Here’s what we talked about in Class #3:
- A little nutrition lesson and snacks: Nutrition-Packed Seeds
- Vanilla Chia Pudding
- Almond Butter Raisin Chews coated in hemp seeds
- Massaged Kale Salad with pumpkin seeds
- The hormones of pregnancy and birth
- Oxytocin
- Beta-Endorphins
- Epinephrine/Norepinephrine
- Prolactin
- How to birth physiologically, letting the hormones do their work
- Pain coping strategy #3 – Edges
- Protecting the ecology of the birthplace
- Pushing – Types of pushing and positions for pushing
- Lullabys
Do you sing to your kids? Do you plan to? Why or why not?
I was blank when it came time to consider singing to my first baby. I thought it sounded like a nice thing to do, but I couldn’t think of any good songs. I didn’t like the super short or repetitive typical baby songs, but I also thought that some of my favorite adult songs might have lyrics that would be inappropriate or at the very least, not very sleep-inducing. For example, as a baby my son slept best listening to Bob Marley from the ipod. But as he grew older, I couldn’t bring myself to sing some of his favorites. I’m sure you can imagine why. So, I started looking.
Songs from my childhood did begin to come to me over time, and I also discovered Putumayo. They have lullaby music, but also children’s songs that are also enjoyable for moms and dads. We have several of their CD’s and love them all. Some are sleepy time and some are for singing and dancing. They’ve got it all. They eventually sunk in and now I can sing them for my kids! They actually ask for that over listening to the recorded versions, and not because of the quality of my voice. There is just something special about mom and dad singing you to sleep.
Maybe consider putting some of these on your Baby Registry and play them or sing them for the baby now!
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