Comments on: 4 ways to welcome your baby to the new world http://matadornetwork.com/life/4-ways-to-welcome-your-new-baby-to-the-world/ travel culture worldwide Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:53:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Camille in Slovenia http://matadornetwork.com/life/4-ways-to-welcome-your-new-baby-to-the-world/#comment-55881 Camille in Slovenia Wed, 22 Sep 2010 05:20:00 +0000 http://matadorlife.com/?p=1863#comment-55881 Cute ideas, but they all really seem more geared to the parents so that they will remember the time. My mother has a lot of stuff from my early years and I can't imagine EVER wanting to crack any of that stuff open, but she looks at it fondly and often. The baby is more the occasion than the "giftee", in my opinion. Cute ideas, but they all really seem more geared to the parents so that they will remember the time. My mother has a lot of stuff from my early years and I can’t imagine EVER wanting to crack any of that stuff open, but she looks at it fondly and often. The baby is more the occasion than the “giftee”, in my opinion.

]]> By: soultravelers3 http://matadornetwork.com/life/4-ways-to-welcome-your-new-baby-to-the-world/#comment-55137 soultravelers3 Sun, 30 May 2010 08:21:42 +0000 http://matadorlife.com/?p=1863#comment-55137 Sweet piece! One of the best ways we welcomed our baby to the world was we took a long and purposeful "babymoon". It was a big financial sacrifice, but the best possible investment in our lives. My husband took 8 weeks of unpaid leave, so that we could truly enjoy those beginning days of this huge transition from couple to family in a very conscious and slowed down way. We hired the perfect doula to handle all the cooking, washing and cleaning for the first several weeks, so we could just "BE" together, totally absorbed in our loving with time to recover and adjust to new ways of being. We didn't want our minds on "the world", we wanted our minds,hearts & souls totally focused on our new baby and this precious new beginning. We even closely monitored guests and family in the first few weeks, to have time for just "us". We spent most of the time in bed or relaxing out in nature, doing lots of meditation and connecting to the deep peacefulness and profound presence that is a newborn, so fresh from the other side that one can almost feel and tap into that sense of eternity as the baby has a "foot" in both sides. It was such a profound experience for us that it changed our lives and indeed had a big impact on our open ended world tour because that experience taught us that we wanted more of that kind of freedom, relaxation and deep connection. I also suggest that we can start welcoming our babies even before a conscious conception and all during the pregnancy. Both my husband and I spent daily time connecting to our baby during those months, including meditating and reading stories to her in two languages ( babies begin learning languages in the womb and can hear well by the 3rd month of pregnancy). We felt we knew our child really well before she was even born and that bonding also really helped her father connect deeply with her while she was inutero. Precious moments not to be missed with the "busy-ness" of life. "Before you were conceived I wanted you Before you were born I loved you Before you were here an hour I would give my life for you This is the miracle of life." ~ Maureen Hawkins Here's to hoping all babies can be welcomed and cherished into life! Perhaps that would be one of the easiest ways towards world peace. A baby is born with a need to be loved -- and never outgrows it. Frank A. Clark Sweet piece!

One of the best ways we welcomed our baby to the world was we took a long and purposeful “babymoon”. It was a big financial sacrifice, but the best possible investment in our lives.

My husband took 8 weeks of unpaid leave, so that we could truly enjoy those beginning days of this huge transition from couple to family in a very conscious and slowed down way. We hired the perfect doula to handle all the cooking, washing and cleaning for the first several weeks, so we could just “BE” together, totally absorbed in our loving with time to recover and adjust to new ways of being.

We didn’t want our minds on “the world”, we wanted our minds,hearts & souls totally focused on our new baby and this precious new beginning. We even closely monitored guests and family in the first few weeks, to have time for just “us”.

We spent most of the time in bed or relaxing out in nature, doing lots of meditation and connecting to the deep peacefulness and profound presence that is a newborn, so fresh from the other side that one can almost feel and tap into that sense of eternity as the baby has a “foot” in both sides.

It was such a profound experience for us that it changed our lives and indeed had a big impact on our open ended world tour because that experience taught us that we wanted more of that kind of freedom, relaxation and deep connection.

I also suggest that we can start welcoming our babies even before a conscious conception and all during the pregnancy. Both my husband and I spent daily time connecting to our baby during those months, including meditating and reading stories to her in two languages ( babies begin learning languages in the womb and can hear well by the 3rd month of pregnancy). We felt we knew our child really well before she was even born and that bonding also really helped her father connect deeply with her while she was inutero. Precious moments not to be missed with the “busy-ness” of life.

“Before you were conceived
I wanted you
Before you were born
I loved you
Before you were here an hour
I would give my life for you
This is the miracle of life.”
~ Maureen Hawkins

Here’s to hoping all babies can be welcomed and cherished into life! Perhaps that would be one of the easiest ways towards world peace.

A baby is born with a need to be loved — and never outgrows it.
Frank A. Clark

]]> By: Claire M http://matadornetwork.com/life/4-ways-to-welcome-your-new-baby-to-the-world/#comment-52405 Claire M Tue, 25 Aug 2009 20:31:36 +0000 http://matadorlife.com/?p=1863#comment-52405 What a lovely piece! I particularly like the alternative baby gift idea and the 'time capsule'. I have newspapers from the day my son was born but am now wishing I'd thought to put other stuff aside too - I'll have to see what I've still got lying around that I forgot to throw out! Thanks again for a great post. What a lovely piece! I particularly like the alternative baby gift idea and the ‘time capsule’. I have newspapers from the day my son was born but am now wishing I’d thought to put other stuff aside too – I’ll have to see what I’ve still got lying around that I forgot to throw out!
Thanks again for a great post.

]]> By: Julie http://matadornetwork.com/life/4-ways-to-welcome-your-new-baby-to-the-world/#comment-52419 Julie Wed, 12 Aug 2009 22:58:31 +0000 http://matadorlife.com/?p=1863#comment-52419 Thanks, Sarah! And wow-- wouldn't it be incredible to have three Matador kids running around Mexico? Now there's a dream I can get behind! Thanks, Sarah! And wow– wouldn’t it be incredible to have three Matador kids running around Mexico? Now there’s a dream I can get behind!

]]> By: Sarah Menkedick http://matadornetwork.com/life/4-ways-to-welcome-your-new-baby-to-the-world/#comment-52418 Sarah Menkedick Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:27:08 +0000 http://matadorlife.com/?p=1863#comment-52418 I am SO bookmarking this article for future reference (just don't tell Jorge! ;) Thanks, Julie! I am SO bookmarking this article for future reference (just don’t tell Jorge! ;)

Thanks, Julie!

]]> By: Julie http://matadornetwork.com/life/4-ways-to-welcome-your-new-baby-to-the-world/#comment-52417 Julie Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:50:31 +0000 http://matadorlife.com/?p=1863#comment-52417 David- Definitely-- and your blog about Layla's birth (my favorite piece of writing about birth ever)--shows just how important those notes are. David-

Definitely– and your blog about Layla’s birth (my favorite piece of writing about birth ever)–shows just how important those notes are.

]]> By: David Miller http://matadornetwork.com/life/4-ways-to-welcome-your-new-baby-to-the-world/#comment-52416 David Miller Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:00:33 +0000 http://matadorlife.com/?p=1863#comment-52416 Fantastic piece Julie!! I'd never heard of Upromise. Sounds great. The only thing I might add to the points you made is to try and write (even though it may be very difficult) your thoughts and feelings and even just little notes and details during the labor and delivery. This is more for the fathers than the mothers (who will be fully engaged at the moment) but dads, this whole time can seem to come and go as if in a dream, and if you can try to slow it down a bit and take notes, it will help you and your partner revisit these moments later on. Fantastic piece Julie!!

I’d never heard of Upromise. Sounds great.

The only thing I might add to the points you made is to try and write (even though it may be very difficult) your thoughts and feelings and even just little notes and details during the labor and delivery. This is more for the fathers than the mothers (who will be fully engaged at the moment) but dads, this whole time can seem to come and go as if in a dream, and if you can try to slow it down a bit and take notes, it will help you and your partner revisit these moments later on.

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