A Journey Through Angie's Mind

I chose the topic breastfeeding because I find the bond a child and mother have during this process amazing. I think everyone should at least try to breastfeed when having a child, it gives you that alone time and your baby more nutrition. "Babies who are exclusively breast-fed are less often sick, partly because breast milk provides antibodies and decreases allergies and asthma" (Berger, 2016). Not to mention breast milk is just better for the child to process and also good for the brain. I looked up breastfeeding in Australia and I believe this topic is well-rounded no matter what part of the country we are in. However, " Statistics from the  2010 Australian National Infant Feeding Survey 3 results indicate that 96% of mothers initiate breastfeeding. Thereafter, exclusive breastfeeding rates drop off" (Australian Breastfeeding Association, n.d.). Working in a daycare I can see half of my parents breastfeed all the way until 1 years old and others say they just c...

The personal birth experience I chose to right about is my own. From all the stories I hear from my mom and my family me being here today is a miracle from God. During my moms labor somehow the  umbilical cord got tied around my neck, which lead to me losing oxygen. Once the doctors finally pulled me out I was blue in their terms “dead”, my mom always says she wouldn’t open her eyes until she heard me cry. They worked on me for a couple minutes and after awhile I turned pink and had my first cry and my mom was relieved. Every time I hear this story I just imagine the horrible things that were going through my moms head and also how it is truly a blessing that I am here today seeing I was technically born dead. I chose this experience because its unique and very rare. I believe that the birth has many effects on child development such as if anything would go wrong during the birth it can sooner or later effect the development of the child. Even if the mother isn’t taking care of ...