http://valleybabies.com/magazine from Conception to Birth and Beyond Sat, 03 Jul 2010 20:34:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en By Amy George As I sit down to write this article, I am bleary-eyed and exhausted. Did I run a marathon? Did I scale a mountain? Did I tackle the pile of laundry waiting for me in my closet? No. I celebrated my daughter’s 5th birthday. I don’t mean the party. That’s coming in a ... http://valleybabies.com/magazine/2010/07/one-day-at-a-time-turns-into-five-amazing-years/ [caption id="attachment_231" align="alignleft" width="156" caption="Glenni Lorick, Editor-in-Chief"][/caption]This has been an unusually busy year for me. Not only have I been doing all that I normally do (working with nursing moms and babies, publishing this magazine, home-schooling etc,) I also started a non-profit called Moms Nurturing Moms. We just achieved 501c3 ... http://valleybabies.com/magazine/2010/07/a-note-from-the-publisher-2/ Michele Crook, a Huntsville mom of a five month old, is attempting to turn her maternity leave into a dream opportunity. One afternoon while doing dishes, among other things, with the television on in the background, she learned of a TV show host competition. However, what Crook heard ... http://valleybabies.com/magazine/2010/07/local-mom-believes-she-has-it/ By Lauren McCormick What would you do in order to preserve hope for your child’s future? Most parents will do whatever it takes. For expectant parents, this includes the option to bank your child’s umbilical cord blood. With close to 80 diseases and disorders treatable with stem cells ... http://valleybabies.com/magazine/2010/07/southern-cord-cord-blood-banking-services/ By Loretta Gillespie In December of 2006, Kristina and Richey Terry decided they wanted to have a baby. They were both young, healthy people, in their thirties, and Kristina had a child by a previous marriage without any problems. Nevertheless, after months of trying, they finally decided to seek help in ... http://valleybabies.com/magazine/2010/07/couple-goes-from-infertility-to-near-tragedy-to-joy/ [caption id="attachment_967" align="aligncenter" width="150" caption="February-March 2010"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_1013" align="aligncenter" width="150" caption="June-July 2010"][/caption]   http://valleybabies.com/magazine/2010/03/2010-archives/ [caption id="attachment_231" align="alignleft" width="156" caption="Glenni Lorick, Editor-in-Chief"][/caption]Being a mom is an amazing adventure. Sometimes, though, it can be a heartbreaking, gut-wrenching journey. In recent days, moms in Haiti, already struggling with immense poverty, have experienced incomprehensible grief. Children have lost parents; parents have lost children. A country has been decimated. ... http://valleybabies.com/magazine/2010/03/a-note-from-the-publisher/ By Amy George I have stopped being amazed at the generosity of people in the Tennessee Valley. I saw it time and time again as a news anchor at WHNT TV-19. Each time we did a story on some type of tragedy, viewers would respond with help for those involved. They never ... http://valleybabies.com/magazine/2010/03/tiny-footprints-leave-a-big-mark/ [caption id="attachment_944" align="alignleft" width="298" caption="Dr. Michael Lawley"][/caption]Dr. Michael Lawley has recently joined the staff at The Orthopaedic Center as a pediatric orthopaedic specialist. He completed his bachelor’s degree at Birmingham Southern University and finished medical school at the University of Mobile. Dr. Lawley completed his orthopaedic residency at the University ... http://valleybabies.com/magazine/2010/03/meet-the-physician-dr-michael-lawley/ By: Jennifer Bader In October 2008, I started thinking of ways that our family could make a difference in the lives of premature babies in the Tennessee Valley. Because we had premature twins, our family, like so many others, benefited from the services that the March of Dimes provides throughout the ... http://valleybabies.com/magazine/2010/03/valley-baby-of-the-year-2009/