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12:53:29 |
Webmama_Tina |
Join us in a casual community chat with
Mothering's own Peggy O'Mara. Peggy is
the mother of four grown children. She
has gained international celebrity as
publisher, editor and owner of Mothering
Magazine. She is also the author of four
books: Having a Baby Naturally: The
Mothering Magazine Guide to Pregnancy
and Childbirth, Natural Family Living:
The Mothering Magazine Guide to
Parenting, The Way Back Home: Essays on
Life and Family, and A Quiet Place:
Essays on Life and Family. A dynamic
speaker, she has lectured and conducted
workshops in conjunction with
organizations such as the Omega
Institute, Esalen, La Leche
International, and Bioneers. She has
appeared on numerous television and
radio programs and has been featured in
national publications including The Wall
Street Journal, USA Today, The
Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, Mother
Earth News, and Utne Reader. |
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13:06:34 |
Webmama_Tina |
ok mamas, so glad to be able to say we
have peggy o'mara with us today! |
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13:06:43 |
Peggy_O'Mara |
Hi Everybody. Great to be here! |
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13:09:18 |
Webmama_Tina |
anything you want to add to that
wonderful blurb that i got from your
site? |
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13:09:33 |
Webmama_Tina |
and mamas...start throwing out your
question marks and i'll let ya know when
your turn is |
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13:09:42 |
Peggy_O'Mara |
Please do, it already intimidates me and
it's about me. |
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13:09:48 |
Webmama_Tina |
LOL |
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13:09:55 |
Peggy_O'Mara |
That was supposed to be Please NO |
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13:09:59 |
Webmama_Tina |
ROFL |
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13:10:01 |
Webmama_Tina |
ok peggy |
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13:10:16 |
Webmama_Tina |
ok mamas i know someone has a burning
question for peggy... |
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13:10:23 |
Webmama_Tina |
just type a single question mark to get
us started |
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13:10:38 |
kimberella |
? |
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13:10:39 |
Renai |
? |
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13:10:48 |
Webmama_Tina |
oh and peggy, i want to say a great big
THANK YOU for the wonderful donation of
your current issue to our local babyfest! |
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13:10:56 |
Peggy_O'Mara |
You're so welcome. |
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13:10:58 |
Webmama_Tina |
ok kimberella go for it, you're first!
:) |
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13:11:09 |
Webmama_Tina |
yeah i can't wait to hand those out to
everyone at the gate! |
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13:11:19 |
Peggy_O'Mara |
Who is the Welcome voice. OOEEEUUU. |
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13:11:29 |
kimberella |
What was your favorite article in the
latst issue of Mothering, and why? |
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13:11:48 |
Webmama_Tina |
just FYI for those that don't have the
current issue...its got a wonderful baby
carrier special in it...LOTS of great
babywearing and carrier info! |
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13:12:00 |
Webmama_Tina |
perfect for our local event which has a
babywearing theme, yay! :) |
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13:12:26 |
Peggy_O'Mara |
I loved the babywearing special
because young friends were telling me
that found it confusing so we were happy
to put this info out comprehensively. I
love the stories from the dads about
birth and the |
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13:12:26 |
Webmama_Tina |
lol welcome voice comes with the program |
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13:12:36 |
Peggy_O'Mara |
FGM piece is so important. |
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13:13:32 |
Webmama_Tina |
current chatter: kimberella ....
upcoming chatters: Renai |
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13:13:45 |
kimberella |
I'm happy to pass the talking stick, as
it were... |
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13:13:54 |
Webmama_Tina |
:) ok renai |
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13:13:56 |
Webmama_Tina |
you're up! :) |
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13:14:13 |
Renai |
I'm still wondering why I live here in
Santa Fe and did not hear about the
great anniversary celebratioin that was
held. I'm still a little sore about that
one :p (I didn't say it was an important
question) |
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13:14:24 |
Webmama_Tina |
mamas, just post a single question mark
if you have a question for peggy and
i'll add you to the list |
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13:14:41 |
saragdogg |
? |
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13:14:56 |
Webmama_Tina |
current chatter: Renai .... upcoming
chatters: saragdogg |
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13:15:12 |
saragdogg |
Can we ask anything? |
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13:15:14 |
bufomander |
? |
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13:15:16 |
Peggy_O'Mara |
Sorry that happened. We had a lot of ads
in the New Mexican and a cover story and
distributed |
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13:15:35 |
Peggy_O'Mara |
programs around time. Come by the office
and we'll give you a program and poster.
I'd love to meet you. |
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13:15:51 |
bennersmom |
? |
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13:15:55 |
Renai |
Me too, that's why I was so sore. I love
Mothering! |
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13:16:05 |
Peggy_O'Mara |
Come by and see us, Renai. |
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13:16:30 |
Peggy_O'Mara |
But, beware of the parking. There's
construction around our office right
now. EEK! |
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13:16:34 |
Renai |
Thanks Peggy, for putting up with my
silliness. I want to come to the doula
meetings if ya'll still have them, so
I'll have my chance |
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13:16:44 |
Webmama_Tina |
current chatter: Renai .... upcoming
chatters: saragdogg, bufomander,
bennersmom |
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13:17:13 |
Renai |
go ahead Tina |
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13:17:23 |
Peggy_O'Mara |
We'd be happy to have the doula meetings
here. I don't know if they are still
meeting. Do you know about the Birthing
Tree? |
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13:17:46 |
Renai |
I did see an ad about them |
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13:18:02 |
Renai |
I'm starting to look now that I'm ttc |
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13:18:14 |
Webmama_Tina |
ok saragdogg, you're up! :) |
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13:18:19 |
Peggy_O'Mara |
Anyone wondering like me what's up with
the retraction of the fabulous Consumer
Reports car seat report? Industry has
denied everything they said and put a
lot of pressure on them I assume |
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13:18:34 |
Webmama_Tina |
yeah what's up with that? i saw that |
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13:18:40 |
saragdogg |
My 6 month old son prefers to sleep with
me at night and during naps. He won't
stay asleep otherwise. I've sought
advice on mothering which basically gave
me support in staying with him and I
figure I'd rather have him get sleep. Do
you have any advice to |
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13:18:58 |
saragdogg |
tell dissenters (e.g. family) about him
not sleeping alone? |
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13:19:17 |
Peggy_O'Mara |
You might want to check out the
statement at the Juvenile Products
Marketing Association site. It tells it
all. I'm writing about it for my
March/April editorial |
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13:19:22 |
Webmama_Tina |
current chatter: saragdogg .... upcoming
chatters: bufomander, bennersmom |
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13:19:31 |
Webmama_Tina |
ok good |
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13:20:40 |
Peggy_O'Mara |
I guess at some point you just have to
stop tellling people who will criticize
the intimate details of your sleep
situation. I would gloss over it, keep
it private. It is PERFECTLY NORMAL for
him to want to sleep with you especially
at such a young age. |
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13:20:57 |
Peggy_O'Mara |
He doesnt even know he's a separate
person yet. Who is bugging you the most? |
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13:21:19 |
saragdogg |
My mother...they live away and don't
understand when I am visiting and have
to go nap with him. |
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13:21:40 |
Peggy_O'Mara |
Try to keep it simple. |
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13:22:08 |
Webmama_Tina |
don't mind me as i post for
latecomers... |
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13:22:13 |
Webmama_Tina |
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13:22:46 |
Peggy_O'Mara |
Try to keep it simple. \It works for me,
mom.\" I found that my mother was very
critical when my babies were little
because this was all new to her. Now,
she brags about my child rearing. Time
will help her understand. Maybe you just
have to bear this time." |
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13:23:25 |
saragdogg |
Thank you, sometimes it just helps to
have more reassurance. |
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13:24:18 |
Peggy_O'Mara |
Nighwaking is normal until 2 to 3 years.
The more you respond to your child's
legitimate dependency needs right now,
the more independent he will be later. |
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13:24:32 |
Webmama_Tina |
amen to that :) |
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13:24:35 |
Peggy_O'Mara |
And, we are human beings. We REQUIRE
touch. |
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13:24:52 |
Peggy_O'Mara |
Touch is a nutrient. We need it. |
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13:25:33 |
Webmama_Tina |
current chatter: saragdogg .... upcoming
chatters: bufomander, bennersmom |
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13:26:26 |
Webmama_Tina |
ok buf, you're up! |
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13:26:30 |
bufomander |
mine's both simple and (perhaps) hard:
what are 4 of your favorite non-fiction
books? fiction? |
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13:26:43 |
Webmama_Tina |
current chatter: bufomander ....
upcoming chatters: bennersmom |
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13:28:21 |
Webmama_Tina |
ya stumped her buf, LOL |
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13:28:49 |
bufomander |
oops!:whistling: |
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13:28:54 |
Peggy_O'Mara |
Wow, I would have to think about it. Off
the top of my head, Nonfiction would be
The Time Falling Bodes Take to Light,
The Biology of Transcendence, (although
I can only read a couple pages at a
time), Fiction is harder for me to find.
I like Charms for an |
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13:29:20 |
Peggy_O'Mara |
Charms for an Easy Life, Prodigal
Summer, and anything by Lauren Van der
Post, stories of Africa. |
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13:29:56 |
laney2cuties |
whats the topic |
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13:30:07 |
bufomander |
good list, thanks! |
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13:30:28 |
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13:30:47 |
Webmama_Tina |
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13:30:53 |
Webmama_Tina |
bennersmom, you're up! |
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13:30:57 |
bennersmom |
I have an almost-6 month old and will be
introducing solids in the next month or
two. I've read different things about
what an 'appropriate' first food is. My
hubby and I are inclined to give fruits
& veggies before cereal... any real
reason this isn't |
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13:31:01 |
bennersmom |
okay? |
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13:31:24 |
Webmama_Tina |
ok mamas, remember just throw out a
single question mark if you have a
question for peggy and i'll tell ya when
its your turn |
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13:32:01 |
Peggy_O'Mara |
yes, good reason. Grains are more
difficult to digest than fruits. I
recommend starting with one fruit at a
time for a couple of days, then veggies.
Grains can be added closer to a year.
And, don't feel you have to accomplish
something. Breastmilk is the |
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13:32:29 |
Peggy_O'Mara |
superior food so take your time and add
solids as a condiment. Kimber, will you
respond to this too? |
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13:32:47 |
skrhythm |
? |
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13:33:31 |
Webmama_Tina |
current chatter: bennersmom ....
upcoming chatters: skrhythm |
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13:33:50 |
bennersmom |
so, waiting on the cereal is ok/good? |
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13:33:53 |
kimberella |
Sure thing. Indeed, at 6 mos. baby is
not prepared to digest grains, and the
gylcemic index cn go askew. Some
research suggests grains too early
=increasd risk for diabetes and obesity
later in life. |
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13:34:08 |
bennersmom |
bananas & avocado? |
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13:34:15 |
kimberella |
Simple friuts, like banana and avocado,
scraped into mush are best first foods. |
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13:34:23 |
kimberella |
see, you know! |
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13:34:27 |
bennersmom |
why so much talk about rice cereal? |
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13:34:45 |
kimberella |
probably well marketed to previous few
generations, haha |
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13:34:55 |
Peggy_O'Mara |
Yes, ok to wait for cereal. Cereal is
usually introduced because people think
it will help the baby sleep through the
night. Not true. I don't know why rice
cereal is so popular. You do see as the
first recommendation often. |
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13:35:06 |
bennersmom |
great, THANK YOU! |
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13:35:09 |
kimberella |
it is probably what most of us had first |
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13:35:11 |
bennersmom |
:) |
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13:35:33 |
Webmama_Tina |
skrhythm, you're up! :) |
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13:35:36 |
kimberella |
email me for more info:
kimber@mothering.com. I'll get you some
links and resources. |
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13:35:36 |
skrhythm |
on the topic of food, do babies wake at
night because they are hungry? if so
woudn't rice cereal \fill\" them more
then fruits and veggies? i know for
myself i don't feel very full after
fruit or veggies" |
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13:36:04 |
bennersmom |
great, i appreciate it... |
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13:37:19 |
Peggy_O'Mara |
I think babies wake at night mostly
because of teething. And, yes, they do
need to breastfeed often as breastmilk
is low in fat. I can understand why
people think rice cereal would fill up
their babies, but there's no evidence
for this, just superstition. |
