Significant Self

Choosing The Right Birth Plan For You

Posted by: Claudia Heilbrunn, July 28, 2008 in 1:44 am

Choosing a Birth Plan For YouThe Right Birth for You

Women today have more choices than ever about how their baby is going to enter the world: in their own home or at a hospital; aided by a midwife or obstetrician; with an epidural or drug free; with solely her medical staff or with her husband and a doula by her side.

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Baby Sleep: Choosing The Method For You

Posted by: Claudia Heilbrunn, July 27, 2008 in 11:00 pm

Choosing healthy sleep habits.  The Scene

You go to your pediatrician’s office exhausted and desperate for tangible advice that will help your baby to sleep through the night (or at least for a four-hour stretch). Your pediatrician states firmly that, at four months, your child can sleep for longer stretches: you have to stop nursing/bottle feeding your baby on demand and you must stop picking him/her up when she cries at night. You look at your child guiltily not knowing what to do: you feel exhausted, desperate and confused.

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