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Newman Breastfeeding Clinic!

Dr. Jack Newman has been assisting breastfeeding mothers and babies for years. However the Newman Breastfeeding Clinic and Institute receives no government funding, despite servicing hundreds Toronto’s mothers each year. In order to raise badly needed funds, the clinic is staging an indoor yardsale on September 29 (see attached flyer). There will also be a breastfeeding challenge, raffle, and a chance to sign a petition asking the government for stable funding.

Indoor Yardsale Fundraiser
September 29, 2007
Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine
1255 Sheppard Ave East, Toronto 

For more information contact mom2momdani@gmail.com

Brand New Baby Videos!

We've combed the best of YouTube to find informative and positive parenting videos that we feel will be of importance to new and expecting parents in Canada.  Grab a tea and spend some time looking through our Article Topics area and let us know what you think!  We couldn't help sharing the video below and as you watch it we dare you not to at least smile!

Peek a Baby!

Thank you to our newest subscriber, Peekababy!  Peekababy is a Canadian online store for babies and parents based in Richmond Hill, Ontario.

Peekababy features funky baby furniture, and the hottest trends for your charming baby. Adorable slings, nursing covers for discreet breastfeeding, gorgeous stroller sunshades, shopping cart covers, organic cotton baby clothes, etc.  Brands include: Pediped, Baby Jogger, Babylicious, Mobi, Esprit, Boon, OiOi, etc.  Visit the Peekababy online store today!

Tips For Hot Mamas

From Earth Mama Angel Baby

It may almost be time for back to school, but odds are, if you’re pregnant it still feels like the dog days of summer. And then some. Blame it on massive mama hormones and those extra few pounds, say nothing of that adorable little foot poking your bladder. Not exactly a recipe for staying cool and hydrated. But, staying well hydrated is especially important during pregnancy – mamas can get heat stroke, heat cramps or worse.

Stay hydrated by remembering a water bottle everywhere you go, and if you feel light headed or dizzy, lay on your left side and put a cool cloth on your forehead and neck. Talk to your healthc are provider about adding electrolytes (we like Emergen-C brand) in your water bottle a couple of times a day, and remember – all that water weight in your ankles and hands actually makes dehydration a higher risk. 

Call your doctor or midwife immediately if you have any of the following:

• More than five contractions per hour
• Pelvic pressure
• Bleeding
• Vomiting
• Intense Backache
• Fever

Remember wear sun-protective clothing, keep hydrated and take time for a cool shower or dip in the pool. We’d love to hear your favorite tips for beating the heat – please share!

Mothering Canada

Interdisciplinary Voices
edited by Shawna Geissler, Lynn Loutzenhiser, Jocelyne Praud and Leesa Streifler

ARM-UR (Association for Research on Mothering at the University of Regina), whose mandate is to provide a forum for the discussion and dissemination of research on mothering, and Demeter Press, extend this call for papers to all who wish to contribute to this exciting and important interdisciplinary (book) anthology to be published in spring, 2009. Mothering Canada is seeking creative non-fiction, personal reflections, scholarly writing, and critical essays, as well as poetry and art, on themes associated with motherhood in Canada in all disciplines.

Topics include (but are not limited to):

• Becoming Mother: breastfeeding, midwifery, pregnancy, birthing, post partum
• Being Mother: mothering late in life, single parent, multiple births, childhood illness
• Supporting Mother: public policy, mothers in academia/work/school, institutional support
• Empowering Mother: feminism, stay-at-home mothers, supermoms

Submission Guidelines:

• English or French
• Typed, double-spaced Times New Roman 12
• All necessary bibliographical information (formatting consistent with discipline)
• Relevant information if previously published
• Name, address, phone, e-mail, and academic affiliation (if applicable)
• 100 word biography
• Maximum 20 pages, including references
• Picture format – digital or hard copy (do not send originals)

e-mail submissions and inquiries to: motheringcanada@yahoo.ca
Please fill out application form at our website: armur.blogspot.com

OR send by post :
In English
Dr. Lynn Loutzenhiser
Department of Psychology
University of Regina
3737 Wascana Parkway
Regina SK S4X 2S1

In French
Dr. Jocelyne Praud, co-editor
Department of Political Science
University of Regina
3737 Wascana Parkway
Regina SK S4X 2S1

For Artwork send hard copy (with SASE) or CD-Rom to:

Professor  Leesa  Streifler, co-editor
Department of Visual Arts
University of Regina
3737 Wascana Parkway
Regina SK S4S 0A2

Deadline: post-marked or e-mailed by 31 August, 2007

Edited by Shawna Geissler, Lynn Loutzenhiser,  Jocelyne Praud, and Leesa Streiffler for ARM-UR