kannon99

Licensure is tricky.  Foreign doctors, nurses, midwives, etc have to pass appropriate licensure tests IN THAI, no translation.  And that's just the beginnings of jumping through hoops.  Acupuncturists (Thai or foreign) can only be licensed if their education was in Thailand.  Physiotherapy I'd imagine would have very similar hurdles.  Sometimes you can find a licensed Thai provider that is willing for you to work under their license.  I gave up 10 years ago as licensure hurdles were impossible.

Then they need to also be promoting maternal nutrition, natural unmediated birth, delayed umbilical cord clamping, mother and baby not separated after birth, extended breastfeeding, proper introduction of solid foods at appropriate times, importance of good nutrition throughout childhood, parents reading to their children from infancy.  

Too much to ask for?

Families with similar beliefs can often work out an arrangement with the school for the child to come after the Buddhist teaching time is done. Or teach their older children to sit respectful and pray or meditate or whatever.

- Enforce the WHO code of standards for correct advertising for milk substitutes.

- Teach nurses, midwives, and doctors real breastfeeding education, not education supplied by the formula companies or the measly 4 hr of education in med school.

- Enact laws that protect the breastfeeding mother, supply breastpumps and milk storage options, and decent amounts of time for moms to pump at work.

- Allow for 6 months maternity leave so babies can get the WHO recommended minimum of six months being exclusively breastfed.

- Support birthing practices that don't hinder or alter the breastfeeding dyad.

Babies that have a fabulous beginning with breastmilk will have a much higher chance of survival and growth.

you know that a 6 month maternity leave will erease all the hopes for a good job for women? A step 200 years into the past.

How about allowance for half time work and bringing the baby to work where possible?

Not 200 years in the past. It's the future and how many developed countries have succeeded and with better health outcomes for women and children. Those women aren't losing their jobs.

Yes this culture is different from the European countries that have good maternity leave (or paternity leave in trade) but there are decent and workable options if they would just be considered. This is why I mentioned laws (like most countries) that allow for working moms to have time for pumping if she can't take off more time from work. Breastfed baby = less sickness = less time mom misses work.

An amniotic fluid embolism is one of those very very rare complications that can be fatal, even with the best of medical care And it can come out of nowhere. The family may claim negligence, but it's one of those things that happens when life just isn't fair.

And I just had a friend (who buys/sells properties for a living) to clarify with his lawyer this week about inheritance as the law has recently changed. We have had to investigate this because of owning property here and making sure our farang children can inherit. Cut and paste from email:

"I've confirmed with my lawyer here (who is with a prominent firm called Tilleke and Gibbins), that the laws have changed - which is good news - and that children of foreigners now can inherit property without the property having to be "sold" to them.

What this means is that where formerly - you'd have to sell the property to your children if you wanted to pass it along to them, now you don't have to do that. Why is this so important? The reason is because if you had to sell the property to your children, they would be hit with massive taxes which are part of the sale process (income taxes, transfer taxes, government charged "duty stamp" taxes, and others).

This is all good news for foreigners who own property in Thailand."

Doesn't appear to be the same ship (looks bigger), but we took my son when he was 2 or 3 (now 7) and he loved being on a big ship and we bought some books.

Last year, they said they were coming again. We drove over there and, no ship.

They never showed.

Hopefully they will be here this time.

Yes, I recall it was cancelled for some reason last year.

Sounds like a fun visit for the kid.

You're thinking of the Doulos ship that was here a few years ago. It was supposed to come last year (or so?) but the ship had to have a major engine overhaul. The Logos did come this past spring to Bangkok.

So what happened at the meeting? Any updates?

We attend Calvary Baptist in Bangkok (for 12 years now). International service in English. American pastor from Virginia. message me if you want more info.

I do a 1/4 Apple Cider Vinegar to 3/4 water solution in a squirt bottle in the shower. It works great!

Check out the products by ByNature (so far found at GreenLine stores) I know they have no SLEs, SLSs, parabens, etc

We have 4 kids (including a set of twins). We drive a KIA Carnival. The back seat can fit 3 narrower carseats. The middle row is two chairs that can revolve and rearface, which made it much easier for getting all 4 into carseats. The space behind the back seat can easily fit a twin stroller. Ours came with a rack on top which also helps with extra luggage. Only 2 things we don't like about it 1) a tiny bit more expensive for repairs, 2) the turn radius sucks.

Try IKEA maybe.

Also we had success drawing out what we wanted and taking it to Podium at Seacon Square. They made a toddler bunk bed for us that was awesome. A little pricey but we got exactly what we wanted.

If my husband were to not tell me, I would see it as a huge breach of trust.

This is something that can have huge ramifications for your marriage, and only you can decide if it is worth it.

As a side note, if it were me, instead, I wouldn't do the testing as there is nothing that can be done about it anyway, and it's not worth the stress during pregnancy.

Research shows that if there is something wrong with the baby, the mother fares better finding out at/after the birth than before. The stress hormones about potential defects isn't good for mom or baby.

Not easy to find decent ones in the shops, especially mei tais. Look up http://www.onelovebabycarriers.com/, run by Cari. Made in Thailand, supports local/poor workers in manufacturing. She also has a "sling club" where you can try on different ones.

I use a feminine cup (diva cup) and I have never had issues in public bathrooms with them. I just roll up a big wad of TP and set it on that. It's gone with me all over SE Asia and never an issue. Does have a learning curve. At $25 every 5 to 10 years... can't beat that!

I refuse to go back to pads/tampons with all of the unsafe chemicals.

The general rule with juicing is "juice the veggies, eat the fruits." This helps avoid the glycemic issues and the fruit also has the fiber the body needs to clean out the colon as the fast goes on.

All of juicing is a waste of time if you have an inferior juicer. Get a masticating one, not the kind with the centrifuge. Centrifuge kind oxidizes the juice (breaks down faster) and doesn't get all of the juice out of the veggie (juice with a bit of pulp makes digestion harder). The masticating one gets a lot more out of the veggie and saves you money in the long run. A bit harder to clean, but worth it.

You've gotten some negativity here, but I say go for it, you may be really successful with this attempt. You never know til you try.

I had mine removed at DC1 Dental on Yenakat Road off of Sathorn. They used the dental dam and high powered suction. Did a really good job and no side affects from the removal. The pricing was decent too.

WHO says that C-section rates should be no more than 10-15%, even in high risk moms. Thailand's rates are usually around 70-90+%.

WHO says that babies should be exclusively breastfed for the first 6 months of life. Thailand's rates are a little over 5%, and a little over 1% for Bangkok.

Not a healthcare system that I would care to be in. And that's just the field of medicine that I am very familiar with. Who knows about all the other medical fields out there.

I have never seen them here. But cheap and lightweight to order thankfully!

bad bad bad bad bad for spinal/physical development.

There are no doulas in Hua Hin. Just sent you an email.