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Monthly Archives: December 2009
Cesarean Recovery
With the number of cesarean sections increasing in our country annually, many women do not really understand or know that recovering from a cesarean section is much different from a vaginal delivery. After my first cesarean section I learned this the hard way and wish I had a couple tips on making recovery more bearable. But we often forget that the recovery after a cesarean birth is not just physical, but it is also emotional for a large portion of cesarean section mothers. Continue reading
The Duggar Family
I would like to extend my well wishes and thoughts to the Duggar Family though this difficult period of their lives after welcoming their 19th baby, Josie Brooklyn Duggar yesterday, December 11th 2009 via emergency cesarean section for Pre-E after … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrities, Cesarean Section, DONA International, General, Media, Prematurity
Tagged Labor and Birth, Premature, reality tv, The Duggars
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Why Our Women are Afraid of Birth
Maybe if the television channels like Discovery health followed a dozen home births or even aired The Business of Being Born they could get a popular, and controversial other side to what they are constantly airing. Maybe it will boost their ratings even more, maybe not? But what it will do is give the other side of the whole issue. Let’s get Marsden Wagner to do a half hour special on Birth in The United States and see how many women run off to the midwives. Instead they air these disgustingly inaccurate “Freebirthing” shows. They find the one idiot who is going to make women who choose unassisted birth look like a bunch of uneducated yokels. Which is exactly what they did with their special on Unassisted birth. Continue reading
Best for Babes
If you haven’t yet seen the Best for Babes ad campaign you’re in for a treat. And now you can use some of their ads on your website to help promote breastfeeding and help prevent the “bobby traps” women face … Continue reading
Tell Zales How You Feel About Breastfeeding & Diamonds
I rarely see commercials anymore thanks to my DVR. But the other night I caught the standard sappy, Holiday fair from Zales Diamonds. I was outraged within seconds when it showed a mom leaning over an empty crib while dad … Continue reading