Archive for 2009
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Homebirth – Not Nirvana
Monday, September 14th, 2009As you know, if you have been following my blog this year, this is a subject I feel very strongly about. I’ve written about it many times. Yet another, very sad story was on MSNBC a few days ago outlining the risks of giving birth at home. Catherine and Ricardo lost their daughter because labor went on abnormally for days, without medical attention.
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Think Happy Thoughts
Thursday, September 3rd, 2009I recently came across a “method” of childbirth preparation called BornClear. This is a program developed by a woman in New York following the homebirths of her two children. Their information states that this method “ensures that the best way to give your baby the easiest birth is to be aware of your feelings and translate those into pleasant thoughts toward the baby and his or her health.” Couples are further reminded to “keep worries out of their minds and to remember to stay calm”.
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Tori Kropp’s Great Wyoming Adventure
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009Alexander starts the first day of 3rd grade tomorrow and here we are, still in the amazing state of Wyoming. We will head back this evening. Although I had tossed the idea around over the summer, it wasn’t until last weekend that I actually decided that we would take a completely unplanned, spontaneous trip to Wyoming; Jackson Hole, The Grand Tetons and YellowStone.
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Fox 17 Morning News Interview: Top Pregnancy Questions
Tuesday, September 1st, 2009Here is the last segment of this series on Fox 17 Morning News. I enjoyed doing these very much as there was enough time in each segment for me to really address the topics. As usual, I wasn’t sure I completely followed the directions of simply answering what the top questions are, but by now it is pretty clear that I like to be thorough. The segment can be found here I’ve also included some of my blog posts that relate to these questions.
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Fox 17 Morning News Interview: Preparing For Birth
Saturday, August 22nd, 2009This is the second installment (of three) of my interview with Fox 17 Morning News. In this segment I was happy to share some thoughts about preparing for the birth of your baby. I have found that this particular topic can be loaded and confusing for many women. Pregnancy information is pretty straightforward and women tend not to get too many “opinions” about what they “should” or “should not” do. But all that changes when labor is upcoming.
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Labor Pains and Lindsay Lohan
Monday, August 17th, 2009I am finally back in the loop. What with vacation in a “non-tech” environment, changes at Harvard Common Press’s big blog server in the sky and my own personal computer upgrades, I have been away from the keyboard. Now back at 100%.
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Sadness
Saturday, July 25th, 2009We are heading back to California tomorrow—we were planning on staying longer but some important things came up and we are going back quite a bit early. It has been very emotional for Alexander and I to be leaving and has reminded me again as to how we handle change and disappointment with our children. Our job as parents is frequently to help them deal with their own emotions of sadness, anger and disappointment, either large or small.
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A Loss That is More Than A Loss?
Monday, July 20th, 2009Last week two year old twin boys lost their mother. Maria del Carmen Bousada died of a tumor in her native country of Spain. The boys will never know or remember their mother. This isn’t a typical kind of tragic loss – the particular situation with this family is that Maria was 69 years old. She did not adopt the boys. She was the one of the oldest known women to give birth.
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Fox 17 Morning News Interview: Diet During Pregnancy
Monday, July 20th, 2009Last week I was interviewed on the Fox 17 Morning News in Grand Rapids, Michigan. I’d like to take my next couple of blog posts to address the things we talked about. The newscaster and I initially discussed how diet and exercise should be approached during pregnancy. Check out these blogs for more discussions on healthy eating during pregnancy.
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Egg Donation For Stem Cell Research
Monday, July 6th, 2009Last week every major newspaper reported that New York has become the first state to allow taxpayer-funded researchers to pay women for giving their eggs for embryonic stem cell research. In the recent governmental shift of supporting embryonic stem cell research this is a development welcomed by scientistists world-wide. However, it has received harsh criticism by opponents who fear that it will lead to the exploitation of poor women.
