Not exact matches
Won't it be better to save the
mother first If you want to save a
baby so someone will take care of her / him
and love him or her?
It's new
mothers posting pictures of themselves just after giving birth,
and tweeting about their new
baby's
first bowel movement.
Talk to any
mother, or any Doctor, that time between the
first 12 weeks
and delivery of the
baby is NOT garaunteed.
Between 2030
and 2035, Christian
mothers are expected to welcome fewer
babies (224 million) than Muslims (225 million) for the
first time in history.
«You can tell you're a
first time mum,» commented a
mother - of - four at the parish
mother and baby group, because I still jump out of my skin every time he so much as wobbles.
It was Dr Walley, who has witnessed
first - hand the horror of young
mothers dying for want of appropriate medical facilities, who suggested that to the Seven Sorrows of Mary an eighth sorrow should be added: the suffering of thousands of women who die giving birth to their
babies and the millions who, in despair, turn to abortion.
Babies born by C - section do not get their first dose from their mother during birth, and formula - fed babies miss out on the live bacteria in breast
Babies born by C - section do not get their
first dose from their
mother during birth,
and formula - fed
babies miss out on the live bacteria in breast
babies miss out on the live bacteria in breast milk.
I think we all forget, how incredibly demanding that
first year is
and when a new
mother is scared into «must never let the
baby cry» which I felt some CIO people were about.
In our community (
and most others I know of), WIC
mothers are required to attend comprehensive prenatal breastfeeding classes
and their
first appointment after they have their
baby is with a trained breastfeeding counselor or a lactation consultant (depending on their comfort level with breastfeeding).
And, what's wrong with a couple planning for their baby, setting aside money and having mother stay home for at least that first ye
And, what's wrong with a couple planning for their
baby, setting aside money
and having mother stay home for at least that first ye
and having
mother stay home for at least that
first year.
We had a terrible
first day home, with me crying,
baby crying, he not able to eat right
and me feeling like a horrible
mother.
• Where
mothers had been depressed
AND the fathers had worked long hours (particularly at weekends) in the
first two years of their
baby's life, this predicted poor developmental outcomes for their child through to age 10, especially among boys (Letourneau et al, 2009).
* Preliminary results from an Oxford - based study suggest a higher proportion of infant - directed negativity in the way depressed fathers talk about,
and to, their infants (Sethna et al, 2009) * Depressed fathers are less likely to read, sing songs
and tell stories to their
babies than other fathers —
and than depressed
mothers (Paulson et al, 2006), which may explain why fathers» depression has a more powerful negative impact than
mothers» depression on their infants» language development in the
first year.
They have to put them
first,
and I think Motrin was just trying to show that
baby wearing can be painful for the
mother, but she does it anyways because it's what's best for her child.
There are 12 times as many cohabiting couples today as there were in the 1970s
and 40 percent of
first babies born to single
mothers are born to cohabiting couples who rarely make it past five years; in fact some two - thirds of the unmarried moms split from the child's biological father
and start a new relationship before the kid is 5 years old — how do we «save» those families?)
• A brief, inexpensive US prenatal intervention (consisting of one prenatal session with parents in separate gender groups focusing on psychosocial issues of
first - time parenthood) was associated with
mothers» reporting greater satisfaction with the sharing of home
and baby tasks post partum (Matthey et al, 2004).
In 1992, Dr. William Sears, a well - known advocate of «sleep sharing», did a study on the benefits for both
mother and baby: he set up equipment to monitor his eight week old daughter's breathing in two different sleep environments: sharing a bed with her
mother (his wife, Martha) the
first night,
and sleeping alone.
A study conducted in 1990 found that
Mothers who carried their
babies were more in tune with their children's needs during the
first three months of life compared to those who used
baby seats
and pushchairs.
And even though most parents try to keep their
babies in the crib during the
first 3 months, a majority of breastfeeding
mothers end up co-sleeping.
It is most important to try
and breastfeed only, at least in the
first several weeks, if not longer, to well - establish the
mother's milk supply,
and to help the
baby learn to breastfeed correctly without interference from other textures, flow - rates, etc..
Getting help from a postpartum doula (a woman trained to care for
mother and baby during the
first couple of weeks after delivery) or
baby nurse (a newborn care expert) during the day can let you catch up on much - needed rest
and sleep.
First, a
mother's milk is equipped with all the vitamins
and nutrients the
baby needs.
Because of this, it is one of the best ways for
mother and baby to bond in the
baby's
first days (or weeks, or months).
For two - to - four hours at regular intervals across the
first year of life, they went into the homes of 26
mother - infant pairs
and took continuous notes on
baby -
mother interactions.
Between wanting to avoid contagious illnesses, hot sun or blustery cold,
and perhaps some self - consciousness while the new
baby is learning to breastfeed, many new
mothers spend the
first month or more of the
baby's life indoors.
And the in - between moment between a baby being born and arriving in his or her mother's arms for the very first time, a face - to - face, skin - to - skin meeting between mother and the new human she'd been growing inside of her for the better part of the last ye
And the in - between moment between a
baby being born
and arriving in his or her mother's arms for the very first time, a face - to - face, skin - to - skin meeting between mother and the new human she'd been growing inside of her for the better part of the last ye
and arriving in his or her
mother's arms for the very
first time, a face - to - face, skin - to - skin meeting between
mother and the new human she'd been growing inside of her for the better part of the last ye
and the new human she'd been growing inside of her for the better part of the last year.
Newborn
babies totally rely on
mothers to support their necks
and heads in the
first month of life's journey.
I truly believe there is not one
mother out there who was not
and is not proud of their
baby using the potty for the
first time.
By appealing to
mothers» propensity to guilt
and fear, the PSA assumed a few things:
first, that the target audience was committed to a healthy pregnancy
and a healthy
baby; second, that they were committed to the nutrition of their children;
and third, that they were committed to being the best parents possible.
So the question is: Which Chicago hospitals are willing to forgo the money they receive from formula companies for distributing their product
and put
babies»
and their
mothers» health
first?
For the new study, the researchers surveyed 532
first - time
mothers - to - be from one medical center about their plans for breastfeeding, then interviewed them six more times: when their
baby was just born
and when it was 3, 7, 14, 30
and 60 days old.
Everyone talks about how, as
mothers, we can distinguish between all the different types of cries that our
baby has, but during my
first week, I couldn't distinguish between my own cries
and the
baby's.
,
and the
baby will generally have enough stored up for the
first four months of life as protection in case the
mother is deficient at
first.
As a doula, I have witnessed
baby after
baby, healthy
and pink, taken from their
mother's arms in the
first hour
and often the
first minutes after birth.
Also, LLL teaches that
babies can thrive on human milk alone for the
first six months but that a
mother needs to be attuned to her own
baby's needs
and respond accordingly.
Maternal love trumps all,
and for the
first years of a calf's life,
Mother and baby are inseparable
and connected with touch
and proximity.
These sorts of articles do a disservice to new
mothers when they do not explain that, even if you
and the
baby are doing everything right, for some women, the
first 4 - 8 weeks of breastfeeding can be excrutiatingly painful.
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends: «exclusive breastfeeding for about the
first six months of a
baby's life, followed by breastfeeding in combination with the introduction of complementary foods until at least 12 months of age,
and continuation of breastfeeding for as long as mutually desired by
mother and baby.»
The hospital birth was «good, but not great»
and the other couple feel that a good outcome at hospital the
first time around guarantees that the
mother and baby will be fine second time around, so they now have an attitude of «why bother» going to the hospital.
The problem with this situation is that
mothers for years wanted to start with cereal as the
first solid food because to them cereal was a r - e-a-l solid
and showed that their
babies had «graduated» to eating solids.
Because insufficient breastmilk is common (up to 15 % of
first time
mothers in the days immediately after birth)
and severe dehydration, jaundice, failure to thrive
and death are the inevitable results of pressuring women to exclusively breastfeed regardless of whether the
baby is getting enough.
Her
baby may do okay, but the
mother will suffer because her body will make milk production the
first priority
and the balance of nutritional needs will not be met.
During pregnancy, the
baby absorbs iron from the
mother and this sustains them for the
first six to eight months after they are born.
It takes a woman who is passionate about all of those things,
and who unknowingly took the
first steps of a journey that would ultimately lead to the founding of La Leche League International
and a life devoted to speaking up
and speaking out for
mothers and babies around the world.
My job as a lactation consultant is,
first and foremost, to help
mothers and babies breastfeed comfortably
and enjoyably for as long as they both desire.
The
first hour should be focused on
baby's
first breastfeed
and mother -
baby and family bonding.
Finally, the classic pose of the phone cradled between the palms of two hands is very similar to the «encompassing palm contact on the trunk» along with «intense eye - to - eye contact» observed by researchers Klaus
and Kennell when studying
mothers»
first contact with their
babies.
It goes on to explain that by simply letting the
baby «finish the
first breast
first» — switching breasts when the
baby comes off the breast on his own rather than after a set time — the
mother can be sure her
baby receives the «proper balance of fluid
and fat.»
I was awed to learn from the research of Klaus
and Kennell that
mothers of newborns have instinctive ways of touching, holding
and gazing at their
babies in their
first moments.
I'm expecting my
first baby in June
and could use all the
mothering support you talked about.