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August 31, 1999

Mailing Lists

This could be a redundant post, but I think it would be a good idea to offer the older monthly mailing lists on the Toddlers Today site. I am on the April98 list as well as the December99 list. The lists evolve from pregnancy, to infancy, to toddlerhood. Just a thought.

Thanks,

Michelle
Mom to Hannah (3/19/98)
Twin boys due 12/12/99

Webmother's note: We will be offering new mailing lists for moms of toddlers on the ToddlersToday site, since the current lists from 1998 are very well populated and members don't appreciate it when there are too many people.

Going It Alone

I think you should add a "Going it alone" section for discussion. There are many circumstances where women find themselves without support from anyone, including the baby's father. In my case I was recently divorced and found out a week later that I was pregnant by my ex-husband. He's not thrilled, but I am kind of happy about it. I would like to be happier and join along with other excited mothers. If there were anyone else in a similare situation, I would certainly like to talk with them and possibly bring up each other's spirits.

Webmother's note: Webmother's note: Please visit our single parents' board here.

Appreciates Preconception.com

I wanted to let you know how comforting it has been to find this site and the boards. I have been TTC for 22 cycles now and have had two miscarriages. It is so nice to speak with other women who understand what I am going through. Once again, Thank YOU!!!!! I would have lost my sanity without this site.

Sandy

Chinese Chart?

Hi,

I love your page, I look at it nearly everyday. I have a nearly 4-month-old son, so I look at this page when I get a moment.

I found some weeks ago a site you had linked to a Chinese Birth Chart (ie: to find out what sex your child will be and to choose which month to conceive if you want a boy or a girl), however I can't find it again. It's been about 99% accurate and now I have friends asking me about it. My husband accidentally deleted it from my bookmarks and I'm just about going insane trying to find it again. Please can you help me.

Cheers,
Jo

Webmother's note: You can find the chart here.

Wonderful Birth Plan

Congratulations on having a fair and smart birth plan planner. I am a Labor and Delivery nurse and have seen all kinds of plans. From ones that let the nurse and new parents-to-be interact, to ones that are so negative that they become the parents' worst nightmare.

Yours allows the nurse and patient to interact for the safety of both mom and baby. The parents are allowed to listen to the whys of a procedure that needs to be done and then make a choice based on what is happening to them.

We hate the plans that say: No monitoring, No pitocin, No anesthesia (don't even suggest medications), No touching, No talking, No this and No that. Most of these plans are generated by the birthing coach based on their birthing method's book of rules, not what is going to be best for the parents. And definitely not by the parents themselves. When we see one of these we feel like saying to the parents, just sign on the surgery consent line. Because they bottleneck themselves so tightly that interventions can't be done until something goes wrong and an emergency C-section is in the process. We feel sad also because we are not allowed to coach, teach and give suggestions to facilitate a good birth experience. And that we as nurses in a hospital are the bad guys and will force the mom to our ways of birth. It hurts to hear these people say, "our birthing coach is sure going to be angry that we got an epidural." This experience is not the coach's privilege to be angry at!! If the mom decides that SHE wants to get some pain relief then SHE should be able to do so without hesitation, conflict, or second thought. The outcome of every birth plan should be a healthy and safe delivery for both the mom and baby. NOT that they did it Bradley or Lamaze, unmedicated or with epidural.

Again thank you for having a safe and interactive birthing plan planner.

Karen B., RNC

Enjoys Toddlers Today

Hi!

I signed up for your newsletter, but I'm not a mom of a toddler. I am a teacher of hearing impaired toddlers... and I love it! Thanks for your great site!!!!



Jamie


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