Coolest lullabies! and food for thought....literally

Today I stumbled upon the neatest thing ever! I found " Rockabye Baby!" brand lullabies. They are remakes of many rock bands made to the tune of a lullaby! I purchased the cd cover of "tool" for Ben, the cover for "no doubt" for me and then the single "island in the sun" by weezer for us both; esp. since this was our wedding recessional song! check out the website to hear samples! I just thought it was too cool!

Rockabye Baby! Music

Also, crossing my mind is all the other aspects of birth that I want to understand and make decisions about. The one thing I liked most about the midwife was her view of this being OUR birth process not hers. I have always been sure I wanted to save the babies cord blood, esp. working with children I get to see the worst case scenario and many of those scenarios could be improved possibly if cord blood were available for the child. I also am reading about the HUGE benefits of leaving the umbilical cord attached for at least several minutes..there is no reason the cord needs to be cut immediately and the baby whisk away- understandably, unless the baby is in immediate danger. The benefits of the cord blood being allowed to drain into the baby are as beneficial as saving the cord blood! why else would you save it if it werent amazing? And, cord blood can still be saved even if you allow the cord to drain into the baby, saving just enough to be taken to the blood bank.
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 Also today, I read about placenta encapsulation. Yes, be grossed out if you wish- but we are the only mammal that does not consume our placenta. They toss it in the trash even though it was grown by me to do everything for my growing baby. It can be taken and basically turned into capsules for the mother to take for several weeks after birth and has been shown to reduce depression, baby blues, anemia, and increase energy levels- just google this simple phrase and you will be presented with a Wealth of information!! Why does every other mammal except humans consume this organ that is loaded with nutrients and hormones?
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