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Posted by Michelle on Apr 24th, 2009
Breastfeeding – Doraine Bailey's article…
“Everyone has a breastfeeding story. At parties when I mention what I do as an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, women and men will tell me their experiences as parents or grandparents, as bystanders, as breastfed children. Some are still grieving or angry that their experience did not meet their expectations, that the medical profession had let them down. Others apologize that they...
Posted by Jackie Powell on Feb 16th, 2009
What eight years of motherhood teaches you
I’ve collected a few of the most important things I’ve learned since becoming a mom eight years ago. Don’t sweat what you can’t control, fix the things you can Breastfeeding will be much easier and more enjoyable if you prepare in advance. Read a book, take a class or both. Since many of our own mothers are from a non-nursing generation, it’s hard for us to find free help after the...
Posted by Jackie Powell on Feb 3rd, 2009
Midwifery, midwives, what-have-ya's.
Local dad and BBG reader, Daniel Sparks, recently wrote this op-ed piece on midwifery. In layman’s terms, that’s midwives—or a person trained to assist women in childbirth. Check out his take on the benefits a midwife can offer. I also learned yesterday that Lexington Women’s Health now has three midwives on staff. Good news for Central Kentucky women seeking options in...
Posted by Michelle on Jan 31st, 2009
Octuplets mom is obsessed…
Well, it appears that the mother of the brand new 8 babies is a SINGLE mom who lives with her mother, and she already has 6 other kids at home. Now totaling 14 babies - we can skip Jon & Kate Plus 8 – she is making her way towards competing with The Duggar Family! According to an article (see link below to read the full story), the grandmother is claiming that her daughter is obsessed with...
Posted by Michelle on Jan 27th, 2009
Surprise – Octuplets!
A Californian couple yesterday gave birth to eight babies! WOW! Our hats off to them! It took 46 doctors, nurses and assistants to deliver all eight babies in 5 minutes! They are the second live octuplets born in U.S history. Watch out Jon & Kate Plus 8 – there’s another family on the rise! “The mother, who was not identified, gave birth Monday to the six boys and two girls weighing between 1...
