Comments for Gentle Balance Birth http://www.gentlebalancebirthnorthampton.com of Northampton Sat, 21 May 2011 03:04:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Lean Back by Jeanette McCulloch http://www.gentlebalancebirthnorthampton.com/2011/05/lean-back/comment-page-1/#comment-152 Jeanette McCulloch Sat, 21 May 2011 03:04:27 +0000 http://www.gentlebalancebirthnorthampton.com/?p=77#comment-152 Nice piece! Laid-back breastfeeding/biological nurturing really helps set the stage for the mama-baby relationship. Thanks for sharing! Nice piece! Laid-back breastfeeding/biological nurturing really helps set the stage for the mama-baby relationship. Thanks for sharing!

]]> Comment on Lean Back by Karen http://www.gentlebalancebirthnorthampton.com/2011/05/lean-back/comment-page-1/#comment-151 Karen Fri, 20 May 2011 23:56:16 +0000 http://www.gentlebalancebirthnorthampton.com/?p=77#comment-151 Catherine - I am so very happy for you and excited to hear the news. I hope this time around you can spend some time unwrapped with your newborn. Please report back because I would love to hear about your experience. Catherine – I am so very happy for you and excited to hear the news. I hope this time around you can spend some time unwrapped with your newborn. Please report back because I would love to hear about your experience.

]]> Comment on Lean Back by Catherine http://www.gentlebalancebirthnorthampton.com/2011/05/lean-back/comment-page-1/#comment-150 Catherine Fri, 20 May 2011 22:00:44 +0000 http://www.gentlebalancebirthnorthampton.com/?p=77#comment-150 What a timely and helpful article for me, as I anticipate having a newborn in the next 24-48 ours! My second was born in December and I remember grieving, but not really certain how to fix, the fact that he was always so heavily clothed that I bonded very little with his skin. A good reminder for this time around! What a timely and helpful article for me, as I anticipate having a newborn in the next 24-48 ours! My second was born in December and I remember grieving, but not really certain how to fix, the fact that he was always so heavily clothed that I bonded very little with his skin. A good reminder for this time around!

]]> Comment on Lean Back by Karen http://www.gentlebalancebirthnorthampton.com/2011/05/lean-back/comment-page-1/#comment-149 Karen Fri, 20 May 2011 20:16:05 +0000 http://www.gentlebalancebirthnorthampton.com/?p=77#comment-149 Nancy, Thanks for your comment. I agree, "taking in" makes so much sense. It is a very accurate description of postpartum women in days 1-3. I agree 24 hours does seem like a long time to wait but she truly has seen many babies wait this long and go on to self-latch beautifully. This is because the skin to skin contact keeps babies temperature and glucose levels steady during this time. Since they don't need to gain weight but just need to stay warm and steady, their need for actual food is apparently quite low. Of course, she was talking about healthy moms, healthy babies at full term so I don't want to in anyway suggest that sometimes there may be different medical recommendations for different situations. She did say that most babies will latch before 24 hours, which I think is very common for un-medicated birth. She was given that number as an outside number of hours to allow for rest, peace and bonding without having to worry about breastfeeding. I think taking the pressure off and allowing this time to be set apart as taking in time sounds like a delicious alternative to propping moms bolt up in bed and "teaching" them to breastfeed. Nancy,
Thanks for your comment. I agree, “taking in” makes so much sense. It is a very accurate description of postpartum women in days 1-3. I agree 24 hours does seem like a long time to wait but she truly has seen many babies wait this long and go on to self-latch beautifully. This is because the skin to skin contact keeps babies temperature and glucose levels steady during this time. Since they don’t need to gain weight but just need to stay warm and steady, their need for actual food is apparently quite low. Of course, she was talking about healthy moms, healthy babies at full term so I don’t want to in anyway suggest that sometimes there may be different medical recommendations for different situations.

She did say that most babies will latch before 24 hours, which I think is very common for un-medicated birth. She was given that number as an outside number of hours to allow for rest, peace and bonding without having to worry about breastfeeding. I think taking the pressure off and allowing this time to be set apart as taking in time sounds like a delicious alternative to propping moms bolt up in bed and “teaching” them to breastfeed.

]]> Comment on Lean Back by Nancy http://www.gentlebalancebirthnorthampton.com/2011/05/lean-back/comment-page-1/#comment-148 Nancy Fri, 20 May 2011 20:00:43 +0000 http://www.gentlebalancebirthnorthampton.com/?p=77#comment-148 Really Liked the use of the phrase "taking in"--taking in your infant, taking in your experience, taking in your emotions. It gives a more peaceful, restful feeling to this early postpartum time, removing the need to busily and actively bring the baby to the breast. 24 hours seems like a long time to wait for a newborn to latch. Did she explain this more? Thanks for this information :) Really Liked the use of the phrase “taking in”–taking in your infant, taking in your experience, taking in your emotions. It gives a more peaceful, restful feeling to this early postpartum time, removing the need to busily and actively bring the baby to the breast. 24 hours seems like a long time to wait for a newborn to latch. Did she explain this more? Thanks for this information :)

]]> Comment on Waiting With You by Out and About « Needs New Batteries http://www.gentlebalancebirthnorthampton.com/2011/05/waiting-with-you/comment-page-1/#comment-139 Out and About « Needs New Batteries Wed, 04 May 2011 16:10:11 +0000 http://www.gentlebalancebirthnorthampton.com/?p=75#comment-139 [...] here at MotherWoman to participate in our very first blog carnival to honor Mother’s Day, and here where I am revisiting an old theme of [...] [...] here at MotherWoman to participate in our very first blog carnival to honor Mother’s Day, and here where I am revisiting an old theme of [...]

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]]> Comment on Fun by Verilliance http://www.gentlebalancebirthnorthampton.com/2011/03/fun/comment-page-1/#comment-128 Verilliance Sat, 02 Apr 2011 19:03:24 +0000 http://www.gentlebalancebirthnorthampton.com/?p=73#comment-128 Would love to hear about what you do to try to make it more fun, and the result. :) Would love to hear about what you do to try to make it more fun, and the result. :)

]]> Comment on Listen to Women by margaret Kirschner http://www.gentlebalancebirthnorthampton.com/2010/11/listen-to-women/comment-page-1/#comment-61 margaret Kirschner Mon, 01 Nov 2010 19:19:35 +0000 http://www.gentlebalancebirthnorthampton.com/?p=43#comment-61 Karen- thank you for your wise and compassionate explanation of your position. You're helping me become a better doula. I wholeheartedly agree that as a doula we are not hired to persuade a woman into sharing our point of view, but to lovingly support her, to allow her to discover her own power to have HER best birth experience. Karen-
thank you for your wise and compassionate explanation of your position. You’re helping me become a better doula. I wholeheartedly agree that as a doula we are not hired to persuade a woman into sharing our point of view, but to lovingly support her, to allow her to discover her own power to have HER best birth experience.

]]> Comment on Epigenetics: it’s everyone’s job by Heather http://www.gentlebalancebirthnorthampton.com/2010/09/epigenetics/comment-page-1/#comment-51 Heather Tue, 12 Oct 2010 20:02:17 +0000 http://www.gentlebalancebirthnorthampton.com/?p=31#comment-51 So interesting. Here in the 'burbs of Chicago we once had a midwifery practice that offered group prenatal care for low income women. Looks like it was very similar to the centering model of care. Most of the women in the class were Latina. It was a great program. When things were getting really rough here for even CNMs the practice closed along with the program. I am guessing that Chicago should have a large enough demographic for statistics here in Chicago so perhaps it was just a narrow study. If they want to dive into that population here in Chicago one issue they will likely have to include in the statistics is documented vs. undocumented women...would be very interesting. I hope more research comes out. So interesting. Here in the ‘burbs of Chicago we once had a midwifery practice that offered group prenatal care for low income women. Looks like it was very similar to the centering model of care. Most of the women in the class were Latina. It was a great program. When things were getting really rough here for even CNMs the practice closed along with the program.

I am guessing that Chicago should have a large enough demographic for statistics here in Chicago so perhaps it was just a narrow study. If they want to dive into that population here in Chicago one issue they will likely have to include in the statistics is documented vs. undocumented women…would be very interesting. I hope more research comes out.

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