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Hello ladies! First I want to thank you for visiting The Belly Button Connection (TBBC). TBBC was originally created as a forum for mothers: aspiring, expecting, and veteran. The name was derived from the baby’s connection to the mother: physically, mentally, and emotionally. I wanted TBBC to be a place where women received both accurate and positive feedback about pregnancy. Since creating TBBC I’ve learned that our thoughts about pregnancy, motherhood, and womanhood start long before the onset of puberty. In fact, it starts with our relationships with our own mothers, aunts, sisters, and peers. Our hardships are not our own. They are passed down from generation to generation, friend to friend, spouse to spouse, parent to child. This doesn’t have to be the case. Leo Buscaglia said it best when he said, “Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.”

TBBC is that touch, smile, kind word, listening ear, honest compliment, and smallest act of caring. My mission is to keep you abreast on events, programs, and seminars that will be beneficial to you as well as partner with organizations that will improve your confidence, increase your self-esteem, and help you become the woman you strive to be for yourself, your family, and generations to follow.

Thursday, May 28, 2009

What are YOU doing to learn about your baby?

There are so many moms who count on the doctors and nurses to do what's best for mom and baby. But, many times what doctors and nurses think are "best" are routine and unnecessary. So, what are you doing to learn about your baby and your rights as a parent?

  • Read!

You'll be surprised how quickly you will finish books telling you what's going on with your little one from learning what's developing this week to how to handle nausea and constipation. You'll also learn about safe medications, maintaining a healthy diet, and hospital procedures which will better equip you to create your birth plan. Your OB will give you some reading literature to take home after your first prenatal appointment but the reading shouldn't stop there. Be sure to check out:

Bottles, Budgets, and Birthplans: What You Really Need to Know to Get Ready for Baby by Katina Z. Jones

What to Expect When You're Expecting by Heidi Murkoff

The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth by Sheila Kitzinger

Painless Childbirth: An Empowering Journey Through Pregnancy and Childbirth by Giuditta Tornetta

  • Find a mommy group nearby

Your "non-mommy friends" can't understand sore breasts and nausea the way a pregnant woman can. They can't wait to get to happy hour while you can't wait to get in your bed for an afternoon nap. You're in different places now; It's natural. And, usually your "mommy friends" are too busy well, being a mommy! Meet other moms who can sympathize with your symptoms, fears, excitement, and emotions! These websites are very helpful when it comes to connecting moms.

Hot Moms Club

The Bump

Meetup

  • Speak with friends/family about their experience(s)

People love to tell you their pregnancy/parenting experiences be they good or bad. I know it's hard, but try not to get too wrapped up in the horror stories. Hearing about Grandma's birth experience is a quick way to learn what you DON'T want to happen during your baby's birth. The goal is to become informed and maybe even get a laugh or two.

  • Contact your insurance and tell them "I'm expecting!"

Most insurance companies have a Healthy Moms program which sends expecting parents a bag of goodies and even provide a 24 hr. nurse hotline. You're paying for it so why not enjoy the benefits!

Posted by Brandi at 9:40 PM
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