BlogHer - maternal health - Comments

Mao it is!

PunditMom — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:56:01 -0500

Yes, I knew that it came from Mao, at least that's what I've been told!

It sounds like it will be an

kazari — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:57:42 -0500

It sounds like it will be an amazing trip!

btw, that's not so much a saying as a direct quote from Mao Zedong. Or at least, if it was a saying first, he co-opted it and put it in his little red book.

thought you might like to know.

http://myrope.wordpress.com

15 minute meditation

alsjax — Fri, 22 May 2009 12:47:21 -0500

I have found that even a simple 15 minute meditation can be incredibly healing suprisingly even more so than a hike or a yoga class (or even a pill!) at times. I have to remind myself of this. The challenge is usually starting the process, sitting down in a peaceful place and taking that first deep breath, the rest comes more easily and the healing effects are almost immediate. Thank you for the reminder today.

Amy S

http://mountainjobs.com/blog

Prayer is calming

AmberS — Wed, 20 May 2009 23:49:54 -0500

I have also found the ritual of prayer calming when I'm feeling anxious or panicky. It helps to center me and bring me back into myself. And I'm not a religious person either. In fact, I'm not even a lapsed person, I grew up in a non-religious household. But still, there's something powerful about reaching out beyond yourself in those moments when your self is falling apart.

And I love the prayer you included. So lovely.

~ Amber

www.strocel.com

Thank you!

mariabird — Mon, 18 May 2009 22:23:14 -0500

Thank you for the link, Catherine. I love love love birth stories.

-Maria

http://www.mommymelee.com

The strongest moms

lousymom — Mon, 11 May 2009 23:01:31 -0500

I'm a labor and delivery nurse and I'm also adopted. When moms come in to give birth and are able to give those babies up for adoption so they can have a better life, I always see them as the strongest, most wonderful moms. They make a sacrifice that is one of the hardest to make and will help their babies. I can't even imagine what that would take.

My adoptive family gave me every benefit, but I know that the biggest gift I was given was by my birth mom. It had to be hard.

There should be a special day to honor women who have given up their babies. It takes amazing strength to love a baby so much that you can give him or her up.

www.lousymom.com

Thank you!!

RavinPictureMaven — Mon, 11 May 2009 10:30:36 -0500

Thank you for your lovely comment on my blog about my post, thank you for writing and sharing this, and thank you for supporting us and White Ribbon Alliance's Every Day is Mother's Day.

I so appreciate diversity in these stories.

Julie
Using My Words

thank you

therhouse — Fri, 08 May 2009 14:35:08 -0500

what a great article. i am grateful that both sides of adoption--the hard and the beautiful--were represented.

andee is incredible. she was a wise, wise reference.

thank you for the shout out and thank you for bringing adoption to the front of people's minds.

best wishes to your mom and your quest to find your brother. i hope it is a sweet reunion.

besos.

mrs. r

www.therhouse.blogspot.com

Touching.

BecomingSarah — Fri, 08 May 2009 12:46:55 -0500

This is the first time I've ever commented on BlogHer - I'm new around here - but I read your blog regularly. The first time that you posted this story on HBM, it broke my heart. Reading about it here is like experiencing that heart-wrenching set of emotions all over again. I hope, hope against hope, that both you and your mother have a very joyous Mother's Day.

And I also hope that your ongoing search for your brother leads to some happiness for both of you. Thank you for this post; it's lovely.

Sarah A. Schlothan Christensen
http://www.becomingsarah.com
sarah@becomingsarah.com

Finding My Mother

phutchison — Thu, 07 May 2009 16:25:33 -0500

I found my own birth mother a few years ago and wrote about it on The Momoir Project website.It's called Another Mother.

http://www.themomoirproject.com/?p=429

My life has been incredibly enriched by knowing who gave me birth. When I found her at 34 years of age, she welcomed me into her family with open arms. I didn't feel anger, just sadness that we hadn't found each other sooner. Now I am lucky enough to have not one but two wonderful loving mothers - my adoptive mom and my birth mom.

saw this on FB also - and

rls8480 — Thu, 07 May 2009 13:29:43 -0500

saw this on FB also - and ended up joining BlogHer just so I could comment and follow you... is that a silly reason as I already subscribe to your blog AND have you as a FB friend AND follow you on Twitter?? I'm like a CyberStalker... except really I just think you are a FABULOUS blogger!!

and this story - BOTH stories - had me tearing up... my heart breaks for your mother, and I'm amazed by Andee... she is so strong. I'm so glad I didn't have to make a hard choice like either of these amazing women did... wish I could leave work right now and go pick up my sweet girl and just cuddle her...

Wowsers.

SomethingGirl — Thu, 07 May 2009 09:45:28 -0500

Your mother's story is so heartbreaking. I can't imagine parents abandoning their daughters like that, for any reason. What a knife in my heart-- the whole story.

Natasha Loewen of Becoming Something.

How beautiful

moonfever0 — Thu, 07 May 2009 08:45:30 -0500

Your mother's story is so beautiful and so sad, it brought me to tears. I am glad that she finally has told you so that she doesn't have to bear the pain alone. And I'm glad that she is writing about her story and sharing it with the world. Happy Mother's Day to you both.

Angela at mommy bytes
BlogHer Contributing Editor in Mommy & Family Cribsheet

Never a doubt

mama2bna — Thu, 07 May 2009 08:34:41 -0500

Saw your link to this on FB and hopped over immediately. I cannot fathom the courage it must take to carry a baby and allow that child to go away to another life. I stand in awe, with dewy eyes and an unrelenting desire to go and pull my babies from their nap to hold them close. Thank you for sharing these amazing stories.

http://lifewithbriar.blogspot.com

http://toddlywinks.blogspot.com

Adding my voice

Maria Niles — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 16:51:23 -0600

To the chorus of kudos and thank you's. As in previous years, this is an excellent round up and look back. Thank you also for including a link to my post, as well.

Here is to a 2009 filled with amazing positive news on the gender and feminism front.

BlogHer Contributing Editor
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