Art-a-Whirl Belly Mapping
First thing, today, Vic and I picked up my glass fusing pendants from Glass Endeavors and stopped out back of the 331 Club to hear The Roe Family Singers with Vic’s Kurt playing mandolin. Kim and Quillan Roe’s little 15-month-old girl, Elspeth warmed up with the band by grabbing the mike and imitating her mama.Kim […]
Belly Mapping in Michigan Center
Patty Brennan is a Michigan Midwife and Doula trainer with a wide range of excellent and unique education for parents, doulas and midwives on her Center for the Childbearing Year Website. She offers a dual purpose Belly Mapping and Palpation class to parents and aspiring midwives. (What a brilliant idea!) Patty has nice things to […]
Breastmilk Is a Cure for Cancer
What about this finding and the probiotics in breastmilk, is there an association ? Its funny that Breastmilk Is a Cure for Cancer and they aren’t announcing it from the roof tops. How could money be made from Mama’s milk?? ‘Til that is answered, who will be interested in marketing? Meanwhile, if we have placental […]
The Tears of Breech
The Ottawa Citizen heralds the re-newed Canadian acceptance of vaginal breech birth in Elizabeth Payne’s article, Giving Birth the Natural Way. Andre’ Lalonde, head of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada, said last year, “The safest way to deliver a baby has always been the natural way,” and then began to bring back […]
Belly Mapping Workbook at Baby Expo
Tomorrow – er, um, later today, my family and I will be greeting expectant mothers and fathers at the Minnesota Baby and Kid Expo at the Belly Mapping Table. I’ll also be presenting Belly Mapping and also facilitate an Optimal Fetal Positioning discussion. We’ll be chatting with visitors and selling the new Belly Mapping Workbook […]
911 on the Risks of Formula Feeding-And a 411 on the Benefits of Breast Milk
I wrote last year about my stepson John Froehlich’s research success on protein changes and his grad team’s tracking of milk changes over the first 28 days of breastfeeding. So it was fun to be in his kitchen tonight when he brought in a print of The Burden of Suboptimal Breastfeeding in the United States: […]
Citizens for Midwifery Sets Own Recommendations for NIH VBAC Policy
Willa Powell, President of Citizens for Midwifery, gives an excellent summary of the March 8-10, 2010 National Institute of Healths’ Consensus Development Conference on VBAC. She gives this decision as one of the things the NIH got right: “The Conference panel’s final report states: “Given the available evidence, TOL [trial of labor] is a reasonable […]
Acupuncture While Traveling
This winter has been extremely challenging with my skin. My acupuncturists, Tomas and Katherine Flesher, who run the 3 Treasures Community Acupuncture Clinic at the Ivy Building in Seward neighborhood, took a workshop by Colet Lahoz of The East-West Clinic in White Bear Lake and suggested I try her anti-Candida program. I had a little […]
Spinning Babies Blog in Top Ten for New Midwives
The Nurse Practitioner Schools data base and blog listed Spinning Babies Blog in the first ten of their 50 Best Blogs for Midwives. The Nurse Practitioner Schools blog gives a brief description of the many nursing schools around the US. If you are looking for nursing credentials, perhaps to go on to become a Certified […]
Israel Joins Canada Increasing Vaginal Breech Birth
Haaretz.com posted an article, Doctors call for fewer C-sections, more training for breech presentations, by Dan Even. Dr. Marek Glazerman (mistakenly called Mark in the article), head of Rabin Medical Center’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, is heralded as a proponent of vaginal breech birth, when appropriate. He spoke up for breech birth even after […]
Please Visit the Okinawan Peace Garden
A wonderful redemption of Peace. The Okinawan people have created a physical representation of Peace as a way of life. Please come visit the pictures. Come visit the blog. Spinning Babies Blog. www.spinningbabies.com
Gail Fails at Cross Cultural Taste Test
Lunch on Monday, March 9, was delicious! Cafeteria dining at the Aquarium made up for the rainy weather. Fresh and zesty, m-m-m. Seaweeds and pickled radishes, amazing vegetables. My mouth was happy to be in Okinawa! Supper was a little more challenging, however… Ryan and Vic are hearty and adventurous eaters. I thought I was […]
