Episode 162: Raising Thankful Children (Epilogue)

Tonight, Ryan talked gratitude, an apt topic for Thanksgiving week. Gratitude is a virtue that anyone can cultivate, according to Dr. Jeffrey Froh, co-author of Making Grateful Kids, whose interview we heard on the show tonight. His tools for making grateful kids can be used from infancy to troubled-teenagerhood. We learned that recognizing gifts is a skill that can be learned at an early age, and it helps kids to process the things that make them feel grateful. Teaching (and learning!) gratitude can even make you happier.

Resources:
Making Grateful Kids website
10 Ways to Raise a Grateful Kid

Birth in the News:
Staywell announced termination of SMH contract
State law to keep kids in carseats longer
Miami mom gives birth to quadruplets
Mother's care may affect early brain development
ACLU defends mother given "no accommodations for nursing mothers"
Women given synthetic hormones may have trouble breastfeeding
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

Episode 162: Raising Thankful Children

Join the conversation tonight on Tuesday November 25 at 6:00p.m. as we celebrate Thanksgiving week with a conversation about gratitude - how to show it, how to grow it, and how to know it when you see it. We’ll share tips from Making Grateful Kids author Dr. Jeffrey Froh, talk with local families about what they’re thankful for, and listen to some grati-tunes to get us into the holiday spirit. Have a question for our hosts or guests? Please email us or post to our Facebook page.

Tune into WSLR 96.5 LPFM or online at www.wslr.org on Tuesday, November 25th at 6:00pm ET. The program will also available later in the evening via podcast on iTunes or at maternallyyoursradio.com.
For more information, please contact the hostesses of Maternally Yours at MaternallyYoursRadio@gmail.com, on Twitter @MaternallyRadio, or on our Facebook page.

Maternally Yours,

Laura, Ryan and Dana

Episode 161: Smoking During Pregnancy (Epilogue)

Tonight, Laura and Ryan told you about the number one modifiable risk factor in pregnancy: smoking. Nicotine – whether from tobacco or e-cigarettes – constricts blood vessels, which reduces the amount of oxygen and nutrients delivered to the developing fetus. This can contribute to poor fetal development, reduced birth weight, premature birth, fetal or infant death, and behavioral problems which can last beyond childhood. We spoke to Jeanette Robinson, Tobacco Program Manager for the Florida Dept. of Health in Sarasota about the risks of tobacco smoke and ways to quit smoking. Next, Shavon Clark and Chip Schaaff share how the Healthy Start Coalition of Sarasota is helping women quit.

Birth in the News:

Sunblock may affect fertility

Woman survives 45 minutes without pulse after delivering twins

Preterm birth rates high in Sarasota

Resources:

www.healthystartsarasota.org
www.swatsc.com
www.sarasotahealth.org/communityprograms/tobaccoprevention.htm
www.tobaccofreeflorida.com/
www.ahectobacco.com
www.cancer.org
www.women.smokefree.gov

Episode 161: #1 Modifiable Pregnancy Risk Factor

Join the conversation Tuesday as we tell you about the number one modifiable risk factor for pregnant women in Sarasota County. Do you think you know what it is? You may be surprised. We'll get the statistics from our local Healthy Start Coalition and hear from two experts that can tell us how to reduce the risk. Have a question for our hosts or guests? Please email us or post to our Facebook page.

Tune into WSLR 96.5 LPFM or online at www.wslr.org on Tuesday, November 18th at 6:00pm ET. The program will also available later in the evening via podcast on iTunes or at maternallyyoursradio.com.

For more information, please contact the hostesses of Maternally Yours at MaternallyYoursRadio@gmail.com, on Twitter @MaternallyRadio, or on our Facebook page.

Maternally Yours,

Laura, Ryan and Dana

Thank You

Over the last week, you told WSLR that you appreciate their independent voice in this community, and the platform they have given us to hold this weekly conversation about pregnancy, childbirth and early motherhood.

We especially want to thank the following folks for pledging their support before our program and for calling into our high-energy-seven-woman-on-air-extravaganza:

 

Peter Acker  
Ben & Jerry’s Rick Almarode
 Ivy Magnolia Augsburger
Rylan Augsburger
Miriam Averbuch
  Arielle Ball
Lisa Bohn
David Brain
Lauren Brenzel
Lara Costa
Sarah Costonis
Sonia Fuentes
Captain Wayne Genthner
Gana Gilkey 
The Gilkey Family
Michael Gilkey
Colleen Greenwell
David Gulliver   
Bob Hinds 
Sarah Hinds 
The King Family
Kristen Mazzarella  
Erin Melia 

Robin Pollack  

Liz Sniegocki 

The Stan-Shaq Family
Steve and Terry Stottlemyer 
The Venafro Family 
Pariesa Young 
 

WSLR fell just short of meeting its fall membership goal of $33,000. If you would still like to pledge your support to the only independent media voice on the airwaves in the SRQ, and your appreciation for Maternally Yours, IT'S NOT TOO LATE. 

Donate online at www.wslr.org by Tuesday and we will be thrilled to thank you on the air during our show. The station is SO CLOSE to meeting our goal; you could be the one that puts us over the top! Be sure to tune in next week as we'll also give you a grand total of funds raised to support this conversation and this radio station.

"I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver."
~Maya Angelou

Gratefully and Maternally Yours, 

Ryan, Laura and Dana

Episode 160: Fall Membership Drive!

Join the entire Maternally Yours Collective (including former co-hosts Cheryl and Carmela!) tonight, Tuesday Nov. 11th at 6pm ET for the LAST DAY of WSLR's fall membership drive spectacular! We have some amazing thank you gifts for pledging your support to community radio.
 

WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT. 
 

Tonight, we'll volunteer our research, production, content, conversation, guests and voices for the 160th time. We are asking you to give us a sign that you appreciate the conversation and the change it is bringing, and hope to hear it for months and years to come. Please call us tonight between 6 and 7 at (941) 894-6469, or go online at www.wslr.org and be sure to write that you support Maternally Yours in the notes. 

Community Radio allows us to connect YOU with the people and resources you need to make informed decisions throughout your childbearing years.

WHAT A GIFT.

Now it's your turn!
 

Please call in TONIGHT to support our show, and community radio! You can pledge your support during the show in any amount by calling (941) 894-6469. You can also make your pledge now or any time this week at wslr.org. 

You all keep us going, it's as simple as that. THANK YOU.

Gratefully and Maternally Yours, 

Ryan, Laura and Dana

Episode 159: Military Birth and Breastfeeding (Epilogue)

Tonight, Dana and Laura spoke to military moms who shared their stories about birth and breastfeeding while being in the military. Author of book Breastfeeding in Combat Boots Robyn Roche-Paull, whose Facebook page continues to share and post photos of military moms nursing, shared the lowdown on breastfeeding policies in the branches of the military. Military moms La Donna Jackson and Emily Shomo shared their experiences receiving military care during and after pregnancy. Finally we talked to Amy Oyos, the coordinator of the Mom2Mom Double Duty program which works with active duty moms breastfeeding around the world.

Birth in the News:
Officials launch Safe Sleep Sarasota Initiative
Babies born at military hospitals twice as likely to be injured during delivery

Resources:
Breastfeeding in Combat Boots
Military Breastfeeding Policies
Photo of Military Moms breastfeeding goes viral

Any questions or comments for us about this show? Email us or post to our Facebook page.

Maternally Yours,
Ryan, Laura and Dana

Episode 159: Military Birth and Breastfeeding

Join us Tuesday, November 4th as we consider the experience of women who combine motherhood with military service. We'll learn about what it is like giving birth in a military hospital setting and breastfeeding while in active duty.Have a question for our hosts or guests? Please email us or post to our Facebook page.

Tune into WSLR 96.5 LPFM or online at www.wslr.org on Tuesday, November 4th at 6:00pm ET. The program will also available later in the evening via podcast on iTunes or at maternallyyoursradio.com.

For more information, please contact the hostesses of Maternally Yours at MaternallyYoursRadio@gmail.com, on Twitter @MaternallyRadio, or on our Facebook page.

Maternally Yours,
Laura, Ryan and Dana