When my twins were born at 35 weeks, they were immediately whisked to the neonatal station for a thorough check up and a stint in the incubator. It was more than 12 hours later when I could finally see, much more, hold them. Those waiting hours were probably among the longest in my life. From [...]
Tags: bonding, child birth, contact, delivery, Kangaroo method
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I have a friend who had this long-lasting grudge against her OB because the doctor ordered an emergency C-section while she was laboring, thus denying her the privilege of delivering her first born naturally. I have to hand it to her, she was determined to do it “right” the second time and thus delivered her [...]
Tags: bonding, C-section, caesarean, delivery, natural birth
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?There?s my twin. And then there is mom. And nothing can change that.? This is something I learned rather early in my life role as mother of identical twins ? that I am not the most important person in my sons` life. It was hard to accept at first but here?s what I told myself [...]
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A great way to get your kids to eat their vegetables (and meat, and anything else they might turn their sweet little noses up at) is to have them help out in the kitchen. But when you?re trying to get dinner on the table, sometimes it seems easier to just do it yourself and keep [...]
Tags: bonding, Cooking with kids, learning, setting the table
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