Geriatric Coffee Convos: Happy Mother’s Day; But First, Silver Alert: Lost ‘Grannies’ In the House of Representatives!
On this Geriatric Coffee Convos, Sonia and Jessica discuss the fact that Mother’s Day started on May 1st this year. They weigh-in on a couple of ‘boomer grandmas from the House of Representatives’ who are trying to ruin things for lactation consultants in Connecticut; they share Amber Cimiotti’s refreshing take on the way we speak to children, plus additional ‘hot mom summer’ tips, (incase you're in a hurry to lose body fat as your primary self-care goal before it’s officially swimsuit season).
Topics discussed in this episode:
Welcome to Coffee Convos… How Did We Get Here? (16:55)
The Actual Welcome to Coffee Convos (19:36)
TW: A Bit of Aggressive Self-Shame… (20:06)
It’s Mother’s Day! (21:49)
A Couple of Grannies in the U.S. House of Representatives Apparently Have A Problem With Licensing Lactation Consultants… They. Are. Shooketh. (24:19)
Talking to Children in A Way that Develops Authentic Speaking Skills (32:05)
Two Year Old Boy Dies When Bouncy House is Carried Away By Wind (37:20)
Additional ‘Hot Mom Summer’ Tips… AKA, The Emergency, Accelerated Results Tips (43:33)
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Two house representatives from Connecticut from opposite sides of the aisle banded together to try and stop a bill that would license board-certified lactation consultants.
During an hour-long debate in the House of Representatives, Rep. Minnie Gonzalez of Hartford and Rep. Gale Mastrofrancesco of Wolcott came together to lambast the bill as totally wasteful and unnecessary because they believe that breastfeeding is totally easy and natural and no new moms ever need help with it!
"When I had my first-born, I didn't have no experience with babies," said Gonzalez, a member of the House since 1997. She said lawmakers were wasting valuable time in the last two weeks of the session.
“Breastfeeding is natural. You know when you have a baby that's going to happen. Honestly, this is so natural that I am shocked we need a consultant,” she said.
Mastrofrancesco agreed, saying: “Bills like this absolutely drive me crazy.”
“Women have been breastfeeding babies for centuries,” she said, adding licenses were never required.
“You know why? Because it's a natural thing. Nobody needs to be taught how to breastfeed. It infuriates me that we have to put bills like this together. It's madness. Do we need a license to teach our children to go to the bathroom?”
Can someone please come pick up their boomer grandmas from the House of Representatives? (By, Katie Garrity Higgins for ScaryMommy.com)
A 2-year-old boy has died and another child is injured after being blown away in a bounce house in Arizona.
The tragic incident occurred at around 5:00 p.m. local time on Saturday, April 27, when the bounce house in which the children were playing became “airborne” in the wind and flew “into the neighboring lot,” the Pinal County Sheriff’s office said in a statement to PEOPLE.
"PCSO was called to the area of W. Rosemead Dr. and N. Bel Air Rd. outside of Casa Grande. That afternoon, several children were playing in a bounce house when a strong gust of wind sent it airborne into the neighboring lot," the Sheriff's Office said.
Police added that both children were sent to the hospital for their injuries, where the 2-year-old later died. The second child received “non-life threatening injuries” in the incident.
The young victim was identified as 2-year-old Bodhi, the son of Cristy and firefighter Karl, in a post on Instagram shared by the father’s colleagues at Phoenix Fire Station on April 29.
Amid the tragedy, the grieving parents are expecting their second child in May.
Police called the incident a “tragic accident,” adding in their statement to PEOPLE, “We would like to extend our heartfelt thoughts and prayers to the grieving family.” (By, Escher Walcott for People.com)
Additional tips for last week’s ‘Hot Mom Summer’:
Additional tip #1:
Intermittent fasting for fat loss; here’s the video that Sonia mentioned:
Additional tip #2:
Mixing 1 tsp of psyllium husk (a fiber supplement derived from the seeds of plants) into a glass of water and drinking that a few minutes before eating a meal will help you feel full and therefore not over eat. According to EverydayHealth.com, it’s well known that fiber is important for managing both type 2 diabetes and obesity. This is the psyllium husk that Sonia has been using:
Click here for the Raspberry Morning Vitamins Sonia Mentioned, and here for the vitamin c packets.
Additional tip #3:
Drink green tea and/or black tea as ‘Nature’s Ozempic’. The reel that we shared is by Maggie Hennigan who is a Fat Loss Dietician with the instagram handle: @BringingBalancedBack. Click here to see the video that she mentioned about insulin.
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