Tag: Babies

Bridget Jones’s Baby

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Bridget Jones’s Baby
by Helen Fielding

Unlike many of my other book posts on here, which are children’s books or young adult, this one is definitely rated R.  There’s language and adult topics, so just be forewarned.

Bridget Jones’s Baby follows the story of Bridget ending up pregnant at an “older,” although undisclosed, age.  The main trouble is that she doesn’t know who the father is.  If you’ve seen the movie version, the main difference is that Daniel Cleaver is one of the potential fathers in the book.

One of my favorite themes of this book is the line that keeps popping up from both Bridget and her mother, but which is probably felt all around–“This isn’t how it was supposed to be.”  I think one of the biggest lessons of motherhood, for me, is that we can’t plan how it’s going to turn out.  I try my best sometimes, I really do, but as I learned very early on in the journey, there’s no way to make it be what I planned, for better or worse.  And I really love that Bridget learns to embrace that.  She accepts the situation and keeps loving her baby and moving forward.  I love the hilarity of it all, but the scenes with Bridget and her dad are my favorites.

I’ve read the first two Bridget Jones books, and I was so upset at Mark’s death in the third (which takes place after this 4th one) that I couldn’t bring myself to read it.  After some poking around, I’m still a little unclear as to whether this book of Bridget Jones’s Baby was written before or after the movie.  During my research, I became side-tracked reading reviews, which I normally don’t let myself do, but the general consensus of this book seemed to be that people felt it was not up to par with the first three, nor with the movie version of it.  People brought up good points, and etc. etc.  But my personal take here is that these books are just fun.  And, I am not trying to downplay them at all by saying that.  I love the books AND, rare as it is for me to like movie versions, the movies too.  But I read and watch them as an escape and an opportunity to laugh out loud.  And that is what this one has been for me.  A quick, fun and funny read about the lovable and very human Bridget Jones.  So, if you’d like to examine the book and find faulty plot points or whatnot, don’t read it.  If you want a good laugh with your old friend Bridget, then I think you’ll really enjoy it.

Birth Without Violence

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Birth Without Violence by Frederick Leboyer 1974, 2002

Originally written and translated in the 1970s, Birth Without Violence was a revolutionary book in its time advocating for gentler births.  With a beautiful mix of poetry and photographs, Leboyer opens the reader’s eyes to Baby’s experience during birth.  He speaks of the importance of dimmed lights, quiet voices, gentle handling, and soothing baths for this brand-new-to-the-world being.  While the circumstances of birth are sometimes beyond our control, Leboyer makes a beautiful case for doing our best to ensure a proper welcome for Baby.  “What more can be said?  Only one more thing.  Try.”

 

”Speak… the language of love…to a newborn!
Why, yes, of course!
How else do lovers communicate?
They don’t say anything, they simply touch.”
Part 3, 2

“If there is such a thing as a sanctified place, surely
it is the room the child is about to enter.”
Part 3,6

Rear-Facing Until (at least) Two

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Since the AAP issued a statement in 2011 recommending that young children remain rear-facing in the car seats until AT LEAST age two, 11 states have written this as law.  While the rest of the country has some catching up to do in the legal process, the laws of physics don’t change.  I’ve heard many arguments as to why parents choose to ignore this very important safety feature, but once you’ve done your research and watched some crash test comparisons, there’s really no question.

The Car Seat Lady has a great article about this topic which addresses all the concerns parents might have.  Many people who have done their research recommend rear-facing until ages three or four.

There are so many components to using a car seat safely and properly.  Parents spend hours researching topics like day cares, foods, and products for their children (which are all important too), but it is so crucial that our children are buckled properly.  **Remember, car seats’ harnesses don’t “lock” the way adult seat belts do, so the harness must be properly tightened every time.**  Many fire stations will help install a car seat or check its installation; just remember, that not everyone doing this has the same level of training.

Some great car seat safety sites are CarSeatsfortheLittles and TheCarSeatLady, among others.

 

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