If the number of pregnant women I know is any indication, then the spring, summer and fall of 2009 were filled with lots of loving for lots of people! We are, of course, animals, susceptible to the urgings of Mother Nature, as she instructs, teases and demands that we procreate, but DAMN Y'ALL! :)
We seems to have been sowing seeds for 3 straight seasons! Go 'head! :-)
fortunately for us all, our babies are going to have some fabulous birthday parties to attend!! Dede and I can't wait! An entire little community born in just a year.
Lindo!
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
the good, the bad and the ugly: like BUTTA
okay, please add BUTTER to the list of ugly things I just love. :-)
it goes great on just about everything-
-pasta
-bread (even banana bread- yum!)
-farina (you might think that one is nasty, or ask yourself what is nastier- the farina or the butter in it!)
-todo!!
who can resist the creamy, sweetness off salted butter? who?!
it goes great on just about everything-
-pasta
-bread (even banana bread- yum!)
-farina (you might think that one is nasty, or ask yourself what is nastier- the farina or the butter in it!)
-todo!!
who can resist the creamy, sweetness off salted butter? who?!
Decisions, Decisions: medicine for life
It didn't dawn on me until recently, that by this stage of my pregnancy I would be making life altering decisions for my boy. Typically, at 30-32 weeks you begin to schedule screenings of candidates, for the honored post of baby doc. As I sift through Castle and Connolly, New York Magazine, and my own internal list of "the best mothers I know" recommendations, it dawns on me how deeply political this entire process is. I need to find a doctor who is not only experienced, credentialed, and recommended, but also open-minded and informed about the full spectrum of possibilities and realities in the health and healing continuum. I need to find a doc that is supportive of breast feeding and at least open to the idea of dialogue around the issue of vaccines, for example.
The vaccine issue is at the top of my list of concerns and interests this week.
If you compare the recommended vaccine schedule in 1983 to the vaccine schedule in 2008, it is baffling how much has changed and how little the medical community has done to explore the interactions between vaccines administered so closely together at such a delicate stage in our child's development. Further, little has been done to fully explore the effects of Thimerosal (mercury) on our children's (and our own) development, and the causal relationship between mercury and neurological disorders, such as autism.
I can count more than a half dozen children with autism born over the last 10 years, to family and friends. Many of them share the experience of having experienced developmental delays or regression AFTER having taken their 12 month series of vaccines. While no formal "study" in the US has undertaken this topic, I don't buy that the risks of NOT taking vaccines outweigh the risks of taking them. Though I haven't made up my mind yet, I know that I want to be better informed, and I want to find a knowledgeable health care practitioner who cares enough to have a dialogue with me about my options.
Even if I choose to vaccinate, I know that there can be some choice about when and how vaccines are administered. For example, the MMR vaccines can be given separately, rather than all in one shot. Delaying the series of vaccines until the baby is 18-24 months, is another option. There are many.
My job right now (as it has been for 31 weeks): read, be informed, ask questions, and think very carefully about any thing I put into my son's body.
The vaccine issue is at the top of my list of concerns and interests this week.
If you compare the recommended vaccine schedule in 1983 to the vaccine schedule in 2008, it is baffling how much has changed and how little the medical community has done to explore the interactions between vaccines administered so closely together at such a delicate stage in our child's development. Further, little has been done to fully explore the effects of Thimerosal (mercury) on our children's (and our own) development, and the causal relationship between mercury and neurological disorders, such as autism.
I can count more than a half dozen children with autism born over the last 10 years, to family and friends. Many of them share the experience of having experienced developmental delays or regression AFTER having taken their 12 month series of vaccines. While no formal "study" in the US has undertaken this topic, I don't buy that the risks of NOT taking vaccines outweigh the risks of taking them. Though I haven't made up my mind yet, I know that I want to be better informed, and I want to find a knowledgeable health care practitioner who cares enough to have a dialogue with me about my options.
Even if I choose to vaccinate, I know that there can be some choice about when and how vaccines are administered. For example, the MMR vaccines can be given separately, rather than all in one shot. Delaying the series of vaccines until the baby is 18-24 months, is another option. There are many.
My job right now (as it has been for 31 weeks): read, be informed, ask questions, and think very carefully about any thing I put into my son's body.
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