{"id":7543,"date":"2015-03-12T08:34:16","date_gmt":"2015-03-12T12:34:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/?p=7543"},"modified":"2015-03-12T08:34:16","modified_gmt":"2015-03-12T12:34:16","slug":"thoughts-thursday-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/2015\/03\/12\/thoughts-thursday-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Thoughts for Thursday #2"},"content":{"rendered":"

I haven’t done a Thoughts for Thursday<\/a> post in a while but that certainly doesn’t mean I haven’t come across wonderful, meaningful and enlightening articles!<\/p>\n

March has been busy on the blog! \u00a0I’ve joined the March Marriage Challenge along with a bunch of other fabulous bloggers and have really enjoyed reading their perspectives on marriage. \u00a0Please support them by stopping by and reading their stories and advice!<\/p>\n

I’ve also had two stories featured on BlogHer. \u00a0The first was my 5 Clothing Essentials for Nursing Moms and the second, just a few days ago was my post on whether kids should be at the birth of siblings which was prompted by a Facebook debate I got embroiled in.<\/p>\n

I knew the post would have mixed reactions as the Facebook discussion did. \u00a0But I was surprised that between my original post and the post on BlogHer, nearly all the comments fell into one of three categories 1) I couldn’t therefore it’s irrelevant, 2) I’ve done it and it’s beautiful or\u00a03) \u00a0No way! \u00a0I was in no way surprised to get negative comments, but some of them did catch me off guard, specifically the ones posted on BlogHer’s Facebook link:<\/p>\n

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I fully realize many of the commenters probably didn’t even read the article, but what their comments show me is the ignorance and misconceptions surrounding birth in our society. \u00a0(And I for the life of me can not figure out how witnessing a sibling’s birth and playing outside are remotely correlated!)<\/p>\n

Aside from my own business going on, though, there were many other articles that caught my attention in the past few weeks.<\/p>\n

This story<\/a> is probably the most poignant and still brings tears to my eyes when I think about it. \u00a0An 18 month old baby girl was rescued this week from her mother’s car that had run off the road and landed upside down in an icy river in Utah. \u00a0Her mother passed away but the little girl survived because her car seat kept her suspended above the frigid water for 14 hours. \u00a0Nothing speaks more to the importance of proper car seat use. \u00a0Had that little girl not been snugly harnessed in, the story would have ended differently. \u00a0Had the seat belt not been properly installed in the car (which only 1\/4 of child car seats in the US are used properly), she probably wouldn’t be here. \u00a0This little girl and her story are the reason I take the time to properly secure ALL of my children every time we get in the car, no matter how far or how long. Get more information on\u00a0car seat safety here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

On a more positive note, I was so excited to see that The American Congress\u00a0of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) recently released a document which outlines the “future of obstetric care” which includes using midwives for the care of low-risk pregnancies as well as accredited\u00a0birth centers as a suitable option. \u00a0But what is really fantastic is that ACOG has finally acknowledged the competency of certified, licensed and professional midwives whereas in the past they have only recognized Nurse Midwives. \u00a0I see this as a huge step in recognizing not only what is safest and best for women, but in giving women more safe choices in how they birth. \u00a0You can read the full report<\/a>, an explanation <\/a>by Lamaze international or the original article<\/a> I found.<\/p>\n

And then there was this cute little gem: If Our Sons Were Treated Like Our Daughters.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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