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A Childbirth Educator Says Hello
Hi,
I just wanted to share with you my joy at discovering your site. I work with new families as a childbirth educator, a labor and a postpartum doula, and I am also a mother of 2 daughters ages 8 and14. My primary use of your site is to become more familiar with questions, infomation and resources offered to new families today but I am always finding some useful or fun tidbit for my own family! So on both counts I thank you, it is a treasure to read and very useful for me as well!!
Ellen Kunkle, CCE, CD (DONA)
Mother and Child Doula Services
P.O. Box 561
West Kennebunk, Maine 04094
ellendoula@ispchannel.com
Cloth vs. Disposable
Dear Carla and Jean,
This is more of a comment than a question but here goes anyway. I was saddened to see your article/discussion on cloth diapers. My daughter is 15 months and I have used cloth exclusively on her except for 4 packages of disposables for rare overnight trips. I use organic cotton and untreated wool diaper covers with highly gentle and bio-degradable soap and contrary to what you think this is MUCH easier on the environment than any throw away diaper ever could be. I think it is careless to say that convenience dictates the decision. Essentially what that tells me is that you don't care that you're polluting your child's earth because your own ease means more to you than pollution and deforestation. I can't believe a mother, any mother thinks this. And anyway, the convenience is mot that much greater with disposables. I have several friends who have made the switch from throw away to re-usable and found it not to be nearly the hassle they thought it would be.
I really wish you would re-think your position before you sway more mothers lured by "convenience." Having children is not meant to be convenient.
Thank you for hearing me out.
Kristi Nystrom
Where is the Pregnancy Daily?
Hi!
What ever happened to the day by day pregnancy updates that tell me what is going on with my baby as he or she grows? Thanks!
Gurthrie
Webmother's Note: Webmother's Note: You can find it -- as always -- at http://pregnancydaily.com!
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