As one of my clients has just successfully avoided an induction (mostly due to her doctor not wanting to attend her birth on Thanksgiving), the topic on my mind today is "full term" babies and unnecessary inductions. Then I saw this crazy video, and thought, now THAT baby is READY:
Fully Cooked -
Monday, November 22, 2010
Sunday, November 14, 2010
I'm a Top Blog!
I'm so pleased and flattered to announce that this blog has won the 2010 Top Postpartum Care Blog Award! Strong Beautiful Birth sits among 25 other top blogs, including Penny Simpkin's blog!
The award is given by Medical Billing and Coding (I guess my post on my NPI helped with that) and the people at Blogging Awards.
The best part is, my blog was nominated for this award by my very own readers. Thank you so much!
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Waiting game
I've got a client right now in the early stages of her induction... meaning nothing is really happening, so I am finding ways to occupy my time while my phone sits no more than 6 inches away from me. Every so often I stare at it, waiting for it to ring and tell me it's time to go. I'm not with her, but I am so with her.
I thought I'd keep my mind on birth and visit this little place I wish I visited more. Since it's been a while, there is so much I want to say.
First, Miles for Midwives was a blast. It was the largest they'd had, with 460 runners, 50 sponsors, and a huge crowd of others. And my little fundraiser page raised $200! Thank you so much to everyone who came and donated.
Of course, I forgot my camera, and the pictures I took on Michael's phone didn't come out, so I've got limited ones to show you. Here's one of the Metro Minis table. Joanna, the co-owner, is on the left wearing a beautiful Girasol wrap, while in the background, physical therapist Lisa Hoffman identifies a postpartum mom's diastasis (she teaches a free class at Metro Minis about it!). We also had cloth diapers, Kleen Kanteens, and other baby carriers on display:
And here's one of Michael and me and my brother's dog, Chi Chi, after they finished the race:
Dogs love midwives too!
The Miles for Midwives goodie bag was super sweet and chock full of coupons. I'm going to give most of them to my clients, but here are some I thought I'd post here. Give me a shout if you want any of them:
After all this celebration, you're thinking, Leda has to add something cynical, right? It wouldn't be a complete post without some complaint, right? Have no fear! The bad news is here:
What is this all about? The IRS has decided that breast pumps cannot be tax-sheltered, but other items like acne cream can be: "I.R.S. officials say they consider breast milk a food that can promote good health, the same way that eating citrus fruit can prevent scurvy. But because the I.R.S. code considers nutrition a necessity rather than a medical condition, the agency’s analysts view the cost of breast pumps, bottles and pads as no more deserving of a tax break than an orange juicer." Yeah, except orange juicers don't prevent cancer. And diabetes. And asthma. Or have the potential to save the US $13 billion in health care costs (reported in the middle of the article).
Whew. Now that the bad stuff is out of the way, I can be done.
And maybe I'll go to this birth someday...
I thought I'd keep my mind on birth and visit this little place I wish I visited more. Since it's been a while, there is so much I want to say.
First, Miles for Midwives was a blast. It was the largest they'd had, with 460 runners, 50 sponsors, and a huge crowd of others. And my little fundraiser page raised $200! Thank you so much to everyone who came and donated.
Of course, I forgot my camera, and the pictures I took on Michael's phone didn't come out, so I've got limited ones to show you. Here's one of the Metro Minis table. Joanna, the co-owner, is on the left wearing a beautiful Girasol wrap, while in the background, physical therapist Lisa Hoffman identifies a postpartum mom's diastasis (she teaches a free class at Metro Minis about it!). We also had cloth diapers, Kleen Kanteens, and other baby carriers on display:
And here's one of Michael and me and my brother's dog, Chi Chi, after they finished the race:
Dogs love midwives too!
The Miles for Midwives goodie bag was super sweet and chock full of coupons. I'm going to give most of them to my clients, but here are some I thought I'd post here. Give me a shout if you want any of them:
- $10 off an 8 week series at the Prenatal Yoga Center
- 10% off online orders at Magnificent Baby
- Free breastfeeding diary with any purchase at Yummy Mummy
- 50% off your first two treatments at Garden Acupuncture
- 10% off any class or workshop at Birth Day Presence
- $25 off your first BodyTalk session at Wisdom House Wellness
- $10 off any $50 online purchase at Jake and Ella
- This isn't a discount, but it's nice to know: 15% of what you pay for a 5-class Hypnobirthing course goes to Choices in Childbirth!
After all this celebration, you're thinking, Leda has to add something cynical, right? It wouldn't be a complete post without some complaint, right? Have no fear! The bad news is here:
What is this all about? The IRS has decided that breast pumps cannot be tax-sheltered, but other items like acne cream can be: "I.R.S. officials say they consider breast milk a food that can promote good health, the same way that eating citrus fruit can prevent scurvy. But because the I.R.S. code considers nutrition a necessity rather than a medical condition, the agency’s analysts view the cost of breast pumps, bottles and pads as no more deserving of a tax break than an orange juicer." Yeah, except orange juicers don't prevent cancer. And diabetes. And asthma. Or have the potential to save the US $13 billion in health care costs (reported in the middle of the article).
Whew. Now that the bad stuff is out of the way, I can be done.
And maybe I'll go to this birth someday...
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