Hello Mamas!

So sorry for the blog hiatus. I have been totally absorbed with my daughter Leia (now 15 months) who has a number of development delays that are notably effecting her motor skills (crawling and walking), some sensory stuff and vision. It has not been an easy ride and some day soon I will describe the last few months, but for today, I just think I want to get across one message.

If you think your kid isn’t quite meeting his or her goals, and something in your heart is saying, things aren’t…

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This organization is doing really important work. The National Milk Bank (NMB) is a nationwide organization that collects donated human milk, ensures milk safety and quality and makes it available for infants in need. They exist to provide premature and critically-ill babies with the best possible nutrition for survival and healthy development. Here’s what you need to do to donate your milk.

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Postpartum Support International (PSI) is a worldwide organization providing support to women experiencing symptoms of prenatal or postpartum mood or anxiety disorder. They have PSI Coordinators who help women who might be feeling one or more of the following: depressed, irritable, exhausted, unlike yourself, sadness, anger, guilt, worry, feelings of inadequacy.

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If you live in the U.K. you may have heard of Zita West. The goddess of all things fertility and pregnancy and now also books and a million healthful supplements. Zita West has been involved in fertility and pregnancy for over 25 years, as a midwife, a nutritional advisor, an acupuncturist and as an author and consultant. Over that time thousands of couples have come to her for advice on how to get into into optimum shape - physiologically, nutritionally and emotionally - for all the vital…

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The National Association of Mothers’ Centers seems like a really helpful and supportive organization for mothers.  They have centers across America and they address the needs of mothers through a network of programs that:

• Offer information and support
• Break the isolation of motherhood
• Advance maternal health and wellbeing
• Recognize the value of mothers to society, valuing their paid and unpaid work (sigh…..)
• Become caring communities for mothers and families

And much much more…..

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Several weeks before my first child was born I had a breastfeeding class that was an absolute revelation. I was rather nervous about the prospect of putting a baby to the breast. Maybe I couldn’t do it? So many stories of women who had problems, mastitis, babies rejecting their mother’s boobs, not having enough milk…. A woman from La Leche League came to talk and I remember the first thing she said. “99.9% of women can breastfeed, even women with inverted nipples can breastfeed. If you are…

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