As an acupuncturist who had worked at the edge of possibilities, I was used to being consulted after all other options had been exhausted. In 1987 my then husband asked of a work colleague “How is your baby” – the usual happy response of a ‘boy’ or ‘girl’ was tempered by the fact of his […]
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http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/national/proud-women-warned-a-long-search-for-mr-right-is-all-wrong/story-e6freooo-1226287880110 The Courier Mail (Brisbane) has again been beating the same old drum about women’s fertility declining with age without pointing out the other obvious factors which need to be taken into account if you want a baby. Staying “fit and healthy” needs to be put in the context of enhancing your ability to make
Henci Goer has published an extensive list of articles relating to choices in childbirth. Please read these and know how to ask for what is best for you and your baby.
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“Attending births is like growing roses. You have to marvel at the ones that just open up and bloom at the first kiss of the sun but you wouldn’t dream of pulling open the petals of the tightly closed buds and forcing them to blossom on your time line.” — Gloria Lemay Why Normal Birth Matters
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One day .. . Never know who you will bump into! ‘A couple of weeks ago on a walk in my neighbour hood I walked past a house I had walked past many times. This particular day I noticed a sign on the nature strip advertising acupuncture with Heather Bruce. I stopped and stared and
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Sex used to be a dangerous venture as babies followed. There seems to be an epidemic of people trying any way to get pregnant rather than just going back to living simply – as this did it for their grandparents and beyond them back into the past. What may be forgotten is that past abuses
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Having a set time limit (only since scanning happened along less than 30 years ago) after which the uterus is apparently then an unsafe place belies nature – women grow babies perfectly. What happens when we interfere with normal? We don’t get normal mother and baby interactions .. . (Is this safe?) Have you asked what
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The use of ultrasound scanning in antenatal care is big business, and in any big business marketing is all-important. As a result of decades of enthusiastic marketing, women believe they can ensure the well-being of their babies by reporting for an early ultrasound scan and that early detection of a problem is beneficial for these babies. That
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A child learns gratitude by not getting everything she wants. A child learns patience by waiting. A child learns generosity by sharing and giving. A child learns self-control by having to control herself. And above all, she learns contentment by not being trained to always need more and faster. – How to Unspoil Your Child Fast
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Is this, or was this your baby? sometimes sleeping hot – sweating easily — maybe being slightly constipated – prone to rashes or pimply outcrops – occasionally having an odour about her/his body, or body wastes – – is slightly/vastly temperamental, busy and or difficult? – hard to settle for sleeping/naps – tends to awaken