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“Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. Do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. I will help you. I will uphold you with my victorious right hand.” Isaiah 41:10 (NLT) “Do you want to harm yourself or your baby?” “No.” “Okay. No Post-Partum Depression then.” That was the extent of my examination at my release from the hospital after my son was born as well as at my six week post-partum check up with my doctor. And since that seemed to be the only question I had been asked regarding the issue, I…

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Babies are in more danger than you would expect, but not for reasons you may suspect. A new study shows that bottles, binkies, and pacifiers are harming babies at an alarming rate, sending thousands of children to the hospital for injuries. According to MSNBC, Susan Keim, the principal researcher for the center for behavioral health at Nationwide the Children’s Hospital in Ohio, found that there were “2,270 cases each year where child was hurt while using bottles, pacifiers or sippy cups.” In most of the cases, 86 percent, the kids were injured when they fell with the object. Bottles were…

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