!!!!THIS LISTING IS FOR PATTERN ONLY!!! Breast Models with Four different nipple types, breastfeeding teaching tools Crochet PATTERN. Pattern is available in -ENGLISH -GERMAN -SPANISH -FRENCH -TURKISH The Pdf File includes 4 pages with pictures in US crochet terms. The Breast is approximately 30cm (11.8 inches) around and 8cm (3.1 inches) tall. (with specified materials) **Explanations are available in different sizes! ATTENTION!!!! Patterns are tested by many people before they go on sale. Sometimes the result measure varies in different colors of the same brand yarn. Also, even if the material is the same as specified by the pattern, the result measure varies in each hand. Because it's handmade and every hand is unique. For this reason, the last measure I give in my patterns is the most common measure that can be obtained with the specified ingredients. You can sell the finished items made from this pattern; Please add the following lines to your item description (print or digital) and any finished items you are selling: “The design & pattern of this product belongs to Gülşen Zünbül - www.bebeklikedi.com” !!!! Thank you for visiting my shop! You can also find me on Instagram @bebeklikedi Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or concerns about items.
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One teacher chose to show her students how to treat others is a truly unforgettable way, and I'll be passing it on to my kids for sure.
Friday was definitely an emotional roller-coaster of a day that did not go at all how I planned or even dreamed of. I might not have experienced all the emotions on the image, but I came pretty close. But before I spoil the ending, let me begin by telling you what I thought was going to happen on Friday. My plans began with me going into my OBGYN to get started on the regiment needed to be able to start preparing my body to breastfeed. Following this appointment, I was going to go to the chiropractor to get an adjustment, a refill on some supplements and then come home to a happy, peaceful house and enjoy my evening. From the get-go, God had other plans for me to be able to see Him work and show others His grace and glory. After going through my routine exam at my OB's office, he asked me what else I said to his nurse when I scheduled the appointment that we needed to talk about. I began to explain how I wanted to breastfeed the child that we adopt and told him everything I have researched about this protocol (you can read more here about the one I chose). He was very shocked to say the least and had never heard of such a thing. I explained to him that this protocol was published in medical journals starting in 2000, is in well known books such as What to Expect When You're Expecting, and also What to Expect in the First Year (both from a 2003 edition), and that the La Leche League had articles regarding it. After taking about ten seconds to look at the papers I brought in, he asked me why I wanted to do this. I explained the nutritional value of breast milk and for the bond that I thought I wouldn't be able to experience, but now found out I can. He had never heard of the regiment nor the medicine and asked if I had researched side effects and long-term effects since he was sure it would probably kill me. It was at this point I realized he had already made up his own opinions and was not going to be a part of this. Now, I want to stop here and say that I did not intend on blogging about the details of this visit because it got really negative really fast. But my husband encouraged me to share some of the things said because it might help others to realize the uphill battle or negative thoughts that others have and how it can impact someone severely. The following things are a very small sample of what I was told after I stopped responding to comments/rhetorical questions while sitting in a wide-open room where everyone in the area could see and hear: "Breastfeeding is not important" "What about the biological mom that has trouble producing milk? Are you saying they are bad mothers because they can't do what should be natural" "Speaking of natural, this probably isn't even breast milk because it's being caused by something unnatural" "Mexican moms are closest to their children out of all races and most of them don't breastfeed so what does that say about the importance of breastfeeding to bonding?" "Inducing breastmilk production is outside of God's will because it is not natural" (This coming from the doctor that wanted me to be pumped full of hormones to get pregnant) "The reason you hear so many good things about breastfeeding is because they stand on a soapbox and are loud. I'm so sick of it. Formula is just as good, but you just don't hear about it because they don't have the platform that the La Leche League has" Okay, I'll stop now that you hopefully got the picture. I will say that God provided me with more grace than I have probably ever felt because I was able to sit there with a smile on my face, nod my head and respond with "I understand how you feel that way, I just disagree." I then proceeded to walk out of the office and shut the door before my tears started openly flowing. I could handle most everything that he said, except the living outside of God's will. I have prayed a lot about this and actually fought doing it solely because of the grief of negative opinions that I expected to receive from people, but felt so strongly that it was what would be best for our future child and family that I have submitted to God in doing this. I left the office, came home, and couldn't let it go. So I went to have lunch with Kelly and that provided me about an hour of being in the car to just pray. I love how God draws His children in so that He can spend sweet alone time with them. He's amazing like that! And I love how He wraps His arms around you and His presence is so strong you just feel at peace! After talking with Kelly and calling my cousin (a medical student), we decided that I should just call my primary care physician. He's not holistic by nature, but I have been seeing him for 8 years now and he happened to have one opening left in the afternoon. I then went to the chiropractor (who also has mid-wives and a birthing facility). When I arrived, I picked up my supplement and then something told me to ask to speak with one of their mid-wives. When I went into the office, they were able to share with me that they had an adoptive mom that followed this exact protocol and it worked for them! I was able to speak with her over the phone and she gave such hope as she said she would be praying for me! I left and went straight to my family care doctor. When he came in I talked with him about what I wanted to do and what happened in my OB's office he said "I am so sorry that you had to experience that." He said he had honestly never heard of this before, but then got on his iPad and started researching the protocol, the medicine and everything he could find about it. He looked at the exact ingredients and said that I should not have a problem with this at all and wrote me the prescriptions for them right then! He said he was excited to see if it worked and couldn't wait to meet future baby Carson soon!!! I left speedily from his office to the pharmacy he recommended me using and they had everything to go ahead and fill them. This was important because if I didn't start on Sunday (today) then I would have to wait another month. When the pharmacist came out to give me the prescriptions he asked "Are you having trouble lactating or are you trying to lactate for an adoption?" Are you kidding me?!?!?! I responded excitedly "We're adopting!" He said "Oh, I'm happy you're doing this. This protocol works like a dream and I've had many successful clients use it." I was in shock! He has done this before and it works! Let me just say that I was floating on a cloud as I walked out of the pharmacy. I prayed gratitude and thanksgiving to my Lord the entire way home and have continued ever since that moment when I think about everything that has unfolded. You see, God's hand was in this situation all along. He told me this is what I need to do, He guided me down this path and when I chose to obey I should not have been shocked when He fulfilled what He promised to begin with! Sometimes I have to apologize to God for my little faith...more than I would like to! The restoration I experienced on Friday was such confirmation that God has a perfect plan for my life...for everyone's life....and it is our choice whether we want to follow, obey and use what He is doing to glorify Him and bring others to Him. Sometimes we have to experience the bad so we will lean more on His understanding and not on our own. It's hard to see the good during the bad but what I love more are when He shocks me with the unexpected that are far better than I would have ever imagined. I will leave you with an incredible Psalm to remind you of how great our God is and how He has a perfect will and plan for our lives that existed before the creation of the world! The NIV version has been made into a song that you are familiar with, but the CEV version said what my prayers have been so I thought I would use it instead. The entire chapter is worth reading, praying, meditating on and singing so here you go: God’s Love Never Fails Psalm 136 1 Praise the Lord! He is good. God’s love never fails. 2 Praise the God of all gods. God’s love never fails. 3 Praise the Lord of lords. God’s love never fails. 4 Only God works great miracles. God’s love never fails. 5 With wisdom he made the sky. God’s love never fails. 6 The Lord stretched the earth over the ocean. God’s love never fails. 7 He made the bright lights in the sky. God’s love never fails. 8 He lets the sun rule each day. God’s love never fails. 9 He lets the moon and the stars rule each night. God’s love never fails. 10 God struck down the first-born in every Egyptian family. God’s love never fails. 11 He rescued Israel from Egypt. God’s love never fails. 12 God used his great strength and his powerful arm. God’s love never fails. 13 He split the Red Sea apart. God’s love never fails. 14 The Lord brought Israel safely through the sea. God’s love never fails. 15 He destroyed the Egyptian king and his army there. God’s love never fails. 16 The Lord led his people through the desert. God’s love never fails. 17 Our God defeated mighty kings. God’s love never fails. 18 And he killed famous kings. God’s love never fails. 19 One of them was Sihon, king of the Amorites. God’s love never fails. 20 Another was King Og of Bashan. God’s love never fails. 21 God took away their land. God’s love never fails. 22 He gave their land to Israel, the people who serve him. God’s love never fails. 23 God saw the trouble we were in. God’s love never fails. 24 He rescued us from our enemies. God’s love never fails. 25 He gives food to all who live. God’s love never fails. 26 Praise God in heaven! God’s love never fails.
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Babies with tongue ties (medically termed as “Ankyloglossia”) are one of the common referrals Paediatric Feeding Speech Pathologists get. They are usually diagnosed at birth and regardless of feeding method, most mothers worry about the impact of their baby’s tongue tie on feeding and speech development. Source of picture: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/medical/IM04660 Is it common? The incidence of […]
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Last year, my school invited Eduardo Briceño to talk to us about the importance of having a growth mindset, a concept from "The Power of Belief - Mindset and Success" and this book by Carol Dweck (affiliate link)! He basically asserts that there are two types of people: those who think intelligence and skills are fixed/unchanging and others who believe they are able to be developed/honed. In his speech and his book, he discusses one thing that we all (likely) have done: tell a student how smart he/she is or tell a student how good he/she is at a specific skill. Now, I have heard that telling your kids they are "smart" is not the way to go, but I guess I had filed that info away in a section of my brain that doesn't get much use. Well, according to Briceño, doing this puts kids into a fixed mindset where they think they are either good or bad at something and nothing can change that. He says that children who live in a fixed mindset are less likely to engage in challenging or difficult work because they think it's just too hard and they can't do it. Since I am no longer in the classroom, I decided to use this concept on my 6-year-old to see what kind of affect it had on her. There are tons of examples that I could give that I have done on my own, but I'll just mention one of them that happened recently with my daughter's swim teacher. My daughter takes swimming lessons all year long. She is the type of kid who could care less about sports and would rather just play at home. It bothers me because I grew up in sports (I played competitive and college soccer and high school tennis) and have a very competitive spirit. So, going to swimming is kind of a drag sometimes because she doesn't always want to go. On her first day of swimming this summer, her teacher told us that she would be working mainly on endurance, so that whole practice, they swam laps back and forth in the pool. My daughter cried on the way home because she was so tired and her body hurt so bad. On the second day of swimming, I basically had to drag her out of the house. After a grueling practice, I met with her teacher to discuss how my daughter was doing. During that discussion, the teacher stated to me and my daughter that she was so proud of her because she never complains, even when the work is hard, and even when she's tired, she never quits. You should have seen my daughter's face when she said that. You should have seen MY face! Not only did she mention specific things that she was doing well in, but she cemented in her head that the path to success in swimming is not just being "good" at it. It's from working hard, not complaining, and never giving up. From that day on, I have not heard one complaint out of that child. She starts off every morning with, "When is swimming? I just can't wait to go to swimming!". In the spirit of this, I've decided to come up with a list of words you can use to motivate your students and encourage a growth mindset this coming school year. Say them, write them on stickies, leave them in journals or on homework assignments, and tell your kids' parents! To print this out, click here. https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Motivational-Poster-1947983 Find my Growth Mindset resource here! It includes a guide for parents and their children so that growth mindset doesn't stop when the kids walk out your door!
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By Julia Bertschinger, C.C.E. Midwifery Today, p. 22-23, no. 17, 1991 Author's note: I am not trying to convince Orthodox Jews not to circumcise. I am trying to show that circumcision can be done in a much less radical and painful way and still fulfill religious obligations. About four thousand years ago, the original Jewish circumcision consisted of cutting off only the tip of the foreskin, the floppy part that extends past the glans in the normal male infant. Called milah, the procedure left most of the foreskin alone. Sometimes another procedure, called periah, was performed after milah. Following amputation of the tip, periah consisted of forcibly retracting the infant foreskin. (The infant foreskin does not normally retract [Gairdner, 1949]; four percent of foreskins do not fully retract until age 17 [Øster, 1968].) Two thousand years ago, Jewish hellenists, wanting to assimilate characteristics of the Greek way of life, obliterated the sign of their "tip" circumcisions. Most of their foreskins were still intact, so they found ways to lengthen them, to make it look as if they had not been circumcised at all. This practice was unacceptable to ancient rabbis, who decided to begin cutting all of the foreskin off in infancy. Babies circumcised in this manner could not possibly later hide the fact that they had been circumcised. Ever since, Jewish boys have endured - and sometimes died from - total foreskin amputation. Significantly, most rabbis today erroneously refer to total foreskin amputation as milah. Do Orthodox Jews have a choice in how or whether their sons will be circumcised? According to Jewish sources, the history of circumcision indicates that the practice has gone through many changes. Orthodox rabbis have debated as to whether to perform just milah, or to also perform periah. Some considered it essential to have the mohel (ritual circumciser) suck the blood from the boy's penis after the circumcision (Jakobovits, 1959). There have also been debates as to whether circumcision was valid if a metal knife was used instead of fingernails or flint. Circumcision causes babies intense pain and suffering. Expectant Orthodox Jewish parents may therefore be interested in exploring true brit milah (tip amputation only, as originally performed by Orthodox rabbis). Non-Orthodox parents should be aware of two other options: brit shalom (the naming ceremony) with no circumcision (Bivas N, 1987) or brit with lancing of the foreskin so that one drop of blood is shed. All three options are far safer than total foreskin amputation, which, of course, was invented by mortal rabbis and not by God. Further resources by/for Jewish parents: http://www.drmomma.org/2009/06/circumcision-jewish-fathers-making.html Common myths about circumcision: Myth #1: Unmyelinated nerves do not transmit pain, and therefore... Myth #2: Babies don't feel pain because some of their nerves have not become myelinated (developed) yet. Myth #3: Local anesthetic makes the circumcision painless. Myth #4: The baby's intact penis is harder to keep clean and take care of than a circumcised penis. Myth #5: There are sound studies proving that circumcisions prevent urinary tract infections (UTIs). Myth #6: The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) reversed its stand against circumcision. Myth #7: By age five the foreskin should retract on its own. Myth #8: It is difficult to teach a boy to keep his intact penis clean. Myth #9: Male family members will have psychological problems if some have circumcised penises and others have intact penises. And some facts: Fact #1: Not only do unmyelinated nerves transmit pain, they actually transmit the most excruciating type of pain. Therefore... Fact #2: Babies do feel pain, especially since they have more unmyelinated nerves than adults have. Also, while it's true that some nerves are not yet myelinated in an infant, the fact is that most of the unmyelinated (undeveloped) nerves will never become myelinated. Adults have plenty of unmyelinated nerves also. Fact #3: Injecting the anesthetic into the genital area is painful for the baby. Once the anesthetic has taken effect, the baby's screaming from pain during the surgery is only reduced and by no means eliminated. Because the anesthetic wears off soon, the postoperative pain that lasts for days is just as bad for a baby that had anesthetic than for one that had none. Fact #4: Because of the extra care that one must take in caring for and bathing a circumcision wound that is in the process of healing, and because of the frequent complications such as meatal ulcers that occur in circumcised penises, the intact infant penis is actually much easier to care for. It basically needs no care, no retraction, no nothing. Fact #5: The highly publicized studies "proving" that circumcisions prevent UTIs have many flaws. No major scientific body has accepted these studies as proof that circumcisions prevent UTIs. In addition, contradictory studies also exist, showing no correlation between UTIs and circumcisions. Fact #6: While the AAP has softened its stand against the surgery, it has not by any means endorsed the surgery. Fact #7: The normal, spontaneous, and sometimes gradual full retraction may take up to 17 years to complete. Note: under no circumstances should the infant foreskin be retracted, even in a gentle manner. It is simply not necessary. Fact #8: A girl's genitals are more difficult to keep clean than a boy's intact penis. Boys, like girls, can easily figure out for themselves the details on how to clean their own genitals. Fact #9: When England abruptly stopped circumcising most of its population, there were no psychological problems reported about the circumcised fathers and intact sons. Many American families have a mixture of circumcised and intact penises and the family members have no psychological problems. References: Bivas, Natalie. Alternative Bris Support Group. Briggs, A. "Circumcision: What Every Parent Should Know" 1985. Gairdner, D. "Fate of the Foreskin." Brit Med J, 1949, 2:1433-1437. Jakobovits, Immanuel. Jewish Medical Ethics, 1959. Øster, J. "Further Fate of the Foreskin." Arch Dis Child, 1968. 43(228):200-203. Roth, C and Wigoder, G. The New Standard Jewish Encyclopedia, 1970. ~~~~
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