The gentlebirth.org website is provided courtesy of
Ronnie Falcao, LM MS,
a homebirth midwife in Mountain View, CA
The gentlebirth.org website is provided courtesy of
Ronnie Falcao, LM MS,
a homebirth midwife in Mountain View, CA
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The federal government now says it's OK for pregnant women and young children to be injected with mercury in the H1N1 vaccine. However, if there were more mercury-free vaccine available, they would recommend that pregnant women and young children get that instead. Don't be fooled! Thimerosal is a form of mercury! Autism rates dropping in California—is phase-out of thimerosal the reason? [from 2005] Current thinking is that only genetically vulnerable babies will be affected by the thimerosol . . . maybe even as low as 1 out of 200 or 0.5%. But if it's your child, it's 100%. Read this mother's story about her children's recovery from mercury-related autism. |
This list is a support forum for parents who are planning to conceive or who are currently expecting children and who plan to parent their children in an intimately attached, gentle fashion, incorporating the principles of Attachment Parenting, as defined by the principles below. Parents already practicing Attachment Parenting are also welcome, but because other excellent Attachment Parenting lists already exist, the focus of this list is mainly limited to issues surrounding and directly related to conception, pregnancy, and the newborn.
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Topics of discussion incorporate the following tenets of Attachment Parenting:
* The belief that gentle pregnancy and birthing promotes optimal bonding between parents and children. Therefore, informed decisions that result in achieving a gentle pregnancy and birth are important. Emphasis is placed upon an empowered birth without intervention.
* The belief that midwifery care, childbirth preparation and education, and doula/labor assistant attention can assist in achieving a gentle birth without intervention.
* The belief that homeopathy and herbs are helpful in conceiving and can be used to ease pregnancy and childbirth.
* The belief that breastfeeding, extended breastfeeding, and delaying solids, in addition to the myriad of health benefits, contributes to a strong attachment between parents and children.
* The belief that minimal separation between a primary parental caregiver and child (especially in the early years) promotes optimal attachment, self-esteem, and security.
* The belief that an infant's wants are his/her needs in the early years. Crying, therefore, is understood to be the infant’s only means of communication of his/her needs and so must be attended to promptly and consistently in order to foster trust and self-esteem.
* The belief that shared sleeping promotes bonding and security.
* The belief that slings can be used as a tool to promote bonding.
* The belief that overuse of infant carriers, swings, playpens, and similar devices can detract from bonding.
* The belief that making informed decisions regarding a child's health (circumcision, immunization, diet) affects the parent/child attachment.
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