Re: Cosleeping

2002-06-12 Thread Debby M
This is only one mothers experience, but my understanding was that the biggest danger (other than smoking parents) with co-sleeping was if there were too many pillows on the bed in which the baby could accidentally suffocate or if the parents used a synthetic doona which does not allow the baby to

FW: Centenary of Women's Suffrage, 12 June 2002 - Message from the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women

2002-06-12 Thread joy
    -Original Message- From: Women's Action Alliance [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, 12 June 2002 9:02 PM Subject: Fwd: Centenary of Women's Suffrage, 12 June 2002 - Message from the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women       Wo

lactation/menstruation

2002-06-12 Thread Macha McDonald
I agree Sally!! Im big too, but I'm healthy, and quite fit. I ride a bike everywhere...I dont even own a car. I used to be quite unwell, for weight related problems. Peer pressure was too much for me when I was a teenager, and I stopped eating and started exercisingI even jogged during lun

Re: aquiring pregnant women!

2002-06-12 Thread sally & mark
Jessica, a thought about aquiring pregnant women - there are several prenatal yoga classes in Adelaide. You may want to give the teachers a ring and see if you can go along to a yoga class (bursting at the seams with pregnant women) and ask there if anyone is interested in having you follow them t

re: cosleeping

2002-06-12 Thread trish
I saw this Dr Fleming on ? current Affair and he said 2/3 of babies who died of SIDS were in their cots.  Should we ban cots? What a thought. trish PS when I was exhausted after a marathon of night feeding after having my 3rd child, and finally got him to sleep in my bed, a midwife came in a

Discounted registration for the "Practical Midwifery" events

2002-06-12 Thread Andrea Robertson
Lots of you have expressed interest in attending this ground-breaking program on practical skills for midwives (new and experienced). The full details can be found at http://www.birthinternational.com/event/practical/index.html If you want to get in at the cheaper prices, you have until June 30