My blog started out as a public diary. It was meant to let everyone get a glimpse of our everyday lives. In the past 4 months, everything seems to be changing, since I have started reading the Bible daily and growing closer to God.
I still update on our lives, but it is no longer a pity party for me, since that's what is seemed like for a few weeks. I have said things that I needed to get out in the open and off my chest, so that I can move forward and not look back.
Now I am writing about what God lays in my heart, not to say that I won't still update on our daily lives. I read something in the Bible and it peaks my interest, so I research it. I don't go to just 1 website and quote what they say. I read every one's opinions and come to my own conclusions.
God has given me the ability to make my voice known through my blog, since most of you know that I often get too flustered to speak and give opinions person to person. Also, it seems that when I read things on the internet that are false, I get very emotionally upset and start trembling, that people are not seeing what God has shown me in his Word.
I am so very blessed to have people actually reading my blog. I hope that this continues. I found it very interesting, and truly amazing that I have had readers from Netherlands, Slovenia, Canada, China, United Kingdom, Denmark, Belarus, France, and India according to my status page. I would love to have people comment on my blog when they read it, so that I can get to know all of my readers.
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Friday, April 1, 2011
Trusting doctors
Why is it that people put so much faith in doctors, when they should be looking to God? I really don't understand when people rush to the doctor for every little thing, and actually believe that they know what they are talking about.
Yes, doctors go to school for a long time, but they don't know everything. That is why it is called a medical PRACTICE. They are practicing on people, hoping that some day they will get it right. Well, let me tell you, they never will.
Most doctors know nothing about natural healing and natural child birth. They are trained to look for something bad, even if it means running thousands of tests.
In the Bible it even says that doctors are worthless. God is the Great Physician.
Look at the story of the woman with a blood issue... http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark%205:25-34&version=KJV ...verse 26 is the key.
I found this eye opening tidbit on another site while I was researching the verses above,
Is there ANY use for present-day doctors?
There are three different categories of medical problems: 1) Trauma,
2) Congenital Deformities, and 3) Disease.
God’s Promise is to “Heal ALL our DISEASES.” Psalm 103:3. The text says nothing about Trauma or Congenital deformities.
Trauma means “injury” such as when one breaks a leg, or is in a motor vehicle accident, or is the victim of a gunshot wound. Jesus had Trauma. He was beaten before He was crucified and He was injured when a crown of thorns was placed on His head. This is NOT “Disease.”
Trauma is NOT caused by the way one eats, lives, and handles stress. Trauma needs to be treated and repaired surgically by a Trauma Surgeon.
Congenital Deformities or Congenital Anomalies are in the category of Birth Defects. A child may be born with a cleft palate, or an extra digit, or a club foot, or some other anomaly. These are NOT caused by the way the child has been living, eating, and handling stress – although, in certain instances, it MAY have been caused by the way the mother was eating, living, and handling stress while she was pregnant.
This is NOT “Disease.” Congenital Deformities need to be surgically corrected by an appropriately trained Surgeon.
Diseases ARE CAUSED by the way we live, eat, and handle stress. In order to get well, we must CHANGE the way we live, eat and handle stress. We must follow GOD’S way, and NOT the ways of “man” – the ways of doctors! (For more information, see www.drday.com)
Doctors learn only TWO methods of treatment: 1) Give DRUGS, to cover up the symptoms by Poisoning or Burning the patient, or 2) Take out – or cut off – the “problem” organ by mutilating surgery.
Drugs never solve the underlying problem. They only “treat” symptoms, and they ALL have side effects. Drugs only change the form or location of the disease, they NEVER cure the disease. That is why, in many instances, the doctor will tell you that you have to be ON the drugs for the rest of your life.
God tells us in Revelation 18:23 that He abhors the use of drugs, because when a person is sick, and has symptoms, it is supposed to be a Red Flag warning to Turn to the Lord for the answers. Something is wrong with the life of the person who is sick, and ONLY the Lord’s Plan can make the person well.
Only GOD can show us how to live, how to eat, how to think and act, and how to handle stress. “Man’s” ways – the ways of “science and medicine” NEVER work in the long run. They may make a person FEEL better temporarily, they may temporarily appear to “shrink” a tumor, but they NEVER work to REVERSE the underlying disease, because NO doctor can address the problem of the “heart.”
THAT is God’s domain. Only God can reach down into your heart, and open up for you the things you need to CHANGE in your life, who you need to forgive, how to love your enemies, how to get the selfishness out of your life. THAT is where DISEASES begin, and NO doctor can touch that area.
God did not give us an extra supply of organs. And organ donations are certainly NOT God’s way.
God tells us that those who give out Drug Medications are an “Abomination to the Lord” and that the WHOLE WORLD will be DECEIVED by their “sorceries.”
“. . . for by thy sorceries were ALL NATIONS deceived.” Revelation 18:23
The word “sorceries” in this text, is the word pharmakeia in the Greek – pharmacy - DRUGS - in English.
The WHOLE WORLD will be deceived by the DRUG medications prescribed by doctors. God defines them as Sorceries and Witchcraft. Because Drug medications are essentially the same as street drugs. They are given to make a patient FEEL better, or to make the lab test numbers LOOK better, but they are only a temporary “Quick Fix.” They NEVER solve the underlying problem, - the actual CAUSE of the disease, which always begins in the “heart” because we want to live, eat, and handle stress OUR way, rather than GOD’S way.
The English words sorceries and witchcraft are the numbers 3784 and 3785 in Strong’s concordance. These words are found in: Exodus 7:11, 2 Kings 9:22,2 Chronicles 33:6Jeremiah 27:9, Daniel 2:2, Malachi 3:5, Isaiah 47:9,12, Micah 5:12, Nahum 3:4.
The equivalent words in the Greek – sorceries, and witchcraft – are numbers 5331 and 5332 in Strong’s Concordance, as found in Galatians 5:20, Revelation 9:21; 18:23; 21:8; 22:15.
That Greek word is pharmakeia, or pharmacy – drug medications – Sorceries and witchcraft, according to the Bible.
The Bible terms drug medications, prescribed by doctors, as Sorceries and Witchcraft – because disease is a Spiritual problem. It begins in the “heart” – in the attitudes and disposition because we want to live, eat and handle stress our OWN way, rather than learning to trust God.
So ANYTHING – including doctor-prescribed drug medications – that pulls us away from God and HIS wisdom - and towards the world and so-called “worldly wisdom” is anti-Christ. God says, “The wisdom of man is foolishness with God.”
Those who prescribe drug medications – doctors, pharmacologists, and pharmacists, are termed witches and sorcerers and poisoners (pharmakos) in the Bible. God is so much against drug medications, because they lead people away from Him, that in the Old Testament, God told Israel:
“Thou shalt not suffer a witch (#3784) to live.” Exodus 22:18 (According to the Bible, a witch is one who dispenses drug medications.)
“There shall not be found among you anyone that makes his son or his daughter pass through the fire, or that uses divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch (#3784),
“Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer
“For all that do these things are an abomination unto the Lord.” Deuteronomy 18:10-12
It is not surprising to see that the Greek root “Phar. . .” is in all of the following words that are associated with the enemies of God and Christ:
Strong’s Concordance number:
#5328 – Pharoah – enslaved and tried to destroy the Israelites, the followers of God.
#5329 – Pharisees – those who murdered Christ
#5331 – Pharmakeia – drug medications – sorceries, also often kill those who
take them
#5332 – Pharmakeus – one who drugs or poisons people – druggist (and
physicians who give out drugs. Actual definition – poisoner or sorcerer
– one who poisons or kills.
#5333 – Pharmakos – the same as #5332
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I do want to say that I believe congenital deformities are a direct result of disobeying God. I will leave that topic at that.
I am personally ashamed that I did not realize any of this before Tabitha was born, but thankfully, God showed me in my research while I was pregnant, and even before when I was in school and worked in the doctor/hospital setting, that God made us healthy already. We do not need vaccinations and drugs to keep us healthy. All we need is our God given ability to nurse our children, which gives them antibodies and to eat the fresh wholesome foods that God taught us to grow. We also have herbs that we can grow that help with symptoms, that will not harm us, since they are given to us by God, while we figure out what area in our life needs work.
I am also kicking myself for going to the hospital a couple months ago. The only result was major frustration and a huge bill, that could have paid for something else we truly needed. I should have listened to my heart and not my head. God was telling my heart not to go...
I know our family still has a way to go to being fully sustainable, but we are taking baby steps, so we don't overwhelm ourselves.
The reason I was in the medical field in the first place was because of my Grandmother. I was going to grow up and be a nurse, so I could take care of her. I went through a medical academy during high school and even became a nursing assistant and worked in the children's hospital during my senior year. I went to medical assisting (more training, less pay) college after I moved to Ohio. Grandma died 2 months before I graduated. I kind of lost why I chose that profession after that, but I took a job in a pediatrician's office and was shown so many cruel and horrible things while there. God gave me an out and I took it 3 years later. Knowing what I know now, my children will not set foot in a doctor's office again.
Getting back to my grandma, I now understand now why she was so sick ever since I can remember. She was not right with the Lord. Grandma and Grandpa were active in the Mohamed Shrine Temple, all the while touting that they were Christians. The same thing followed my grandpa and father.
Here is also an interesting tidbit on the symbol of medicine:
Caduceus, symbolic staff surmounted by two wings and entwined with two snakes. Among the ancient Greeks the caduceus was carried by heralds and ambassadors as a badge of office and a mark of personal inviolability, because it was the symbol of Hermes, the messenger of the gods. According to Book IV of Virgil's Aeneid, the Greek god Apollo gave the staff to Hermes in return for the lyre. In Roman mythology the symbol is associated with the god Mercury. The staff of Asclepius, the Greek god of healing, which was entwined by a single snake, was also called a caduceus. The caduceus has been adopted as a symbol by the medical profession; it is also the emblem of the medical branches of the United States Army and Navy.
The snake and staff in the center of the symbol portray the staff Asclepius who, according to Greek mythology, was the son of Apollo (god of light, truth and prophecy). Supposedly Asclepius learned the art of healing from the centaur Cheron; but Zeus - king of the gods, was fearful that because of the Asclepius knowledge, all men might be rendered immortal. Rather than have this occur, Zeus slew Asclepius with a thunderbolt. Later, Asclepius was worshiped as a god and people slept in his temples, as it was rumored that he affected cures of prescribed remedies to the sick during their dreams.
Asclepius was usually shown in a standing position, dressed in a long cloak, holding a staff with a serpent coiled around it. The staff has since come to represent medicine's only symbol. In the Caduceus, used by physicians and the Military Medical Corp., the staff is winged and has two serpents intertwined. Even though this does not hold any medical relevance in origin, it represents the magic wand of the Greek deity, Hermes, messenger of the gods.
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Either you will run to the world or doctors to save yourself or you will run to God for saving. You cannot have it both ways and expect it to be pleasing to God.
Yes, doctors go to school for a long time, but they don't know everything. That is why it is called a medical PRACTICE. They are practicing on people, hoping that some day they will get it right. Well, let me tell you, they never will.
Most doctors know nothing about natural healing and natural child birth. They are trained to look for something bad, even if it means running thousands of tests.
In the Bible it even says that doctors are worthless. God is the Great Physician.
Look at the story of the woman with a blood issue... http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark%205:25-34&version=KJV ...verse 26 is the key.
I found this eye opening tidbit on another site while I was researching the verses above,
Is there ANY use for present-day doctors?
There are three different categories of medical problems: 1) Trauma,
2) Congenital Deformities, and 3) Disease.
God’s Promise is to “Heal ALL our DISEASES.” Psalm 103:3. The text says nothing about Trauma or Congenital deformities.
Trauma means “injury” such as when one breaks a leg, or is in a motor vehicle accident, or is the victim of a gunshot wound. Jesus had Trauma. He was beaten before He was crucified and He was injured when a crown of thorns was placed on His head. This is NOT “Disease.”
Trauma is NOT caused by the way one eats, lives, and handles stress. Trauma needs to be treated and repaired surgically by a Trauma Surgeon.
Congenital Deformities or Congenital Anomalies are in the category of Birth Defects. A child may be born with a cleft palate, or an extra digit, or a club foot, or some other anomaly. These are NOT caused by the way the child has been living, eating, and handling stress – although, in certain instances, it MAY have been caused by the way the mother was eating, living, and handling stress while she was pregnant.
This is NOT “Disease.” Congenital Deformities need to be surgically corrected by an appropriately trained Surgeon.
Diseases ARE CAUSED by the way we live, eat, and handle stress. In order to get well, we must CHANGE the way we live, eat and handle stress. We must follow GOD’S way, and NOT the ways of “man” – the ways of doctors! (For more information, see www.drday.com)
Doctors learn only TWO methods of treatment: 1) Give DRUGS, to cover up the symptoms by Poisoning or Burning the patient, or 2) Take out – or cut off – the “problem” organ by mutilating surgery.
Drugs never solve the underlying problem. They only “treat” symptoms, and they ALL have side effects. Drugs only change the form or location of the disease, they NEVER cure the disease. That is why, in many instances, the doctor will tell you that you have to be ON the drugs for the rest of your life.
God tells us in Revelation 18:23 that He abhors the use of drugs, because when a person is sick, and has symptoms, it is supposed to be a Red Flag warning to Turn to the Lord for the answers. Something is wrong with the life of the person who is sick, and ONLY the Lord’s Plan can make the person well.
Only GOD can show us how to live, how to eat, how to think and act, and how to handle stress. “Man’s” ways – the ways of “science and medicine” NEVER work in the long run. They may make a person FEEL better temporarily, they may temporarily appear to “shrink” a tumor, but they NEVER work to REVERSE the underlying disease, because NO doctor can address the problem of the “heart.”
THAT is God’s domain. Only God can reach down into your heart, and open up for you the things you need to CHANGE in your life, who you need to forgive, how to love your enemies, how to get the selfishness out of your life. THAT is where DISEASES begin, and NO doctor can touch that area.
God did not give us an extra supply of organs. And organ donations are certainly NOT God’s way.
God tells us that those who give out Drug Medications are an “Abomination to the Lord” and that the WHOLE WORLD will be DECEIVED by their “sorceries.”
“. . . for by thy sorceries were ALL NATIONS deceived.” Revelation 18:23
The word “sorceries” in this text, is the word pharmakeia in the Greek – pharmacy - DRUGS - in English.
The WHOLE WORLD will be deceived by the DRUG medications prescribed by doctors. God defines them as Sorceries and Witchcraft. Because Drug medications are essentially the same as street drugs. They are given to make a patient FEEL better, or to make the lab test numbers LOOK better, but they are only a temporary “Quick Fix.” They NEVER solve the underlying problem, - the actual CAUSE of the disease, which always begins in the “heart” because we want to live, eat, and handle stress OUR way, rather than GOD’S way.
The English words sorceries and witchcraft are the numbers 3784 and 3785 in Strong’s concordance. These words are found in: Exodus 7:11, 2 Kings 9:22,2 Chronicles 33:6Jeremiah 27:9, Daniel 2:2, Malachi 3:5, Isaiah 47:9,12, Micah 5:12, Nahum 3:4.
The equivalent words in the Greek – sorceries, and witchcraft – are numbers 5331 and 5332 in Strong’s Concordance, as found in Galatians 5:20, Revelation 9:21; 18:23; 21:8; 22:15.
That Greek word is pharmakeia, or pharmacy – drug medications – Sorceries and witchcraft, according to the Bible.
The Bible terms drug medications, prescribed by doctors, as Sorceries and Witchcraft – because disease is a Spiritual problem. It begins in the “heart” – in the attitudes and disposition because we want to live, eat and handle stress our OWN way, rather than learning to trust God.
So ANYTHING – including doctor-prescribed drug medications – that pulls us away from God and HIS wisdom - and towards the world and so-called “worldly wisdom” is anti-Christ. God says, “The wisdom of man is foolishness with God.”
Those who prescribe drug medications – doctors, pharmacologists, and pharmacists, are termed witches and sorcerers and poisoners (pharmakos) in the Bible. God is so much against drug medications, because they lead people away from Him, that in the Old Testament, God told Israel:
“Thou shalt not suffer a witch (#3784) to live.” Exodus 22:18 (According to the Bible, a witch is one who dispenses drug medications.)
“There shall not be found among you anyone that makes his son or his daughter pass through the fire, or that uses divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch (#3784),
“Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer
“For all that do these things are an abomination unto the Lord.” Deuteronomy 18:10-12
It is not surprising to see that the Greek root “Phar. . .” is in all of the following words that are associated with the enemies of God and Christ:
Strong’s Concordance number:
#5328 – Pharoah – enslaved and tried to destroy the Israelites, the followers of God.
#5329 – Pharisees – those who murdered Christ
#5331 – Pharmakeia – drug medications – sorceries, also often kill those who
take them
#5332 – Pharmakeus – one who drugs or poisons people – druggist (and
physicians who give out drugs. Actual definition – poisoner or sorcerer
– one who poisons or kills.
#5333 – Pharmakos – the same as #5332
----------
I do want to say that I believe congenital deformities are a direct result of disobeying God. I will leave that topic at that.
I am personally ashamed that I did not realize any of this before Tabitha was born, but thankfully, God showed me in my research while I was pregnant, and even before when I was in school and worked in the doctor/hospital setting, that God made us healthy already. We do not need vaccinations and drugs to keep us healthy. All we need is our God given ability to nurse our children, which gives them antibodies and to eat the fresh wholesome foods that God taught us to grow. We also have herbs that we can grow that help with symptoms, that will not harm us, since they are given to us by God, while we figure out what area in our life needs work.
I am also kicking myself for going to the hospital a couple months ago. The only result was major frustration and a huge bill, that could have paid for something else we truly needed. I should have listened to my heart and not my head. God was telling my heart not to go...
I know our family still has a way to go to being fully sustainable, but we are taking baby steps, so we don't overwhelm ourselves.
The reason I was in the medical field in the first place was because of my Grandmother. I was going to grow up and be a nurse, so I could take care of her. I went through a medical academy during high school and even became a nursing assistant and worked in the children's hospital during my senior year. I went to medical assisting (more training, less pay) college after I moved to Ohio. Grandma died 2 months before I graduated. I kind of lost why I chose that profession after that, but I took a job in a pediatrician's office and was shown so many cruel and horrible things while there. God gave me an out and I took it 3 years later. Knowing what I know now, my children will not set foot in a doctor's office again.
Getting back to my grandma, I now understand now why she was so sick ever since I can remember. She was not right with the Lord. Grandma and Grandpa were active in the Mohamed Shrine Temple, all the while touting that they were Christians. The same thing followed my grandpa and father.
Here is also an interesting tidbit on the symbol of medicine:
Caduceus, symbolic staff surmounted by two wings and entwined with two snakes. Among the ancient Greeks the caduceus was carried by heralds and ambassadors as a badge of office and a mark of personal inviolability, because it was the symbol of Hermes, the messenger of the gods. According to Book IV of Virgil's Aeneid, the Greek god Apollo gave the staff to Hermes in return for the lyre. In Roman mythology the symbol is associated with the god Mercury. The staff of Asclepius, the Greek god of healing, which was entwined by a single snake, was also called a caduceus. The caduceus has been adopted as a symbol by the medical profession; it is also the emblem of the medical branches of the United States Army and Navy.
The snake and staff in the center of the symbol portray the staff Asclepius who, according to Greek mythology, was the son of Apollo (god of light, truth and prophecy). Supposedly Asclepius learned the art of healing from the centaur Cheron; but Zeus - king of the gods, was fearful that because of the Asclepius knowledge, all men might be rendered immortal. Rather than have this occur, Zeus slew Asclepius with a thunderbolt. Later, Asclepius was worshiped as a god and people slept in his temples, as it was rumored that he affected cures of prescribed remedies to the sick during their dreams.
Asclepius was usually shown in a standing position, dressed in a long cloak, holding a staff with a serpent coiled around it. The staff has since come to represent medicine's only symbol. In the Caduceus, used by physicians and the Military Medical Corp., the staff is winged and has two serpents intertwined. Even though this does not hold any medical relevance in origin, it represents the magic wand of the Greek deity, Hermes, messenger of the gods.
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Either you will run to the world or doctors to save yourself or you will run to God for saving. You cannot have it both ways and expect it to be pleasing to God.
Monday, March 28, 2011
Breastfeeding
I read an article (here) http://birthbliss.wordpress.com/2010/08/11/the-breast-crawl/. It is no wonder that there is such a lack of mothers nursing their babies today. The video is amazing. I am going to have to try that, if I am blessed to have another baby, next time.
It seems as though it depends on the type of delivery you have, in how successful you are at nursing. The more the drugs, the less you can expect to nurse your baby. I'm sure there are some exceptions, if you are really determined, but it will be a big challenge.
Law #1: Babies are hardwired to breastfeed
Mothers often think breastfeeding is something they do to their babies. Actually, breastfeeding works best when babies and mothers are active partners. At birth babies have reflexes that cause them to instinctively push themselves up to the breast and latch on without any help at all. Just like all newborn mammals, our babies are born with the skills they need to feed. And the more their inborn hardwiring is understood and used, the more smoothly breastfeeding tends to go.
Law #2: Mother’s body is baby’s natural habitat
Mothers often wonder why newborns get so upset when they are set down. What moms don’t realize is that babies instinctually react this way. When newborn mammals are left alone, their survival instinct kicks in and they react in a way to bring mom back. Human babies have a similar response; when left alone they instinctually “know” that they must be re-united with their mothers. So they cry and protest. Their little bodies release stress hormones, which shuts down digestion and growth. In contrast, when they are with their mothers, they relax, allowing their bodies to grow. Touching and holding promotes healthy relationships and normal growth. When babies are not touched or held, they have physical and emotional problems, often for the rest of their lives.
Law #3: Better feel and flow happen in the comfort zone
Many mothers believe that painful cracked and bleeding nipples are a normal part of breastfeeding. Thank goodness this is not true! Nipple trauma often means that the baby needs to take the breast deeper into his mouth. When the baby is latched on well and the nipple is in the baby’s “comfort zone” (near where the roof of the mouth turns from hard to soft) breastfeeding should not hurt. When a mother is in pain, most likely all she needs are some minor adjustments to make breastfeeding comfortable (see www.BreastfeedingMadeSimple.com for more).
Law #4: More breastfeeding at first means more milk later
In the first few days after birth, a mother’s body is fully capable of providing everything her baby needs. Her first milk—colostrum—is available in just the right amounts. By breastfeeding long and often in the first weeks, a baby sets her mother’s milk supply for now and for later. Giving formula during this time decreases a mother’s milk supply and puts a baby at risk for later health problems.
Law #5: Every breastfeeding couple has its own rhythm
Mothers often wonder whether it’s best to feed their babies on demand or on a schedule. One factor they rarely mention, though, is the size of their babies’ stomachs. At first, a baby’s stomach is as small as a marble. This means that babies need to feed often and it is unreasonable to expect them to follow a schedule in the early days. When babies grow and their stomachs can hold more milk, they will often have more regular feeding patterns. When babies’ feeding is rigidly scheduled, especially in the early weeks, they become stressed and they may stop gaining weight.
Law #6: More milk out equals more milk made
With the latest research, we have a clearer picture of what affects milk supply, and it’s not fluid intake, diet, or rest. One vital factor is the number of times per day that you drain your breasts. The more often and fully you drain your breasts, the more milk you produce. Another factor affecting milk supply is how much milk a mother’s breasts can comfortably hold, because drained breasts make milk faster and full breasts make milk slowly. Anyone who tells you that you need to let your breasts “fill up” before feeding has got it all wrong!
Law #7: Children wean naturally
When it is time to wean, many mothers are told to just stop breastfeeding, bind their breasts, and wait until the milk (and pain) is gone. But this is the most difficult weaning possible. What most mothers don’t know is that weaning doesn’t have to be traumatic. All children will eventually outgrow breastfeeding, even if you do nothing.
It seems as though it depends on the type of delivery you have, in how successful you are at nursing. The more the drugs, the less you can expect to nurse your baby. I'm sure there are some exceptions, if you are really determined, but it will be a big challenge.
Law #1: Babies are hardwired to breastfeed
Mothers often think breastfeeding is something they do to their babies. Actually, breastfeeding works best when babies and mothers are active partners. At birth babies have reflexes that cause them to instinctively push themselves up to the breast and latch on without any help at all. Just like all newborn mammals, our babies are born with the skills they need to feed. And the more their inborn hardwiring is understood and used, the more smoothly breastfeeding tends to go.
Law #2: Mother’s body is baby’s natural habitat
Mothers often wonder why newborns get so upset when they are set down. What moms don’t realize is that babies instinctually react this way. When newborn mammals are left alone, their survival instinct kicks in and they react in a way to bring mom back. Human babies have a similar response; when left alone they instinctually “know” that they must be re-united with their mothers. So they cry and protest. Their little bodies release stress hormones, which shuts down digestion and growth. In contrast, when they are with their mothers, they relax, allowing their bodies to grow. Touching and holding promotes healthy relationships and normal growth. When babies are not touched or held, they have physical and emotional problems, often for the rest of their lives.
Law #3: Better feel and flow happen in the comfort zone
Many mothers believe that painful cracked and bleeding nipples are a normal part of breastfeeding. Thank goodness this is not true! Nipple trauma often means that the baby needs to take the breast deeper into his mouth. When the baby is latched on well and the nipple is in the baby’s “comfort zone” (near where the roof of the mouth turns from hard to soft) breastfeeding should not hurt. When a mother is in pain, most likely all she needs are some minor adjustments to make breastfeeding comfortable (see www.BreastfeedingMadeSimple.com for more).
Law #4: More breastfeeding at first means more milk later
In the first few days after birth, a mother’s body is fully capable of providing everything her baby needs. Her first milk—colostrum—is available in just the right amounts. By breastfeeding long and often in the first weeks, a baby sets her mother’s milk supply for now and for later. Giving formula during this time decreases a mother’s milk supply and puts a baby at risk for later health problems.
Law #5: Every breastfeeding couple has its own rhythm
Mothers often wonder whether it’s best to feed their babies on demand or on a schedule. One factor they rarely mention, though, is the size of their babies’ stomachs. At first, a baby’s stomach is as small as a marble. This means that babies need to feed often and it is unreasonable to expect them to follow a schedule in the early days. When babies grow and their stomachs can hold more milk, they will often have more regular feeding patterns. When babies’ feeding is rigidly scheduled, especially in the early weeks, they become stressed and they may stop gaining weight.
Law #6: More milk out equals more milk made
With the latest research, we have a clearer picture of what affects milk supply, and it’s not fluid intake, diet, or rest. One vital factor is the number of times per day that you drain your breasts. The more often and fully you drain your breasts, the more milk you produce. Another factor affecting milk supply is how much milk a mother’s breasts can comfortably hold, because drained breasts make milk faster and full breasts make milk slowly. Anyone who tells you that you need to let your breasts “fill up” before feeding has got it all wrong!
Law #7: Children wean naturally
When it is time to wean, many mothers are told to just stop breastfeeding, bind their breasts, and wait until the milk (and pain) is gone. But this is the most difficult weaning possible. What most mothers don’t know is that weaning doesn’t have to be traumatic. All children will eventually outgrow breastfeeding, even if you do nothing.
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Choir nostalgia
I have been looking up differnet songs lately that I used to sing with my Teen Choir at church during high school. I think Al Denson's "Be the One" was one of my all time favorites.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmq7dZ7OWZo&feature=related
I really do miss singing and performing in front of huge audiences/TV. It was such a wonderful experience.
Another song we did was:
Steven Curtis Chapman "Great Adventure" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVFPjIp6nkk
We didn't always do the "radio stuff", but those were the ones we seemed to enjoy the most. I will update the blog or post another if I remember anymore songs and can find them on YouTube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmq7dZ7OWZo&feature=related
I really do miss singing and performing in front of huge audiences/TV. It was such a wonderful experience.
Another song we did was:
Steven Curtis Chapman "Great Adventure" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVFPjIp6nkk
We didn't always do the "radio stuff", but those were the ones we seemed to enjoy the most. I will update the blog or post another if I remember anymore songs and can find them on YouTube.
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