Monday, May 21, 2012
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Top 5 Things I Wish My New Mom Self Knew Then
If I were to write a letter now to myself when I was still pregnant with my firstborn, these are the following things I wish I knew before I became a mother. If I knew these priceless gems of wisdom and practical experience from these fellow mom entrepreneurs and professionals, I would have saved myself a lot of stress, time, and money.
#1. "Meet Your Baby, Then Invest.
"Wait to buy any breastfeeding 'essentials' until you have met your baby. You may find that he or she is all you need. However, it is a good idea to know where you can find items locally when you need them. Specifically, find local resources for breast pumps (including rentals), pump accessories, bottles, nipple cream, special pillows and formula. Even if you are planning to breastfeed, it is a good idea to give some thought to what sort of alternative milk you would consider offering your child."
~ Katie DaMota, "Breastfeeding--Profession Made Personal," page 51
#2. New Moms Groups are a Crucial Life Line and Provide Invaluable Support.
"In our weekly gatherings, we exchanged birth stories, the challenges we faced, as well as valuable resources. The moms in the group understood exactly what I was going through and we were each other’s support system. We went on walks together. We discussed various topics such as sleep training, using cloth diapers, and partner relationship adjustment."
~ Sandy Wu, "My Mama Care Traditions," page 8
#3. We can Raise Multilingual Children from Birth--We Can Even Make Our Own Books!
"Reading in the home languages is even more important. When we read to Jacob and Rachel as babies, we read to them only in Russian and Hebrew. We let our friends and family know that books in the home languages would always be the ideal gifts, and we made good use of the books kept from my own childhood....Every year while the kids were small, I made a personalized birthday book for them in Russian, incorporating their names, favorite interests, and photographs of favorite toys and events. This was a fun way for me to celebrate their birthday every year, a unique keepsake for the children, and a way to show them how special Russian books could be."
~ Anna Melman, "Family Adventures in Multilingualism," pages 109-110
#4. The Fourth Trimester or First Three Months Postpartum is a Crucial Time for Self Care.
"While the emphasis of the fourth trimester is often placed on baby’s needs, it is also a time when parents learn to become parents. In a short amount of time they learn to share their attention and love with another human being and find new ways to balance the demands of parenthood. It is a time of intense emotional and physical adjustment for mothers. Not only does the mother need to recover from childbirth, but she must also meet the demands of breastfeeding, integrate her birth experience, build strength to meet the physical demand of motherhood, and adjust to her changing relationship to the world. Fathers and partners also must make adjustments to care for the needs of the mother and newborn and negotiate the growing needs of their family."
~ Kristen Graser, "Foreword," page viii
#5. Nature is Indeed One of Our Best Medicines--Not Only For Moms But Also For Children.
"The outdoor classroom offers children a freedom of movement and a feeling of expansiveness that just is not possible in a regular classroom. Because children are allowed and encouraged to explore using all of their senses, they are active and engaged participants in their own education. Their need for physical expression and movement is recognized and their curiosities are respected.... These children are confident learners who eagerly and joyfully explore their world."
~ Jenn Sepulveda, "Exploring Natural Landscapes," pages 74-75
*The enumerated items above come from the New Moms, New Families book that I have had the joy and pleasure to edit these past few months. Although choosing my top 5 was difficult, I am pleased to have "met" all of my fellow co-authors. I hope our journey into the front lines of motherhood will provide you with more ease and jubilation into your own sacred journey. The book is available on Amazon and Kindle Wednesday, April 25, 2012, in time for arrival by Mother's Day and is perfect for yourself or for new moms as a baby shower gift. Net proceeds go to charity, particularly the Ronald McDonald House of Northern California and the Habitot Children's Museum.
Editor Gloria Ng is a co-author in New Moms, New Families: Priceless Gifts of Wisdom and Practical Advice from Mama Experts for the Fourth Trimester and First Year Postpartum, a collaborative book sold on Amazon.com featuring the joy, adventures, and traditions of becoming a new mother in today's times.
The book allows you to enjoy a deep breath with essential oils, warm up your tummy with nourishing postpartum foods, center and strengthen your core with intuition. You rediscover the joy of nature, multilingualism and refreshing sleep. First-year moms settle anxieties with child development strategies, family financial planning and health-boosting metaphysics.
New Moms, New Families' amazing mama entrepreneurs and professionals from diverse fields of expertise hold your hand, save you time, change your life and give you more sleep!
Ng’s contribution to the book centers around simple and sustainable ways to enjoy cloth diapering. She introduces pros and cons of various diapering fabrics, a cloth diapering start-up budget, and the four essential start-up questions to ask before committing to cloth diapering. Her systems of cloth diapering can last up to 2 hours (day diaper system), 4 hours (travel diaper system), and 12 hours (night diaper system) without diaper rash.
Book Trailer and Exclusive Author Interviews at http://www.GloriaNg.com
#1. "Meet Your Baby, Then Invest.
"Wait to buy any breastfeeding 'essentials' until you have met your baby. You may find that he or she is all you need. However, it is a good idea to know where you can find items locally when you need them. Specifically, find local resources for breast pumps (including rentals), pump accessories, bottles, nipple cream, special pillows and formula. Even if you are planning to breastfeed, it is a good idea to give some thought to what sort of alternative milk you would consider offering your child."
~ Katie DaMota, "Breastfeeding--Profession Made Personal," page 51
#2. New Moms Groups are a Crucial Life Line and Provide Invaluable Support.
"In our weekly gatherings, we exchanged birth stories, the challenges we faced, as well as valuable resources. The moms in the group understood exactly what I was going through and we were each other’s support system. We went on walks together. We discussed various topics such as sleep training, using cloth diapers, and partner relationship adjustment."
~ Sandy Wu, "My Mama Care Traditions," page 8
#3. We can Raise Multilingual Children from Birth--We Can Even Make Our Own Books!
"Reading in the home languages is even more important. When we read to Jacob and Rachel as babies, we read to them only in Russian and Hebrew. We let our friends and family know that books in the home languages would always be the ideal gifts, and we made good use of the books kept from my own childhood....Every year while the kids were small, I made a personalized birthday book for them in Russian, incorporating their names, favorite interests, and photographs of favorite toys and events. This was a fun way for me to celebrate their birthday every year, a unique keepsake for the children, and a way to show them how special Russian books could be."
~ Anna Melman, "Family Adventures in Multilingualism," pages 109-110
#4. The Fourth Trimester or First Three Months Postpartum is a Crucial Time for Self Care.
"While the emphasis of the fourth trimester is often placed on baby’s needs, it is also a time when parents learn to become parents. In a short amount of time they learn to share their attention and love with another human being and find new ways to balance the demands of parenthood. It is a time of intense emotional and physical adjustment for mothers. Not only does the mother need to recover from childbirth, but she must also meet the demands of breastfeeding, integrate her birth experience, build strength to meet the physical demand of motherhood, and adjust to her changing relationship to the world. Fathers and partners also must make adjustments to care for the needs of the mother and newborn and negotiate the growing needs of their family."
~ Kristen Graser, "Foreword," page viii
#5. Nature is Indeed One of Our Best Medicines--Not Only For Moms But Also For Children.
"The outdoor classroom offers children a freedom of movement and a feeling of expansiveness that just is not possible in a regular classroom. Because children are allowed and encouraged to explore using all of their senses, they are active and engaged participants in their own education. Their need for physical expression and movement is recognized and their curiosities are respected.... These children are confident learners who eagerly and joyfully explore their world."
~ Jenn Sepulveda, "Exploring Natural Landscapes," pages 74-75
*The enumerated items above come from the New Moms, New Families book that I have had the joy and pleasure to edit these past few months. Although choosing my top 5 was difficult, I am pleased to have "met" all of my fellow co-authors. I hope our journey into the front lines of motherhood will provide you with more ease and jubilation into your own sacred journey. The book is available on Amazon and Kindle Wednesday, April 25, 2012, in time for arrival by Mother's Day and is perfect for yourself or for new moms as a baby shower gift. Net proceeds go to charity, particularly the Ronald McDonald House of Northern California and the Habitot Children's Museum.
Editor Gloria Ng is a co-author in New Moms, New Families: Priceless Gifts of Wisdom and Practical Advice from Mama Experts for the Fourth Trimester and First Year Postpartum, a collaborative book sold on Amazon.com featuring the joy, adventures, and traditions of becoming a new mother in today's times.
The book allows you to enjoy a deep breath with essential oils, warm up your tummy with nourishing postpartum foods, center and strengthen your core with intuition. You rediscover the joy of nature, multilingualism and refreshing sleep. First-year moms settle anxieties with child development strategies, family financial planning and health-boosting metaphysics.
New Moms, New Families' amazing mama entrepreneurs and professionals from diverse fields of expertise hold your hand, save you time, change your life and give you more sleep!
Ng’s contribution to the book centers around simple and sustainable ways to enjoy cloth diapering. She introduces pros and cons of various diapering fabrics, a cloth diapering start-up budget, and the four essential start-up questions to ask before committing to cloth diapering. Her systems of cloth diapering can last up to 2 hours (day diaper system), 4 hours (travel diaper system), and 12 hours (night diaper system) without diaper rash.
Book Trailer and Exclusive Author Interviews at http://www.GloriaNg.com
Monday, April 23, 2012
Burnt midnight oil--achieved upload of New Moms Book Trailer after 2 years off YouTube http://ping.fm/6hez2
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Asian American Home Birth Wave Book Project -- new call for submissions due April 15, 2012. http://bit.ly/apihomebirth
Friday, February 3, 2012
Monday, January 30, 2012
Co-Author Spots Open for Mama Care, Baby Care, Family Care, Home/Household Care for New Moms Book http://bit.ly/newmoms
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Got some awesome postpartum tips for New Moms? Consider joining our book project! http://bit.ly/newmoms
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