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LifeImitatesBirth

@TenMoonsRising

#Nonprofit supporting people to create #socialchange by protecting the #MotherBaby bond—the basis of empathy and compassion in human beings.

 Minneapolis, MN
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Joined August 2012
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Sorry for the lapse in activity. My husband passed away a few of months ago. Starting to take baby steps forward.
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#Baby scent is carefully concocted biological perfume that triggers dopamine release to promote #maternal #bonding. ow.ly/UnVNA

The Smell of Newborn Babies Triggers the Same Reward Centers as Drugs

When women catch the scent of a newborn baby, their dopamine pathways in a region of the brain associated with reward learning light up

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#Pregnant women told they had a "suspected large #baby" had higher #interventions, regardless of actual #fetal size. ow.ly/TOrtp
Perceptions of fetal size influence interventions in pregnancy, study finds

Perceptions of fetal size influence interventions in pregnancy, study finds

Nearly one-third of women, without a prior cesarean, reported that they were told by their maternity care providers that their babies might be 'quite large,' leading to higher rates of medically...

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Freedom to make gestures with tongue while listening to speech is significant in #babies' perception of the sounds. ow.ly/TCCHF
Babies need free tongue movement to decipher speech sounds

Babies need free tongue movement to decipher speech sounds

Inhibiting infants' tongue movements impedes their ability to distinguish between speech sounds, researchers have found. The study is the first to discover a direct link between infants' oral-motor...

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Our issues are in our tissues. #Emotion is stored in the body, even before #birth. Find ways to access & release it. ow.ly/TCE6p
California school becomes first 2 lose chairs for standing desks. Movement enhances the brain from the #womb onward. ow.ly/THzi2
Something other than #DNA plays an important role in the #prenatal transmission of environmental memories. ow.ly/TCBDT
Environmental memories transmitted from a father to his grandchildren

Environmental memories transmitted from a father to his grandchildren

If you have diabetes, or cancer or even heart problems, maybe you should blame it on your dad's behavior or environment. Or even your grandfather's. That's because, in recent years, scientists have...

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Welcome @fiercefounder, @EntrepreProm, @CouponWap, @GoWellPath, @DebtFreeSpendin, @BirthingGown, @MODEaME, @somedayilllearn, @mommylikewhoa.
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Kids with unresolved trauma or toxic levels of stress can’t learn. Codman Academy creates healing learning environ. ow.ly/TCxUI
Tell your #mother you love her. Remember, you're the only person who knows what her heart sounds like on the inside.
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Hazards of #ultrasound confirmed by Chinese studies on thousands of #maternal/#fetal pairs that U.S. won't conduct. ow.ly/T4bpC
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We worry about what a #child will become tomorrow, yet we forget that s/he is someone today.~ Stacia Tauscher #quote nitter.gq/thegirlgodbook/status/…
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"We worry about what a child will become tomorrow, yet we forget that s/he is someone today." - Stacia Tauscher
Skin-to-skin has important benefits on physical and #mentalhealth from infancy thru old age—for giver & receiver. ow.ly/SIgb4
When it comes to touch, to give is to receive

When it comes to touch, to give is to receive

Have you ever touched someone else and wondered why his or her skin felt so incredibly soft? Well, now researchers present evidence that this experience may often be an illusion.

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Unique study confirms that #babies smile with a purpose--to make the person they interact with smile in return. ow.ly/SIfYZ
Babies time their smiles to make their moms smile in return

Babies time their smiles to make their moms smile in return

Why do babies smile when they interact with their parents? Could their smiles have a purpose? A team of computer scientists, roboticists and developmental psychologists confirm what most parents...

sciencedaily.com
New #evidence of Nature's brilliant design—#placenta develops tiny oxygen tanks for #embryo during early #pregnancy. ow.ly/SIfxe
His reaction to #mother's news of a #baby brother is enough to melt your heart! ow.ly/Shbji
"Put your boobs away, ladies...unless they're dairy-free." Well done, @KristinaKuzmic! #normalizebreastfeeding ow.ly/S2KuO
Thanks #FortBliss for supporting #USArmy #mothers who demonstrate this kind of dedication. #normalizebreastfeeding ow.ly/SaHAk
This storm may have shaken, frightened and crushed me, but...I have found myself again. Very moving, @sarah_warmson. ow.ly/SaDQP
At 3-4 mos. postpartum, #dads showed growth in areas of brain that regulate emotion, motivation & decision making. ow.ly/RZzas
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