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3D Ultrasounds - Blog Entry

18 Aug 2006 09:32 AM

One of my friends recently gave birth to a baby that was diagnosed with Trisomy 18, they knew she was going to have this condition and they knew that most likely their baby wouldn't live long after birth. They chose to carry her until she was ready to be born. One of the best things they ever did, and with their OB's approval, was have a 3D ultrasound of their baby girl.

My friend says it was such a great thing for her and her husband to have done, because they felt even more bonded with this baby after seeing her in that form of an ultrasound. They now also have pictures of her and a video of her in 3D that they will treasure forever.

Unfortunately, my friends' baby daughter died one day after being born, but she holds onto that 3D ultrasound as a wonderful memory of carrying her and being able to see her before she was born.

Did You See It Coming? - Blog Entry

17 Aug 2006 12:07 PM

What I wonder is: Why does anyone in Hollywood bother to get married? It seems no one takes it seriously and divorce is the answer to any problem these celebrity couples may have. It bugs me for some reason!

Did you work out this morning? - Blog Entry

17 Aug 2006 11:13 AM

I am the same way! I must workout in the morning otherwise I just will not do it. It is part of my everyday routine, wake up and go workout. If I don't do it before my husband leaves for work, I know I won't get around to it at all and I honestly feel much better when I have that workout in.

And yes, I worked out today.

Are Teachers Over Paid? - Blog Entry

17 Aug 2006 09:45 AM

Thanks for the replies! I too, have to wonder just what other people in your area make if the teachers are making over $80,000 a year. I assume in your area, making $80,000 a year isn't going to get you very far, because the cost of living is so high. Perhaps I am wrong on that.

10 Tips to Finding Time to Exercise - Blog Entry

14 Aug 2006 01:40 PM

This is a great blog! I am such a firm believer in exercise! I love doing it! I also know that if someone makes a point to exercise everyday, fitting it in regardless, that it will soon become part of her routine in her daily life.

Physical Bullying in Schools - Blog Entry

14 Aug 2006 09:40 AM

Thanks for drawing this to my attention Valorie! This just horrifies me! I don't get these companies that make and market this type of "game" to children. Unbelievable!

-Kaye

When You Just Can't Breastfeed - Blog Entry

14 Aug 2006 09:05 AM

Thanks for this Valorie! I breastfed my first baby and had no problem with my milk. I had so much milk, I could pump and had enough milk saved and frozen for a month after I stopped breastfeeding him and went to the bottle. Unfortunately, with my second baby, my plans to breastfeed went out the window. I had a repeat c-section with him and ended up being rushed back to surgery, put under completely and having my bladder repaired in a three hour surgery after my c-section was complete.

The dr had knicked my bladder during the c-section, but didn't see it until after I got to recovery. With the anesthesia from that surgery my milk had trouble coming in. No one mentioned this to me until my home visit from a nurse, who was also a lactation consultant. I had no idea that was a side-effect. She reassured me that my milk would fully come in, it would just take a lot longer. Unfortunately, I became quite ill from a resulting kidney infection (had to wear a catheter for 10 days after the surgery to help the bladder heal) and very high fever, my milk dried up even more and just never came back. I had an almost two year old to care for and a newborn, so I decided to just stop the stress of even trying to nurse and went straight to a bottle. I was heart broken, but my second son is just fine. He is a happy, healthy two year old now. Matter of fact, he was much healthier than his breastfed brother! Go figure!

I am pleased that your blog shed some light on those parents that choose not to or just can't nurse. It is such a personal decision and no one should ever feel like a bad mommy just because nursing didn't work for them.

Thanks, Kaye

I Don't Like Babies - Blog Entry

05 Aug 2006 12:45 PM

This is great! I am glad that is finally starting to be put out there that not every mom loves every stage of childhood. I love my boys, love them! However, I do not love the newborn stage when they are up every two hours, when you are so exhausted you just want to cry, when your boobs leak at every sound from your child. None of that appeals to me. I have been through it twice and we are done. My husband feels the same way. I loved my boys as babies, I loved snuggling up with that warm baby on me, but I didn't love the exhaustion that went with it. Let's face it, motherhood isn't always easy, and sometimes there are things you just aren't going to enjoy. I wouldn't trade it for the world, but I totally understand where some women are coming from when they say it sometimes kind of stinks!

Integration and the Behavior Disordered Student - Blog Entry

04 Aug 2006 07:43 PM

Hi Sheri! When my kids had a blow-up, depending on the type of blow-up and how severe it was (in my classroom), I normally tried to handle it in my classroom myself. Often times I utilized a separate room we had available for the student in the behavior disorder classrooms (our school, at one time, had three classrooms for BD kids). My kids responded very well to me, so I was often able to talk to them and give them consequences in class. Other times, they were removed, sometimes by me restraining them (didn't happen often, which is good, they were middle school kids and I am 5'1 and was barely 100 pounds). Sometimes a counselor helped, sometimes the principal and sometimes our school liason officer. Most of the time though, the problem was able to be handled in class. Every school handles behavior disordered students differently. This is how we did it. I also taught in a segregated school specifically for kids with severe behavior problems, when they would blow up in class, we would removed them immediately and they were taken to an intervention room with trained staff to work through the problem and be given consequences related to what happened in class. I hope this helps somewhat, as to what I meant when they blow and how we handled it. Usually, the blow ups my kids had in general classes were a swearing or yelling episode, kicking things when I removed them from the classroom, etc. They were always removed from the general classroom setting at the first sign of a blow up, however, it still caused interruptions to the general education learners. Thanks for your comment!

Are Our Schools in Crisis? - Blog Entry

04 Aug 2006 01:14 PM

Hi Lisa! Great question...I will do some research as to who is the best and blog about it! Thanks! -Kaye