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"The remarkable thing about my mother is that for thirty years she served us nothing but leftovers. The original meal has never been found." - Calvin Trillin
Medication
and Lactation
I nearly weaned my baby at nine days old.
The INDUCTION NIGHTMARE
About two weeks past due my midwife suggested an
ultrasound, just to make sure the placenta was fine. I agreed, reluctantly,
but in my heart I knew that nothing was wrong.
Understanding Breastfeeding
Knowing how to
breastfeed should be as common as knowing how to brush your teeth.
Sisters on a Journey:
10 Best Ways to ensure the midwifery profession continues to struggle
or
How to Self-Destruct While Providing Entertainment for the Medical Community
by Yvonne Lapp Cryns
The
deadly influence of formula in America (off our site)
Editor�s Note: This
groundbreaking analysis from noted author, health educator and advocate Dr.
Linda Folden Palmer is the first time a health expert has published an
examination of the available scientific research comparing the death rates of
formula-fed and breastfed babies. While the results hold no surprises for
breastfeeding educators and advocates, the study may prove to be a rude
awakening for the millions of Americans who have bought into the myth that
infant formula is a perfectly safe breast milk substitute.
Rogue Midwifery: Birthing Babies on the Sly
Don't let the window blind industry keep you in the
shade on their hidden dangers!!
Blood Mysteries
In the beginning, according to the Wise Woman tradition, everything
began,as everything does, at birth.
Breastfeed Anyway
Stories of courage by women who faced challenges of motherhood and how they overcame them.
by Catherine Young, Mary-Tim Hare & Friends
Can a hospital really help?
Many times, when concerned
friends, family, and strangers ask parents that are planning unassisted
birth, "What would you do in an emergency?"
10 Valuable Things Anyone Can Do To Truly Encourage
Parents To Empower Themselves During Conception, Pregnancy, Childbirth and
Beyond
1. Adopt and express a belief in, and behave
in a manner supporting, parent's rights and abilities to make and carry out
the best decisions for themselves throughout childbearing processes.
Herbal Allies for
Pregnant Women
Few women, however, understand that
vitamin/mineral supplements are more drug-like than food-like. (opens new browser window)
Adoption
vs Home-Grown�
by Karen Squires
We went through court and he became
legally ours although he was already ours by love. (opens new browser window)
Be kind to your guts - (or you may lose
your milk)
I lost my milk supply. I�ve never had
that happen before and it has really made me ponder some things.
Birthin� and Readin�
As our family has gone back and forth from
homeschool to a variety of public school situations, I still feel strongly that
the main reason one should teach their own is the reading issue
More Effective Communication with Children
Another wonderful series in seven parts worth your consideration.
Our
Children's Needs
Wonderful eight part series for your consideration.
Meditation
Nice three part series about the benefits of meditation.
Spirituality
No truth should lead us to become indifferent to
how our actions might affect others.
Love in
the Garden
I�m a beginning husband and a beginning gardener, which is to say about the
same thing.
Obit for a great doctor - Gregory White, M.D.
He attended
the births of four of my children, three of them born at home - Greg Cryns
Breastfeeding Woes and Triumphs
When all you have ever known is the fantasy of crisp white nightgowns,
antique rocking chairs and breast milk that flows abundantly, a glitch in
the system is enough to rock your world.
True Terror
I was crazy, flat out
psychotic when the psychiatric profession got it�s hands on me, but I really
question the �care� I received from these people.
Read Rebecca Young's tribute to her mother,
Catherine, and view some pictures of Catherine HERE.
See PICTURES OF CATHERINE YOUNG
Catherine Anna Young,
publisher,
writer, mother, sister, daughter and friend, passed away Tuesday, September
11, 2001 at 9:30 a.m.
She
was with her family, and in everyone's thoughts.
The
Compleat Mother Magazine,
The Mother Tea Company, and
The Friends of Breastfeeding Society
will all continue to promote pregnancy,
birth and breastfeeding as Catherine had so tirelessly.
The support and contributions of subscribers is needed now more than ever. Keep your letters, articles and good cheer coming.
All
subscriptions and tea orders will be processed, but please be aware there
may be a delay.
In
Lieu of Flowers, Please Boycott Nestle
She was fine
as life could be
Hath crossed alone the narrow sea.
Why ye fear the distant shore
Since she we loved has gone before.
Read Tributes to Catherine
"I can imagine a day when
heavy taxes are levied
on the sale of every can of infant formula, both
to discourage its use and to help offset the enormous
medical costs incurred by those who use it."
-Kathy Dettwyler, PhD
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Raspberry Leaves
-a new video compiled by Catherine and Amanda Young
of The Compleat Mother
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