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The Homebirth Choice
Many people ask us why homebirth: here's a great article about it (before we share our own experience, which was even more profound): The Homebirth Choice; and here's a great article why NOT IN THE HOSPITAL (and, again our first experience confirms this decision): Industrial Childbirth.
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In most cultures throughout history, women have given birth at home. The majority of women worldwide continue to birth their babies in non-hospital settings today. In many cultures birth is viewed as an integral part of family life. The advent of obstetrics in this century had a tremendous effect on childbirth customs in the United States. The birthing process became segregated from mainstream family life. Many were led to believe that the only safe birth was a hospital birth. Though doctors and hospitals took credit for statistics that indicated that birth was more successful than in previous centuries, in reality better nutrition, hygiene and disease control improved outcomes. Even today US statistics don't support the premise that the only safe birth is a hospital birth. The US ranks only 28th among industrialized nations for healthy births, at 7.0 infant deaths per 1000 births. (These data are based on 2002 statistics from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau: US Department of Health and Human Services.) Hospitals have never been proven a safe place to have a baby. -
Taga bike and stroller
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A three year old
Anja 326 days ago
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“A three-year-old’s soul does not change even if the person lives to be one hundred”
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Preparing your child for (home)birth of a baby brother or sister?
Great book by Crissy Butler, Australian author and doula, that will help your family prepare for the birth of a new member.
"My Brother Jimi Jazz begins with a family preparing for the home birth of Jimi Jazz, told from the perspective of his sister. The family work together to wash the cloth nappies, cook meals for the baby moon and ready the family bed.
Once the scene is set in glorious imagery painted both by the authors words and her amazing artwork, we experience the birth of Jimi Jazz. The birth is assisted by a lovely full moon, an active Mum, a doting Dad and the care of two midwives."
You can order it online here.
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Exercise During Pregnancy May Help Baby
Exercising during pregnancy appears to boost fetal development, according to a U.S. study.
Read the whole article here.
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Naročilnica na vodnik po nosečnosti
Drage (bodoče) mamice in očki...
pri Iskricah je izšel nov Vodnik po nosečnosti, ki ga je uredila moja draga prijateljica Mojca. In ker je Mojca tudi sama mamica in ker je zelo naklonjena naravnim alternativam, sem prepričana, da bo vodnik zelo dobrodošlo branje za vsako od vas.
Naročite se lahko spodaj in vsake dva tedna boste prejeli eno številko, glede na teden vaše nosečnosti.
http://www.ringaraja.net/vodnik/
To je tudi super darilo za vsako nosečnico.
Uživajte v branju,
Anja
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Built- beautifully designed lunch totes, laptop bags and diaper bags.
Anja 344 days ago
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Check this out...sleek design, great functionality and green materials.
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Baby strollers...how to choose it and what you really need?
If you are the first time parent you probably got caught into a trap of "buying the right stroller"...the offer is so wide that it can really drive parents-to-be crazy. Lightweight vs. travel system, easy to fold vs. comfortable for kids, for city use vs. off-road use, basinet or fully reclining seat, not to mention all the designs and colors.
We bought a Mutsy stroller for our first son and the "balance sheet" would look something like that...
- we hardly used the stroller for the first 6 months, because Jun hated being anywhere away from mommy or daddy (so instead we used Aprica Zucco bed sling and than switched to Sutemi gear and Beco carrier)
- we went travelling when he was 7 months old so we bought a cheap lightweight stroller that we fell in love with, so we used it all the time and even our friends borrowed it for their long distance trips. So that stroller has more miles than most frequent fliers :-)
- when Jun got taller sleeping in the lightweight stroller got uncomfortable, so we switched back to Mutsy, which is probably one of the most comfortable strollers for kids (wide and super soft seat, fully reclinable to a flat position- including the footrest (which is not the case in most Quinny strollers and Bogaboo stroller), so the child can really comfortably sleep in it
- then we somehow managed to break the wheels on our Mutsy (we had an old model, that they soon stopped producing- probably we were not the first ones having problems with tiny back wheels) and we switched back to the lightweight stroller, which received some more frequent flier miles on our trips back and forth to California
- but lately I started missing the big comfortable stroller that can accomodate an almost 3-year old while napping outside or for those very long walks, which are too long and tiring for even the most energetic boy.
- and with a new baby on the way, we would need a new stroller anyway.
...so today and went and bought the new frame for our Mutsy. We already have the basinet, the traveller and the seat + all the accessories that smart salespeople sale to soon-to-be parents with no experience...so we have footmuff, rain cover, sun protector, diaper bag, etc.
I can not wait to try it. I have decided for Mutsy 4rider light and I will soon post how it works for us.
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Nail polish for pregnant women
The first and only nail polish designed specially for moms and moms-to-be... check it out at http://www.polishedmama.com/Finally someone developed a nail polish and a nail polish remover which is safe to use during pregnancy and while breastfeeding.
Created with the purity of water and available in 12 vibrant fun colors. Polished Mama Nail Polish flows easily onto the nail and wears beautifully for days. Polished Mama has no odor, making it perfect for the sensitive nose of pregnancy.
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Neuroscience and Parenting...by Jesper Juul and Tina Bregant
Anja 1 year ago
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Aprica - the best brand for babies
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Industrial Childbirth- great essay on modern childbirth
If you are ever to give birth or assist one or if you did already, this essay from Adbusters is a must read...
"...how blinded we can be by the guise of protection, how crippled we can be made by fear."
