Comments for Bloomington Area Birth Services http://bloomingtonbirth.org Our mission is to improve the health and lives of mothers and babies by: improving birth outcomes; increasing exclusive breastfeeding rates; better identifying perinatal mood and anxiety disorders; increasing referrals for treatment of women with perinatal mood and anxiety disorders; providing new families with education and resources; maintaining a safe place where new families can gather for mutual support Informed and empowered parents raise healthy children who grow into secure adults committed to community-building. We honor the diversity of families in our community and recognize that individual circumstances will always shape what decisions a family needs to make. Fri, 18 May 2012 14:42:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on Katja Miller: Madsen Bucket Bike Devotee by Joy Hanford http://bloomingtonbirth.org/blog/2012/05/18/katja-miller-madsen-bucket-bike-devotee/#comment-2245 Joy Hanford Fri, 18 May 2012 14:42:19 +0000 http://bloomingtonbirth.org/?p=2988#comment-2245 Katja! Amazing article and vehicle. I am so excited to see this in b-town and you behind the movement! I have seen the real thing in Holland, huge buckets on the front of the bike! Nice to see you and my boyfriend Finn looking so shinny! Still working the yoga thanks to you babe! All the Best from Portugal! Joy Katja!

Amazing article and vehicle. I am so excited to see this in b-town and you behind the movement! I have seen the real thing in Holland, huge buckets on the front of the bike! Nice to see you and my boyfriend Finn looking so shinny! Still working the yoga thanks to you babe!
All the Best from Portugal!
Joy

]]> Comment on BABS and Bikes Week by Georg'ann http://bloomingtonbirth.org/blog/2012/05/14/babs-and-bikes-week/#comment-2243 Georg'ann Wed, 16 May 2012 01:23:08 +0000 http://bloomingtonbirth.org/?p=2971#comment-2243 Thank you, Kevin, for this post. We are so lucky to live in a city that promotes biking. Thank you, Kevin, for this post. We are so lucky to live in a city that promotes biking.

]]> Comment on Ordinary Cyclists, by Ravi Jonnal by Georg'ann http://bloomingtonbirth.org/blog/2012/05/15/bike-in-bloomington/#comment-2242 Georg'ann Wed, 16 May 2012 01:15:18 +0000 http://bloomingtonbirth.org/?p=2958#comment-2242 This is an awesome post - I love the information and perspective and the links are great. Thank you so much for this!!! This is an awesome post – I love the information and perspective and the links are great. Thank you so much for this!!!

]]> Comment on Don’t go it alone by Polina Reinhold http://bloomingtonbirth.org/blog/2012/05/11/dont-go-it-alone/#comment-2234 Polina Reinhold Sat, 12 May 2012 01:48:59 +0000 http://bloomingtonbirth.org/?p=2941#comment-2234 I couldn't agree more, Caela! I am very comfortable with my mama friends from babs. We have a lot in common, including our thoughts on parenting. And when we don't completely agree, we still accept each others' ways. BABS is not just a place, it's a lifestyle :) We are moving away in July and I will miss BABS greatly! I hope to go to La Leche League meetings where we move to make new friends. I couldn’t agree more, Caela! I am very comfortable with my mama friends from babs. We have a lot in common, including our thoughts on parenting. And when we don’t completely agree, we still accept each others’ ways. BABS is not just a place, it’s a lifestyle :)
We are moving away in July and I will miss BABS greatly! I hope to go to La Leche League meetings where we move to make new friends.

]]> Comment on Don’t go it alone by Georg'ann http://bloomingtonbirth.org/blog/2012/05/11/dont-go-it-alone/#comment-2233 Georg'ann Fri, 11 May 2012 16:23:18 +0000 http://bloomingtonbirth.org/?p=2941#comment-2233 I love this- and yes, it is a big reason we created BABS. But wherever you are, mamas, find your tribe! Fellow travelers are pretty darn important - makes the journey a whole lot sweeter. I love this- and yes, it is a big reason we created BABS. But wherever you are, mamas, find your tribe! Fellow travelers are pretty darn important – makes the journey a whole lot sweeter.

]]> Comment on Free & Easy Ways to Improve Your Baby’s Health by Caela http://bloomingtonbirth.org/blog/2012/05/09/free-easy-ways-to-improve-your-babys-health/#comment-2228 Caela Thu, 10 May 2012 02:00:21 +0000 http://bloomingtonbirth.org/?p=2923#comment-2228 I second Tait's idea! I second Tait’s idea!

]]> Comment on Free & Easy Ways to Improve Your Baby’s Health by Tait http://bloomingtonbirth.org/blog/2012/05/09/free-easy-ways-to-improve-your-babys-health/#comment-2226 Tait Wed, 09 May 2012 16:08:43 +0000 http://bloomingtonbirth.org/?p=2923#comment-2226 This is great and I like that these tips are free. I can totally get overwhelmed with trying to be perfectly toxic-free (which, as you point out, isn't even possible) and this is a great reminder that I can take small yet meaningful steps. I'd read more of you posts for sure! If I may be so bold (haha, imagine me not being), here's an idea for future blog posts: Maybe you could focus on one thing a month we could try to implement -- like replacing one Teflon pan with a less toxic option, or purchasing and using a water filter. If I had one thing I could think about and try to do each month, I think I could establish some less-toxic habits. It's when I start thinking about the gazillion things that should be doing that I feel like I just need to go take a nap. This is great and I like that these tips are free. I can totally get overwhelmed with trying to be perfectly toxic-free (which, as you point out, isn’t even possible) and this is a great reminder that I can take small yet meaningful steps. I’d read more of you posts for sure! If I may be so bold (haha, imagine me not being), here’s an idea for future blog posts: Maybe you could focus on one thing a month we could try to implement — like replacing one Teflon pan with a less toxic option, or purchasing and using a water filter. If I had one thing I could think about and try to do each month, I think I could establish some less-toxic habits. It’s when I start thinking about the gazillion things that should be doing that I feel like I just need to go take a nap.

]]> Comment on Free & Easy Ways to Improve Your Baby’s Health by Colleen http://bloomingtonbirth.org/blog/2012/05/09/free-easy-ways-to-improve-your-babys-health/#comment-2225 Colleen Wed, 09 May 2012 15:59:27 +0000 http://bloomingtonbirth.org/?p=2923#comment-2225 would love to hear more about baby registry and toxins! would love to hear more about baby registry and toxins!

]]> Comment on Free & Easy Ways to Improve Your Baby’s Health by Chelsea http://bloomingtonbirth.org/blog/2012/05/09/free-easy-ways-to-improve-your-babys-health/#comment-2224 Chelsea Wed, 09 May 2012 15:17:19 +0000 http://bloomingtonbirth.org/?p=2923#comment-2224 Love this! It can be so daunting to think of lifestyle changes for less toxicity, but with the banner of "free and easy" it's much easier to make the switch. Thanks Phaedra for your insight. Love this! It can be so daunting to think of lifestyle changes for less toxicity, but with the banner of “free and easy” it’s much easier to make the switch. Thanks Phaedra for your insight.

]]> Comment on Healthy Teeth Before the First Year by Jennifer Steinbachs http://bloomingtonbirth.org/blog/2012/05/04/healthy-teeth-before-the-first-year/#comment-2215 Jennifer Steinbachs Sun, 06 May 2012 02:31:12 +0000 http://bloomingtonbirth.org/?p=2908#comment-2215 I would add that the nutrition of *both* parents even before conception is important to ensure a good start for the child is important. Vitamins A and D are important, but so is vitamin K (K2, in particular). These 3 vitamins work synergistically to organize and deposit minerals into the bones and teeth. Magnesium is probably even more important than calcium, and often requires supplementation - magnesium is required to get calcium deposited into bony structures. Most Americans generally tend to be deficient in it. Unhealthy first teeth can be a sign of food intolerances (leading to malnutrition), so it is always important to explore the underlying cause while treating the decay. I would add that the nutrition of *both* parents even before conception is important to ensure a good start for the child is important.

Vitamins A and D are important, but so is vitamin K (K2, in particular). These 3 vitamins work synergistically to organize and deposit minerals into the bones and teeth. Magnesium is probably even more important than calcium, and often requires supplementation – magnesium is required to get calcium deposited into bony structures. Most Americans generally tend to be deficient in it.

Unhealthy first teeth can be a sign of food intolerances (leading to malnutrition), so it is always important to explore the underlying cause while treating the decay.

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