Today was really awesome! Our January Hypnobabies series is all done, so now we just wait… patiently for babies. I look back on our past weeks and realize that even as the Instructor, I have learned so much. It is empowering for me to be able to share my stories and experiences with new (and first-time especially) moms and dads as they embark on this life changing journey.
Vitamin K
Written by Linda Folden Palmer, D.C. Friday, 27 June 2008 11:17 Newborn infants routinely receive an injection of vitamin K after birth in order to prevent (or slow) a rare problem of bleeding into the brain weeks after birth. Vitamin K promotes blood clotting. The fetus has low levels of vitamin K as well as… Read more
Snow Day
So, my Mother and Sister arrived this morning just a few hours before the snow started to fall. Since falling snow in this area means ‘change of plans’ we decided NOT to go shopping and to instead go get some yummy groceries and hang out at the house, especially since Marlowe’s Daddy was home with… Read more
Why does the US National Cesarean Section rate keep going up?
Recent studies reaffirm earlier World Health Organization recommendations about optimal cesarean section rates. The best outcomes for mothers and babies appear to occur with cesarean section rates of 5% to 10%. Rates above 15% seem to do more harm than good (Althabe and Belizan 2006). The national U.S. cesarean section rate was 4.5% and near… Read more
Holistic Moms Nurse Wherever They Are
Holistic Moms Nurse Wherever They Are click here for a great video from You Tube- HMNNAtional’s Channel A recent article published in Australia’s Herald Sun indicated that many Generation-Y women polled would not nurse their babies because of fear of embarrassment over public breastfeeding. As much as 75 percent of these young women felt that nursing… Read more
