Nursing on Shine

accessorize your pumpkins this year

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If you aren’t feeling like putting all of the time and preparation into planning, gutting and carving this year’s pumpkins to display on your front porch in all there glory, then make it easy on yourself. I am still new to the whole deck-out-your-pad-in-full-festivity-garb and have not ever…

carolyn q & a | bedtime for two

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Happy Hour Mom has the distinct pleasure of showcasing the wise words of

what is in your infant’s diaper bag? | hhm checklist

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We’re starting something new this week at HHM. When you are a busy mom on-the-go, with a million things on your mind, you’re bound to forget something! We want to help prevent multiple…

Should Moms Breastfeed in Public?

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Lately, moms have been catching a lot of flak for doing one of the best things she possibly can for her baby — breastfeeding. Recently some moms around the country have even been asked to cover up, relocate to a public restroom, or leave a…

Entire Neighborhood Breastfeeds Motherless Baby

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Baby Moses's mother died hours after childbirth, and, since it was important to his father and his mom before she passed, the community stepped up to breastfeed him early on.

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When We Get Angry, We Flash Our Boobs (Did We Mention We’re Lactating?)

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Some Florida moms staged a nurse-in today at a Chick-Fil-A. If you’re first question is “What’s a ‘nurse-in?’” then we’ll update you on the growing trend of angry, lactating mothers. (If you’re first question is, instead, “What’s a ‘Chik-Fil-A?’"--legit question.…

Breastfeeding and breast cancer: what you should know

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My mom is a breast cancer survivor so I'm of the mind-set that it's not a matter of if, but when, I'll be diagnosed with the disease. Although, I just heard some pretty…

Back to Work after a long hiatus

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I was once very successful, I had reached the top in my field and things came easy (at least it looked that way from the outside). Then I decided to go for yet another horseback ride. I had been on many; deserts, forests, tropical jungles, beaches, pineapple fields, meadows... you…

User post: 8 things you should never say to a patient

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Proper patient care requires utmost clinical professionalism and good communication. But “good communication” doesn’t necessarily mean “tell all.” While transparency is important, there are certainly things nurses should never say to their patients. Ever. To help you keep your patients at ease, NursingLink came up with 8 things you should never say to them. We’ll also offer suggestions for what to say instead.