Sara Denomme's comments

Sharing Sleep with Your Baby - Blog Entry

04 May 2007 05:13 PM

I have a friend who cosleeps and it quite literally saved her SON's life. He had severe sleep apnea and an actual sleep-center research scientist told her that she pulled him close to her every time he stopped breathing, which made his breath and heartrate mimick her own. Brought tears to my eyes!

Dad's that Breastfeed: Literally! - Blog Entry

04 May 2007 05:10 PM

On a humorous related note - I found a video at DadLabs.com in which one of the dads that run the site (funny guys, BTW) hooked up a breast pump to get an idea of what us brave women go through to breastfeed LOL!

The Many Uses of a Book's Dust Jacket - Blog Entry

19 Apr 2007 07:39 PM

We have also framed book jackets and hung them in the kid's room! I love the classic feel it lends to the space, and what a great use for something that is otherwise so pretty yet so useless ;)

Let's Talk About Elective Cesareans - Blog Entry

19 Apr 2007 07:20 PM

Teresa, you would be so inspired by my friend's story - She had FOUR cesareans before finally delivering her fifth at home! Read more here: http://www.freewebs.com/lanugo/letstalk.htm?blogentryid=1286196

Let's Talk About Elective Cesareans - Blog Entry

19 Apr 2007 12:44 PM

You're absolutely right Valerie, ALL c-sections are riskier than vaginal delivery - any day of the week, any way you slice it. I think what I meant was that if an emergency c-section is medically indicated (life or death for mom, baby or both) then yes, it would be less risky to have the section than not. That's obvious though - but since this particular article is about elective sections, I will say again that by all means there is no place for them in our society whatsoever, and I also agree that doctors who agree to them are in fact irresponsible, as are the mothers that request them. My two natural births were brought up, and I think it's fair to say that my choosing to birth naturally was my way of being a responsible parent, in my view of things. There are plenty of other articles in the Pregnancy Blog about emergency, medically indicated section and I encourage everyone to check them out! Thanks Valerie and Pattie for your helpful insight. ;)

Is Your Baby Bottle Safe--UPDATE - Blog Entry

19 Apr 2007 12:34 PM

A friend of mine and myself were talking about this very thing the other day. I gave her a set of glass bottles to use when our babies are (rarely) given expressed breastmilk, but then we wonder how we could pump and store the milk safely to begin with? And all the other things as you stated that contain dangerous plastics that we are exposed to daily - ai yi yi! It's enough to make a great parent go crazy! I also gave her a milk tray to store her milk in, which claims to be safe for storage. I can never be confident in that though, and I've basically switched to all-natural toys and teethers too. My baby just cut her first tooth, and instead of giving her a nasty gel-filled ring, I gave her a HABA toy that had been refridgerated. I also gave her some crushed ice in a mesh food bag (the kind designed for babies new to solids). She liked it very much, but again - what is the mesh bag made of?! Polyester fibers, no doubt. So what are our options for things like this? I just don't know anymore. . .

Let's Talk About Elective Cesareans - Blog Entry

17 Apr 2007 08:30 PM

Actually, clairesmith, I have not even given an opinion here - rather, I have stated something that is quite true: Elective cesarean, when medically unnecessary, is risky to mother and child. I liken it to cosmetic surgery in that they are both typically unnessecary, but I think I explained that already. It was not my attention to attack anyone's beliefs or choices, rather to state fact. My opinon aside, it is pure TRUTH that elective cesareans carry more risk than vaginal delivery. It may be your desire to disagree with me, since you seemingly do not like my "opinions" of elective c-section. But ultimately you are disagreeing with scientific research, not me. I am not offended by your choice to have an elective cesarean, so why would you even bother to mention my two natural births? Also, the complications involved with childbirth that you mention may result in an EMERGENCY cesarean, which is a completely different subject.

For the record, I do have a biased opinon - one that I clearly did not state in this passage at all:

I am FOR giving women the information to make the safest decisions for themselves and their babies. If that includes elective cesarean, than by all means I agree with it. THIS article was not about those cases at all. I am AGAINST allowing women to make uninformed consent.

Thanks for your comment!

Ask a Baby Blogger: How Young Is Too Young for Discipline? - Blog Entry

16 Apr 2007 07:46 PM

Parents need to be creative in their discipline, and I for one think that spanking is the lazy parent's cop-out. What a great post - I love that you didn't address spanking per se but rather you made the point that the age in question involves a speech barrier. There is NEVER an age that children - or anyone - should be hit (a.k.a. "spanked"), and you have tactifully explained why. Hitting children will not discipline them to behave, it will teach them to fear you and believe that adults are allowed to touch children in a way that inflicts pain. Not a good message to send, for sure!

Revisiting Circumcision - Blog Entry

17 Mar 2007 07:40 PM

MomInTn, that is totally understandable. Most families could probably claim the same reasons. My mom is a person who regretted doing the surgery on my brother, and she also did it because she wanted him to look like his father as well as the other boys he was to grow up with. She recently asked him if he thinks it would have made a difference if he didn't "look like the other males in his life". He said No way - he's never seen them and they've never seen him, so what would it really matter? My other point is this: Times are changing, as they always do. The circumcised male will soon be in the minority in our society; HE will soon be the one that is unlike his peers. ;)

What to do When Nobody Gives You a Shower - Blog Entry

15 Mar 2007 06:10 PM

JaylynsMom - If you really want to celebrate a birth without focusing mostly on gifts (receiving OR giving), consider the Blessingway! I loved mine. Read more about it here: http://pregnancy.families.com/blog/lets-talk-about-having-a-blessingway