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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:47:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Operation No More Nursing Operation No More Nursing, Day One This morning, C woke up super early&#8230;seriously, like, earlier than the crack of dawn&#8230;&#8221;I wannnanurse youuu&#8221;.  Crap.  I quietly and gently welcomed him into bed for snuggles and, trying to preserve the peace, told him it was still night-time.  &#8220;I wannnanurse youuu.&#8221;  Next, I tried [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=summerdoula.com&amp;blog=11917689&amp;post=683&amp;subd=summerdoula&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:22:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is the first day of our new &#8220;no nursing&#8221; regimen, which I explained here. This morning, my silly husband and I woke up early thinking we could squeeze in some much-needed &#8220;adult&#8221; time.  Ha!  Our little exquisitely protect their stations in the family by waking up just at the point-of-entry.  If this has ever [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=summerdoula.com&amp;blog=11917689&amp;post=673&amp;subd=summerdoula&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have been debating about weaning my toddler for quite some time, probably about a year.  I have resisted the urge, for a multitude of reasons: * He has shown ZERO interest in letting go of being a nursling * I am lazy, and giving up the easiest mothering tool ever is hard work * [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=summerdoula.com&amp;blog=11917689&amp;post=672&amp;subd=summerdoula&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Compassion, Empathy and ANGER</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:50:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;The human capacity to care for others isn’t something trivial or something to be taken for granted. Rather, it is something we should cherish. Compassion is a marvel of human nature, a precious inner resource, and the foundation of our well-being and the harmony of our societies. If we seek happiness for ourselves, we should [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=summerdoula.com&amp;blog=11917689&amp;post=647&amp;subd=summerdoula&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Magic Ears and Happy Tears</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:30:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My baby girl is growing up!  Logically, I know this, but my heart easily forgets and is always a little pinged when faced with the reality.  A little over a week ago, she went on a fabulous vacation with her friend&#8217;s family.  When the idea first came up, I knew it would be a tremendous [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=summerdoula.com&amp;blog=11917689&amp;post=654&amp;subd=summerdoula&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Gender Bias, Stereotyping and an Epiphany</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:45:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, a conversation with friends led to a question that led to an epiphany, of sorts.  It was just a simple question, asked by a friend who was curious.  I made a statement about one of my children and she wondered why I thought that.  Easy enough&#8230;. It wasn&#8217;t easy, though.  Her question gave me [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=summerdoula.com&amp;blog=11917689&amp;post=649&amp;subd=summerdoula&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Cookie Day 2012</title>
		<link>http://summerdoula.com/2012/02/02/fomm-cookie-day-2012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:19:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s that time of year again, Friends of Missouri Midwives&#8217; annual &#8220;Cookie Day&#8221; and rally! What&#8217;s Cookie Day, you ask?  Well, it&#8217;s exactly what it sounds like&#8230;a day for families to come show their support of legal home birth midwifery in Missouri by delivering (you guessed it!) COOKIES!  What sane person doesn&#8217;t like cookies, right? [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=summerdoula.com&amp;blog=11917689&amp;post=641&amp;subd=summerdoula&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>I Am An Onion</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 16:54:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For a long time, I considered myself to be a certain type of person.  I knew myself pretty well and was comfortable with who I was.  And then my mom got sick, went a little nuts (no, seriously) and my entire being was rocked to the core.  I was eight months pregnant with my third [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=summerdoula.com&amp;blog=11917689&amp;post=635&amp;subd=summerdoula&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Poor Rant #2:  A Look into the Reality of the Working Poor</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 20:17:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a term thrown about in reference to those people who are employed but still in poverty, the &#8220;working poor&#8220;.  According to this article from CNN, 15.1% of Americans were considered poor during 2010.  However, a closer look at the graph shows the annual household poverty level to be $22,314.  In 2011, the HHS [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=summerdoula.com&amp;blog=11917689&amp;post=617&amp;subd=summerdoula&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Me vs. Cigna</title>
		<link>http://summerdoula.com/2012/01/17/me-vs-cigna/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:37:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In April 2011, I welcomed a baby into my arms, at home, with the help of a Certified Professional Midwife (well, to be precise, there were two CPMs plus my friend/photographer, aunt, cousin and a mixture of other children).  I had insurance at the time, which I was told would cover midwife services.  Since she [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=summerdoula.com&amp;blog=11917689&amp;post=611&amp;subd=summerdoula&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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