deals, coupons, and freebies.
Surviving The Stores: has great information on freebies, CVS and Walgreen Deals, and coupons, of course!
Be Cents Able: A great resource for living frugally, matching coupons to store deals, and couponing.
Those are my favorite resources for couponing and learning about deals. Do you have a favorite website that you refer to when living frugally? I'd love to see some links!
CouponMom: here you can match up coupons with local store deals, look up coupons that you want to find, and even print coupons off. Plus, her ebook on how to coupon is an absolute must-read.
Frugal RI Mama: A great resource for free items, couponing, etc. I also like that she is more local to me, so the deals that she posts apply to my area as well. This week she has a HOT deal posted about how to get an eco bag and free gift for $0.45.
Making Life Sweet, One Deal At A Time: Another great blog on couponing and deals. She also has a lot of information on how to build up a stockpile.
Money Saving Mom: great for local deals, coupons, and freebies.
Surviving The Stores: has great information on freebies, CVS and Walgreen Deals, and coupons, of course!
Be Cents Able: A great resource for living frugally, matching coupons to store deals, and couponing.
Those are my favorite resources for couponing and learning about deals. Do you have a favorite website that you refer to when living frugally? I'd love to see some links!
Tuesday, October 07, 2008
Linky Love
Some lovely links:
Mama K NJ talks about an article she read describing five ways to reduce your BPA exposure.
Nicole over at Bellies and Babies hosts an alternative and uncommon birth video festival.
Tanya over at the Motherwear Breastfeeding Blog talks about what the Chinese formula crisis says about breastfeeding.
Over at the Homeschool Classroom, Angie talks about age appropriate chores for children.
That's all today for Linky Love.
Mama K NJ talks about an article she read describing five ways to reduce your BPA exposure.
Nicole over at Bellies and Babies hosts an alternative and uncommon birth video festival.
Tanya over at the Motherwear Breastfeeding Blog talks about what the Chinese formula crisis says about breastfeeding.
Over at the Homeschool Classroom, Angie talks about age appropriate chores for children.
That's all today for Linky Love.
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