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We lost our son in Feburary this year. I noticed that his movements had slowed and noticed later on that he's not playing/kicking. When we got to the Dr there was no heartbeat.Āthat's the worst day of my life.Ā I even wished to die also because i blamed myself for his death. Our son had spun in circles so much that she twisted the cord where it connected toĀhis belly button. it was a cord accident they realized afterĀi delivered him normal. i was devastated to see my son's readied nursery for his coming.ĀI thought I already shed all the tears i have but i guess i was wrong. I cry every time i remember my son. My first baby. It pains me specially that i see my neices that should be his same month old right now.
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I am so sorry for your loss...I lost our first born July 2010 due to torsion of the umbilical cord which is twisting of the cord.┬Ā It is good to cry and get it out.┬Ā I still cry and it has been 10 months, but the pain will ease... it won't be as sharp.┬Ā I have found some great women on this board that give great support because the one thing we have in common is a loss of a child.┬Ā I pray for peace and comfort for you through this time.┬Ā
Rylee Paige born sleeping at 38 weeks (7-8-10)
I am so sorry for your loss i know its seems as if┬Ā you will never be able to get over your grief all i can tell you is that with time it will get a little easier. It starts with small things like hearing a song that you might find comfort in or you could be watching a movie and it makes you laugh you will be caught of guard because you just didnt think it would be possible to laugh ever again.
Grieve as much as you want. Most people around me just thaught i should be over it . When your heart is shattered its just not possible.
Sending you lots of ((((HUGS)))) you are not alone.
Aiden in Heaven @26wks 4days 11/24/10
1)MC @10wks 2days 03/15/11,
2) MC @ 7wks 5days 08/03/12
And you're right, the tears are never ending. I even have a box of tissues in my car now, and carry little packs in my purse (even my gym bag) because every time I'm alone with my thoughts, tears just leak out of my eyes. I rarely sob and cry anymore, just this constant stream of tears.
I hope you find a place to 'forgive yourself', even though you didn't do anything wrong to need forgiving, but guilt is a hard weight to bare. I'm sure all us loss mommas blame ourselves to some degree. My doc told me, as I'm sure yours told you, no one is at fault. You cant get a new placenta, or fix an umbilical cord, or untangle a baby in the womb. You did all you could just by trying to be healthy and aware and prepared. There is nothing else that can be done. It sucks, but it's true.
The nursery... that sure is a loaded room, isn't it? My husband was eager to 'clean it up & put it away'. I freaked out! I couldn't clear it out, I need it, and still haven't to this day. We took down the crib & stored the big stuff, but all his little clothes and linens are still in the drawers, and toys on the shelves. If there is ever a new baby in our home, everything will be a hand me down.
What ever you need to do is the right thing!
I have 5 other friends with newborns, we were each due a few months from each other (sept,oct,nov,Dec,Jan,april). Now there are all these beautiful healthy babies in my life, except mine! It's a heart break, even though I'm happy their children are healthy and here, I cant be around all of them at once. It just makes me dwell on my failings as a mother. Too much!
I wish you a few peaceful days to rest your heart, and nights to rest your mind. If you ever need anything, know we're all a few clicks away.
- Ivy_Gal -
Oliver (b) Dec 9 2010 38wks, NICU (d) Dec 16 2010 MC 8wks Oct 2011. Lillian (b) Oct 11 2012
NorCal NY'er
Hello Ladies,
First off I would like to say how sorry I am to hear of the loss of your precious babies. It is surely the most devastating situation to have to endure and┬Āthere are┬Āno words to ease the pain. The path becomes a little less rocky as time goes on but the valleys and peaks remind us of the long soulful journey we all must make.┬ĀI would like to share my story with you.
"Now, I am in the same situation as you, thousands like you -- like us -- dealing with the loss of a child. The reasons may differ but the result is still the same, pain and heartache.
I am an RN and my husband is an Emergency Room MD. I have four children and never thought anything of it. I had heard of stillbirths but thought they occurred during labor when there was a complication. Why should I think anything different? The medical profession has hidden the details and frequency from us all.
Then came my son and my daughter in law. Their first child, a daughter, was born still at 36.3 weeks on June 28th, 2009. Danielle noticed no movement --┬Āfor a baby that was very active a lot of the time - one Saturday. She had read the books which reassured her and my son that the babies slowed down at 36 weeks -- that was normal.┬Ā My son, now a resident, was a┬Āmedical student at MUSC in Charleston at the time.┬ĀWe got the call on Saturday night, 'We lost the baby.'
I was in utter disbelief and total shock. What -- How -- What Happened?┬ĀBob told us it could be genetic, it could be an infection, it could be the cord, it could be a lot of things. My mind raced and was paralyzed at the same time. The ultrasound was done, there was no heartbeat.
I think our granddaughter┬Āwas going to be Chloe Gabriella or Lillian Bleu - depending on her features and who she looked like. But we welcomed our precious Roberta Rae on June 28th with all of the love our hearts could hold, as well as, all of the sorrow. Bob, short for Robert, had nicknamed the baby, Roberta, after himself. That was what everyone called her and that was the name she had been hearing for eight months while Bob spoke to Danielle's tummy. So, Bob and Danielle decided to call her the name she knew, the name she kicked to, the name she swam to and the name she danced to. Her┬Ā"in utero" name was totally unplanned yet fit her perfectly.┬Ā
My husband┬Āand I are now committed advocates for the┬Āstillborn. We will do whatever┬Āit takes to enlighten┬Āthe medical community and parents to be, as well as,┬Āto find a cause as to "WHY" when there are or are not any answers. Roberta Rae passed from┬Ātorsion of her longer than normal umbilical cord.┬Ā┬Ā
I don't know if you are familiar with Dr. Jason Collins of The Pregnancy Institute,┬Āin Louisiana. He has been researching the issue of Umbilical Cord Accidents (UCA) for over 20 years.┬Ā┬ĀAccording to┬Āresearch by Dr.┬ĀCollins┬Āand like minded Obstetricians throughout the world,┬Āthe cord is a definite risk┬Āfactor contributing to┬Āstillbirth and a definite catalyst for stillbirth from 28 weeks onward.┬ĀIn the words of Dr. Collins, 'Why is no one talking about this?'
Umbilical cord accidents (uca), including nuchal cords, true knots, twists, torsion, kinks and long or short cords┬Āaccount for 30% of the 30,000+ stillbirths┬Āin the USA yearly. That is┬Ā82 each and every day in our country.┬ĀThey are not a "rare condition or event " and should be watched for in the last trimester of pregnancy especially.┬ĀWe need to join forces and spread the word of this potential tragedy which takes our little ones ~ especially in the last trimester of pregnancy.
My brother was killed by a drunk driver when he was 12 back in 1967. I don't think my father ever got over the loss. My mother was amazing. Of course she was filled with grief, but she gathered up the pieces and made our lives as children wonderful. She didn't skip a beat. She laughed, cheered her baseball team on the TV and life went on. I want it to be that way for me, for Danielle and Bob, for everyone who experiences the birth of a precious sleeping one. I don't want the grief to consume us. I want us to be able to┬Āsmile┬Āwhen we hear the name,┬ĀRoberta Rae."
┬ĀAs my dear friend says, "This is a club we never would have joined. We were chosen."┬Ā┬Ā
Perhaps my sweet stillbirth mom,┬ĀKristina, said it best┬Āon Facebook, "You don't get over it, you just get through it. You don't get by it, because you can't get around it. It doesn't get better,┬Āit just gets different. Everyday...Grief puts on a new face."
I just lost my beautiful baby girl last week.┬ĀShe was 39 weeks. We had a schedualed csec July 8,2011... ┬ĀWednesday dr appt everything went great. Her hartbeat was normal.
Thursday there was little movement to none.. I didnt think much of it bc I was having her the next day. I was feeling a little off Thurs. I didnt feel excited I was so scared and nervous for some reason. I wasnt myself. I thought it was bc of surgery. Our baby girl was a surprise. We didnt know the sex of the baby.┬Ā Thursday night I was very restless. The sleep I did have was for an hour. It was about 4am till 5am. I woke up @ 6am┬Ā Friday to have my csection at 7:30am.┬Ā┬Ā Anyways, I had a dream of Emma and there was someone holding her. All I saw was her and someone holding her with their arms and I saw legs with a white glow in the back ground. It was pretty weired. I had no thought of the dream when I woke up..
Friday morning we went to hospital at 6:15 we were there.┬Ā My surgery started about 7:30am. I had a spinal and then the nurse doplered the heart beat. I thought my ears were paralized like my body felt!┬Ā I didnt hear her beat. I was like "wheres the heart beat...." I kept saying it. I was getting very nervous. The nurse said she heard it it was 120.. ( turned out it was my heartbeat) So the drs did my csec and thye were like oh my 4 cord wrap.. oh wow theres a knot too.┬Ā So they were trying their hardest to recseitate her but there was nothing. Seeing the knot in the cord was so crazy bc it was very tight.┬Ā When they told my husband and I that tey were sorry and they tryed everyhting they could, it just seemed so unreal like it wasnt true.┬Ā
Her cord was clean. She had no stress. Her death was very sudden and just happend probably right before she was born.┬Ā Im so mad that this happend.┬Ā It was a freek accident. She must have moved and her knot just got tight and made her not have any oxygen and nutrients get to her..
We got to hold Emma for 12 hours Friday. It was the most special time that we could have asked for. We got some wonderful pictures of her. We are so blessed to have had that beautiful angel. Its so hard to go though this horrible ordeal.┬Ā We will have our angel girl with us forever. She will always be our 2nd baby and our little girl.┬Ā┬Ā I am just glad she didnt have to experience this horrific world and se is in hr glory with the Lord and her grandpa and lots of other family memebers. I am just glad shes being loved and safe up in heaven. We miss herlike crazy and we do wish she was with us. Its the wors thing anyone could ever go through. My kids are my life and they always will be. Emma is with Jesus and what a glorious place to be. She gets to experience that before all of us.
Emma was the prettiest baby I have ever seen. We are so devistated she is gone. My 4 year old son was so excited the whole time and he still loves her. He keeps asking why she had to die and┬Ā I wish Emma didnt die. Hes so sweet and it breaks my heart so much that he is hurting this way. It wasnt supposed to be like this. But we all will be better stronger people from this experience. We miss her so much.
My heart is breaking so bad... But we will try to get pregnant in October. I need my baby, but I just wish we had our Emma back. Shes our angel girl forever. :(
Hi friends,
even i too faced the same situation , even i lost my baby boy in june, due to cord accident,i was in my 39 week, went to the doctor for regular check up, where there was no heartbeat,dr told me the baby is dead, it was a deep loss still try to come out of it,feeling hard to meet people,seeing people around me with up comming due date date of my friends and relatives, keep asking god, y for me it happened the other way.
I understand for people how hard it is take mentally.
hope god gives all strength to face the situation to all┬Ā my friends who is the same situation
My husband & I loss our Baby Audrey Liane at 37 weeks, 4 days. First, she had slow movements, in which I thought was normal due to less space & I'm on my pre-term. Then, I felt uneasy on the 26th of June 2011 & had an ultrasound. This was the day I felt like the earth fell down on me & my husband because she had lost her heartbeat. I delivered her naturally on the 30th of June & found out the reason was due to twisted cord accident. It didn't twist on her neck or any part of her body. It's literally twisted like a nylon cord that the blood supply was cut back. We're so devastated with what happened because it's my first pregnancy. Now, we're moving on with our lives, but we will continue honoring our Angel Audrey Liane. I'm planning to conceive again, consulting a new OB and with the grace & providence of our good Lord, my husband and I know that we'll get through.God bless us all.┬Ā
Any one who had the same fate like us, please share your story so we can gather strength to each other.
@loslindo- thank you for your recent post, though it doesn't look like htis group is very active- is there one like it that is? delivered my DD 2 days ago at 37w3d - her velementous cord twisted at the placenta...looking to discuss with others for support. Also starting to feel some anger about the fact that they knew abotu this type of cord from the beginning, and it seems like there should have been some way to deliver her before it robbed her of her life ... wanting to hear other's stories of coping adn moving forward. thank you
Married My Sweetie 2010! Our Little Rainbow Girl became our Angel Girl, Isabella January 5th, 2012 at 37w3d
@Solsticebaby2011 - We know your little angel is now resting in peace with our Lord. There are really situations in life that are hard to explain, especially for our angel babies, we don't know & we can't control what's┬Ā happening to them inside our womb. I also felt anger like you but little by little, I chose to move on & have faith more in our good Lord. Now, I'm 6 weeks pregnant & I coordinate well with my OB to avoid another incident. Hope my comment helps you even in a little way.
@Solsticebaby2011 - Hope you won't mind me asking...how come the umbilical cord twisted at the placenta of your baby? From the weekly baby pictures that I saw here at babycenter.com, the placenta lies flat at the uterine wall. I suggest you see another expert OB. Take care.


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The Twin Dolls
Chapter One
"I've always believed that there are things beyond the realm of reality. But as a rational person I've been taught to never jump onto an idea without having conclusive evidence. Not that I ever listened anyway."
"Mommy" a small stubby hand reached out to grab the loose ends of her mother's shirt. "Is Yuki-chan gonna be aw'ite?" she asked, droning on the 'awl' in her four year old voice as she held her prized doll, a gift from her dearly departed grandfather, tightly in her embrace. Her mother turned to her, smiling a tired motherly smile as she assured her youngest daughter that her elder twin sister will be alright.
"Go on Mayu, why don't you play with the other kids." Her mother coaxed the young child.
Mayu gave her mother an innocent look before she made her way to the small figure resting on the futon. Kneeling down she took one of her sister's cool hand in hers and slowly began rubbing it in between her own in an attempt to get it warm. "Yuki-chan, get better soon m'kay? Mayu's feeling lonwe we'ou' you." That said, Mayu reached for her sister's damp forehead, gently wiping off the sweat with the end of her kimono before leaning over to plant a soft kiss by her temple.
She looked over to the clone of her doll, neatly tucked in the sheets beside the feverish girl. "Miki-chan, keep Yuki-chan comp'nee, m'kay." She said giving the doll a small smile before she continued. "Mayu and Ayame-chan will be back lai-ter to pway."
The mother, touched deeply by the small one-sided exchange pulled her daughter into a warm hug, tears slowly dribbling down the side of her face. "Mayu-chan is such a good girl. Just you wait, Yuki-chan will be alright and the both of you can play again." She said giving the child a kiss on the forehead.
"Now go on, play with your friends, but remember don't go too far." Mayu gave her mother a toothy grin before she sped off to the entrance of their house and disappeared out the door. The mother only shook her head amusingly, though had she known that it would be the last time she would see her darling little girl she would have called her back.
It was only later into the day, when the young child didn't respond to her mother's call, did anyone suspect that something was wrong. The upset parents sent for a search party, consisting of their neighbours and a few officials alongside a couple of canines.
Not knowing the time the child went missing and exactly where she was last seen they took off into the woods in pairs, knowing how vast the land was it would take them at least a day to search the immediate vicinity. The search continued long into the night and through the rising of the sun, yet no word from the search team had arrived.
The sleep deprived mother, knowing her sickly eldest daughter needed her, pushed all her worries in the back of her mind and put on a smiling façade. As she neared the room of her daughter she heard a distinct murmur coming from the other side of the door. Curious she quietly slid the tatami door open a crack, just enough to hear the words spoken behind them.
"Awe you gunna be aw'ite?" a small, cracked voice filtered out. "When can I sees you again?" she stopped as if listening to the response of whoever was in there with her. The mother strained her ears, wondering if her child was speaking with her husband, since no one else was there aside from them.
"Yea, Imma gunna be aw'ite, but Imma gunna miss you." Unable to suppress her growing curiosity the mother gently pried the door a little wider "I loves you too Mayu."
"Mayu?" At the mention of the name the woman pushed the door the rest of the way, her eyes wandering over the room before resting on the slouched form of her daughter. Her daughter looked back at her, surprise written all over her face, her doll secured tightly in her embrace.
"Yuki, who were you talking to?" the woman asked, hugging her arms around her slightly trembling frame. Yuki let her gaze travel to the doll in her arms before she returned her attention to her mother, a look of dejection crossing her flushed face.
"Mayu says she can't come 'omes." She said slowly, she hung her head, refusing to make eye contact with her mother. She continued "Mayu don' knows weh she is, bu' she foun' a fwend. She says da 'ez vewy nice, jus' like daddy, bu' 'ez mo like Kei-nii. 'Ez says 'ez take c'ear of Mayu an' Ayame-chan."
"Mommy, don' cwy" Yuki pleaded quietly as she crawled all the way to where her mother sat with her hands covering her face as she wept. Feeling the warmth of her child's small hands feebly trying to pry at hers she pulled the child into her embrace.
"Wh-who told you this?" she managed to croak out after a while.
The child sent her doll a look before she answered "I 'ear Mayu, she tol' me. I 'ear 'er from Miki."
"Daddy!" A young chocolate haired girl squealed as she put up both her arms. Her father, a tall, lean man with short black hair, who looked to be in his late twenties, chuckled as he lifted his little girl over his head. The small girl giggled as she spread her arms wide, imagining that she was high in the sky flying through the wind as her father twirled her around.
"I'm sorry for the wait, Eishun-sama." A stout balding man called. Konoe Eishun smiled kindly at the man as he cradled his daughter in the nook of his arm. The little girl smiled broadly at her father as she clung to his button-down shirt.
"I think the little princess might take a liking to this." He said brandishing a fluffy stuffed bear from his back. The little girl squealed in delight as she tried to reach for the bear.
Eishun chuckled, gently setting his little girl down on safe ground. As soon as she felt the ground on her feet she quickly made a beeline for the stacks of toys lining the walls of the small toy store, her new teddy bear secured in her embrace.
Eishun looked on proudly as his daughter took on a serious expression while she browsed through the multiple figurines and whatnots. Finally he turned to the salesman, an old acquaintance of his father-in-law, pulled out his wallet and leafed through the bills.
"I can't thank you enough Hiroshi-san, Konoka really loves the toys here." He said handing the grateful man hefty sum for his services.
"Not at all. It's an honour for me to serve such an esteemed man such as yourself." The man replied, pocketing the bills. "You've travelled quite a way, from Kamigyou-ku am I right? Might I interest you with a cup of tea? Freshly made."
As the adults mingled Konoka began browsing through the many toys lined neatly in groups. There were some that looked funny and others that she's never even seen before. It was a child's wonderland, toys galore. If she could, she would rather spend her life in the small store surrounded with all the toy friends. She turned to look at her father when she heard him call her name and she grinned as she happily waved at him before turning her attention once again to the various toys.
"Ne, kuma-chan" she said lifting the stuffed bear "are you gonna miss your friends here?" she watched the bear intently, as if waiting for it to respond. After a while she sighed "I wish you could talk kuma-chan, I really wanna know what you think."
She turned to the rest of the toys, lifting her free hand said "I wish all of you can talk." Of course the toys, being inanimate objects, remained silent. Konoka's hand returned to her side as she sighed, knowing it was impossible. For a young girl she was very conscious of the world around her, knew what was normal and what was impossible. But she was imaginative, like all the other tots her age she likes to believe in magic and fairy tales.
With a wide smile Konoka began skipping down the small aisle, her fingers gently running through the wooden shelves as she passed. She remembered hearing her father say that they were just at the other side of the door at the back and made her way there. Her skipping stopped, however, as she heard a muffled sound from beneath the small lone countertop. Curiosity getting the best of her Konoka set her teddy down before going down on her knees. Gingerly she began crawling her way to the counter, her ear perked up as the sound became louder and more distinct.
"Hello?" she asked, the sound stopped "No, please don't stop, where are you? I'll find you."
She was greeted with silence, disheartened Konoka began backing up when the sound started up again.
"A-Ayame?" the voice asked.
"No, my name is Konoka." Konoka replied, crawling closer to the source.
Konoka nodded "Yeah, what's your name?"
The voice seemed hesitant and started mumbling something Konoka couldn't understand then stopped again. Konoka heard a deep breath then "Setsuna."
"Set-su-na?" Konoka frowned "Set... Sechan!" Konoka stated proudly.
"Eh? Sechan? Who's that?" the voice asked.
"You silly! Setsuna-chan is Sechan." Konoka smiled to herself. Edging closer she noticed a yellow crate shoved below the counter. It was full of toys, but what caught her attention was the beautiful doll buried half way into the pile.
"Sechan... Then Konoka... Kono-ka... Kono, Kono-chan!" the voice replied happily. Konoka grinned, carefully she pulled the doll out and gently brushed the doll's dirt covered face with the end of her yukata. "Ne Sechan, can you talk to the other toys?"
"Uh... I don't think so. You're the first doll that's ever talked to me."
Konoka giggled "I'm not a doll silly."
"Really?" A pause "You sure do look like one to me."
Konoka puffed her cheeks "I'm not a doll, I'm a human girl." She huffed frowning slightly.
"A human? My mommy's a human." The doll happily supplied. Konoka tilted her head, wondering how a small doll could possibly have a human mother. She was just about to ask that when the voice continued enthusiastically. "But my daddy's a crow demon. He's so cool! He can fly so high, even higher than the others!"
"Really?" Konoka asked enthusiastically, forgetting her confusion earlier. With as much gusto she quickly followed another question "Can you fly too?"
"No, my wings haven't shown yet, but when they do I'm going to fly as high as daddy, maybe even higher!" The voice stopped, there was a murmur sounding like there were more than one person speaking, then again the voice she was previously conversing with piped up, albeit a little muffled.
"Sechan? What's going on?" Konoka asked, a little apprehensive. The muffled chatter continued, as if they didn't hear her. Konoka tried to decipher the muffled sound only to give up a minute later and instead opt to crawl back to her teddy bear, doll in hand. She smiled apologetically to her bear as she picked it up.
Walking all the way to the back she stopped with a small gasp as she stared at the light at the end of a terribly long, for a young child's perspective, dark hallway. Konoka, hearing the familiar voice of her father, swallowed dryly, hugging the two toys tighter. Shaking her head she set off, slowly at first then quickening her steps at the sudden feeling of claustrophobia from the dark narrow hallway overcame her senses. "Daddy" she called out as soon as she rounded the corner. Eishun turned to his daughter, as soon as he did Konoka rushed to his side finding the warmth from her father reassuring.
"Konoka? What's wrong princess?" Eishun asked, gathering Konoka up in his arms, worry lacing his voice.
"Ah, I do apologize. The lights at the hallway suddenly burned out this morning and I haven't had the chance to run to the store." The man named Hiroshi quipped up, as if knowing what had upset the young Konoe heir.
Konoka shook her head, but kept her face buried behind the two toys, something Eishun and Hiroshi quickly noticed. Hiroshi jumped to his feet, his cup clattered on the table from the sudden movement, spilling its contents everywhere. Paying no mind to the mess Hiroshi quickly rounded the table to take a good look at the doll currently being held by the young princess.
"Ojou-sama, if you don't mind my asking, where did you pick that doll up from?" Konoka, afraid that she would get reprimanded by the kind man that supplied her with the wonderful toys she has stared at the doll guiltily. "I- I found it. Under the table. In the yellow box." She said haltingly, her grip on the doll tightened considerably. "I'm sorry." She whimpered softly, tears brimming at the side of her eyes.
Eishun sent the man an apologetic smile "I'm terribly sorry Hiroshi-san Konoka didn't mean to-" He was cut off as Hiroshi began laughing. Surprised Konoka turned to stare at the laughing man, it wasn't long after that Konoka herself began smiling, relieved that she didn't get into trouble.
"There's no need for apologies Eishun-sama. Actually I've been looking for that doll for years, I though I've lost it during my move years ago. This" he said laying his hands over the top of the dolls head. "is a very curious and special doll, only two in existence. It was made by the grandfather of a close friend of mine. A well-known craftsman of his time, he only made a pair of everything, and I swear it was like seeing a replica of one masterpiece. He gave the dolls to his twin granddaughters on the day of their birth. One, this one managed to survive a devastating fire that engulfed the family's house along with its young mistress, while the other..." he lapsed into silence, his cheery hazel eyes taking on a darker-shade as they sagged slightly , making him look a lot older "the other vanished along with its mistress, never to be seen again."
"Rumour has it that even though one of the twins vanished without a trace her sister managed to make contact with her through the doll. Her parents would sometimes catch her speaking to the doll as if her sister was indeed there. She would carry on a conversation, always having an answer to her questions and when asked who she was talking to, instead of giving the dolls name she would always say it was her sister. Of course the doctors always ruled it as merely delusion. But what am I saying? You have to forgive me, I'm just an old man reminiscing of his past." Hiroshi ended soberly.
Konoka, bored of watching the kindly man rattle off about things she really didn't care to understand, busied herself with the doll in her hand. The voices were still mumbling continuously, and by the looks of it neither her father nor the kind man can hear the nearly monotonous buzz. She tried to pick out her new friend's voice, hearing her pipe up twice but it was still too fuzzy to actually comprehend what she was saying. She tried calling her friends name in a whisper but it doesn't seem that her friend heard her as the buzzing continued.
Finally she turned to look at her father when she felt him shift her a little. "I'll pay for it Hiroshi-"
"None sense! Just take it. Think of it as a gift." Hiroshi happily bellowed, giving Konoka a smile. "The ojou-sama found it, and obviously she's taken to it, and besides I haven't any kids to give it to. I certainly will not sell it. I can't stand to know that I sold such a precious thing. It's a gift Eishun-sama and I shall not have anything in exchange for it." Hiroshi ended with finality and that was that.
Squealing in delight Konoka hugged her toys tighter. Hiroshi crouched somewhat, just within eye-level of the young princess, he smiled seeing the bright grin Konoka sent him "Ojou-sama I hope you'll take care of Miki-chan for me. She's been waiting for someone to take her home and play with her for a long time. Maybe one day you'll find her twin out there." He finished, softly patting Konoka's head.
"Kono-chan, are you still there?" the voice piped up again. Konoka began squirming, wanting to move away from the adults conversation. Thankfully Eishun understood and gently set his daughter back on the ground. Sending her father a smile she trotted over to a corner, plopping herself down to continue on with their talk.
"Sechan, what happened?"
"Sorry, daddy came back home early and he mommy were talking about something that made mommy cry. Daddy look sad too but mommy and daddy won't tell me what's wrong." Setsuna finished in a defeated voice.
"Oh," Konoka muttered, not knowing what to say. As if sensing Konoka's hesitancy Setsuna piped up "It's nothing, forget about it. Ne, Kono-chan, do you... Can- are we friends?"
Without skipping a beat Konoka eagerly nodded her head, "Of course, Sechan! We're friends. Why'd you ask?"
"eh, well... I- my friends... I don't know why but... they don't like me anymore. They all left me, and I don't know why. Ne, Kono-chan, can we be friends for ever?" Setsuna asked, the last part barely a mumble, but Konoka, as young as she was, could pick out the hope in her cracking voice.
"Yes Sechan, I will never leave you. They're just being stupid." There was a small giggle and Konoka found herself giggling along.
"Ne, Sechan, is this like a walkie-talkie?"
"What's that?"
"Well, it's a... like- eh. Well it's something that you use to talk to someone even though we're far, far away."
"Even in the moon?" Setsuna asked excitedly "Are you in the moon Kono-chan?"
Konoka giggled, her small hands ran up the dolls hair, running her fingers through them as a makeshift comb. "No silly, no one can live in the moon. Except the man in the moon."
"Really? There really is a man in the moon!" Konoka giggled yet again.
Later into the afternoon, after bidding Hiroshi goodbye, with a hearty smile from Konoka and a meaningful handshake from Eishun, both Konoe departed in their car. The two new toys cradled protectively in the young princess's arms remained silent throughout the whole ride. Konoka peered through the window once in a while eating up the green forestry, squealing at the sight of a random wildlife they zoomed past.
After a while their car rolled to a slow stop. Eishun reached over to unbuckle the seatbelt from the squirming Konoka, laughing when they young girl quickly pushed open the door and rush out, nearly tripping in her rush. Konoka grinned wide as looked up at the long stairs that led up to the gallant, for lack of better words, mansion she calls home.
Arranging her new toys so that they were facing the mansion Konoka smiled proudly "Welcome home."
The Twin Dolls - Chapter One by yunaginomachiWatch
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Kamigyou-ku A part of Kyoto. It used to be the district for royalty and the upper class family. It was never stated on which part of Kyoto Konoka lived so Im just basing this off from my (meagre) research.
I guess this is my first multi-chapter story. I have an idea on how this will develop, but there are still questions I need answers to before I continue on with this story. Ive done a bit of research, but what I can get off from the net are much too lacking. I guess you could say that as of now Im just making it up as I go.
I guess this is my first multi-chapter story. I have an idea on how this will develop, but there are still questions I need answers to before I continue on with this story. Ive done a bit of research, but what I can get off from the net are much too lacking. I guess you could say that as of now Im just making it up as I go.

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Eat Lots of Chocolate to Finally Get Your Girl, Gwen Stefanishellthings
Gwen Stefani already has two little boys. The next time around, she and husband Gavin Rossdale are hoping for a girl.
As a fellow boy mama, I can sort of understand this, although my husband and I focused on how many kids we wanted, not what gender. By the time I was pregnant with my third, I was hoping for an excuse to shop for pink clothing instead of blue. But, we never tried to do anything different to determine the gender.
Not so for Gwen Stefani!
She is going to rely on science to help get her girl.
What exactly that means, we don't know. There is a process that couples can go through where the sperm are sorted by X and Y chromosome, though it's expensive. Not that this would be a problem for Gwen and Gavin.
The rest of us can look to old wives' tales to determine gender.
Want a girl? Eat sweets, including chocolate. Eat fish and veggies. Make love in the missionary position. Try woman on top. Woman initiates lovemaking. Make love on even days of the month. Make love when the moon is full. Try for a baby every day from 7 days after ovulation until 3 days before.
Want a boy? Eat red meat and salty snacks. Dads should drink cola. Lie down after trying. Make love standing up. Daddy should have an orgasm first. Let daddy suggest lovemaking. Women should sleep to the left of their partner. Make love at night. Make love on even days of the month. Point your head to the north. Try a few days before ovulation and during ovulation.
Personally, we just tried for a BABY each time. But, maybe that's why I have three boys and no girls. Did you ever try any methods to get a boy or a girl? Did they work?
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Woodcreek players combine for six RBI in North's Optimist softball victory
Woodcreek seniors Courtney Johnson and Paige Davis combined for six RBI to help the North defeat the South 10-5 in the 35th annual Evening Optimist Club High School Softball All-Star Game on Wednesday night at Capital Christian.
Johnson scored on a double steal with Stephanie Ceo of Bear River to give the North a 2-0 lead. With the North trailing 5-2 following a three-run homer by South MVP Carlee Gray of Elk Grove, Johnson hit a tying three-run bomb in the bottom of the third inning.
Davis extended the North's lead to 9-5 with a two-run single in the fifth. Lollie Fitzpatrick of Roseville had one of the North's 11 hits, Chasteena Determan of Granite Bay scored a run, and Marisa Andrade of Oakmont reached base. Roseville's Kalei Levy also played for the North.
"For one thing, all those girls can just flat hit the ball," said North head coach Art Banks, who last week led Woodcreek to the Sac-Joaquin Section Division II championship. "We had some outstanding players and scored a bunch of runs, had a tough defense, great pitching. You just have to go out and enjoy yourself and let them do their thing."
North MVP Jordan Courage of Del Oro struck out the side in the sixth and shut down the South to close the win.


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Chapter 6 - Temperature, Salinity, and Density
6.6 Measurement of Temperature
Temperature in the ocean has been measured many ways. Thermistors and mercury thermometers are commonly used on ships and buoys. These are calibrated in the laboratory before being used, and after use if possible, using mercury or platinum thermometers with accuracy traceable to national standards laboratories. Infrared radiometers on satellites measure the ocean's surface temperature.
Mercury Thermometer
One very important mercury thermometer is the reversing thermometer (Figure 6.11) carried on Nansen bottles, which are described in the next section. It is a thermometer that has a constriction in the mercury capillary that causes the thread of mercury to break at a precisely determined point when the thermometer is turned upside down. The thermometer is lowered deep into the ocean in the normal position; and it is allowed to come to equilibrium with the water. Mercury expands into the capillary, and the amount of mercury in the capillary is proportional to temperature. The thermometer is then flipped upside down, the thread of mercury breaks trapping the mercury in the capillary, and the thermometer is brought back. The mercury in the capillary of the reversed thermometer is read on deck along with the temperature of a normal thermometer, which gives the temperature at which the reversed thermometer is read. The two readings give the temperature of the water at the depth where the thermometer was reversed.
The reversing thermometer is carried inside a glass tube which protects the thermometer from the ocean's pressure because high pressure can squeeze additional mercury into the capillary. If the thermometer is unprotected, the apparent temperature read on deck is proportional to temperature and pressure at the depth where the thermometer was flipped A pair of protected and unprotected thermometers gives temperature and pressure of the water at the depth the thermometer was reversed.
Pairs of reversing thermometers carried on Nansen bottles were the primary source of subsea measurements of temperature as a function of pressure from around 1900 to 1970.
Platinum Resistance Thermometer
Bucket temperatures The temperature of surface waters has been routinely measured at sea by putting a mercury thermometer into a bucket which is lowered into the water, letting it sit at a depth of about a meter for a few minutes until the thermometer comes to equilibrium, then bringing it aboard and reading the temperature before water in the bucket has time to change temperature. The accuracy is around 0.1°C. This is a very common source of direct surface temperature measurements.
Ship Injection Temperature The temperature of the water drawn into the ship to cool the engines has been recorded routinely for decades. These recorded values of temperature are called injection temperatures. Errors are due to ship's structure warming water before it is recorded. This happens when the temperature recorder is not placed close to the point on the hull where water is brought in. Accuracy is 0.5°-1°C.
Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer
The instrument was originally designed to measure cloud temperatures and hence cloud height. The instrument had, however, sufficient accuracy and precision that it was soon used to measure regional and global temperature patterns at the sea surface.
The instrument is a radiometer that converts infrared radiation into electrical signals. It includes a mirror that scans from side to side across the subsatellite track and reflects radiance from the ground into a telescope, a telescope that focuses the radiance on detectors, detectors sensitive to different wavelengths that convert the radiance at those wavelengths into electrical signals, and electronic circuitry to digitize and store the radiance values. The instruments observes a 2700-km wide swath centered on the subsatellite track. Each observation along the scan is from a pixel that is roughly one kilometer in diameter near the center of the scan and that increases in size with distance from the subsatellite track.
The radiometers measures infrared radiation emitted from the surface in five wavelength bands: three infrared bands: 3.55–3.93 µm, 10.30–11.30 µm, and 11.50–12.50 µm; a near-infrared band at 0.725–1.00 µm; and a visible-light band at 0.58–0.68 µm. All infrared bands include radiation emitted from the sea and from water vapor in the air along the path from the satellite to the ground. The 3.7 µm band is least sensitive to water vapor and other errors, but it works only at night because sunlight has radiance in this band. The two longest wavelength bands at 10.8 µm and 12.0 µm are used to observe sea-surface temperature and water vapor along the path in daylight.
Data with 1-km resolution are transmitted directly to ground stations that view the satellite as it passes the station. This is the Local Area Coverage mode. Data are also averaged to produce observations from 4km × 4km pixels. These data are stored on tape recorders and later transmitted to NOAA receiving stations. This is the Global Area Coverage mode.
The swath width is sufficiently wide that the satellite views the entire Earth twice per day, at approximately 09:00 AM and 9:00 PM local time. Areas at high latitudes may be observed as often as eight or more times per day. The most important errors are due to:
Maps of temperature processed from Local Area Coverage of cloud-free regions show variations of temperature with a precision of 0.1°C. These maps are useful for observing local phenomena including patterns produced by local currents. Figure 10.16 shows such patterns off the California coast.
Global maps are made by the U. S. Naval Oceanographic Office, which receives the global AVHRR data directly from NOAA's National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service in near-real time each day. The data are carefully processed to remove the influence of clouds, water vapor, aerosols, and other sources of error. Data are then used to produce global maps between ± 70° with an accuracy of ± 0.6°C (May et a.,l 1998). The maps of sea-surface temperature are sent to the U.S. Navy and to NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Prediction. In addition, the office produces daily 100km global and 14km regional maps of temperature.
Global Maps of Sea-Surface Temperature
Maps of mean temperature have also been made from ICOADS data. The data are poorly distributed in time and space except for some areas of the northern hemisphere. In addition, Reynolds and Smith (1994) found that ship temperature data had errors twice as large as temperature errors in data from buoys and AVHRR. Thus, space data processed by Reynolds are more accurate, and better distributed than ICOADS.
Anomalies of sea-surface temperature are calculated using mean sea-surface temperature from the period 1950-979 calculated from ICOADS supplemented with four years of satellite data 1982-1985 (Reynolds and Smith, 1995).
|Department of Oceanography, Texas A&M University
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- Title
- Artificial aortic valves: an overview
- Author(s)
- Birchall, Ian E.; Morsi, Yosry S.; Rosenfeldt, Franklin L.
- Abstract
- This review discusses strategies that may address some of the limitations associated with replacing diseased or dysfunctional aortic valves with mechanical or tissue valves. These limitations range from structural failure and thromboembolic complications associated with mechanical valves to a limited durability and calcification with tissue valves. In pediatric patients there is an issue with the inability of substitutes to grow with the recipient. The emerging science of tissue engineering potentially provides an attractive alternative by creating viable tissue structures based on a resorbable scaffold. Morphometrically precise, biodegradable polymer scaffolds may be fabricated from data obtained from scans of natural valves by rapid prototyping technologies such as fused deposition modelling. The scaffold provides a mechanical profile until seeded cells produce their own extra cellular matrix. The microstructure of the forming tissue may be aligned into predetermined spatial orientations via fluid transduction in a bioreactor. Although there are many technical obstacles that must be overcome before tissue engineered heart valves are introduced into routine surgical practice these valves have the potential to overcome many of the shortcomings of current heart valve substitutes.
- Publication type
- Journal article
- Research centre
- Swinburne University of Technology. Industrial Research Institute Swinburne
- Source
- International journal of artificial organs, Vol. 27, no. 6 (2004), pp. 445-451
- Publication year
- 2004
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"Worship is the ordering and reordering of our material being to the end for which it was meant. Implicit in the materiality of Christian worship is this sense that God meets us in materiality, diagnosis and that the natural world is always more than just nature — it is charged with the presence and glory of God. Thus the very performance of Christian worship cuts against both dualistic gnosticism, pharm which would construe matter and bodies as inherently evil, and reductionistic naturalism, which would construe the world as "merely" natural.
In short, the practice of Christian worship resists two sorts of reductionism: a dualistic, supernaturalistic gnosticism, on the one hand, and a materialistic, flattened naturalism, on the other other. Both evacuate the world of God's presence, either by suggesting that a holy God would not traffic with the impurities of materiality, or by a "nothing-but" conception of the material as nothing more than material. The sacramental imagination runs counter to both of these reductionistic understandings of the world. The understanding of the world in Christian worship walks the tightrope of a "theological materialism" that both affirms the goodness of materiality but also that the material is only insofar as it participates in more than the material. Thus the sacramental imagination implicit in Christian worship eschews the dichotomies of both naturalism and supernaturalism."
~James K.A. Smith, Desiring the Kingdom: Worship, Worldview and Cultural Formation, 143.
Theology in General:
Darren on faith, order politics and evangelical culture. Derek Maris looks at Moltmann's political hermeneutics. Jeff Clarke writes about Christianity and the role of politics. Allan Bevere on Science and the Eschatological Challenge to Theology: one, doctor two, sick three.
Should oneness pentecostals be rebaptized? Scot McKnight agrees with John Piper. Roger Olson talks about Clark Pinnock. Michael Patton on the five mysteries of the Christian Faith.
Travis McMaken writes about theological blogging and belligerence and how debate and disagreement is vital to the development of theology. A look at the significance of the Catholic doctrine of the assumption of Mary. Carson Clark talks about why he won't be swimming the bosphorus any time soon (that is, converting to Eastern Orthodoxy). Rachel hosts Ask an Indigenous Theologian.
Is paradox a helpful term for theology? The importance of Christ-centered theology. Roger Olson asks "What's Wrong with Panentheism?" How is theology done? Tim Challies did a series on holiness, mercy and the wrath of God.
What's wrong with Calvinism by Jerry Walls. Trevin Wax writes an open letter to his Calvinist friends. Frank ponders the tendency of evangelical theology to be of an ahistorical quality.
Theology and Science Fiction:
Rod started a series on Batman and Religion. Speaking of Batman, Richard Beck writes about the theology of The Dark Knight Rises. Josh takes a look at death and resurrection and the Japanese Manga "Bleach".
Scripture, Hermeneutics and Inerrancy:
Daniel Kirk takes a brief look at what saying "the Bible is Inspired" means. Speaking of Inspiration, Stephen Bedard points us to a quote from C.S. Lewis. Matthew Malcolm looks at Narrative Theology and Rhetoric in N.T. Wright's latest article "Israel's Scriptures in Paul's Narrative Theology."
Turns out a group of bishops is called 'a sherry of bishops.' Question: What is a Christian leader? Answer: "a guardian of the apostolic gospel." Ben Witherington on the anti-ecclesial rhetoric of the Emerging Church. Tony Jones' response to Ben Witherington's article about the emerging church. Andy Smith looks at race and the Emergent church.
Life of an Academic; Life of a Student:
ETS has announced a scholarship opportunity for a student member to attend this year's ETS. Michael Bird begs all of his students to read the book "How to Write a Theology Essay" before they write a paper for his class. Brad laments the growing use (overuse) subjunctive tense in academic writing. Michael Fletcher offers 8 tips for being a productive student. John Frame's advice to theology students.
How to be a Christian in academia. Myk Habets on early career publishing and how much should be done in those first few years, including doing at least 10 critical book reviews a year!
Brian LePort offers some advice on applying to seminary and grad schools, and he looks at the financial cost of going to seminary. He also gets realistic about his job prospects and offers reasons why he's still planning on pursuing doctoral studies. Pete Enns gets kind of Eeyore about the job prospects for PhD grads.
Gender, Sex, and Women in Ministry:
Leslie Keeney offers her third and final post on the Trinity and Gender. Don Carson writes about why the term complementarianism was created over against the term patriarchy. And TGC has posted the reason why it's Complementarian.
TC writes about his current approach to the issue of women's ordination. Sue offers her thoughts on the comp/egal debate. Daniel Kirk looks at sex and hierarchy.
Scot points us to Judith, friend of Junia. Kait Dugan looks at Marriage and Creation through the lens of Galatians 3:28. Marc Cortez writes about the theology of sexuality and the image of God.
Carl Trueman, a Reformed complementarian, asks why TGC elevates complementarian to a doctrinal distinctive, when they don't do the same for a specific mode of baptism. Denny Burk responds to Carl Trueman and compares Egalitarianism to a mole, it may or may not be cancerous, but it's safer to have it surgically removed than to leave it alone.
Reviews and Book Announcements:
T&T Clark announces two new books due out in September from their Philosophy and Theology series:
Deleuze and Theology by Christopher Ben Simpson, and Ricoeur and Theology by Dan R. Stiver. Daniel Kirk continues his journey through Daniel Boyarin's The Jewish Gospels: The Story of the Jewish Christ, one, two, three. Brian LePort takes a look at Jack Levison's Fresh Air: The Holy Spirit for an Inspired Life.
Gavin's reading The Glory of the Atonement: Biblical, Theological, and Practical Perspectives. John Webster has a new book of collected essays. Mark Stevens reviews Darrell Bock's "A Theology of Luke and Acts."
Kyle Strobel points us to the new book on Jonathan Edwards and Justification. Dustin Resch's new book on Karl Barth's Interpretation of the Virgin Birth is available from Ashgate. Nijay Gupta reviews Biblical Hermeneutics – Five Views. Ken Schenck is walking through Grudem's Systematic Theology.
Lisa Robinson is re-reading Jack Deere's Surprised by the Voice of God. James Rogers reviews N.T. Wright's How God Became King. Hans Madueme reviews Peter Enns' The Evolution of Adam. Peter Enns responds to Hans Madueme. Gavin Ortlund and Kevin DeYoung dialogue about Kevin's book "A Hole in our Holiness." Cameron West reviews Miroslav Volf's Allah: A Christian Response. Check out the Studies in Theology and the Humanities Journal out of Japan.
Interviews and Announcements:
Michael Bird talks with Colin Kruse about his commentary on Romans. Dr. Ralph Powell, professor of theology at North American Baptist Seminary, and Roger Olson's mentor, passed away on August 7th, at the age of 96. Mike Licona and Dale Martin will be doing two presentations/dialogues/debates on the Resurrection at St. Mary's University and Acadia University in Nova Scotia in October.
Earlier this week, cialis I resurrected a post I had done two years ago on the benefits of going away to seminary. It was a pretty big hit, viagra so I thought I would resurrect a couple of other posts from that series on Training Up Pastors.
I can't help but wonder if we haven't poorly redefined the role of pastor in our church culture.
Walter Brueggemann tells the story of a rabbi who laments the current definition of pastor, because it has made being a rabbi difficult. Where the rabbi was a teacher/scholar, now because of the western church's redefining of the pastor, the rabbi is expected to be counselor and social workers and manager.
What if we were to encourage our pastors to be scholars/teachers/preachers? I think it would mean that all those other duties that have been heaped onto the title "pastor" would become the responsibility of the church as a whole. What would happen if we freed up pastors from the counseling, budget managing, program-building, and allowed them to focus on the Word?
Would allowing our pastors to be preachers/teachers while having the congregation (elders and laypeople) assuming responsibility for the day to day functions of the church increase the intellectual and spiritual depths of our churches?
Earlier this week, see I resurrected a post I had done two years ago on the benefits of going away to seminary. It was a pretty big hit, stuff so I thought I would resurrect a couple of other posts from that series on Training Up Pastors.
I went to Bible college specifically to learn how to be a pastor. I took classes in Bible, theology, homiletics, counseling, Christian education, etc. The quintessential class that was to prepare us for ministry was Pastoral Theology.
It failed.
First, the textbook. Well, we didn't have a textbook. Instead, the professor photocopied a bunch of articles out of pastoral magazines (like Leadership). That was our material.
Second, the professor was a local pastor who was heavily invested in the Seeker Sensitive movement. So much so that he actually told us to not have people read Scripture from the pulpit that had long or foreign sounding words, because the congregation won't understand it. [of course when we suggested having the big/foreign words explained, he said that Sunday morning was not the time for that.]
Third, he didn't really know what to do with women in the class. Included in our "textbook" were articles about "being a pastor's wife." And when a friend of mine asked if there were any articles about the experiences of women pastors, or about "being a pastor's husband", the professor's response was "well, in all likelihood you will end up being a pastor's wife rather than a pastor yourself."
At the end of the first semester, the class was frustrated. We really hadn't learned anything, and because it was a two semester course, we still had another 13 weeks to go. So, we got together and drafted a very nice letter to the professor (and cc'd to the dean) which outlined what we felt we needed to learn in order to jump into pastoral ministry.
The list included things like:
1. What are our legal obligations to report abuse or illegal activity? How far does pastor privilege go?
2. What are the tax implications or benefits for clergy? [for example how do we claim living expenses, or what do we do if we live in church-provided housing?]
3. What are the tax implications for a church? [no property taxes, but how does GST work?]
4. If a couple wants to be married through the reading of Banns rather than with a marriage license, how do we apply for the Banns paperwork from the government?
5. Are there resources in Canada for pastors to network, to get support if needed?
6. What is required when doing a funeral/wedding? [now, in homiletics we did learn how to write a sermon for a funeral, as well as a homily for a wedding ceremony]
7. How do we train and equip a healthy church board?
The list was full of practical, hands-on advice that would equip us in ministry. He took the list, thanked us, and then the following semester didn't teach us about any of the things on the list. Instead it was another semester of reading magazine articles.
Two semesters of a class that was vitally important became an utter waste of time. [I will admit, my attitude in the second semester soured, and I refused to give 100% in the coursework, which for me is unheard of].
All the things on the list we ended up having to learn on the job. It was a frustrating experience.
What did you wish you had learned in the classroom that would have prepared you for ministry?
Yesterday, physician I resurrected a post I had done two years ago on the benefits of going away to seminary. It was a pretty big hit, so I thought I would resurrect a couple of other posts from that series on Training Up Pastors.
When I took Pastoral Theology in college, the professor really didn't understand why there were so many women in the class. Of about 15 students there were four women. We weren't there to debate egalitarianism vs. complementarianism (and that is not what this post is about either), we were there to learn how to be pastors. As I wrote earlier:
Third, he didn't really know what to do with women in the class. Included in our "textbook" were articles about "being a pastor's wife." And when a friend of mine asked if there were any articles about the experiences of women pastors, or about "being a pastor's husband", the professor's response was "well, in all likelihood you will end up being a pastor's wife rather than a pastor yourself."
Whatever one's views on women in ministry, the reality is that there are female pastors. Some are full-time senior pastors. Others are associate pastors. Some are filling the exact same function as a pastor, but to preserve the prescription that only men be elders, their titles are "director of such and such ministry", "ministry coordinator" or some other clever rebranding.
Does being a female pastor require different training? Are there different expectations? Are there different tools that we need that male pastors do not?
Consider the following scenarios:
1. At Hip & Cool church, it is normal for several of the pastors on staff to stay until late in the evening working on various ministry projects. Very often the only people in the church past 8pm are two associate pastors, one male and one female. Both have spouses and families who have no problem with this arrangement, but several parishioners have seen the two them leave the building together, and the gossips in the church have begun to talk. If both pastors were the same gender this would never make the gossip mill. The pastors are oblivious to the gossip but it is beginning to affect the life of the church. Should there be boundaries for the sake of perception? (or even to prevent something inappropriate from developing?)
2. First Bapti-costal Church of Hello Town has just hired their first female pastor. In the past, it was always assumed that though the church was hiring the pastor, his wife would give the church much of her time by leading the ladies' bible studies, playing the piano, and chairing the Sunday School committee. The church is not quite sure how Pastor Kate's husband will feel about leading the ladies' bible study and it turns out he's never played an instrument in his life. What are the expectations of a pastor's husband?
3. Secular research has suggested that women leaders are more negatively perceived even when they engage in the exact same leadership behaviour as their male counterparts (Eagly & Karau, 2002), especially when they engage in the more stereotypically-male leadership tasks such as the enforcement of discipline (Atwater, Carey, & Waldman, 2001). Perceptions of effectiveness as a leader are influenced not only by leadership style (task- versus people-oriented) but also by the gender of the leader who uses one particular style or the other, as well as the group members' attitudes towards women in leadership (Forsyth, Heiney & Wright, 1997). What tools are there to help female pastors be aware of the perception of the congregation of how they lead, how they pastor and how they preach?
4. While the women at Community Church of Cowabunga are loving having a female pastor to talk to, the men in the congregation are feeling uncomfortable about approaching the pastor to talk about issues and struggles in their life. What can the female pastor do to serve the men in her congregation?
Feel free to post your own questions that you have struggled with.
Brian LePort has a post where he laments the financial cost of going to seminary. He suggests that online education may be a way to alleviate some of the cost. Brian makes this point:
If seminaries want their students involved in ministry why would you ask them to leave their pastorate in Wyoming to move to attend your seminary in Oregon so that they can train to do what they are already doing in Wyoming? That doesn't make sense. Sure, drugstore being in a classroom is superior in many ways to watching a recording of a class, and but watching a recording of a class while continuing in your present ministry is better than quitting that ministry to attend classes on campus.
In my education, medical I have done both in class, and online courses, and I have had positive and negative experiences in both formats. To further the conversation a little bit and interact with this critique that removing a person in active ministry to have them go to seminary to train them for the ministry that they're currently doing doesn't make any sense, I thought I would re-post my article on the benefits of going to seminary:
There has been much discussion over the move to offer M.Div degrees in such a way that the person in ministry does not have to remove themselves from their current ministry position. This has an advantage because going to seminary often means the uprooting of a family and taking a significant paycut while attending school fulltime.
Christianity Today had a cover story on the rise of online offerings and the shift to seminary education that allows the student to remain in their ministry context while getting a degree.
Some schools have moved to a modular format, where classes are week-long intensives. This allows the student to come for a week, participate in class and then when back home, to work on the papers, exams and other assignments. (This is the model at Briercrest, though there also are semester-long courses occasionally offered).
While it can be a sacrifice to go away to seminary, I would like to suggest some reasons why going to seminary can be advantageous.
1. A New Perspective.
Sometimes we become so embedded in our current ministry context that we cannot see anything other than how "we do it." To go away to seminary, to join with a different community allows us to see the forest rather than just the individual tree that we have lived and worked in. This can lead to a humbling realization that how we do church is not the only way to do church. As well, it can give us a new perspective on the strengths and weaknesses of the congregation that we serve.
2. A Time of Refreshing & Healing.
With the threat of pastoral burnout an ever constant danger, going away to seminary can be a time of refreshment. It can be a time to be ministered to, to learn, to grow and to be filled up so that we can remain effective in ministry.
3. A Time of Exploration.
A pastor begins to wonder about how to read Genesis 1-3 and wants to wrestle and ponder and deconstruct his theological presuppositions. To do this while in a ministry setting can be dangerous. The congregation could begin to wonder if the pastor has "lost it" or is destined to become an apostate, or worse, a heretic. Going away to seminary can provide the pastor the time, space, privacy, and community to question and explore. This can be especially true if a seminary is chosen that is non-denominational, inter-denominational or at least open to academic and theological inquiry (as opposed to some seminaries that focus on training pastors to have the "right" answers).
4. A Time to Discover New Gifts.
A pastor has spent 10 years in congregational care and chaplaincy. In going to seminary she discovers that she loves wrestling through Hebrew and text-critical issues. A new passion emerges, and the pastor respecializes, going on to doctoral studies with the goal of becoming a professor of Old Testament.
Likewise, a preaching pastor goes to seminary and discovers a gift of listening, and chooses to pursue a degree in biblical counseling. By having the experience of being a preaching pastor, and now learning how to provide pastoral counseling, the pastor feels equipped to provide wholistic ministry to a small congregation that cannot afford to have a multi-staff configuration.
5. A Time to Network and Develop New Friendships.
It is said that 80% of ministry postings are never advertised, but are filled through the search committee having a list of "recommended" candidates. Particularly for churches that are non-denominational, the invitation to candidate at a church comes because of "who you know".
The same can be said for invitations to speak at conferences or retreats. It is often based on friendships and relationships at seminary where fellow pastors and professors have opportunity to see a person's giftings, ministry, and calling.
6. A Time to Focus.
One of the downsides to taking classes while still in full-time ministry is that our attention can be divided. The night before a paper is due, a congregant has a family crisis, and the pastor is forced to put aside the paper to deal with the congregant. This can result in a) the pastor choosing to hand the paper in late and thus taking a penalty, or b) not giving the paper the care and attention that it requires. Very often a congregation does not understand the amount of time and study that is required in coursework, and thus when they hear that the pastor is "only" working on a paper, they think that it is okay to interrupt them with more "practical" concerns. (Of course, this can be remedied by having a board of elders who can take on some of these distractions which then allows the pastor the time to focus on the classwork).
On a personal note, while my coming to Briercrest was precipitated by Chuck getting a job out here, I am very grateful for this chance to "go" to Seminary. I had been taking classes while in ministry in Hamilton, but it was a different experience. Being at seminary has given me a chance to refocus and rest. It wasn't until we moved out here that I realized how burnt out I was from being in ministry. I have a new perspective. I have a new passion and I have a renewed desire to help people get excited about God's word.
So much of my life is connected with social media. Between the blog and twitter, viagra much of my spiritual formation occurs through the words and wisdom of people whom I've never met.
Blogs have been a great way for me to carve out specific time each day for devotionals. My google reader is usually full up by 8 in the morning, buy viagra so I spend 45 minutes every day reading through all the posts. Now of course, sometimes the posts are in reaction to some latest dust-up in the Blogosphere, but more often than not, the posts are the hearts cries of Christians who are trying to figure out how to live like Jesus. Whether it's academic-related topics or sermons, or crazy random thoughts, there is some amazing spiritual formation that is happening within the blogging community that I am proud to be a part of. It's amazing to see how God is working in the lives of bloggers and how the ebb and flow of life influences their walk with God.
Some encouraging blog suggestions to add to your reading list:
Where the Wind. Adam Thomas posts his sermons online, and more often than not they have some sort of sci-fi geek theme in them.
Sarah Bessey. Sarah writes about falling back in love with the church, as well as about rejoicing in the little things in life.
The Parsons Patch. Mark Stevens writes about life as a pastor.
Storied Theology. Daniel Kirk is a professor at Fuller and his emphasis is on narrative theology.
Internet Monk. A group of awesome folks have picked up and continued Michael Spencer's mantle and they write about life in the post-evangelical wilderness.
And of course, there are also several websites devoted to spiritual formation. Here are my recommendations:
Sacred Space — This site is run by Jesuits and it's a great introduction to Ignatian spirituality.
The Daily Office Tutorial — A great introduction to the Daily Office by St. George's Episcopal Church at their blog Lex Orandi, Lex Credendi.
BCP350 — a website devoted to the 350th anniversary of the Book of Common Prayer.
The Upper Room — A ministry of the United Methodists, it has an abundance of resources.
What online resources do you find helpful and edifying for your Christian walk?
There's an episode in the first season of Farscape where the crew ends up on a planet where the entire population does nothing but harvest magic turnips. They arrive just in time for the work day to be over, cialis and the citizens are partying hard because tomorrow is Rest Day. And yet, the next morning, they all get up, and go back out to harvest those magic turnips. Rest Day will happen tomorrow, they say, so we need to work really hard today.
On and on it goes, and they never actually have Rest Day. Instead the magic turnips that they harvest have a mind-control effect that makes them super compliant to their supervisors. The promise of Rest Day becomes a figment, nothing more than a method of control.
Life can often times feel like that. Tomorrow is Rest Day, and then when it comes it turns out that it gets filled up with busyness and stress and work. Rest Day becomes elusive, a faint promise of something you might maybe get to enjoy in the future.
When I was in pastoral ministry, this was a reality. While parishoners (ideally) get Sunday as a Rest Day, for the pastoral staff it is often the busiest and most stressful day. And for those of us who do pastoral ministry bivocationally, Monday doesn't become our Rest Day in replace of Sunday because Monday usually means it's time to do the other job, the one that pays the bills.
And now, in my year of chaos (eight seminary classes from January to December; two little cheese-wearers), it becomes even more magnified. Rest has become nothing more than replacing one busy schedule with another. When I'm not doing school work I'm a full-time momma. When I'm not at home with the little cheese-wearers then I'm doing school work. And then I collapse on the couch in the evening and watch an episode (or four) of Doctor Who. But this collapsing isn't rest either. Not true rest. Because even though I've stopped doing school work, and the little cheese-wearers are in bed, I'm still thinking about all that still has to be done.
It's wearying and it takes its toll. That twelve page paper that needs to be done? Meh, I don't care. That ever-growing pile of laundry? Meh, time to buy new clothes. But the worst is the grumpiness that sets in.
So how does a busy person cultivate rest? The first observation would be take a vacation, but even our vacations are busy. Our "vacation" in the spring was a trip of necessity to the US consulate with a day tacked on to play tourist.
Even our honeymoon six and a half years ago was busy-busy. We went to Disneyworld and walked and walked and tried to cram in as much as possible. (We have said that when we go back for our tenth anniversary, we'll go for ten days, and alternate between going to the parks and sitting by the pool).
Something has to give. And so, we took the little bit of money that we had saved up and went away. I finished my papers that are due this Friday, we found a babysitter and we left.
No kids.
No schoolwork.
We stayed at a hotel with a pool.
We ordered pizza that was delivered to our hotel room which meant we got to eat supper in our jammies.
We watched Buffy the Vampire Slayer and The Big Bang Theory while sitting in the jacuzzi tub.
Even though we woke up at 7am (so much for sleeping in), we didn't actually get out of bed until 9:30.
We read the free newspaper that was under our door, and talked about current events. Chuck tried once again to explain the American political system to me, and I tried to figure out why a CANADIAN newspaper had more American stories than Canadian stories on its cover.
We experienced rest. Real rest. The tension and the stress and the craziness melted away. Why didn't we do this sooner? Why did we keep saying we were too busy for this?
We all have busy seasons, and this year is a busy season for me. There is a benefit to the busy because it means I'll be done my degree sooner. But even in the midst of the busyness there needs to be space for rest.
I'm finished my classes at Christmas. I've decided to take the entire month of January off. No school work. No prepping for my thesis. Of course, I can't really take a month of from my momma "job" but it should be a step in the right direction. It should give me time to do some creative writing or some fun reading, or not.
No deadlines.
No oughts, shoulds or musts.
This realization about the importance of rest comes at a good time. I'm gearing up to take Spiritual Formation in three weeks. This crazy life is inspiring me to think about what a theology of rest looks like, and I might even be able to do my paper for that class on it.
So I pose this question to my blog readers: what books would you recommend I add to my reading list on the theology of rest?


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The Frugal blogosphere is awash in posts that teach you how to cut corners at home in order to save every last dime, and if you read personal finance blogs regularly, you might have convinced yourself that you must make a choice between a life lived well and a life lived frugally. And while reusing toilet paper rolls and the lionization of the dryer sheet may have their times and places, being responsible with your finances does not necessitate a complete sacrifice of luxury.
That's right, today I am committing a cardinal sin of personal finance blogging: I'm going to tell you to spend money. But just a little bit. I'm going to give you license to live your life luxuriously–provided you do it in a frugal way. Because despite what the laundry detergent makers and obsessive coupon clippers out there might tell you, being frugal is not the same thing as being cheap. Being frugal means being smart. There are plenty of ways to live in high style without paying the price later, and here are a list of examples of how to do this to get you started.
Budget wisely to allow for regular indulgences. Regularly using and adhering to a zero-based budget allows you to make smart choices about where your money goes. Not only does telling your money where to go empower you, it also maximizes the amount of money you have to use on targeted goals. This is probably why many first-time budgeters report that after they started using a budget for the first time, it felt like they got a raise.
Along with allowing for each month's required household expenses, a family's budget includes different discretionary categories that require choices about where to send your money. Your budget should always includes some choices that enhance your life and make you feel happy about adhering to your financial program. Depending upon the amount of disposable income left over in your budget, you should figure out one or two small luxuries that can fit into your regular budget and include them every month.
Buy yourself a set (or two, if you can) of nice, high thread count sheets. Nice sheets can be expensive, but a good set is well worth the money, and you don't have to buy a name brand to get a luxurious experience. Besides, I promise you that if you buy a nice set of sheets, you will never regret it. All you have to do to make this luxury a reality is to be smart with how you spend your money: with linens, the thread count is important only in the fitted sheet, top sheet, and pillow cases. You can buy duvet and shams at a lower thread count, and in a more decorative print. Hint: decorative prints, even from "upscale" brands you find in a department store, are probably not more than 250 thread count. So you don't want to buy the sheets that go with that fancy patterned duvet. Instead, buy plain white high-thread-count sheets, and by high I mean preferrably over 500 thread count. Now, bear in mind that this is yet another industry that isn't highly regulated, so 500 here might not be as soft as 300 there. But shop around, and remember you are looking for how the sheets feel, rather than how they look.
Personally, I am partial to the 1000 thread count sheets made by Bed, Bath, and Beyond. They are two-ply, and I don't think that they probably actually are 1000 count sheets, but they are plenty dense in thread count and a great bang for your buck in terms of nice sheets. Another good place to check for lower-priced high thread count sheets is Overstock.com or BlueFly.com. Just don't be fooled by a fancy name on sheets: premium linen brands like Sferra Brothers, Frette, and Pratesi price even their lower-thread count lines (250 or below) at $1000 or more a set. To get something that really feels luxurious from those brands, you'd have to spend several thousand dollars. And that's not being a little indulgent, it's being a lot stupid, unless you're Oprah. And maybe even then.
- Change your sheets every day. Can you tell that sleep is important to me? Continuing on the sheet theme, one of my favorite indulgences is to change my sheets often, every day if I can manage it. Face it: there is nothing quite like getting into a bed with clean sheets. Maybe that's part of what makes staying in a nice hotel fun–nicer sheets, and they're changed every day. Hmm. I might be onto something here.
- Invest in a high quality mattress at least every ten years. You never really realize how much having a good mattress adds to your life until you replace that old one. We recently bought a new mattress and I've been sleeping better than I have in years–better than I have since the last time I got a new mattress, come to think of it. When buying a mattress, don't forget to haggle and be wary of shady salesmen. Here's a guide to mattress buying that should help you. You have to sleep, so you might as well get a good rest while you're at it.
- Eat a little bit of chocolate every day. If you have just a little bit of dark chocolate–like a square of it or less than one ounce–it's not very many calories and it's very satisfying. There is something about allowing yourself to have a piece of fancy chocolate once each day that feels very luxurious and indulgent, without too much fallout. Besides, dark chocolate is rich in antioxidants, so you're doing your best to fight cancer when you get a daily dose of it.
- Arrange your toiletries on a towel in the bathroom. I actually heard this one from watching an interview of Jerry Seinfeld, believe it or not. He pointed out that when you stay in a hotel, they'll put out all of your toiletries and things on a towel in the bathroom so that it's all arranged for you in the morning, and that he thought why not do that at home? So he does. Of course, he probably has "people" who do it for him, but the advice is still good: pampering yourself in this way is a free way to make yourself feel special for no money at all.
- Make up a few aromatherapy towels and store them in the refrigerator. If you scent a towel with a little eucalyptus oil, it's very refreshing, particularly after you work out. They have a refrigerator full of these towels at the gym, and when you go to a spa like Burke Williams in LA, there's usually a little refrigerator full of them as well. But there's no reason why you cannot do this for yourself at home: just get a few washcloths, wet them, and put a couple drops of eucalyptus oil on them. Roll them up, wrap them in saran wrap, or throw them in a ziplock, and put them in your refrigerator for later. I even did this when I had bad morning sickness and it helped a little in controlling the odor-inspired nausea.
- Buy the expensive dishwashing soap. Sometimes just a small indulgence goes a long way. I first read about Caldrea Lavender Pine Dish Soap on Apartment Therapy about two years ago, and I bought some of it to use to wash Mini's bottles by hand–something I was doing quite a bit at the time. The special, distinctive and somehow relaxing scent of the lavender pine soap made me feel like I was being pampered even while I was in the middle of doing housework. And yes, for dish soap, it's quite expensive, but given the enjoyment it gives you, and how infrequently you have to buy it, sometimes it's fun to just buy the expensive dish soap.
- Put a coffeemaker in your bathroom. Now, stick with me here. I realize this one sounds a little crazy. But if you have children, then you know that time is at a premium. And one of my favorite treats is when Mr. Right-Click gets up with Mini early on a weekend morning and lets me sleep in. But when I do eventually wake up, I like to have my coffee before I start dealing with the day. And the thing is, if I go downstairs, and Mini is alerted to the fact that I'm awake, then my day has started, my friends. So having the coffee maker in my bathroom (once again with the hotel theme here) allows me to have coffee before dealing. Which is so important. So so very important, my friends. Because it's the little things that make your life run more smoothly.
- When you're super tired, put cold spoons on your eyes. Being a parent means getting less sleep than you want. This is just the reality. Sometimes you have so little sleep that your eyeballs are aching in their sockets. This is a morning when you want to get out the cold spoons and apply them to your eyes–it feels remarkably good. And so what if this is something I first discovered because I had such awful hangovers in the latter years of my drinking career? The fact is, it works. (And by the way, if you have really bad bags under your eyes, try a little Preparation H under your eyes–this is not a luxury tip per se, but it is a lifesaver on days when you look like it's been weeks since you've slept.)
And you, internet? What are your favorite ways of living luxuriously without totally destroying your budget? Share!


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The Long County Board of Education honored three retiring employees at a recent board meeting.
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The Fort Stewart American Red Cross Youth Group, the Red Club, had 21 volunteers who passed out 3,396 holiday bags and cards, 258 canned goods and 1,456 personal items for the holidays.
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Savannah State University's College of Business Administration will host a tax conference on Friday, Jan. 22, on the second floor of the Student Union. Sessions run from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The conference is presented in collaboration with Hancock Askew and Co.
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Dow Jones Industrial Average ( ^DJI) trading down 53 points (-0.3%) at 16,478 as of Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014, 11:55 AM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 1,242 issues advancing vs. 1,672 declining with 178 unchanged. The Financial Services industry currently sits down 0.1% versus the S&P 500, which is unchanged. Top gainers within the industry include SLM ( SLM), up 1.5%, Western Union Company ( WU), up 1.1%, Ameriprise Financial ( AMP), up 0.9%, Discover Financial Services ( DFS), up 0.8% and Bank of New York Mellon ( BK), up 0.6%. On the negative front, top decliners within the industry include First Cash Financial Services ( FCFS), down 1.9%, IntercontinentalExchange Group ( ICE), down 1.1% and Invesco ( IVZ), down 0.6%. TheStreet would like to highlight 5 stocks pushing the industry higher today: 5. Nomura Holdings ( NMR) is one of the companies pushing the Financial Services industry higher today. As of noon trading, Nomura Holdings is up $0.21 (2.8%) to $7.80 on light volume. Thus far, 192,156 shares of Nomura Holdings exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 526,700 shares. The stock has ranged in price between $7.75-$7.82 after having opened the day at $7.82 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $7.59. Nomura Holdings, Inc. provides various financial services to individuals, corporations, financial institutions, governments, and governmental agencies worldwide. The company operates through three divisions: Retail, Asset Management, and Wholesale. Nomura Holdings has a market cap of $28.1 billion and is part of the financial sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 84.2, above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are down 2.3% year to date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there is 1 analyst that rates Nomura Holdings a buy, 1 analyst rates it a sell, and none rate it a hold. TheStreet Ratings rates Nomura Holdings as a hold. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its increase in stock price during the past year, compelling growth in net income and reasonable valuation levels. However, as a counter to these strengths, we find that we feel that the company's cash flow from its operations has been weak overall. Get the full Nomura Holdings Ratings Report now. 3x UPSIDE POTENTIAL: TheStreet Quant Ratings has identified a handful of stocks that can potentially TRIPLE in the next 12-months. Learn more.Editor's Note: Any reference to TheStreet Ratings and its underlying recommendation does not reflect the opinion of TheStreet, Inc. or any of its contributors including Jim Cramer or Stephanie Link. One out of the three major indices are trading up today with the
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can i drink a red bull while breastfeeding?
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I do. I'll drink half of one in the morning once in awhile. HALF! A can of redbull is actually less caffeine then a starbucks coffee. If I do it too regularly I notice DD gets restless and sleeps less but if it's once in awhile it doesn't affect her.posted 11/22/2011 by usa-chan80
I have a personal story I'll share here. I moved after leaving my ex when my MDS was only a couple months old. I was so tired by the time I put him down I wasn't getting anything unpacked. My mom picked me up some energy pills to help me stay up & get some things done. It worked great! I was wide awake & ready to go! Of course, so was my baby. I wouldn't recommend it.posted 06/09/2011 by Naias
Because of the spinal injection that went wrong during my c section i have major headaches and dr and nurses recommended i drink redbull asap to help with fluids lost in spinal and around brain that causes headaches. The caffeine helps with that apparently, they knew i was breastfeeding but still recommended it, and baby and i was and are still doing fine!?posted 11/05/2012 by Everydaydaisy
You can (have ONE - not two or three or five or six), but I wouldn't. Caffeine will keep your baby from sleeping when he normally would and can make for a very cranky baby. If you need caffeine, stick to (iced) tea, coffee, or a Pepsi or something.posted 06/09/2011 by Titanius Englesmith
I've heard conflicting answers about drinking alcohol, energy drinks and smoking while BF. I've read many things about it leaving your milk after a certain amount of time?? Either way, do some research if you really want to BF, which I recommend at least trying, but before deciding yes or no, ask your doc, or your LO's Ped. Their answers may surprise you. Many will "ok" drinking.posted 06/09/2011 by katie954
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The first thing you should always do is ask a dr. It isn't recommended, but if you are having one of those days we adults (especially breastfeeding moms) have the safest way to do it is to pump before you are going to have one so that you can give the milk in your breasts enough time for the drinks ingredients to leave your system. So if you are going to be away from your baby for like 4 hours and you fed him/her before you leave and or pumped both breasts then its probably ok to have just one energy drink. As for worrying the baby might be allergic to something in the drink, the baby could also be allergic to dairy or any number of things that a breastfeeding mom might ingest so I wouldn't say that's a deterrent. The real concern I'd say is the other additives that can be found in an energy drink that aren't found in more natural caffeinated beverages like coffee or tea, but if you treat energy drink the same way you would treat an alcoholic beverage you should be ok.posted 11/21/2013 by CheleCgroves
I read that if you are breast feeding and have ONE drink, it leaves your breast milk at the same time it leaves your blood stream, so i am wondering if its the same for energy drinks, i am trying to figure it out myself, i am drinking a sugar free rockstar and planned on pumping it out and throwing it away!posted 07/04/2012 by a BabyCenter Member
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Kotzen, Benz and Appelbaum, Samuel (2010) An investigation of aquaponics using brackish water resources in the Negev Desert. Journal of Applied Aquaculture, 22 (4). pp. 297-320. ISSN 1045-4438 (Print), 1545-0805 (Online) (doi:10.1080/10454438.2010.527571 )
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