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May 2015

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Norwest Doula Services

24 hours ago

#solidfoods #solids #complementaryfoods #startingsolids #norush #signsofreadiness #sausageandmash #baby #babies ... See MoreSee Less

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2 days ago

Timeline Photos#repost @ourmamavillage 💕
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Helping kids understand consent starts with us! I’ve been teaching consent for years & have studied the importance of teaching consent to our kids early on. Teaching our kids these things helps reduce their vulnerability to abuse. This is a topic I’m very passionate about & so excited to partner with @curious_neuron to share more about this!⠀
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These are some of the key themes that often come up in my work. I’ve summarized what is not helpful & what you can do instead below.⠀
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🙅🏽‍♀️Not helpful: “Give nana a hug!” ⠀
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We don’t want to make them go against & not trust their internal instincts in terms of touching others.⠀
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👉🏾Helpful: “Would you like to give grandma a hug?” Respecting their answer if they say no.⠀
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🙅🏿Not helpful: Tickling after they say stop. ⠀
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👉🏾Helpful: Narrating out loud: “You said stop! I hear you are done with tickling.” We have a whole post coming out on tickling later this week (stay tuned) but if you do decide to tickle respect when your child says to stop.⠀
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🙅🏻‍♀️Not helpful: Telling them to keep secrets (even silly ones). ⠀
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👉🏼Helpful: “We don’t keep secrets in our family. If anyone tells you to keep a secret you let us know.” We don’t want to normalize keeping secrets for our kids. We can have “happy surprises” like a surprise present or party, but we encourage kids that they don’t need to keep secrets & we are safe to share anything with.⠀
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🙅🏼‍♀️Not helpful: Making silly names for private parts. This is a tough one for many. Often we grew up with feeling shame for sharing the anatomically correct names of body parts & still feel this shame when talking with our kids. ⠀
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👉🏼Helpful: Use anatomically correct names for body parts. Penis, vagina, vulva, breasts, nipples are not bad words.⠀
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We don’t call our elbow our little bo-bo, & we don’t need to call a penis a wee-wee😂 . Practice saying these words if you are still uncomfortable saying them. ⠀
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👉🏾Hope this helps you in your journey of creating a consent culture in your home!⠀
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👌🏼Tomorrow I’m giving two practical tools you can teach your kids to help keep them safe! Stay tuned!⠀
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Norwest Doula Services

3 days ago

PATIENCE IS A (PREGNANCY) VIRTUE ⏳
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Are you a person that waits well?
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I get asked this question a lot: “What can I do to induce labor naturally?” Sometimes there’s a medical reason for induction but often times it’s just a lack of patience.
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🧭a normal pregnancy length is anywhere between 37-42 weeks. That’s a MONTH of range of normal.
⌛️more than 99% of the time, labor will begin on its own before 42 weeks.
⏰the average first time mama births around 41 weeks, 3 days
🕰 in a low-risk pregnancy, waiting until labor begins on its own is considered best for both mama and baby
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Yes, waiting can be hard. Yes, sometimes induction seems appealing. Yes, it would be great to have a natural way to induce labor. BUT the reality is...there is no “natural” way to induce labor. Induction is not natural. Babies know when to be born. Patience is is what allows them to tell us 💛
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#inductionoflabor #patienceisavirtue #thirdtrimester #overdue #birth #lamaze #lamazeclass #childbirtheducator #prenataleducation #midwiferycare #40weekspregnant #40weeks #41weekspregnant #41weeks #42weekspregnant #42weeks
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