Archive for 2009

  • Whatever Happened to Being Pregnant and Being Normal?

    Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

    M.I.A sang and danced onstage at the Grammy’s while she was 9 months pregnant with a giant, beautiful belly. I just have to say “good for her”. Believe it or not, she didn’t really do anything so unusual. This is what she does. Actually, it is part of her career. It was hard not to miss all the press surrounding this seemingly dramatic act. Later I read the shocking headline, “M.I.A. has contractions before Grammys”. Oh, come on. It is perfectly normal to have contractions late in pregnancy and they have nothing to do with labor. This is just another example of how little is understand about pregnancy and how far we have drifted off course.

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  • Boston Mamas

    Thursday, February 19th, 2009

    I am so happy to let you know that The Joy of Pregnancy was reviewed at BostonMamas.com and you can win a copy of the book! Anyone can enter to win … five winners will be chosen. All you have to do is email contests@bostonmamas.com with “Joy” in the subject line, and name one store where the book is available for sale.

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  • Yet Another Opinion on the “Octuplets”

    Monday, February 9th, 2009

    I have struggled with whether or not to actually give space to the whole topic of the octuplets but have decided that I just can’t help myself. It has been very interesting to see the collective social response that has occurred since we, as a society, first learned of their birth. We were awed and amazed as we saw the Kaiser physicians’ press conference. What a marvel! And then some facts started to trickle out. Grandma had some upsetting things to say about her daughter and within a week our awe turned to disbelief. An incredible miracle? Wonder of wonders? Hardly.

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  • In the News

    Wednesday, January 28th, 2009

    I have cold. More than that, I have a bad cold, complete with laryngitis and the feeling, as my mum has always said, of “the utter lack of cheer”. My having laryngitis means that I can’t talk which is one of the things I do on a regular basis. Oddly, not being able to talk also makes it difficult for me to write. As I write I tend to speak out loud to nobody in particular. It helps me focus. Focus isn’t happening today. Mrs. Grass’s chicken soup is, as it has been every time I have been sick since I was a child.

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  • President Barack Obama is My President

    Monday, January 19th, 2009

    I have at least ten things in my head which isn’t particularly unusual but at the moment it is hard for me to even get out one thought. On the eve of an amazing day, the inauguration of President Barack Obama, I feel pretty darn speechless.

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