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[21 Mar 2011 | No Comment | 33 views]
Getting Back to Good Nights (and Days!): Eight Sleeping Solutions to Help Tired Tots and Their Parents Get Some Rest

As soon as your little one comes into your world the age ‘ol philosophy is true! That pregnant women and mommies with newborns need to protect their sleep. Sleep deprivation is an underlying cause for many problems large and small for moms and families. Sleep: As most parents of small children know, it’s the Holy Grail. Having a child who sleep well means having a child who is more likely to be even-tempered, easier to please, and more compliant. And a mom and dad who are rested, refreshed, and ready to face the day with their energetic bundle of joy. But let her skip naptime one time and your typically happy-go-lucky baby or toddler can quickly turn into a overly fussy, tantrum-throwing, meltdown prone little being. There’s a good reason and there are solutions out there to help lull your little one into better naps and nighttimes.

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[20 Mar 2011 | No Comment | 20 views]
New Services Packaged up for New and Expectant Parents

New Services Packaged up for New and Expectant Parents

Any new parent will tell you it’s tough to navigate the maze of parenthood.  As soon as you find out you’re expecting you’re hit with a ton of decisions.  And your entire vocabulary will change.  What’s a “onesie” or a “five-point harness” and why do you need either item?  Now, you can hire a Baby Planner to help answer those questions, along with a myriad of others that may leave you feeling overwhelmed.  You hire help for other areas of your life, …

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[5 Mar 2011 | One Comment | 28 views]
6 Part Series – Your Journey to a Sacred Birth with Stephanie Dawn, ALSP

What does it mean to embark on a spiritual path to conception? I see it as a convergence of your spiritual path with your desire to have a conscious conception. The two are divinely linked; one very much supports and creates the other. Your awareness around your intentions to create life within your womb is deeply spiritual. Your ability to consciously conceive your child has everything to do with your own conscious walk on the planet right now. If you truly desire to consciously conceive your baby, then the opportunity exists for you to do so in a sacred, mindful and deliberate way.

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Featured, Nutrition & Wellness »

[22 Feb 2011 | No Comment | 20 views]
Moroccan Raw Carrot Salad

PAM’s Intern began using a weekly food co-op to pick up her local produce. Finding carrots in her weekly pick-up bag, she began to want to find new and unique recipes. Listed below is a tasty recipe for Moroccan Raw Carrot Salad that takes little time to make and is guaranteed to please.

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[10 Feb 2011 | No Comment | 17 views]
Celebrating Pregnancy Awareness Month Because Your Choices Do Matter

All of us at Pregnancy Awareness Month® have been honored and have enormous gratitude for the ongoing support and commitment that Dr. Alan Greene, MD, FAAP has so consistently lent to us and our campaign since the 1st year of PAM. We are constantly inspired by him and think you will be too, read on.

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Nutrition & Wellness »

[7 Feb 2011 | 3 Comments | 66 views]
Bump It Up Beauty

Great skin requires a quality skin care regime that encourages cellular turnover: frequent exfoliation, hydration and SPF application. But, what worked pre-pregnancy, may not work now. Step one? Evaluate your products and avoid the host of contraindicated ingredients for pregnancy.

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Featured, Headline, Nurture »

[2 Feb 2011 | 5 Comments | 43 views]
Welcoming New Babies Into Our Relationships and Family

Yet, truth is, we have every right—indeed, need—to mourn and celebrate the past, not only because it’s part of us, but because our present and future fulfillment as individuals and couples depends on it.

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[31 Jan 2011 | No Comment | 14 views]
Fever Fever on the Wall ….. One Mother’s Journey

Caring for my child last weekend with a high fever confronted me with the reality that I have “fever phobia”. A blog I was reading on Dr.Greene.com described me perfectly; basically panicking that the fever my child was exhibiting would somehow be the end of her. Of course as I type this, and as I read that blog, intellectually I know and knew that was pretty much impossible. Let’s face it, she has had several fevers in her life, and they run their course, she gets better, and life continues.

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[15 Jan 2011 | 6 Comments | 15 views]
Birth Doulas – An Essential Presence in Modern Maternity Care

The role of the birthing doula gained popularity from the studies of Dr. Marshall Klaus and John Kennel, illustrating the benefits of the presence of a doula during the labor process (Klaus, Kennel, and Klaus 1993). The doula phenomenon took force from groups of mothers searching for a better experience during childbirth. One of the most sacred roles of the birth doula is to preserve the memory that the mother and her partner will have of their birthing experience.

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Headline, Nutrition & Wellness »

[14 Jan 2011 | One Comment | 19 views]
You Are What You Eat and Baby Is Too

Spinach. Eggs. Parsley. Peanuts. Beef. Last year was a landmark for food recalls – so many we seemed to all glaze over at the news of yet another sweeping net of bites-gone-bad. What you don’t hear about every day, though, are the millions of people affected by tainted food every year and the lives affected. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said last month that about one in six Americans gets sick – over 46 million – and 3,000 die from food borne diseases each year including, but not limited to: E.coli, Salmonella and Listeria.

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