Get Your Own Breastfeeding Law Cards at NursingFreedom.org
From NursingFreedom.org: How many times have you talked to someone who was simply not aware of laws governing Nursing in Public? We want to make sure you are always prepared to educate others and to protect your right to feed your child when needed regardless of location. We have created State-specific reference cards that you can show someone if you are being harassed illegally or that you can hand out to friends and family. We have lots of options! The front of each card has a beautiful grayscale image of a nursing child and one of three themes: Affirmations, Rights, or Benefits. ...
Read MoreCarnival of Nursing in Public Updates, Badges and Giveaways!
The deadline for the Carnival of Nursing in Public is right around the corner! Next Wednesday, June 30th. The response has been exceptional! Let’s keep the momentum going! Here’s some of the exciting things going on: International Involvement We are very excited to be partnering with Genitori Channel – an Italian parenting site. They recently ran a photo contest for breastfeeding “In the light of the Sun” – the Italian phrase for “Nursing in Public.” Allatta il tuo bimbo “alla luce del sole.” Isn’t that a beautiful...
Read MoreEmbodied Presence and Breathing During Delivery
If you’ve read about my birth affirmations and the meditation I did to prepare for labor then you know that breathing was a big part of my birth preparation. It seemed counterintuitive to me then to let someone else tell me how to breathe during the penultimate moment of delivery. While I was pregnant I was part of a year-long leadership development program with NASA. One of the speakers we had was Wendy Palmer. She is an amazing and dynamic person and her practical workshop was the type where you wonder “how is this helping me?” and then you can’t get it out of...
Read MoreHow Did You Find Me?
I’m going to steal an idea from Jenepper.com, although hers turns out way funnier than mine! She blogs about some of the hilarious keyword terms that bring people to her blog. (Hilarious, go check it out). I decided to check out the keywords that lead people to my blog. Apparently I’m not going to win any awards for most humorous blog since none of mine were funny but it was really interesting and even encouraging. My keyword hits since January 1, 2010: First, 23% of my blog visits are from a Google keyword search! This was shocking to me because I think of blogging...
Read MorePreparing for Birth with Affirmations
This post is part of the 2010 API Principles of Parenting blog carnival, a series of monthly parenting blog carnivals, hosted by API Speaks. Learn more about attachment parenting by visiting the API website I’ve written before about my birth affirmations and how they helped me prepare for and participate in labor. If you’ve never created affirmations before it might seem daunting at first. I honestly believe they are powerful and more so when they are created by you. I think this process will benefit your birth experience even if you never get to say a single affirmation...
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