By Laura Mann
After a year of marriage, my husband Michael and I decided to start a family. We tried unsuccessfully for over a year, so I scheduled an appointment to see Kathy Hill, CRNP at Dr. John David Wheeler’s office. After some routine tests, they determined that Michael had azoospermia, or no sperm in the [...]
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An ART Success Story Ends With a Double Blessing
Limestone County March of Dimes Ambassador Hopes for an Extreme Home Makeover
By Glenni Lorick
Two-and-a-half year old Chesney Forsyth, daughter of Kari and Jeremiah Forsyth of Athens was born on April 1, 2005 at 26 weeks of gestation. Kari had an incompetent cervix. She had lost a previous pregnancy at 17 weeks, so at 16 weeks her doctor put a stitch in her cervix and placed her [...]
The Perfect Baby CD
By Mrs. Denie Riggs
Thankfully our culture is becoming increasingly aware of the benefits of music for babies. Toy manufacturers are producing musical toys of all kinds, and baby music CDs and videos are becoming very popular.
All of this “musical hoopla” can leave parents curious as to what will best benefit their baby. They [...]
Sleep, Glorious Sleep
By Lori Boatfield
Mama said there’d be nights like this. I can’t seem to learn my lesson about boasting and being smug. Despite having colic (I can say it now that it’s over), my son began sleeping through the night at the age of 6 weeks. He went to sleep at around ten [...]
Ricki Lake’s Birth Documentary Comes to Huntsville
By Kristen Brinkley
The Alabama Birth Coalition invites you to the FREE sneak preview of The Business of Being Born. It will be shown in Huntsville on January 31, 2008 at 7:00 pm at the UAH Chan Auditorium. After a disappointing birth experience with her first child, actress Ricki Lake recruits filmmaker Abby Epstein to [...]
The Birth of a Mother, Naturally
By Judy Cleve
In May of 2000, a new mother was born. Yes, a new mother was born as I gave birth to my first child, a sweet 7 pound 12 ounce baby boy! I felt so vulnerable and yet so empowered at the same time; birth is an amazing transition into motherhood.
I prepared for [...]
MOPS: A Place for Moms
By Beth Trees
When I became a mother for the very first time, I experienced many emotions: excitement, joy, fear, doubt, apprehension, anxiety and a host of other feelings. I had never really been around children and didn’t know how to relate to them; furthermore, I lacked the confidence I needed as a new parent. [...]
Child Care in the Valley: Whom Do You Trust?
By M. Dawn Jackman
Since moving to the Tennessee Valley, I have enjoyed staying home with my two small children. I realize that situations change, however, and that not all parents can or choose to stay home. If I return to the workforce, I will need quality childcare. Many families in the Valley live [...]
A Grassroots Movement that’s Changing the World
By Lysa Parker
Mahatma Gandhi once wrote “If we are to reach real peace in this world and if we are to carry on a real war against war, we shall have to begin with children…” Many now agree that the only hope this world has to end violence and create a world of peace [...]