Are you in the San Diego area and looking for a Childbirth Educator or a Doula, contact our friend Lynn Wold at

www.bestbirthprep.com

Hello Girls, we are finally offering our Summer Blowout Sale!

We are offering prices as low as $15.99 a Band.

Pink Polka Dot        Bluish Polka Dot      Brown/Green Garden

COME BACK AND CHECK OUT OUR NEXT SUMMER SALES!

Nine Moons has decided to team up with the American Pregnancy Association, and they were kind to offer us some of their resources.

You have questions, want to know about anything to do with your pregnancy? please click on the link to direct you to your answers.

The Pregnancy Connection- Access to a network of pregnancy related sites.

Pregnancy Helpline- Toll-free help and articles on pregnancy.

Pregnancy Journal- Free pregnancy journal, week by week newsletter, forums and more.

Pregnancy without Insurance- Discount programs and alternative types of care for those who are pregnant without insurance.

Pregnancy- Hundreds of articles on pregnancy from the American Pregnancy Association.

Thought i’d share an article that i just read in the Los Angeles Times by Thomas H. Maugh II

Pregnant women are likely to be among the first groups recommended to receive the vaccine for the new H1N1 influenza, commonly known as swine flu, because of their unusually high risk of dying from an infection. Of the 266 U.S. swine-flu-related deaths for which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has detailed information, 15 were pregnant women, the Associated Press reported this morning. That amounts to 6% of the deaths, although pregnant women account for only 1% of the population. Most of the women were healthy before they contracted the virus.

The CDC’s advisory committee on vaccination will meet in Atlanta on Wednesday to set priorities for who should receive the new vaccine, which may begin to be available by October. The group is expected to follow a recommendation from the World Health Organization that healthcare workers, who are on the front lines of caring for infected patients, be the first to receive the vaccine. It now seems likely that pregnant women will be next.

Pregnant women have long been known to be at increased risk for adverse effects from seasonal influenza, and health authorities recommend every year that all pregnant women be vaccinated. Even so, only about an estimated 15% receive the shots. The women are thought to be at risk of developing pneumonia — and dying – because of changes to their lungs and immune system that are a normal part of pregnancy, and many physicians fear that the risk is even higher with H1N1. In fact, British and Swiss health authorities have notoriously argued that women should pospone getting pregnant until after the pandemic has passed.

The vaccine protects not only the mother but also her baby. A study conducted in Bangladesh and reported in the New England Journal of Medicine last year found that vaccination for seasonal flu reduced flu in infants by 63%.

Note: Wonderful Nine Moons Blog readers, in no way we are giving medical advice here in our blog.  Please make sure to ask your doctor for any advice.  Here on our blog we are sharing information that can be useful and we believe was usuful during our pregnancies. We would love to hear what other information you would like to know.

This post is close to our heart, it’s about:

Nuchal translucency screening

This prenatal test (also called the NT or nuchal fold scan) can help your healthcare practitioner assess your baby’s risk of having Down syndrome (DS) and some other chromosomal abnormalities as well as major congenital heart problems.

The NT test uses ultrasound to measure the clear (translucent) space in the tissue at the back of your developing baby’s neck. Babies with abnormalities tend to accumulate more fluid at the back of their neck during the first trimester, causing this clear space to be larger than average.

The NT scan must be done when you’re between 11 and 14 weeks pregnant. (The last day you can have it done is the day you turn 13 weeks and 6 days pregnant.) It’s usually offered along with a blood test in what’s known as first-trimerster combined screening.

Like other screening tests, an NT scan won’t give you a diagnosis. But it can assess your baby’s risk for certain problems and help you decide whether you want to have chronic villus sampling (CVS) or amniocentesis to find out whether your baby is actually affected.

The NT scan has been performed in the United States since 1995, mostly at large medical centers. Ultrasound technicians (sonographers) and doctors need special training and high-resolution ultrasound equipment to perform it correctly. They must be certified by the Fetal Medicine Foundation in London, the organization that sets the international standards and provides the software that enables a doctor to evaluate your baby’s risk.

Because the NT scan requires special training and equipment, it’s not yet available everywhere. But the test is being done more widely as more medical personnel get trained and certified. If you’re interested, ask your healthcare practitioner or genetic counselor whether it’s offered in your area.

for more information visit Baby Center

http://www.babycenter.com/0_nuchal-translucency-screening_118.bc

Nine Moons is again teaming up with The Amercian Cancer Society with a donation of our Belly Bands for the Relay for Life.

One in three people will be diagnosed with cancer during their lifetime. The American Cancer Society Relay For Life^® unites communities across the country each year to celebrate the lives of those who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost, and fight back against a disease that takes too much.

This year marks the beginning of our celebration of 25 years of Relay For Life^®. Won’t you join us this year and be a part of Relay? Help us mark this milestone and celebrate the successes we’ve achieved together during the last 25 years.

Your involvement with the American Cancer Society Relay For Life is essential to supporting our mission to eliminate cancer as a major health issue.  The American Cancer Society fights cancer on four fronts: research, education, advocacy, and service.

Be a part of the fight against

cancer Questions? Please email Chris Corbin, Online Chair, at Chriscorbin@mac.com

Join the Fight! 

July 13^th      

Team Captain’s meeting (6pm)
Deadline for: Onsite fundraisers and Mission/FIGHT BACK themes, 
Sponsorship for the Event program 

July 20^th      

Team Captain’s meeting  (6pm) 
last chance to turn in money for team awards & On-Site recognition signs 
YOUTH team meeting - captain and chaperone must attend.

July 27^th    

Committee meeting – Team Captains meeting  
Deadline for: Volunteer list 

July 31^st     

Relay Set Up (3 pm committee, 4pm Team) 

August 1^{st & 2nd}  

RELAY!!!  
CELEBRATE. REMEMBER. FIGHT BACK!

Nine Moons has teamed up with the Bailey Baio Fundation with a donation for their Yard Sale.

for more inforatmion:  http://www.baileybaioangelfoundation.com/

Enjoy our new Summer 2009 Collection:

(from left to right)

{the new) Black Zebra, The Wild Side, Hearts of Love, Brown Zebra

 Like most of us, when i gave birth to my twins i went online and bought those cool nursing covers.

Well, you can imagine how a belly after twins looks like, it was not fun.  I kept adjust the cover trying to cover my breast/baby and my post pregnant belly and back.  I was always adjusting, not to mention how warm my baby and i got!  Until my hubby reminded me that we created this wonderful product called the Swellybelly Maternity Belly Band.  With the SwellyBelly you just have to continue wearing the band as you wore it during your pregnancy.  The band covers your Belly and Back and all you need to do is lift your shirt and nurse away!

thank you for some of our fans for sending us some photos:

It’s simply!

Put it over your head, over your belly and… GO! The Belly Band is Breathable, Durable, Fashionable and Supportive.