tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27996854415473089742024-02-19T17:02:30.693-08:00Woman, UncensoredUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger100125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799685441547308974.post-38411359284721113642011-03-24T12:00:00.000-07:002011-03-24T12:00:08.578-07:00Signing Time Tickets Winners!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #545454;">We're giving away 4 pairs of tickets to see Emmy Nominated <a href="http://www.facebook.com/WomanUncensoredPage?ref=ts#!/pages/Rachel-Coleman/121888342226" style="color: #aa0911; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #660000;">Rachel Coleman</span></a> from <a href="http://www.signingtime.com/">Signing Time</a>, live in Portland, Oregon on April 2nd! Thank you to everyone that entered, and don't forget: If you didn't win, you can still buy tickets! See details below.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #545454;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Congratulations ladies! You each have won a pair of tickets (1 adult, 1 child) to this event! Mark your calendars for Saturday the 2nd! You will be contacted soon about your tickets. Please respond ASAP to claim them.<br /><br />For those who didn't win, you can still get tickets to this event online or even at the doors, and they're inexpensive. See the flyer below for details.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This beautiful little girl is named Anaya. She is in desperate need of breastmilk<i> to keep her alive!</i> There are some things you can do to help (even if you can't donate milk), but first, here is a little bit about her: <br /><br />"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #242424;">Baby Anaya was diagnosed in May 2010 with Infantile Krabbe Leukodystrophy. She first started showing symptoms in February of 2010 at the age of 4 months. This rare disease causes demylination in the brain due to lack of a specific enzyme required to metabolize fats. It can strike families with no medical history of any neurological problems. Two healthy parents who both carry a recessive gene for this enzyme deficiency can produce a perfectly healthy looking newborn, who, at the age of three or four months, will begin showing symptoms of Krabbe Leukodystrophy.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;">I promised this little girls mother I would exhaust every avenue I had of getting the word out that her baby daughter (who has a fatal disease a<span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;">nd has already lived 5 months past her prognosis solely because of the breastmilk her mother has fought to feed and save her with) is in DESPERATE need of donated breastmilk (within Canada, customs will not allow it over borders) and/or monetary donations (donations can be made thru link) to buy breast pumps and pay for shipping of donated breastmilk from out of area mamas who are giving her their milk because it has literally saved her life up to this point and she cannot tolerate anything but human breastmilk and cannot live without it. Here is the request written by her mother:</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>Hi,<br />I'm looking for donations of breatmilk for my daughter Anaya. She is terminally ill with Krabbe Leukodystrophy. We were told to expect her to die at 13 months. She is now 18 months old thanks to BREASTMILK. She does not tolerate formula. Please, please help me keep my baby alive. We will have it shipped from any major city in Canada. Contact me at maraglow@gmail.com or at<a href="http://www.healinganaya.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.healinganaya.blogspot.<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break" style="display: block; float: left; margin-left: -10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"></span>com</a></i><br /><br />PLEASE help in any way you can! If you have any questions or if there is anything you can do, comment below and I will contact you. You can also write her directly thru her email listed above or her blog. Please go to her link and donate if at all possible. This mama needs help saving her baby and I pray that we can find a way to help her do that! If you cannot donate, please know that just re-posting this and spreading the word that this baby is in need brings her one step closer to receiving the help she deserves and that is such a wonderful gift and means more than you know! Thanks mama! You are all amazing! ♥ Much love!<br /><br />(Just so you know: She is already associated with <a href="http://www.facebook.com/hm4hb">Human Milk 4 Human Babies Global </a>(and her local network) and cannot get enough milk to sustain her daughter within her area which is why she needs any and all help she can get. Thanks so much again for your concern, everyone!!!!)"</span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">She lives in N<span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;">elson, British Columbia (Canada) and breast milk donations (frozen, fresh or on demand if close by) from within Canada would absolutely amazing (and she will work out ways to get it shipped from major cities in Canada to her, etc.) and monetary donations from anyone, anywhere who can help are greatly needed and appreciated and taken through her website- <a href="http://www.healinganaya.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span>www.healinganaya.blogspot.</span><wbr></wbr><span class="word_break" style="display: block; float: left; margin-left: -10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"></span>com</a> and you can contact Camara (the mama) directly thru her personal email in regards to MILK donations and questions regarding how to get them milk (all monetary donations are simply done thru her website). Her email is maraglow@gmail.com (Please only contact her for information or questions on how to help. She has so much on her plate right now, Im sure. Anything else can be sent to her thru a message on her website.) Anything (questions, clarifications, etc.) can be sent to me at Write2MoreInfo@gmail.com</span></span></span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799685441547308974.post-19104392085088893322011-02-25T17:41:00.000-08:002011-02-25T17:45:28.518-08:00A Very Special Giveaway!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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You might know by now how much I love <a href="http://www.rachelcoleman.com/"><span style="color: #660000;">Rachel Coleman</span></a> and the wonderful work she does with <a href="http://www.signingtime.com/"><span style="color: #660000;">Signing Time</span></a> and in <a href="http://www.athleta.net/chi/featured-athletes/rachel-coleman/"><span style="color: #660000;">her life</span></a> in general. We are big fans of the series in my family. Absolutely one of our favorite learning tools ever! I feel super blessed to be able to share this you.<br />
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We have something special for those of you in Oregon and Washington (or those who just love Signing Time enough to take a long drive or a plane, lol!). <br />
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Carissa Martos, Master Signing Time Academy Instructor has teamed up with the<span style="color: #660000;"> </span><a href="http://www.signingtimefoundation.org/"><span style="color: #660000;">Signing Time Foundation</span></a> to present Emmy Nominated <a href="http://www.facebook.com/WomanUncensoredPage?ref=ts#!/pages/Rachel-Coleman/121888342226"><span style="color: #660000;">Rachel Coleman</span></a> live in <strong>Portland, Oregon</strong>, and YOU can enter to win a pair of tickets (1 adult, 1 child). <strong>There are 4 pairs of tickets to win! </strong><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"> My kids and I have been learning and loving American Sign Language thanks to the <i><a href="http://www.signingtime.com/shop/series-one-1">Signing Time videos</a></i>. <i><a href="http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=410740215421&topic=16337#%21/pages/Rachel-Coleman/121888342226">Rachel Coleman</a></i>, the creator and one of the stars, is a bit of a hero in our house :-)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Check that out! I bet many of you can tell me what kind of carrier that is ;-)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I was reading<a href="http://www.athleta.net/chi/featured-athletes/rachel-coleman/"> <i>that story</i></a> late at night, and all of a sudden a light bulb came on. I was reading about THE Rachel Coleman. Signing Time's Rachel! Oh my gosh, I suddenly loved her a whole lot more, lol. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br />I did a search, and discovered that she also has <i><a href="http://www.rachelcoleman.com/">a blog of her own.</a></i> I was sick at the time, and literally stayed up for HOURS reading it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">This woman truly inspires me as a mother. If you've got some time one day, read about her reunion with the daughter she placed for adoption years ago. Read Leah's story, and how they discovered she was deaf and what their lives have been like since. Read about how Signing Time got started. Read Lucy's story, and how Rachel doesn't let her be confined to a wheel chair. And if you're anything like me, you'll read all the other posts in between that don't seem to be about anything major, and you'll find her mentioning breastfeeding, natural birth, home birth, and more :-) </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">The world needs more people like this!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799685441547308974.post-89409363633804013202010-08-03T16:36:00.000-07:002010-08-03T16:36:11.211-07:00Mama Baby Haiti<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I know that birth is a topic very important to myself and many of you. We often talk about how bad we have it here in America, but we certainly aren't the only ones. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1a1a1a; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The maternal, fetal, and neonatal death rate in Haiti is the highest in the western hemisphere, and an amazing group of m</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1a1a1a; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">idwives and naturopathic doctors</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1a1a1a; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1a1a1a; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">are working to help change that. </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Right now, they are working to build a Birth Center in Haiti. An auction is going to be held at </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the North Portland Andaluz Birth Center in Portland Oregon on August 21st. If you are a business owner, crafter, artist, etc., and would like to donate an item to their auction to help raise funds for their cause, please email Veronica at </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">kandrinchae@hotmail.com with the subject line as "Donation" or "Mama Baby Haiti". If you do so, please also contact me on my personal facebook (</span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Woman-Uncensored/410740215421#!/Woman.Uncensored"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">here</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">) with the details so I can link to your website in a future post as a thank you to all of my readers who donate. Hopefully I'll also have details on how the auction went! These moms and babies really deserve this.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Check out the Mama Baby Haiti website for more details about who they are and what they do: </span></b></span><a href="http://www.mamababyhaiti.org/"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.mamababyhaiti.org/</span></b></a><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799685441547308974.post-34785628807327071722010-07-14T03:40:00.000-07:002010-07-14T11:10:24.474-07:00Dear Lisa: FU from WU (and "Dear Lactivists 2")<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">According to Lisa from the </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Woman-Uncensored/410740215421?ref=ts#!/profile.php?id=523263799&ref=ts"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Russ and Lisa Show</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">, breastfeeding mothers</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> need to take their hippie granola nonsense to the bathroom. </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Maybe you've heard about this piece of work online already, but for those who haven't, </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://codenamemama.com/2010/07/08/1063-breastfeeding/">here</a></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> is a transcript thanks to "Code Name: Mama" from the broadcast about seeing a mother discreetly nursing in a Chick-Fil-A, and how Lisa felt about it. And here are a few excerpts if you're not up for reading the whole thing. Try not to have a stroke.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>"C</i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>ould she not have done this
in the car? I mean, she was on the way here, couldn’t she have, you
know, while they were driving there, just breastfeed the baby?”</i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><br /></i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">(Yeah, breastfeeding in a moving car is a brilliant idea >.< )</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>"I hate it.
I just don’t understand why in a public place you want to – and she was
covered by the baby’s head, you know her shirt was partially – I just,
to me it was sorta just in such bad taste"</i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><br /></i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">(Even nursing covered isn't enough for Lisa. I guess we should all just hole up in our homes until our children are off the boob. Lisa, your face offends me. Go home)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>"You know you could have sat
there for five or ten or however many minutes it takes to do so in the
privacy of your vehicle. And then I thought also, it is 100 dadgum
degrees."</i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">(Who needs Chick-Fil-A when you can have fried baby?)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>"Why is this not indecent
exposure? And I don’t mean that she had her breast out and that
you could really see it, but it was just I don’t know, it sorta made
me, well I was gonna say lose my appetite but I won’t go that far."</i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">(You, lose your appetite? Of course not!)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>"I think you should be
discreet and stay at home"</i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">(I think you should STFU and eat yer damn chicken!)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><br /></i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>"And I think there should be
indecency laws about that, because I don’t want to see it in a public
place. You know go to the ladies room, go somewhere, go to your car, pump
your breastmilk, but I don’t want to see it in public, sorry."</i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">(*headdesk* times infinity)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>"It’s just bad manners as far
as I’m concerned to hike your blouse up and have a baby’s head
underneath, even if you’re not exposing yourself."</i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">(I think it's bad manners to nosh on some fast food but expect an infant to be denied HEALTHY food<i>)</i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>"I don’t see anything wrong
with going into a restroom if you don’t see a specific nursing area and
sitting on the toilet seat. If you gotta do it I guess you
gotta do it. But to me there’s just no excuse for not being prepared
enough to have nursed your baby before you left, in an emergency
situation having some prepared bottles or something ready to go. I just
find it objectionable."</i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">(I think I may have developed a stress-related eye twitch now. Thanks Lisa)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">(There was more, including Lisa’s opinion that even covering up
the baby with a blanket it not “discreet” enough – she wants it to be
completely out of her sight. She went on and on, but I'm sure you get the idea)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">During another show, she was getting call ins about it and lots of response on their facebook. Lisa dug herself a deeper hole (emphasis mine): </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>"If you decide to go to McDonalds today, pump yourself and take it with you, that's all I'm saying. Sit in the car. Have the air conditioning on. Listen to Rush Limbaugh. And breastfeed" </i></span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><br /><br />"She was being very discreet. I saw nothing. Didn't even know she was doing so until after she had started, you know I just dont see why you would want to expose yourself to any sort of attention like that in public. There is a time and place for everything and quite frankly a fast food place is not the time for it. Just my opinion."<br /><br />"An email from Holly: Lisa you're my hero. I 100% agree with you. Those kind of women are freakin nuts (Lisa laughs). They need to take their HIPPY GRANOLA NONSENSE TO THE BATHROOM (more laughing), cuz I don't want to see it. Stay strong Lisa, PS; Lactating Loonies is the funniest thing I've heard all year long on the air.<br /><br />Holly, thank you, I really don't mean to be a name caller. But you know, when I've been taken on like I have been by this throng, this COVEN, you know, of WITCHES behavior, you know I just can't believe. Just because we disagree, you know"</i></span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Before you ask, YES, people are organizing peaceful nurse-ins in response to this. Drop by their facebook page </span><b><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Peaceful-Protest-for-the-Russ-Lisa-Morning-Show-Nurse-In/128252343883790"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">here</span></a></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> for info. You can also write a letter to the program director and even to Lisa herself and use <b><a href="http://www.nursingfreedom.org/2010/07/call-to-action-email-newsradio-1063-fm.html">this example</a></b> if you wish. The actual broadcasts of this show used to be online, but the station has taken them down. I heard much of it live myself, and she truly is as awful as the quotes make her sound, and then some. It is incredibly saddening that people like her have the public's ear. I sincerely hope that no women were listening to her and were impacted in a way that would harm their current or future breastfeeding. Imagine a new mom staying shut in her home for fear of bitches like Lisa, or maybe even never nursing at all!</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Here is a piece from one of my readers, written as a satire like the original<b><a href="http://womanuncensored.blogspot.com/2010/03/dear-lactivist.html"> "Dear Lactivist":</a></b></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><b>"Dear Lactivists 2" by Michelle Hottya</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><i>Dear Lactivists,</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><i><br /></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><i><br /></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><i>I’m writing to you again because I don’t think you got the message from my last letter, when I tried to explain how my children are just fine for not being breastfed. Because this week, you had the audacity to attack me for my innocent and true remarks about breastfeeding in fast food establishments.</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><i> </i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><i><br /></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><i><br /></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><i>Let me explain this again: I think breastfeeding where people can see, with their own eyes, that a baby is latched onto your breast and sucking on it, is disgusting and distasteful. You don’t have any shame, do you, Lactivists? Because I see you everywhere, with your babies peeking out at me from under your shirts, threatening with every twitch of their head to release, turn around and let your hanging breast show itself to the whole world. Not that I’ve ever seen that happen, of course – but it COULD.</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><i><br /></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><i><br /></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><i>Lactivists, do you think everyone in the world wants to be imagining what is going on under your shirt? Or even under that thin little blanket or cover-up? Even if I can’t see it, I can hear it. All that slurping, swallowing, humming and babbling is so distracting while I’m just trying to eat my fried chicken in peace. I can’t enjoy my meal if that little (and sometimes not little) child is so obviously enjoying his. GROSS!</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><i><br /></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><i><br /></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><i>And then when I said something about it, innocently just expressing my opinion and hoping to get the public to condemn your indiscreet behavior, you had the nerve to tell your friends! People who weren’t even in the restaurant at the time! How dare you! Now I have people sending me emails and calling me on the phone to say that I am uptight and mean to mothers and babies. I am not mean or uptight – I just think that if you’re going to breastfeed, you should do it at home or in your car on your way to the restaurant. Or just stay home all the time. If you really have to go out, you should just pump your breastmilk and put it in a bottle.</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><i> </i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><i><br /></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><i><br /></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><i>That’s another thing – I don’t buy all this talk that it’s not so easy as pumping and carrying a bottle. I mean, what does that really take? Isn’t it just like milking a cow? Where you hook up the machine and out comes gallons and gallons? You say you can’t pump much but your baby gets enough? If you can’t pump it out, you must be doing something you’re not telling us, like feeding him straight butter, because look at those huge thighs he has. I fed my kids solids by three months – don’t try to make me believe you don’t give any food before six months! What a crock!</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><i><br /></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><i><br /></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><i>I’m starting to think this is a conspiracy by a bunch of crackpots that go around to fast-food restaurants, or museums, or swimming pools, or churches (for heaven’s sake!) to nurse babies out in the open just to get all the rest of polite society all riled up for your uncouth behavior. Then you all show up in droves to protest when someone calls you out on it. You Lactivists must all be a pack of liberals – I know this because every time there is an “issue,” all the lefties show up with signs and get themselves arrested just to get on the news.</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><i> </i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><i><br /></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><i><br /></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><i>I feel really sorry for you all, I really do. You don’t realize what you’re teaching your children. Well, as long as we have the First Amendment, I guess you have as much right to say your opinion as I do mine, but don’t you dare show up with insults and name-calling because I will sic my minions on you and out-chant, out-protest, out-misspell and out-argue you with as many non-sequiturs and red herrings as we can devise. 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I never thought I'd be able to ditch shampoo and conditioner, but then I came across info to the contrary online. Meh, why not try it, right? If it sucked, I'd go back to my nasty poo-ish ways, no biggie. First, I was a wimp and started with using a herbal shampoo bar and a vinegar rinse. That was pretty great, but when it ran out, I went hardcore and started using just baking soda to wash and continued with the vinegar rinse. My hair looks pretty dang fabulous if I do say so myself! And no more of the nasty build-up that was one of the reasons for my desire to switch in the first place! Google "going poo free" for info. It's easy and CHEAP.</div>
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You can make your own laundry soap for super duper cheap as well. <b><a href="http://natural-products.suite101.com/article.cfm/washing_clothes_for_pennies">This site</a></b> includes the recipe,and even breaks down the price difference between their method and store-bought Tide. In addition, I put white vinegar in a <a href="http://www.downy.com/en-US/product/the-downy-ball.jspx"><b>Downy ball</b></a> (can be found in the laundry aisle, also very cheap), so it releases during the rinse cycle. This has eliminated our use of fabric softeners and dryer sheets. White vinegar quite frankly ROCKS for a lot of things! Check out the uses for it in laundry <b><a href="http://www.vinegartips.com/Scripts/pageViewSec.asp?id=8">here</a>. </b>You can also use diluted essential oil in a spray bottle, and spritz over your laundry when you're putting it into the dryer, or just put a bit on a cloth or your wool dryer balls and toss it in.</div>
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Cleaning has become so easy now! For a while, I just used diluted white vinegar in a spray bottle on everything. It definitely works well (and is cheap! Can you tell I love things that are?), but now I used diluted lavender essential oil instead. Works like a charm, smells lovely, and I don't worry about using chemicals around my kids now! Essential oils are also great for when you need to disinfect. Lemon, baking soda, and other essential oils can be used for cleaning too. <br />
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I recently got myself some virgin coconut oil, and omg... LOVE! It is wonderful as a skin, scalp, and hair moisturizer. It is solid in a jar, but I just fill my sink up with warm water and let it sit in there while I shower so it liquefies. Then when I get out, I slather some on. Extra awesome because I love the smell of coconut! Do a bit of reading on it, and you'll find that it is really great for you. I have even used it on my face despite my problem skin, and have actually seen improvement despite the usual thought that oily things are to be avoided on the face. When I feel like exfoliating my face or body, just a bit of sugar and honey does the trick. Instead of body wash, I now use all natural hand made soaps that I find on Etsy. I'm currently experimenting with lavender essential oil on my occasional acne. I've read some good testimonials about it. It should also be noted that other essential oils can NOT be used undiluted on the skin, but lavender can.<br />
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Between my children and children I've cared for, I've found myself in this type of situation many times. If I command they do something, they might do it. If I start doing it and ask them to join me they're a little more likely to. If I do it, willingly and joyfully, because I want it done, because I will feel better when it is done, and my children witness this, then they will not only join when requested, but will often just jump in, or ask me if they can or if I'd like them to. Sometimes all it takes is saying, "hey, let's do [insert task] together. I'll start." They don't feel as though they are my little servants, as though I am a tyrant dictating they do the undesirable work so that I will not have to suffer the drudgery of it. They don't feel like I'm valuing my own preferences and desires over theirs, and trying to force them to accommodate me. I might have to willingly, joyfully do it myself multiple times before they jump in, but generally, they will. I try to remember to be willing and cheerful about the tasks that are generally seen as "mine" too, as my attitude directly teaches them how they should approach "their" tasks. If I can't be willing and cheerful about it, and it's not a matter of extreme importance (life, death, or a dirty diaper), than I do something else until I can again appreciate that task. Most of the time, I don't see much point in grumbling about things that "have to" be done, like changing dirty diapers. Diaper time is belly button raspberries and toe tickling time.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> </span></div>
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The younger your child is when you adopt this approach, the easier it will likely be to adjust. You must give your child ample opportunity to be social, to participate in accepted, valued activities that encourage development, even when it's not convenient, not the task you wanted them to do or they are not yet able to do it to the same extent you are. It is essential that you do not hover while they do these tasks, as it would likely give them the impression that you do not believe them capable of these things. Do something else, nearby, keeping busy and watching only peripherally if you feel supervision is necessary.</div>
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If your children are older, it may take longer for them to start willingly participating, unasked. Any change in discipline is going to require an adjustment period, (sometimes much longer than we'd like), dedication, and a belief that you are doing something beneficial for yourself, your children, and society in general. Children are often resistant to change. They may test you in unexpected ways. They may simply refuse your invitations to join in tasks for a long time, or they may ask "you're not going to make me do it?" They may ask, "what do I get if I help you." My response would be, "I can't make you do anything. It's your choice," then whistle my way through the task at hand; or for requests for rewards, a smile and "I'll take care of it," or should suffice. I don't know about you, but my head is always full of ideas and thoughts that could use more sorting, and what better than some repetitive, mundane, but useful, task to give me time to meditate on them?</div>
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This might all seem blissfully, ignorantly, optimistic. No, it isn't always easy, but neither is screaming, threatening, punishing, arguing, or bribing.</div>
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I suggest that you evaluate your own reactions to events, and attitude toward tasks. See if you can identify any of the same behaviors and attitudes that are frustrating you in your children. Ask why you resent or dislike the task at hand, why you are reluctant to do it. Could it be that you were never given the chance to do it just because you wanted to? That you were never given the opportunity to grow up in an environment of obvious unconditional love and acceptance, whether or not you did your chores. That you feel like these are things you have to do, rather than things you choose to do? Could it be that it was taught to you, probably unintentionally, that these are tasks that 'normal,' socially accepted people grumble about and try to avoid, pawn off on others, or do only because there is no way around it? Do you complain about your job or about all the work you do around the house, or about how hard it is to do anything with your crew of wild children, your uncooperative rebels? Do you then expect them to do differently, to go to "work" (school, tasks, etc) willingly, without complaint, and to be anything other than the whiny, wild, uncooperative rebels you've labeled them?</div>
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<strong>WINNERS: I will be notifying the companies of who you are, so please keep an eye out in your email for a message from them so they can get your shipping address from you! Be sure to check your spam box too, just in case it ends up there.</strong></div>
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Please note that if you entered from a country that was specified to NOT be eligible for the giveaway you entered, another winner will be chosen. If you didn’t win, there will be more giveaways coming on Friday, so keep an eye out! I also linked to each giver’s website below if you’re interested in their amazing stuff.</div>
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(any person/company wishing to donate for an up-coming Freebie Friday, please leave me a comment with your email and I’ll write you, or you can contact me via Facebook)</div>
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<a href="http://www.barefootbooks.com/marketplace/4407" mce_href="http://www.barefootbooks.com/marketplace/4407" target="_blank">"An Island in the Sun" from Barefoot Books</a></div>
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The winner is: Alex, leopardchik16@aol.com</div>
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Reusable sandwich bag from <a href="http://mysunshinedesigns.com/" mce_href="http://mysunshinedesigns.com/" target="_blank">My Sunshine Designs</a></div>
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The winner is: Kristin, kristin.fn@gmail.com</div>
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Custom soaker or shorties from <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bitsy-Knitsy/132723143422248?v=wall&ref=ts" mce_href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bitsy-Knitsy/132723143422248?v=wall&ref=ts" target="_blank">Bitsy Knitsy</a></div>
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The winner is: Misty, mistymichellesims at gmail dot com</div>
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Potty decals from <a href="http://www.iceemudd.webs.com/" mce_href="http://www.iceemudd.webs.com/" target="_blank">IceeMudd</a></div>
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The winner is: sharon, dearanxiety@gmail.com</div>
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Wool mattress pad from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/NaturalMystkMama" mce_href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/NaturalMystkMama" target="_blank">Natural Mystik Mama</a></div>
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The winner is: Kelly, kellysilver@gmail.com</div>
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</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799685441547308974.post-48288629825574815562010-06-30T00:20:00.000-07:002010-06-30T00:20:10.072-07:00Time wasted on fools...<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I was listening to the radio in the car today, and they were talking a bit about how sometimes total strangers or even people you know will randomly come up and criticize your parenting. "You're feeding that baby wrong", "You've got to get him sleeping on schedule", "Why isn't she wearing a hat in this weather?" et cetera, et cetera, ad nauseam. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">They asked for the biblical perspective on how to respond in these type of situations. I usually refrain from bringing up religion, but hopefully whatever your personal beliefs may be, you can acknowledge there is *some* wisdom to be found in the Bible. *end disclaimer*</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">A verse they quoted was this: </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>"Do not rebuke a fool or he will hate you;<br /> rebuke a wise man and he will love you."</i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I like how the Message version of the Bible elaborates on this:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>"If you reason with an arrogant cynic, you'll get slapped in the face;<br /> confront bad behavior and get a kick in the shins.<br />So don't waste your time on a scoffer;<br /> all you'll get for your pains is abuse.<br />But if you correct those who care about life,<br /> that's different—they'll love you for it!<br />Save your breath for the wise—they'll be wiser for it;<br /> tell good people what you know—they'll profit from it."</i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I can especially relate to this in the world of Facebook and blogging. There are some people that are truly impossible to reason and communicate with. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">They talked about how we need to consider the type of person we are talking with in the situation. There are times when we can just politely (or not, lol) blow a person off because they would never hear us through their ignorance anyway, and other times when we may be able to say "Thanks for your concern, but actually here's what we do and why..." and be met with understanding and respect by a wise person. There are some fools though, that no matter what you say and do, will always find a way to hate on you for it. They may even dig their heels into their foolish ways even more just to spite you for daring to disagree. An example would be the mothers on facebook discussion boards I've seen say things like "I can't wait to circumcise my kid just to piss people like you off". Yeah. Those discussions are definitely time wasted on fools. Especially after a few hundred mind-numbing pages of their idiocy, lol.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Charis SIL', charis, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Anyhoo, just some scattered late night thoughts, and I'd love to hear yours :-)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" mce_fixed="1" mce_name="strong" mce_style="font-weight: bold;" style="font-weight: bold;"><i>An Island in the Sun</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" mce_name="strong" mce_style="font-weight: bold;" style="font-weight: bold;"> Children's book</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" mce_fixed="1" mce_name="strong" mce_style="font-weight: bold;" style="font-weight: bold;">Enter to win (<a href="http://woman.amuchbetterway.com/?p=184" mce_href="http://woman.amuchbetterway.com/?p=184" target="_blank">HERE</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" mce_name="strong" mce_style="font-weight: bold;" style="font-weight: bold;">)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Well, Thursday was a fantastic day :-) Not only did I turn the big 25 (with carrot cake brought to me in bed, yum!), but I got to celebrate the <a href="http://www.savingpenises.org/"><i>Saving Penises</i></a><i> </i>benefit auction ending with the highest bids totaling </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">$1,057.25!!! </span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">That's enough to fund 81 info packs, assuming every one follows through with their bids. SP is getting more and more requests all the time, so this was very much needed! I was so nervous that my idea would bomb terribly, but this just goes to show how very awesome my fellow intactivists are!!! A huge thank you to </span><i><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/KNOW-Keeping-Newborn-Oklahomans-Whole/107536602615821?ref=ts"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Lauren J. of K.N.O.W </span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">for putting together the website and all the posts for the auction, and of course to Danelle Frisbie of </span><a href="http://drmomma.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">DrMomma.org</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> for being the genius and ultimate giving heart that started the distribution of the info packs in the first place! </span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Something important we had to ask ourselves when pregnant with our 2nd child was whether we'd have our first child (newly 3 years old when baby was "due") present for the birth. We sat down and discussed it with our midwife who has 8 children of her own and a few grandchildren. All of them,except the youngest of course, had seen the births of their younger siblings and the experiences had all been positive. As a midwife, she had also attended countless births with children present. She talked about how she believes it eases the transition, and made it more real for the children to see that baby was truly part of mommy, not just something they picked up at a store! It had been my gut instinct to want our whole little family together for it if possible, and it was nice to hear that so many others had positive experiences with it.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I watched a LOT of home and water births online and my daughter was often right there with me, always watching raptly and responding with an "awww, pretty baby!" as soon as the tiny little messes made their way into the world. I loved how she could see past all the goo and sometimes screaming, and just see the beauty of what was happening. When we first watched one where the mother was making some intense birthing noises, I explained to her that was because she was working hard. I had her pick up something kind of heavy, and when she made a little grunt, I pointed it out to her. I said "see, sometimes we make noises when we work hard. Mommies work VERY hard to get the babies out, so that is why sometimes the noises are loud". I told her that the blood wasn't the same kind of blood from "owies". It didn't mean the mommy and baby were hurt. She told me she knew that already. How silly of me, lol. She watched all those videos with me like it was the most normal thing in the world, which it is, but I was surprised at how none of it ever seemed to alarm or confuse her. I just let her see all the realities of birth in those videos and she just took her cues from me and stayed calm but interested and often even deeply touched. I wanted her first exposures to birth to be "real", and not Hollywood horror-stories. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Our plan was to follow her cues and let her be present when/if she was comfortable. We had a family member who was prepared to come to us when it was time, and be our daughter's "partner" through it all. She'd be cared for so we could focus, and her partner would be there to answer questions, or take her elsewhere if she wanted to. She would be free to come in and out as she felt comfortable, unless I ended up needing my space and some quiet time, then she could be taken to the park or to a family member's house.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Unfortunately, some things didn't go as planned. My premature and prolonged rupture of membranes without contractions, and subsequent decision to birth with my midwife at the center instead of our home threw things off a bit. Since my labor wasn't starting after my waters broke, we had no idea how long it would take, so our daughter was taken to her aunt's house nearby so she could eat/sleep/play/etc. It ended up taking a couple of days, and when labor finally started it went too quickly for them to get our daughter out of bed and to the birthing center. Alas! We were sad she missed the opportunity, but we went home soon after birth and she got to meet her baby sister when she was still fairly fresh ;-)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I myself missed my baby brother's birth by just a minute! I was 8 at the time, and my mother had him in just one contraction! My grandmother and I made it to the door just in time to hear his first cries. I have yet to be physically present for any birth but my own, but my best friend has invited me to be at hers, so I may finally get the chance soon! I toss around the idea of being a doula when my children are older, but I suppose I won't know for sure until the time comes.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Anyhoo, I hope that having your older child/ren present for your future births is something you would consider if circumstances allow. I hope our future generations can grow up understanding birth instead of fearing it as the media and doctors seem to want us to, and knowing the unique experience of seeing how their siblings enter the world. I think it may also give them a whole new respect for mommy and what she does ;-)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">"M</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">y daughter was born at home in October and my son was there for all of it. It was all a fairly low key affair. I was doing hypnobabies so it was very quiet. We had a friend come over to hang out with West. I went into labor around 5:30 pm and my son just played as normal until it was time for his bed time, which was around 8 pm. It was weird, normally he can be very clingy to mommy and daddy, but on this day it was like he sensed something profound was happening and gave both me and my husband some space. At 7:50 pm my husband left me in the birthing tub to go help with putting West.... we thought we still had hours to go, as labor had not gotten even remotely hard yet, and John didn't want to miss out of West's bedtime routine. At 8 pm my husband came back to the birth tub and 2 mins later Mabel was born... two very intense non-pushing contractions and bam she was out. Since West wasn't yet asleep we got him out of bed and brought him downstairs to meet his sister just 10 mins after she was born." -Kimberly</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I knew I wouldn't be able to handle her being around during labor though, so we planned for my parents to be in charge of her for those hours. Luckily, I ended up laboring from midnight to 7am, so she slept the entire time. When the head was (finally) visible, we called for my parents to bring her in. I like a party for the actual birth! They held her as she watched me push him out. We still dealt with jealousy, but she knew we couldn't put him back!" -Aimee, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><a href="http://delilahlou.blogspot.com/" style="color: #003399; line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1277177693_0" style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">http://delilahlou.blogspot.com/</span></span></a></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">"My then 3 year old was present for his little brother's birth in August '09. It was great. We had talked a lot about how I was going to probably holler and that he baby would come out of my hoo hoo and that he was welcome to be there but if he didn't want to he could go somewhere with Grandma or </span><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1277177719_0" style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Grandpa</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> (I gave birth at their house) in the end, my water broke at 5 am ish, so he was woken up by the commotion and he was just super excited about being woken up in the middle of the night. He hung around for most of it, I guess for a little bit he watched cartoons with grandpa in the next room, but I remember him being there through the thick of it and only once did he look a little concerned - I smiled and told him it was OK I was just yelling 'cause it made me feel better, and he smiled and was totally relieved. He was there as Boone came out. I think it went great. He isn't too freaked out by that kind of stuff though, I can see how other kids might be more sensitive and upset by the whole thing. I think just playing it by ear and having somebody available to take them away from it if they want to get away is the best way to go. <img src="http://mail.yimg.com/a/i/mesg/tsmileys2/04.gif" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />"<br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />-Dylan Branson</span></div>
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I decided to have a</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1277178130_0" style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">water birth at home</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">with my daughter, so this obviously meant my son would be there. 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He also attended all of the prenatal visits with our midwife and she always included him. Also, we showed him a</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1277178130_2" style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">lot of water birth</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">videos so he could see for himself what was going to happen. It was very important to us that he think of everything as normal and natural, and not fear mommy was sick or something was wrong. I went into labor around 2:00 in the morning, my doula got there around 3:00 am and my midwife around 4 am. I'm guessing my son probably woke up somewhere around 6 am and he just watched quietly as the process unfolded. He sat at the side of the tub and wasn't scared and knew he would be greeting his</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1277178130_3" style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">baby sister</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">soon. My daughter was born at 8:24 am and he was right there to greet her along with my husband. It was very nice to have our entire family immediately there, going through that process together, and I do feel it caused a deeper bond between them. After she was born my son always referred to her as "my baby." The other benefit of this? Since my son has seen, from a very early age, normal birth not treated like a sickness or something to be ashamed of he looks at it as a natural part of every day life. He can tell you many things about pregnancy and birth that a good percentage of adult males could not. If he ever grows up to get married and / or have a baby, he will already be informed and won't be one of those guys going, "Ewww, this is gross!! What if I pass out? Yuck, is that amniotic fluid?" In my career, working in labor and delivery, I deal with men like that all the time and am always grateful some poor woman will never have to put up with that from my son!" </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">-Tatum</span></span></div>
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There are an average of 15 requests for the <b><a href="http://www.savingpenises.org/info-packs.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><i>information packs</i></span></a> </b>every week, each one costing $13 to produce and ship. Anyone can <a href="http://www.savingpenises.org/donate.html"><i>donate to the cause</i></a><i> </i>at any time, or even join the <i><a href="http://www.savingpenises.org/buck-a-month-club.html">Buck-a-Month Club</a></i> to make regular contributions, but more help is needed! The info packs have been extremely effective at educating parents. *Every* family that has actually looked over the information has chosen to keep their child intact. You can read some of the touching testimonies<i><a href="http://www.savingpenises.org/testimonies.html"> here</a></i>.<br />
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The auction will run from Thursday June 17th to Thursday June 24th, and 100% of the proceeds will go to Saving Penises.<br />
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Between Danelle of <a href="http://www.drmomma.org/">Peaceful Parenting</a>, Lauren of <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/KNOW-Keeping-Newborn-Oklahomans-Whole/107536602615821?ref=ts">K.N.O.W</a>, and myself, this intactivist effort spans the U.S. I hope that with this auction, the support will come from all over the globe. This is your chance to donate to an important cause AND get something really cool in return :-) <br />
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Click <a href="http://www.savingpenises.org/june-auction.html">here</a> to visit the auction and see all the awesomeness available!<br />
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Please tell your friends. Although you may not want them to outbid you, lol, competition is healthy for the cause.<br />
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An important note if you bid: please add the auction's email address to your contacts. If you're the winning bidder, we need to be able to reach you without it ending up in your spam! If we don't hear back from you within 3 days, the item will have to go to the next highest bidder. auctions4sp@gmail.com<br />
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HAVE FUN!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799685441547308974.post-88156697195011256502010-06-16T18:07:00.001-07:002010-06-16T18:07:40.049-07:00Happy Winning Wednesday!<br />
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Please note that if you entered from a country that was specified to NOT be eligible for the giveaway you entered, another winner will be chosen. If you didn’t win, there will be more giveaways coming on Friday, so keep an eye out! I also linked to each giver’s website below if you’re interested in their amazing stuff.</div>
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The winner is: Danielle, <a href="mailto:neldabean@gmail.com" mce_href="mailto:neldabean@gmail.com">neldabean@gmail.com</a></div>
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The winner is: Angel, <a href="mailto:Sxdupangel85@yahoo.com" mce_href="mailto:Sxdupangel85@yahoo.com">Sxdupangel85@yahoo.com</a></div>
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The winner is: Julia, <a href="mailto:Julia_Marie_Barbara@hotmail.com" mce_href="mailto:Julia_Marie_Barbara@hotmail.com">Julia_Marie_Barbara@hotmail.com</a></div>
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<em>Today I would like to welcome Dionna, who has written a <a href="http://codenamemama.com/guest-post-exchange/">guest post</a> on an easy way your family can go green. Dionna is a lawyer turned work at home mama of an amazing son. You can normally find Dionna over at <a href="http://codenamemama.com/">Code Name: Mama</a> where she shares information, resources, and her thoughts on natural parenting (including <a href="http://codenamemama.com/category/intactivism/">intactivism</a> and <a href="http://codenamemama.com/category/lactivism/">lactivism</a> issues) and life with a toddler (including lots of <a href="http://codenamemama.com/category/activities-for-toddlers/">toddler/preschooler activities</a>).</em> </div>
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If going green were easy<em> and </em>saved us lots of money <em>while also</em> rescuing our landfills from needless waste <em>and </em>our environment from harmful chemicals, everyone would be doing it, right?
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Going green isn’t always as easy or affordable as the average American consumer would like. Sorting recyclables? Too sticky. Turning the A/C down in the summer? Too hot. Cloth diapering? Too much laundry. Carpooling or taking public transportation? Too inconvenient. </div>
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But I have one green idea that fulfills all of the required conditions on the average American consumer’s checklist:</div>
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What is this miracle of greenness? <strong>Cloth. </strong>Cloth wipes and towels can replace at least five paper products in your house: cloth towels can replace paper towels, paper napkins, and <a href="http://www.friendlygreen.org/media/forestfriendlytoolkit.pdf">Kleenex</a>, and smaller cloth wipes (or "family cloth") can replace toilet paper and disposable baby wipes. (1) Let’s examine the excellent reasons your family should consider making the switch to cloth wipes. </div>
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The environmental and health impacts of switching to cloth wipes are easily seen in at least three areas: chemicals, packaging, and paper waste. </div>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Chemicals</span>: Dioxin “is one of the most toxic human-made chemicals.” Dioxin is made during manufacturing when the pulp is bleached so that our toilet paper, baby wipes, paper towels, etc. will be white. And once dioxin is released into the environment, it is there for good (until it gets into our food supply, of course), because natural bacteria cannot break it down. (2) Dioxin was the primary toxic substance in Agent Orange, and <a href="http://www.ejnet.org/dioxin/">it has been linked</a> to cancer, reproductive and developmental problems, birth defects, diabetes, immune system suppression, fertility problems, and more. </div>
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<strong>Perhaps more disturbing are the<a href="http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/product/238661/Huggies_Baby_Wipes%2C_Cucmuber_%26_Green_Tea/"> chemicals found in leading baby wipes</a>.</strong> <a href="http://www.copperwiki.org/index.php?title=Baby_wipes#Ingredients_to_avoid_in_baby_wipes">Some wipes contain chemicals</a> that are highly toxic, linked to cancer, associated with hormone disruptors and developmental/reproductive problems, and/or are allergenic. And these chemicals are used in some of the most sensitive areas of our children's bodies. </div>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Packaging</span>: <strong>Packaging makes up <a href="http://www.id2.ca/downloads/eco-design-paper-facts.pdf">30-40% (a third!) of all trash</a></strong>. That is incredible! The packaging on most toilet paper, paper napkins, and paper towels isn't terribly elaborate, but when you consider that the <a href="http://www.madehow.com/Volume-6/Toilet-Paper.html">average American uses over 100 single rolls</a> of toilet paper and <a href="http://www.care2.com/greenliving/u-is-for-use-fewer-paper-napkins.html#">2,200 napkins</a> each year, that adds up to a lot of multipacks which are all conveniently wrapped in plastic. Plastic, as you probably know, <a href="http://www.priweb.org/ed/pgws/uses/plastic.html">is made using oil</a> - the same stuff that's currently <a href="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/06/photogalleries/100608-gulf-oil-spill-environment-birds-animals-pictures/#gulf-oil-spill-killing-wildlife-brown-pelican-wings_21352_600x450.jpg">choking our Gulf</a>. </div>
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Even worse than the soft plastic packages are the hard plastic disposable wipes containers. At best, parents who use disposable wipes buy only a few plastic boxes of wipes and then buy refills (also encased in plastic packaging). But parents could conceivably buy a new plastic box of wipes each time they run out. Now that is a lot of wasted plastic. (3)</div>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b>Paper Waste</b></span><b>:</b> So how much waste do Americans produce in toilet paper alone? How about 15,202,986,200 pounds (yes, that is over 15 billion): today, the <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/wayoflife/07/07/mf.toilet.paper.history/index.html">average American uses over 50 pounds</a> of toilet paper each year. (4)<strong> </strong>The effects of switching to a toilet paper alternative are dramatic:<strong> If every person in the U.S. traded one regular roll of toilet paper for a recycled roll, <a href="http://encyclopedia.toiletpaperworld.com/toilet-paper-history/toilet-paper-and-the-environment">we could save 1.2 million cubic feet of landfill space</a> (as well as 470,000 trees and 169 million gallons of water)</strong>. </div>
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Now let's talk about baby wipes. Did you know that <a href="http://randd.defra.gov.uk/Document.aspx?Document=WR0705_7589_FRP.pdf">every child in disposables will add an average of 3,796 diapers</a> to our landfills in roughly 2.5 years? (5) Let's assume parents will use one disposable baby wipe for every diaper change, then add a few more wipes in for all of those dirty mouths and fingers that our babies and toddlers inevitably sport. <strong>Every parent is looking at using at least 4,000 disposable baby wipes per child. </strong>4,000 wipes plus their packaging for every child in the U.S. </div>
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And what about paper napkins? "During an average year, an <a href="http://www.care2.com/greenliving/u-is-for-use-fewer-paper-napkins.html#">American uses approximately 2,200 napkins</a> — around six each day. <strong>If everyone in the U.S. used one less napkin a day, more than a billion pounds of napkins could be saved from landfills each year</strong>." </div>
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<strong>And where does all of this plastic and paper end up? Much of it can be found in our <a href="http://www.howstuffworks.com/landfill.htm">landfills</a>.</strong> (Unfortunately, <a href="http://www.greenlivingtips.com/articles/304/1/Greening-baby-wipes.html">disposable wipes cannot be recycled or composted</a>.) </div>
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<em>When you are faced with the choice of paper or plastic, say no to both: choose cloth.</em></div>
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As a country, we spend more than <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/wayoflife/07/07/mf.toilet.paper.history/index.html">$6 billion dollars</a> on toilet paper every year. Americans send 3,000 tons of paper towels to landfills each day. If your household uses a roll of paper towels per week, you could save more than $100 per year by switching to cloth towels/wipes. </div>
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I can't find an average dollar figure per household for all personal paper products, but you can see how the dollars add up if you are using 4000 wipes per child (during the diapering years), 100 single rolls of toilet paper for every family member, 2,200 napkins per person, and an unknown amount of paper towels and Kleenex each year. </div>
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We are literally flushing a ridiculous amount of money down the toilet (or throwing it in the trash can, as the case may be for disposable wipes, napkins, and paper towels). </div>
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"If every household replaced just a single twelve-roll pack of regular bathroom tissue with a recycled variety, it would save almost five million trees and enough paper waste to fill seventeen thousand garbage trucks." (6) "If each household in the U.S. replaced just <a href="http://www.cronigsmarket.com/community/paper_towels.cfm">one roll of 180 sheet virgin fiber paper towels</a> with 100% recycled ones, we could save: 864,00 trees; 3.4 million cubic feet of landfill space, equal to 3,900 full garbage trucks; and 354 million gallons of water, a year’s supply for 10,100 families of four." </div>
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We may not be saving the world, but think about what we could save by switching to cloth!
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<li style="text-align: left;">Using cloth will save the environment from the harmful chemicals released during the manufacturing process of paper.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Using cloth will save your child from exposure to the toxic chemicals found in many disposable wipes.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Using cloth will reduce your plastic consumption.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Using cloth will reduce your contribution to our overcrowded landfills.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Using cloth will save you hundreds of dollars over the years.</li>
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The switch to cloth wipes and towels is easy. Here are a few tips that we have found useful in our house.
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<li style="text-align: left;"><strong>Keep a reusable shopping bag or other container in the bathroom</strong>. We hang a Chico bag up on the bathroom door for family cloth and toss it in the diaper pail on laundry day.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><strong>Wash with your regular laundry</strong>. If you are laundering cloth diapers, definitely throw the family cloth in with the diapers. But if you are done with diapers and you are only using your cloth wipes for the easy jobs, just toss them in with your normal wash. (In our house, we use cloth for potty and regular TP for poo. How's that for TMI?!) Don't let the thought of washing family cloth gross you out, think of it this way: when your child wets her pants or the bed, you don't think twice about sticking the soiled laundry in the washer, right? Cloth wipes are no different. Cloth towels used as napkins, Kleenex, or paper towels can go in with your regular laundry as well.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><strong>Make homemade wipe solution</strong>. For cloth diapering families, there's no reason you can't use cloth wipes for the messy clean-up jobs, just keep a spray bottle with homemade wipe solution handy. I make mine using water, a few drops of tea tree oil, and a few drops of lavender essential oil.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><strong>Get enough wipes and towels for your family</strong>. For family cloth, I have about 50 cloth wipes in circulation for our family of three with one in diapers. I do cloth diaper laundry every other day, and I am often close to running out of wipes if I wait too long between loads. I have at least 30 cloth towels. We use them for tea towels, as paper towel/napkin replacements, Kleenex, and I keep a few in the backpack and car for random spills. When my son was younger they doubled as burp rags.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><strong>They don't need to be fancy</strong>. Sure cute wipes/towels are fun, but if you are on a budget there is no reason to spend a lot of money on cloth. Many of our cloth towels are cheap prefold diapers that I dyed. You can cut up old t-shirts for wipes or towels or use an economy size package of soft wash cloths.</li>
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<em>Do you use cloth wipes and towels? If so, please leave your experiences in the comments.</em> </div>
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<em>Do you have questions about switching to cloth? Please leave a comment here or on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Code-Name-Mama/170498359149">my Facebook page</a> so that we can share your question and everyone's responses with other readers - I am happy to help! </em></div>
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<strong><em>Be sure to look for my cloth wipe and cloth towel giveaway in the <a href="http://www.savingpenises.org/benefit-auctions.html">Saving Penises online auction</a> this week!</em> </strong>(7) </div>
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(1) This guest post is based in part on <a href="http://codenamemama.com/2009/10/02/skip-to-my-loo/">an article I wrote</a> about the history of toilet paper and the benefits of cloth wipes. </div>
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(2) To learn more about dioxin and the manufacturing process, check out "<a href="http://encyclopedia.toiletpaperworld.com/toilet-paper-history/toilet-paper-and-the-environment">Toilet Paper and the Environment</a>," "<a href="http://www.copperwiki.org/index.php?title=Baby_wipes">Baby Wipes</a>," and "<a href="http://www.cronigsmarket.com/community/paper_towels.cfm">Paper Towels</a>." </div>
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(3) For more on why reducing your consumption of plastics can help the environment, start with this easy to read site from the Earth Resource Foundation: <a href="http://www.earthresource.org/campaigns/capp/capp-background-info.html">Campaign Against the Plastic Plague Background Info</a> </div>
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(4) That’s my calculation. The current U.S. population is 304,059,724; I just multiplied that by 50 to get an approximate total number of pounds per year for everyone. I've also found conflicting information on that 50 pound figure - some sites maintain we use 50 lbs of TP, some say that the 50 lbs includes TP, facial tissue, and napkins. Regardless, it would be nice to replace some of that usage with cloth. </div>
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(5) For more on the environmental impact of disposable v. cloth diapers, see "<a href="http://www.gogreenstreet.com/why-we-chose-cloth-diapers-part-1/">Why We Chose Cloth Diapers, Part 1</a>" on Go Green Street. </div>
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(6) Rogers, Elizabeth & Kostigen, Thomas M., “The Green Book” at 66 (2007) </div>
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799685441547308974.post-45611158871039159112010-06-09T18:03:00.000-07:002010-06-09T18:51:44.065-07:00Making a Difference<div style="text-align: center;">
Hello all my lovely readers! I have a very important project I'd like to run past you guys :-)</div>
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As you know, intactivism is a cause I really care about. <b> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/?sk=messages&tid=1137768219973#%21/SAVEP?ref=ts">Saving Penises</a></b> distributes information packs and dvd's to educate parents about circumcision and the prepuce. It has been *extremely* successful at preventing parents from circumcising their baby boys. EVERYONE that has actually looked at the information has chosen to keep their child intact. This is a huge deal! Saving Penises is a non-profit, and never turns down anyone that requests a packet but cannot afford the cost of the materials. </div>
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Here's my idea! I would like to hold an online benefit auction with all proceeds going to Saving Penises!</div>
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We would need businesses that would be willing to donate their items for this. In return, you'll be getting exposure to thousands and thousands of people! I have over 5,600 facebook fans, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/?sk=messages&tid=1137768219973#%21/peacefulparenting?ref=ts"><b>Peaceful Parenting</b></a> (run by Danelle Frisbie who distributes the circ info packs) has over 11,000, and <b><a href="http://www.facebook.com/?sk=messages&tid=1137768219973#%21/SAVEP?ref=ts">Saving Penises</a></b> has over 2,200. That's not to mention all the non-facbeook blog followers that <a href="http://www.facebook.com/?sk=messages&tid=1137768219973#%21/peacefulparenting?ref=ts"><b>PP</b></a> and I have! It's basically cheap advertising for you AND a chance to help a great cause :-) If you'd be willing to participate in this, please leave me a comment below with your facebook or email contact info, or contact me directly on my personal facebook <a href="http://www.facebook.com/Woman.Uncensored">(HERE)</a></div>
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To all my other readers, I'd really like to know if this is something you'd be willing to participate in! We're thinking about taking bids via comments for a set period of time. The comments will be visible to everyone, and when the auction closes, the item will go to the highest bidder of course. You'll get your awesome item, and 100% of your money will go to Saving Penises to help keep baby boys intact :-)</div>
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We can only succeed at this if you guys are willing to get involved, so I hope you will! We have the opportunity to impact a lot of lives here. </div>
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A Saving Penises website is in the works, and soon you'll be able to read all the success stories in one place, in addition to all the other info that will be compiled there. </div>
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Please comment with your thoughts on this and whether you'd be interested in being a bidder or a donating business :-)</div>
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WINNERS: I will be notifying the
companies of who you are, so please keep an eye out in your email for a
message from them so they can get your shipping address from you! Be
sure to check your spam box too, just in case it ends up there</div>
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Please
note that if you entered from a country that was specified to NOT be
eligible for the giveaway you entered, another winner will be chosen.
If you didn’t win, there will be more giveaways coming on Friday, so
keep an eye out! I also linked to each giver’s website below if you’re
interested in their amazing stuff.</div>
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(any person/company wishing to donate for
an up-coming Freebie Friday, please leave me a comment with your email
and I’ll write you, or you can contact me via Facebook)</div>
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Your
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Diaper</a></div>
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Earrings
from<a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Woman-Uncensored/410740215421?ref=ts#%21/pages/Karas-Creations/115996268417919?ref=ts" mce_href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Woman-Uncensored/410740215421?ref=ts#!/pages/Karas-Creations/115996268417919?ref=ts" target="_blank"> Kara's Creations</a></div>
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The WINNER is: Gretchen,
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$20
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Honey Sugar
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Nurslings</a></div>
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The
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/48683858/boobie-beanie" mce_href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/48683858/boobie-beanie" target="_blank">Boobie Beanie</a>
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Your choice of upcycled diaper cover from <a href="http://nerdtasticnecessities.webs.com/apps/webstore/products/show/1415299" mce_href="http://nerdtasticnecessities.webs.com/apps/webstore/products/show/1415299" target="_blank">Nerdtastic
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Your choice of <a href="http://www.barefootbooks.com/marketplace/4947" mce_href="http://www.barefootbooks.com/marketplace/4947" target="_blank">Barefoot Book </a>up
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The WINNER is: Denelle,
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Breastfeeding pendant
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Creations</a></div>
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The
WINNER is: stephanie, chefsteph82@yahoo.com</div>
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Penn & Teller DVD from<a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Woman-Uncensored/410740215421?ref=ts#%21/group.php?gid=109926392378329&ref=ts" mce_href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Woman-Uncensored/410740215421?ref=ts#!/group.php?gid=109926392378329&ref=ts" target="_blank">
"His body, His choice"</a></div>
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The WINNER
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dk.boulanger@sasktel.net</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799685441547308974.post-48888812545185073402010-06-04T03:17:00.001-07:002010-06-04T03:17:42.812-07:00Giveaway Index (Freebie Friday)<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" mce_name="strong" mce_style="font-weight: bold;" style="font-weight: bold;">My main site is still </span><a href="http://www.womanuncensored.com/" mce_href="http://www.womanuncensored.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" mce_name="strong" mce_style="font-weight: bold;" style="font-weight: bold;">www.WomanUncensored.com</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" mce_name="strong" mce_style="font-weight: bold;" style="font-weight: bold;">, but it’s being iffy with comments, so the giveaways are posted here this week.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" mce_name="strong" mce_style="font-weight: bold;" style="font-weight: bold;">ENTER TO WIN<a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=2799685441547308974" mce_href="http://" target="_blank"> </a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" mce_name="strong" mce_style="font-weight: bold;" style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=2799685441547308974" mce_href="http://" target="_blank">(HERE)</a></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" mce_name="strong" mce_style="font-weight: bold;" style="font-weight: bold;">Earrings from Kara's Creations</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" mce_name="strong" mce_style="font-weight: bold;" style="font-weight: bold;">ENTER TO WIN</span><span class="Apple-style-span" mce_name="strong" mce_style="font-weight: bold;" style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://woman.amuchbetterway.com/?p=134" mce_href="http://woman.amuchbetterway.com/?p=134" target="_blank"> (HERE)</a></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" mce_name="strong" mce_style="font-weight: bold;" style="font-weight: bold;">$20 gift certificate to Little Squigglers</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" mce_name="strong" mce_style="font-weight: bold;" style="font-weight: bold;">ENTER TO WIN<a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=2799685441547308974" mce_href="http://" target="_blank"> (HERE)</a></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" mce_name="strong" mce_style="font-weight: bold;" style="font-weight: bold;">ENTER TO WIN<a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=2799685441547308974" mce_href="http://" target="_blank"> (HERE)</a></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" mce_name="strong" mce_style="font-weight: bold;" style="font-weight: bold;">Boobie Beanie, customized for you</span></div>
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799685441547308974.post-25582280613644343802010-06-01T21:46:00.000-07:002010-06-01T21:46:42.528-07:00Gender Bias and Circumcision<br />
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<span style="line-height: 200%;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This is a presentation done by </span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: normal;"><b><a class="GBThreadMessageRow_AuthorLink" href="http://www.facebook.com/YvieRay" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Yvonne Hightshoe</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> and used with permission</span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">. Read to the end to find out how her professor and classmates reacted! (Also, if this confuses you, Google the definition of 'satire')</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Every
year in the United States many newborn baby boys are blessed with a
circumcision which will benefit both their physical and mental health for the
length of their lives.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While the
American Academy of Pediatrics doesn’t endorse routine infant circumcision for
every baby, they do recognize that there are potential benefits of removing the
foreskin<span style="mso-no-proof: yes;"> (American Academy of Pediatrics)</span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Removing the foreskin, also called the
prepuce, is said to create a cleaner penis by stopping the collection of
smegma, and reducing the rate of urinary tract and yeast infections<span style="mso-no-proof: yes;"> (Christakis)</span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Contraction of some STD’s such as HIV has in addition been found by some
research to be drastically reduced by amputation of the prepuce<span style="mso-no-proof: yes;"> (Auvert)</span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Girls also have a prepuce on their genitals, and are sometimes
circumcised in other countries; however the federal government has made this
medical procedure illegal in the United States (Federal Prohibition of Female
Genital Mutilation Act of 1995). While female circumcision is unused due to
cultural bias, it could benefit the mental and physical health of society, and
not allowing both sexes to benefit from infant circumcision is an undeniable
form of sex discrimination. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>First and foremost, let me be clear on the type of female
circumcision I am endorsing as there are four categorical types of circumcision
and some are more severe than others<span style="mso-no-proof: yes;"> (World
Health Organization)</span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The most
poignant form, Type III also called infibulation, removes the clitoris and labia
minora, sewing together the labia majora and only leaving a small hole for
urine and menstrual flow.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Other types,
such as clitoridectomy and excision, remove the clitoris and labia minora.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Forms of female circumcision that do not fit
into these categories and are less severe are usually categorized as Type IV
female circumcision.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am by no means
suggesting removing the clitoris, or any other severe form of genital cutting
in the least bit more severe than its male counter-part.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My proposal is to remove the female prepuce,
also known as the clitoral hood, and to trim the labia minora on female
infants.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>American Federal Government as of 1996, made female
circumcision of a minor in any form a federal crime, stating: “Whoever
knowingly circumcises, excises, or infibulates the whole or any part of the
labia majora or labia minora or clitoris of another person who has not attained
the age of 18 years shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than
5 years, or both.” (Federal Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation Act of
1995).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This seems ironic considering
that somewhere between seventy-five and ninety percent of men in the United
States are circumcised, most of whom were circumcised during the neonatal
period<span style="mso-no-proof: yes;"> (World Health Organization)</span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In fact, at least sixty-one percent of
newborn boys were recorded in 2000 to be circumcised before even leaving the
hospital after birth<span style="mso-no-proof: yes;"> (World Health Organization)</span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On April 26<sup>th</sup> 2010 The American
Academy of Pediatrics released a statement regarding female genital cutting
which alleges that mutilation is an inflammatory term that disregards the self
image of women whom have undergone the procedure, suggesting female genital
cutting, a more culturally sensitive term, instead <span style="mso-no-proof: yes;">(Commitee On Bioethics)</span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The statement went on to say “...the ritual
nick suggested by some pediatricians is not physically harmful and is much less
extensive than routine newborn male genital cutting.” Proposing an amendment to
federal law to allow for type IV female circumcision for cultural and religious
reasons.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Certainly
if it benefits the male sex to have their prepuce removed, it makes sense that
there could also be benefits to removing the female prepuce.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unfortunately, due to cultural bias regarding
the morality of the procedure, there is little to no research specifically
regarding whether or not circumcision benefits women and much of the research
that has been done usually involve much more severe forms of female
circumcision, because of this my research is largely based upon knowledge
regarding how the female genitals work and research concerning female health
complications of the genitals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">While
men benefit from circumcision, women suffer considerably more from health
problems regarding their genitals, and because of this have a greater possibly
for health benefits.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The clitoral hood
and the foreskin have virtually the same function, to cover the most sensitive
part of the genitals, on men the head of the penis, on women the clitoris.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>An important factor in the similarity between
male and female genitals is the sebaceous glands.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While the sebaceous glands are present all
over the body, except the hands and feet, they are the most plentiful on the
face and <span class="artcopy">anogenital surfaces, </span>producing an oily
substance called sebum which is associated with conditions such as acne and
dandruff (Stollery, Youn).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The function
of sebum is still ardently debated by scientists, as some believe it to be a
functionless evolutionary left over, while others believe it to be an important
protective substance (“Human Skin”).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
foreskin, clitoral hood, and labia minora all release high levels of sebum, and
when sebum is allowed to accumulate in the genital region it creates a nasty
looking white cheesy substance called smegma <span style="mso-no-proof: yes;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(“</span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-no-proof: yes;">Human Reproductive System”</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-no-proof: yes;"> )</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Usually when someone mentions smegma a
person will more often than not think of an uncircumcised penis and shudder
with disgust; however, that white substance that accumulates around the female
genitals and under the clitoral hood, is also smegma.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">If
smegma is not cleaned frequently it can harden and become a painful irritant to
both the female and male genitals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
clitoral hood, even more so than the foreskin, often proves to be very
difficult and even painful area to clean under, particularly so for parents
with small children that will not allow them to clean their genitals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know this from personal experience as my
daughter will not allow anyone to clean anywhere near her genitals and will
scream like a banshee if you try to touch her there; as a result she often has
accumulated large amounts of smegma around her labia.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The accumulation of smegma can result in
genital adhesions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Baby girls are
particularly notorious for having their labia fuse during infancy and because
of this every time we take our daughter to her “well baby” checkups her
pediatrician always checks for adhesions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Because the clitoral hood is particularly difficult to clean under,
smegma often accumulates here and can result in complications such as clitoral
hood adhesion, similar to adhesion of the foreskin which occurs on
uncircumcised males.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While there is
research being done and new experimental procedures attempting to stretch the
clitoral hood to ease the pain and discomfort of a clitoral hood adhesion, the
only treatment to truly cure clitoral hood adhesions is partial or total
circumcision<span style="mso-no-proof: yes;"> (Paniel)</span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Doctor C.F. McDonald became interested in the
health benefits female circumcision when he noticed that many girls suffered
the same genital complications as uncircumcised males, stating in a 1959
medical journal, “The signs and symptoms caused by contaminated smegma,
retained smegma or smegmaliths usually clear up when the cause is removed. The
same reasons that apply for the circumcision of males are generally valid when
considered for the female.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As the
labia minora is responsible for the most signifigant amount of sebum production
on females and the levels of sebum excretion are the highest during the neonatal
period and puberty, certainly we could avoid all these complications later in
life, if we routinely removed both the prepuce and trimmed the labia minora of
infant girls.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Male
circumcision boasts the benefits of lowered urinary tract and yeast infections,
but women are more prone to yeast infections and thirty times more likely to
develop a urinary tract infection (Cunha).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>In fact, a study from the Department of Pediatrics, Brooke Army Medical
Center, found that the declining rate of male circumcision may be changing the
male to female urinary tract infection ratio during the first three months of
life, weighing it more evenly than previously<span style="mso-no-proof: yes;">
(Wiswell)</span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While it is generally
accepted that women get urinary tract infections more easily than men because
the female urethra is shorter, these infections cannot happen without the
introduction of bacteria to the urethra.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It is common knowledge that hygiene plays in important role in avoiding
urinary tract infections, and as I have already covered keeping the female
genitals clean can be a daunting task.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The labia and clitoris are in close quarters with the urethra, and
smegma that is allowed to remain in these areas can lead to bacterial growth,
also referred to as contaminated smegma.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>If a women doesn’t wipe from front to back bacteria from the anus can
contaminate the genital region and eventually make its way into the
urethra.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The labia minora is very
moist, and yeast thrives in moist areas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>While often female yeast infections do originate as an imbalance of
natural yeasts within the vagina often due to antibiotics, they can also occur
on the labia minora and around the clitoris in infections such as vulvovaginal
candidiasis and vulvovaginitis<span style="mso-no-proof: yes;"> (Eckert). </span>Clearly
if we remove all this excess moist tissue where bacteria and yeast is allowed
to grow in infancy, these infections would be avoided for many girls throughout
their lives.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Cancer
is a serious threat in today’s society and circumcision plays an important role
as a preventative measure against penile cancer<span style="mso-no-proof: yes;">
(Maden)</span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Consider this: in 2006
penile cancer claimed the lives of 280 men in the United States; however,
vulvar cancer resulted in the death of 880 women that same year<span style="mso-no-proof: yes;"> (American Cancer Society)</span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Common sense tells us that if we remove this
unnecessary tissue ahead of time, it cannot develop cancer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Research has also been done which has found
smegma to be carcinogenic; of course it’s totally irrelevant that many of these
studies were done over fifty years ago by injecting human and sometimes horse
smegma into the genitals of mice (Howe).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>There is speculation that smegma may be responsible for many cases of
cervical cancer, and in addition is an agent for the spread of sexually
transmitted infections (Heins).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Based on
all this evidence you can see, female circumcision could save the lives of
hundreds of women every year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not too
long ago doctors routinely removed other nonessential organs such as the
tonsils and appendix to avoid the possibility of infections, potentially saving
lives.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s a shame they don’t do that
anymore.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Interestingly
enough, while studies in Africa have found a significantly reduced risk for HIV
infection, most of the research appears to show the opposite effect for
women.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, if you look at the
research more closely you will notice that infection is often associated with
complications in the healing process due to poor hygiene, and use of unsterile
equipment during the procedure (Brandy).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Also what is not considered is that uncut women are more likely to have
young sex partners where as cut women are more likely to have older sex partners,
and the older men have a higher rate of HIV infection (Yount</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">)</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There was, however, a study done in Tanzania
where the researchers were shocked to find that circumcised women there were at
a decreased risk of HIV infection, even with all possible factors adjusted for
(Stallings).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">The
medical benefits aside, circumcising our daughters after birth could also
benefit them in their social, emotional and sexual life. While female genital
cutting is not currently culturally normal, as is male genital cutting, wide
spread implementation of female infant circumcision could benefit our daughters’
emotional well being.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Remember a century
ago male circumcision was not common in the United States either, so we could
easily make circumcised female genitals just as commonplace and socially
acceptable<span style="mso-no-proof: yes;"> (World Health Organization)</span>!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many teenage girls suffer from poor body
image; they should not have to also worry about whether or not their genitals
look normal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I worry everyday about
whether or not my daughter will grow up to feel that her body is not good
enough.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What if she goes to school and
other girls in the locker room tease her because her labia are longer than
theirs?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She could be emotionally scarred
for life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If all infant girls had their
genitals cut in the same way, then they would all look alike and have no reason
to tease each other.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All we have to do
is circumcise about 90% of females in one generation and all of the generations
to follow will believe it is culturally normal and acceptable as well.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Certainly
even her future sexual partner(s) would greatly appreciate her having tidy,
clean and sexy genitals, preferring them over an intact woman’s dirty and messy
looking saggy lips.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is estimated that
thousands of women are turning to plastic surgery procedures such as
labiaplasty, also called labial reduction or labial beautification, and
hoodectomy, also called clitoral unhooding, to obtain the ideal female
gentitals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While some have the procedures
done because of their labia causing them discomfort and hygiene problems, the
vast majority of women who undergo the procedure cite cosmetic appeal for their
reasoning<span style="mso-no-proof: yes;"> (Cormier)</span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Doctor Bernard Stern, a labiaplasty surgeon
in Florida, claims that the procedures he performs can save marriages and
change lives.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Why not save our daughters
the mental anguish of having to live their lives not feeling their genitals are
good enough, and have these procedures performed on them when they are infants?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This way they will be too young to even
remember the painful healing process of the procedure and will not have to
undergo such hardships as an adult. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Whether
male or female, circumcision is an extremely personal choice unique to each
family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m the parent and if I believe
that this is what is best for my daughter then I should be able to have my
daughter circumcised. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Other parents put
their infants through the painful process of having their ears pierced, which
has no health benefits, for cosmetic and sometimes social reasons.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As I have already proven, circumcision has
the potential to benefit our daughters’ mental and physical health the same as
it does our sons.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even though it’s
irreversible and it’s her genitals I’d be having cut and not mine,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m the parent and I feel this choice is my
right to make for my daughter, the same as it’s another mother’s right to
choose it for her son. We claim cultural reasons for circumcising our sons, and
yet ignore the cultural reasons of other cultures wishing to circumcise their
daughters’ in the way their religions require.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>For Federal law to condemn female genital cutting of minors, and yet
allow it for males is incredibly sexist and done solely because of cultural
biased surrounding female circumcision."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal;">Less than a month after the American Academy of Pediatrics issued their new policy statement regarding female genital cutting, they retracted it. Their president, Dr. Judy Palfrey, stated in an interview with Mothering, “The AAP is steadfast in its goal of protecting all young girls from the harms of FGC” also stating “We are absolutely against any form of harming young girls.” I cannot help but wonder why they do not also protect little boys?<br /><br />I presented this topic in power point form for an oral presentation in my Critical Thinking class. I went in very nervous about how receptive people would be on the topic. While there was some giggling when I started talking about smegma, I felt it was received well and the reactions for most people were very reflective. Several people even opened up to me more about how the subject affected them personally. My professor’s response was actually to ask if it was it was still a common practice. She mentioned to me after class that her father had thought it was a barbaric practice, so I would assume since it wasn’t normal in her family, she had no idea they still did it.<br /><br />An older woman in the class, whose children are grown up now, told me about how traumatizing it was for her that her ex-husband forced her to have her son circumcised when he was three months old. She told me she had always felt as if she has mutilated him, and that it still haunted her today.<br /><br />The guy that has sat next to me all semester started talking to me after class about the topic. He told me he has no idea they did that to girls before I had mentioned it in the class. He went on to tell me that his mother has had both he and his brother snipped because she had heard that it was cleaner. It wasn’t something that bothered him and he didn’t consider himself “mutilated”, but he had always wondered why they would cut off a piece of a baby’s penis.<br /><br />While I did sense skepticism from some of my audience, who didn’t believe that female and male circumcision, were comparable, many people remarked during or after class “Wow. I never thought of it that way before.”</span></o:p></span></div>
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Heins HC, Dennis EJ, Pratt-Thomas HR. “The Possible Role of
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Karugendo E. “</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Female
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Meet the </span><a href="http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3393884"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">"Goodnight Sleep Trainer"</span></a></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">And now you don't even need a separate device! You can be told how long to neglect your baby right on your iPhone with the </span><a href="http://www.littlebluemonkey.com/apps/ciaoBaby/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Ciao Baby App</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">No... seriously... this is no "Bacon-flavored Baby Formula" sort of joke. I WISH it was. These things really exist. Apparently CIO isn't ridiculous enough, now cheap technology can tell you whether it's time to parent your child or not. "No sweetie, ignore the sounds of Susie vomiting from distress... my phone hasn't beeped at me yet" Maybe they'll add features that let us know when we're allowed to feed our kids as well. Little alarms can go off if we've given them too many hugs and kisses or *god forbid* held them too long! Brilliant. Evidently we're not smart enough to actually pay attention to our offspring and our instincts, eh? Save yourself a few bucks and love your kid. If you expected a full night's sleep, you should have gotten a plant.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Kathy Dettwyler on Sleeping Through the Night: </b></span><a href="http://www.kathydettwyler.org/detsleepthrough.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>http://www.kathydettwyler.org/detsleepthrough.html</b></span></a></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Sleep Training Research: <a href="http://www.drmomma.org/2009/12/sleep-training-review-of-research.html">http://www.drmomma.org/2009/12/sleep-training-review-of-research.html</a></b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>The Con of Controlled Crying: </b></span><a href="http://www.naturalchild.org/guest/pinky_mckay.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>http://www.naturalchild.org/guest/pinky_mckay.html</b></span></a></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>More sleep articles: </b></span><a href="http://www.naturalchild.org/articles/sleeping.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>http://www.naturalchild.org/articles/sleeping.html</b></span></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799685441547308974.post-8053687883158799102010-05-21T22:01:00.000-07:002010-05-21T22:02:32.583-07:00Savior Siblings, Creating a Life to Save Another<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"></span><br />
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What if your child had a potentially fatal disease, and the only hope of saving them was to have another child?</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">"A </span></span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_59175347"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">saviour sibling</span></span></a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_59175347"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> is a child selected as a result of genetic screening to have some innate characteristic that will help save the life of an existing brother or sister.</span></span></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_59175347"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">The term first appeared in the </span></span></a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_59175347"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Journal of Medical Ethics</span></span></a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_59175347"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> in October 2002 but began to be widely used in the press the following year following the birth of Jamie Whitaker. He had been screened as an embryo by preimplantation genetic diagnosis to provide a genetic match for his brother Charlie, who was suffering from the fatal blood disorder Diamond-Blackfan anaemia (named after Louis Diamond and Kenneth Blackfan of Harvard University, who described the disorder in 1938). It was hoped that stem cells from Jamie’s umbilical cord would cure the condition. Jamie was found to be a perfect match and the treatment was successful.</span></span></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_59175347"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">The case raised deep ethical issues about whether it was ever right to create one life in order to save another. It also contributed to concerns over the creation of what are pejoratively called </span></span></a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_59175347"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">designer babies</span></span></a><a href="http://www.worldwidewords.org/turnsofphrase/tp-sav1.htm/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">, though the latter is a broad term for children created to any sort of parental specification; saviour siblings are specifically created to help an existing child. Concerns have also been voiced about the potential adverse psychological effects on a child born not for itself but to save another."</span></span></a></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">What would you do? And where's the line? Would it be okay if you were just using your baby's cord blood? What if your child needed a kidney or bone marrow, something that would be invasive to procure? How would your new child feel if they "failed" to save their older sibling? And for that matter, how would they feel if they succeeded? Might the outcome impact how the parents feel about the "Savior Sibling", at least on a subconscious level? We tend to say we'd do anything to save our children, so do the ends justify the means?</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I look forward to hearing what others of you think and wonder about this, so discuss :-)</span></div>
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