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March 16th, 2006

Oh!

Today the baby and I had one of those nap things.
 Does everyone know how good these things are?
Tags: new-mothers-and-sleep-deprivation, post-partum-recovery

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March 15th, 2006

Choose Your Obsessions Wisely

I am thinking about post partum depression (PPD) a lot these days.
 
There is so much media on the subject that I could post on the topic every day. The reason I don’t is because I think parents, and society as a whole, are forgetting that having a baby is a happy event. These new people […]

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March 14th, 2006

Aunties and Uncles and Cousins, Oh My!

There’s an old saying, “Children are the poor man’s jewels.”
 
To my mind there is nothing more precious, more beautiful or more valuable to me than my children. But, like people who posess shiny things to wear that they think are pretty hot, I enjoy showing off my children to be admired. Nothing does my heart […]

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March 10th, 2006

One Less Reason to Lose Sleep: How to Suction Your Baby’s Nose

This blog is about caring for mothers who have just given birth. It isn’t about baby care, but parents and their babies are so connected that there is some cross-over.
That said, this post is about to get disgusting. Writing a post partum blog means that bodily fluids are a topic of conversation and, since we’ve […]

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March 9th, 2006

Motherhood and Dental Care

I remember reading that the more children a woman has, the more likely she is to have problems with her teeth.
 
There are many reasons for this. I have fallen asleep while reading bedtime stories and been too exhausted to get up, put my pyjamas on and brush my teeth. Plus, there is the fact that […]

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March 8th, 2006

C-Section Recovery

Dr. Sarah, a friend of mine whose expert commentary makes writing this blog an extra pleasure, gave birth to a beautiful little boy last week. After three hours of pushing, she had an emergency Cesarian Section. I’ve been planning an article on recovering from a c-section for a long time. I am writing it today […]

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March 7th, 2006

I Want to Dye Happily

I stopped colouring my hair while I was pregnant and now, almost 12 weeks after delivery, I am shocked at how grey I have become. Taking advantage of the free baby-sitting my family will provide tomorrow afternoon, I made an appointment for my first post partum cut and colour.
 
While I was there, the colourist came […]

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March 6th, 2006

Pump Iron!

I am a yoga devotee, but when it comes to losing the baby weight around my middle, evidence suggests that weight training is the way to go. It definitely slows down weight-gain as women age.
According to a new study, women who lift weights have better control over the dangerous abdominal fat that can lead to […]

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March 5th, 2006

Push-Pull

My brain has been demanding attention. It wants to work, to express itself. There are still diapers to change, noses to wipe, and clothes to wash. There are also stories to tell, research to conduct, strategies to build and plans to put into action.
 
I cannot do it all. I want to, but I have to […]

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March 4th, 2006

Bust Watch.

For those of you who read yesterday’s entry, I am pleased to say that ice packs and regulated feeding worked! The girls and I are fine.
Tags: breast_health, breast_milk_production, mastitus

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