Here is a link to some great information on nutrition, to help prevent low birthweight in babes.
The following is reprinted from What Every Pregnant Woman Should Know, a book on the Brewer Diet, by Gail Sforza Brewer and Tom Brewer, MD, first published in 1977.
Author Jenny Marie Hatch
Henci Goer: Are you really in Labor?
7 questions to help you know for sure.
“For those of you with visions of either giving birth in your car or making repeated “false alarm” trips to the hospital or birth center, this checklist is for you.
To begin with, forget about TV portrayals of labor, where pregnant women suddenly look startled, clutch their bellies, and gasp, “This is it!”
You’ll have time to figure things out. The average labor lasts nine hours in first-time mothers and six-and-a-half in women laboring again — and that’s from the onset of regular, painful contractions, occurring five to three minutes apart. Most women have several, if not many, additional hours from the time the first vague twinges begin and this pattern setting in.”
My first labor resulted in four trips to the hospital before the birth. Two in the days before Shelly was born, and two on the day she was actually born. Fourth time was the charm and we stayed for the birth. Although I wish after the third trip I had just stayed home and given birth in my bath tub, as I instinctively wanted to do at that point in my labor.
Live and Learn.
Healthy Families Make A Healthy World!
The Third International Husband/Wife Homebirth Conference
Just thought I’d share an update on our 2009 Birth Conference.
The update is that we are working on it, and there is not much to update.
However, if you are in the mood to attend a really great birth conference, head on out to California to the TRUST BIRTH conference which will be in two weeks!
Healthy Families Make A Healthy World!
Daring Young Mom: Hillarious Pictures- sometimes he cries
I love this blog written by a young LDS Mommy. Her writing style is really fun.
Go check out her blog.
Jenny Hatch
Healthy Families Make A Healthy World!
Joprah Blog says – Wonder Pets not that bad
This stay at home Father has a scale of the annoyance factor for kids television.
It was a fun read, simply because his tastes exactly mirrored my own. I have been struggling with my health these past two years and unfortunately have turned to daytime programming more than at any time previously for keeping my pre schooler occupied. Many times we have watched these shows together, and I confess a real love for Little Bear, the music alone makes it fun to watch. (However any episode featuring Duck or a drum parade is about as annoying as the worst kid programming).
So, we have gotten aquainted with all the Noggin and Nick Jr Shows the past year or two.
Paul said early this year we should get rid of satellite and I told him I would be OK with that choice if Ben had a little brother or sister to play with. But since he is alone most days while our four older children are at school and work, a show here and there helps keep him happy. Don’t get me wrong, we still spend hours every day baking, doing school, music, and he loves to help me with chores and walking the dog. I think of the television as a tool.
Ben simply loves Little Bear, Franklin, Wonder Pets, and recently Max and Ruby is the fav at our house.
It is nice to have this excellent programming instead of just the politically correct pap on PBS Kids.
Jenny Hatch
