2 Hands Massage & Birth Service

This needs to be shared and comments need to be sent to Town of Herndon town council. The code and it’s language are outdated. If you benefit from massage therapy, feel free to let the council know the fee is unfair, unjust and insulting.

Herndon Massage Therapists Oppose Business Tax Rate They Haven't Been Charged For Years Herndon director of finance enforces old business tax rate in the town code that was rediscovered this month but not charged in years.

2 Hands Massage & Birth Service updated their business hours.

2 Hands Massage & Birth Service updated their address.

Due to the pandemic my business is closed until further notice. For those of you who have contacted me for massage or fertility work, thank you. Currently, I need to be of service to my family. I will open my practice again in 2021. Thank you for your understanding.

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On my very official market research (quiz on Instagram stories 🤭) for a collab with , you all spoke of this being your absolute fave.

Thank you so much for your feedback!

I'm still thinking. Sometimes my words speak of a very specific moment in time. And I'm working to make sure that my words speak of this entire experience - so that a very wide audience will enjoy.

On that note, Nurturing You - How To Own Gentle Parenting, is discounted until Tuesday evening.

Get some tools to cope - when gentle parenting actually feels pretty hardcore. Who would have thought.

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Love to you and your family 🖤✨

Good info.

CORONAVIRUS + BREASTFEEDING
Can you continue to breastfeed if you get coronavirus? Yes.
Those who become infected shortly before giving birth and then begin breastfeeding, and those who become infected while breastfeeding, will produce specific secretory IgA antibodies and many other critical immune factors in their milk to protect their nursing infants and enhance their infants’ own immune responses. At this time, these immunologic factors will aid their infants’ bodies to respond more effectively to exposure and infection. Following good hygiene practices will also help reduce transfer of the virus.
If someone who is breastfeeding becomes ill, it is important not to interrupt nursing. The baby has already been exposed to the virus and will benefit most from continued breastfeeding.

Find links to more information at: https://lllusa.org/coronavirus-and-breastfeeding/
[Image: Electron micrograph of infectious bronchitis virus. Text: Coronavirus + Breastfeeding]

Ecopsychology: How Immersion in Nature Benefits Your Health A growing body of research points to the beneficial effects that exposure to the natural world has on health, reducing stress and promoting healing. Now, policymakers, employers, and healthcare providers are increasingly considering the human need for nature in how they plan and operate.

Want to decompress computer neck? Follow this baby’s lead!

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We need a cultural shift regarding the importance of mothering.

History of Infant Sleep in Western Industrialized Societies - Thrive Global An Excerpt from Safe Infant Sleep: Expert Answers to Your Cosleeping Questions (Coming January 2020)

Holidays.

With gratitude to all veterans and recognition to the veterans who are also mothers.

Happy Veteran's Day 2019! Repost

Physical therapists have felt this way for a long time.

All Infant Inclined Sleep Products Should Be Recalled, Consumer Reports Says A new study confirms that all inclined infant sleepers pose risks to babies, prompting Consumer Reports to recommend that all of the products be banned.

This is a big deal! Happy World Breastfeeding Week!

As the theme of this year´s World Breastfeeding Week is empowering parents to enable breastfeeding, my wish is for all parents to get practical help with breastfeeding so that they are empowered to breastfeed instead of being disappointed in breastfeeding.
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New babies smell delicious!

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

Good info does not replace a class though.

This 2-Minute Cartoon Teaches Infant CPR And Should Be Shared With Every Parent You Know A new video uses nursery rhyme characters and a catchy song to teach parents how to perform infant CPR.

I always thought babies smelled delicious!

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

4 popular booster seats break during Consumer Reports' crash tests Consumer Reports says parts of four popular toddler-booster seats broke during its recent crash testing and has advice for parents and caregivers who have one of the seats.

Here’s a good idea!

Target's car seat trade-in event is back, and the perks are even better Whether your kid just outgrew their car seat or it’s been long lost in the garage fermenting from Goldfish and sippy cup residue, Target will take it.

This STILL blows my mind.

“All the eggs a woman will ever carry form in her ovaries while she is a four-month-old fetus in the womb of her mother. This means our cellular life as an egg begins in the womb of our grandmother. Each of us spent five months in our grandmother’s womb, and she in turn formed in the womb of her grandmother. We vibrate to the rhythm of our mother’s blood before she herself is born, and this pulse is the thread of blood that runs all the way back through the grandmothers to the first mother.”
~ Layne Redmond, When the Drummers were Women

Artwork ~ "Triple Goddess" ~ © Amy Haderer ~ www.mandalajourney.com

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The American Academy of Pediatrics is publishing updated recommendations on car safety seats. Children should remain in a rear-facing car safety seat as long as possible, until they reach the highest weight or height allowed by their seat. The new recommendation removes the specific age milestone. Learn more here: https://www.aap.org/en-us/about-the-aap/aap-press-room/Pages/AAP-Updates-Recommendations-on-Car-Seats-for-Children.aspx

Whoa.

Worldwide study on sudden infant death finds factors associated with poverty and racism are more important than bedsharing Last week, we published our novel study, “Sudden Infant Death and Social Justice: A Syndemics Approach,” showing that bedsharing – which has been the main focus of many interventions – is not the p…

There’s a lot of talk about tongue tie. Know where to find good resources.

Frenotomy for tongue-tie in newborn infants. - PubMed - NCBI Int J Nurs Stud. 2018 Apr 3. pii: S0020-7489(18)30079-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2018.03.022. [Epub ahead of print]

Trust in your massage therapist. They may know more than your average Google search. :)

We need COMMUNITY to get through birth and motherhood too.

New Cochrane Review Reaffirms Huge Benefits For Continuous Labour Support | BellyBelly What if there was a proven way to shorten labour, reduce the risk of a c-section and improve your chances of a positive birth? Would you want to know?

Brelfies - it’s a thing.

The World Health Organization Endorses Brelfies - Breastfeeding Selfies! - MotherWise Why do mothers take breastfeeding selfies? Turns out, they're beneficial, supportive, and endorsed by the World Health Organization.

Happy Day 6 of World Breastfeeding Week!

Yes we did it again!

Big or little, breast milk is just right!

Your milk is made perfect for your babies! This World Breastfeeding Week, share with us one thing you wish you knew about breastfeeding that would have helped you to be successful a little faster!

Happy day 1 of World Breastfeeding Week!

Some helpful stats.

~Amy

“The unmooring I felt, and that so many new mothers feel, likely was at least in part a manifestation of structural and functional brain changes, handed down through the millennia by mothers past and intended to mold me into a fiercely protective, motivated caregiver, focused on my baby’s survival and long-term well-being.”

Pregnant women don't learn about profound brain changes - The Boston Globe So why does prenatal care ignore the topic altogether?

Stunning photo! Nice vernix facts.

Vernix Caseosa. Did you know that this incredible substance serves so many purposes?! 💕 It is a white, creamy biofilm that appears in the last trimester produced in part by fetal sebaceous glands. It is unique to humans! 💕 It acts as protection for the baby’s skin. It’s akin to Shea butter in texture. (Could you imagine soaking in water for 9 months? This stuff creates a barrier between the water and the skin. Genius!) 💕 It acts as an insulator, keeping in warmth. 💕 When left on the skin to be absorbed, helps the skin transition to a land environment by providing moisture and reducing the rate of skin dehydration. 💕Often seen in babies born before 40 weeks but that is just the average, some babies have little to none before 40 weeks and some babies are frosted at 42 weeks. 💕 It has its own microbiome! It contains oils and antibiotic peptides. An anti-microbial barrier of sorts! Plus, it is seeded by beneficial bacteria from the birth canal. 💕 The vernix within amniotic fluid when swallowed by the fetus has potential effects on the developing gut!

I’m not even kidding. I had to stop adding brilliant facts about vernix because Instagram said no more room. There are loads more magical facts all about vernix! I’ll add the link to an amazing NCBI article that surmises them all in the link in my profile! Happy reading!

📸: this image stopped me in my tracks! That little face, vernix covered, hugging mama!! Incredible capture by H20 Photography (h2o_sonya)!

👉🏽Post words by Erica Andrews (laughing.moon).✨