Around the Web…

Some midweek links to click:

• Weary moms: Rejuvenate yourselves in just five minutes! — Momtourage
• How to keep your nursery eco-friendly — The Cradle
• Is one NYC midwife taking homebirthing to the extreme? — New York
• Two American women are being held in Egypt for attempting illegal adoptions — Jezebel
• Ten celebratory gift ideas for new siblings — lilSugar

Comments

The post article about the illegal adoptions bugs me. These couples clearly knew that what they were doing was against the law. Blaming the embassy for warning Egypt is pretty low and trafficking children is even lower. Even if they had the best intentions, they should have chosen a country that permits adoptions. The #1 rule of international adoption is to respect the country where your child is from. People like them just make it harder for honest, law-abiding people to make their way through the adoption process.

- Sarah K. on March 25th, 2009

Sarah K, you took the words right out of my mouth!

- MZ on March 25th, 2009

i come from Jordan and adoption is illegal here too..that kills me because my dream is to adopt a child..i think these laws should be changed many many children need loving homes and many ppl are willing to provide it.

- Blackrose on March 25th, 2009

Thanks for the link to the NY Mag article on homebirth. It was fascinating and the comments under it were a very intelligent discussion between differing opinions on the subject.

- Mrs. R. on March 25th, 2009

I was interviewed for the NY Magazine article on home birth because I used the midwife being profiled, Cara Muhlhahn, for the birth of my own child. I found the story to be quite unfair and manipulative and from my experience with the reporter I feel that he had a serious personal bias against home birth. Please read my response to the article in full here:
http://marvelouskiddo.blogspot.com/2009/03/my-thoughts-on-new-york-magazine.html
Thanks!

- Leigh on March 26th, 2009