We all want to make it to 39 or 40 weeks, but sometimes life has different plans. Maybe your water breaks, or your cervix starts dilating, or maybe your blood pressure is high. If you find yourself delivering before 37 weeks, first, congratulations on your preemie! Second, you’re not alone.
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So much effort of public health programs is spent on the prevention of infectious diseases. The goal to prevent and even eradicate infectious germs, while it may sound noble and heroic, could also be fundamentally misguided. For one, there’s little attention placed on the short and long term consequences of
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Disclaimer: It is not my intention to shame or make anyone feel bad. But breastmilk is literally what a baby is designed to consume. Nothing manmade would or could match the inherent complexities of breastmilk, which is a living food, and we can’t rearrange science and nature to spare a
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When the COVID-19 vaccines were initially rolled out, and pregnant and lactating women were given the green light to get the experimental injections (despite clinical trials excluding them as a study population) there were reports and stories of nursing infants breaking out into hives, fevers, seizures, or even dying unexpectedly after
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– Neal Nathanson and Alexander D. Langmuir, The Cutter Incident, 1963. Poliomyelitis may have always been a rare, perhaps accidental, complication of an otherwise undetected fecal-oral enterovirus infection. Most people don’t realize this, but according to the CDC, less than 1% of poliovirus infections result in any form of paralysis,
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In honor of October SIDS Awareness month, I thought we would talk about that thing with which we cannot speak: vaccines. In March 2019, a healthy, six-and-a-half month old breastfed baby girl named Evee Clobes died suddenly, and unexpectedly in her sleep just 36 hours after vaccines. Because Evee was
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Little Finley “Finn” Levi was only 2 weeks old when he died suddenly and unexpectedly in the wee hours of an April morning. Just 8 days prior to his death, his mother Angie (hippiemama2002) posted that she had gotten the first dose of the Moderna vaccine, and was looking forward
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Even though aluminum is the third most prevalent element and the most abundant metal in the earth’s crust–due to its reactivity, aluminum in nature is found only in combination with other elements. It is never found alone. That wasn’t a mistake! Leave it to humans to figure out how to
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Shared from her mama, Ellie Grey. Delilah was born at 26+4 weeks weighing 2 pounds, 2 ounces. They left her cord attached for as long as possible. We got told she had a 55% chance of survival, when we left the hospital that she’d be on oxygen for at least
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There’s a lot of confusion around breastfeeding and Covid / Coronavirus so here’s some info: The WHO states breastfeeding not be interrupted even if the breastfeeding person tests positive for COVID. Biofeedback will aid in creating antibodies for babe. Extra precautions can be taken while breastfeeding or bonding with your
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While the whole world is focused on Covid-19, a new study was just published two weeks ago that found Autism Rates DECREASING among wealthy, educated Californians, and INCREASING among families living in poorer counties. The authors write… “There is an urgent need to understand what wealthy California parents are doing
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Shared from The.Holistic.Mother. Pregnancy is the opportunity to step into how powerful we are as creators. Birth isn’t just an isolated event, it’s a human experience. You become a bridge that connects your old life to your new life. The 40+ weeks we are pregnant aren’t just there to give
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It’s pretty common to not be able to see one’s own flaws. But when we look at the United States in comparison to other countries, a few things become clear: For one, the United States spends more money per capita on maternity care (and health care) than any other country.
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The idea of ‘preventing’ or ‘avoiding’ Autism gets parents all up in arms. It’s an uncomfortable topic, and many parents feel guilt or shame for their child’s condition. Many parents argue that Autism is primarily genetic and unavoidable, case closed. If you bring up vaccines, good luck. However, way back
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“It is inadvertently affirmed in the Christian countries of Europe that the English are fools and madmen. Fools, because they give their children the small-pox to prevent their catching it; and madmen, because they wantonly communicate a certain and dreadful distemper to their children, merely to prevent an uncertain evil.”
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Many people think vaccines are the greatest achievement in public health. They think that vaccines are safe and effective, they think injuries are one in a million, and they scoff at any relationship between vaccines and neurological disorders, allergies, and chronic diseases. If you even question the safety, or express
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