tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842476516397511123.comments2020-08-17T19:15:14.534+03:00Confessions of a Startup WifeCommenter Abbihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07753256568022159103noreply@blogger.comBlogger147125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842476516397511123.post-50193559087908739662010-05-05T21:16:00.422+03:002010-05-05T21:16:00.422+03:00Great interview AbbiGreat interview AbbiMick Weinsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07837620559885842425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842476516397511123.post-15605140701291045682010-03-09T08:47:18.187+02:002010-03-09T08:47:18.187+02:00Abbi-in the Uk it is all midwife lead. In fact the...Abbi-in the Uk it is all midwife lead. In fact the care throughout pregnancy is with a midwife and you would only see an ob/gyn if you had a complicated case (or as in the case of my mom, she got one privately because she was too old to be having a baby at 32!). <br /><br />Also in the UK, they really really don't push epidurals.the opposite. Most people get by on pethidine and gas and air. I am still very angry about my last birth experience where I was induced and didn't get an epidural and wasn't offered any other pain relief. I don't know how you do it without an epidural Abbi...maybe without the induction it wouldn;t have been so bad?? Generally having experienced an induction, it is definitely something to be avoided!tanyanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842476516397511123.post-90665216643575158042010-03-08T23:37:35.910+02:002010-03-08T23:37:35.910+02:00Leah- I've heard of that before, but i'm s...Leah- I've heard of that before, but i'm sure it's freaky when it actually happens to you.<br /><br />MII: Nobody has ever really commented on my desire not to have an epi. I think the c/s numbers might be up, but I don't think they can match America's.Commenter Abbihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07753256568022159103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842476516397511123.post-35793813221805090422010-03-08T00:37:12.662+02:002010-03-08T00:37:12.662+02:00Shoot. What happened to my comment? Lost in cybers...Shoot. What happened to my comment? Lost in cyberspace I guess. <br /><br />My experience is that if you don't want an epidural you're seen as a neanderthal. Also, the c/s rate is way up here. I don't have numbers but one reason is that breech babies are all born by c/s.mother in israelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13715046177293916034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842476516397511123.post-16070996862425764892010-03-07T11:50:26.170+02:002010-03-07T11:50:26.170+02:00eep. I just read what an amniotomy is.. I had the ...eep. I just read what an amniotomy is.. I had the freakiest thing with Ephraim - the water never broke. It's called being "born with the caul" and means he's destined for greatness. :)<br /><br />Anyway, the reason America couldn't easily transition to this system is 1. liability. 2. what women are used to. 3. there probably aren't enough trained nurse-midwives to take over whole departments.<br /><br />Personally, I don't know how the US system works... but the Israeli system seems to do pretty well. Except that I'm still waiting for my epidural... (asked for one immediately upon arrival at the hospital. Current stats: births:2 epidurals: 0)Leah Goodmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16546935038863589318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842476516397511123.post-42483316101034463772010-03-07T08:52:00.781+02:002010-03-07T08:52:00.781+02:00LFD, that's really the nicest comment I've...LFD, that's really the nicest comment I've ever had the pleasure to read! Thanks for reading and taking the time to comment!<br /><br />Amen to your bracha, may we all have many pleasant memories. :)Commenter Abbihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07753256568022159103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842476516397511123.post-48257500120369216172010-03-07T04:05:46.417+02:002010-03-07T04:05:46.417+02:00"I look at photos like this and I feel like I..."I look at photos like this and I feel like I've lived so many mini-lifetimes already- distinct time periods that I'll never be able to go back to but are still so sharp in my memory"<br /><br />That is one of the best phrased lines I have ever had the pleasure to read. I made me feel old and young and hopeful at the same time. I was looking at old pictures of me and Mrs. LFD (believe it or not, we were teenage "sweethearts"), and it seems like a lifetime ago. Mini-lifetime indeeed. May we all have so many pleasent memories!Lakewood Falling Downhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14483392684657880997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842476516397511123.post-41862080588568314412010-02-23T20:53:10.440+02:002010-02-23T20:53:10.440+02:00MII:Thanks, yes Friday night works too.
Common Se...MII:Thanks, yes Friday night works too.<br /><br />Common Sense: Yes, a compromise would work too, but somehow it never works out...<br /><br />OTE: The Anglo shul does have a nice kiddie minyan for toddlers Shabbat mornings, but there's the whole getting out thing that seems to be difficult. Also, Shabbat being the only morning a week I don't have to hustle everyone out the door makes it harder.<br /><br />Jameel: It's hard for me to say at what point I would force kids into shul. I'm hoping it becomes a natural thing, like it did for me. I don't remember anyone forcing me to daven ( and my mother NEVER came to shul, so it's not like I had a female role model) but I remember at a certain point I just started taking davening seriously, at least to the point where I would stay in until after Kedusha of musaf (and then leave to hang out with my friends). But in general I was very into davening as a teen, so it's hard to say.Commenter Abbihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07753256568022159103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842476516397511123.post-30519122233118660782010-02-22T16:15:41.561+02:002010-02-22T16:15:41.561+02:00Our Friday night minyan is kid-friendly Carlebach ...Our Friday night minyan is kid-friendly Carlebach with lots of singing and some dancing as well -- which the younger kids enjoy. The older ones (teenagers) sometimes stay in shul...sometimes go outside to hang with their friends.<br /><br />Shabbat morning there's a kids davening in shul (which my 14 yr old daughter runs) -- and that works out pretty decently.<br /><br />Luckily, we're only a 45-second walk to shul, so its not really a big deal for the little kids to get to shul.<br /><br />Question: At what point do you "force" kids to go to shul...or let them stay outside with their friends? Many people I know cant stand shul because "they were forced to stay in by their parents" and today they stay outside shul. Better to give kids more leeway?<br /><br />What say you?Jameel @ The Muqatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15890095633246557332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842476516397511123.post-38722247552212893252010-02-15T14:33:01.016+02:002010-02-15T14:33:01.016+02:00We totally should do this, but instead we do optio...We totally should do this, but instead we do option a because the kids usually get along best first thing in the morning but never get to play then. My daughter often goes Friday night too and would read when she got bored, but now she has friends at shul and runs around outside. Oh well. My son is totally not ready to sit quietly for any amount of time! Our shul is moving in the next few months to a building very close to our house, and then I think it will be more matim to try even for short periods of time.<br /><br />In America our shul had what they called "kinder minyan" on Friday night, which was regular shul with a few kid friendly elements and a very high tolerance for kids talking. I miss that--it was a good motivator for us all to go.OneTiredEmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786020912408441766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842476516397511123.post-78239435897683556702010-02-15T10:23:38.357+02:002010-02-15T10:23:38.357+02:00Abbi,
I agree shul for the kiddies is a must - es...Abbi,<br /><br />I agree shul for the kiddies is a must - especially once they can read Hebrew. How about a compromise, where your husband agrees to take them to the shul where they have friends every other week and the girls go with him every other week? Or would that leave everyone unhappy?Common Sensehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01543480914504131756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842476516397511123.post-42711594624937725192010-02-15T07:39:22.135+02:002010-02-15T07:39:22.135+02:00I like that story. We do this Friday night. I don&...I like that story. We do this Friday night. I don't have a baby anymore so no excuse not to go, but my 8yo stays home sometimes. PS. Israeli Kitchen's URL needs to be updated on your sidebar.(israelikitchen.com)mother in israelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13715046177293916034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842476516397511123.post-12434987032168823542010-02-14T17:26:59.574+02:002010-02-14T17:26:59.574+02:00There's a good reason you're "Comment...There's a good reason you're "Commenter" Abbi!<br /><br />:-)Jameel @ The Muqatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15890095633246557332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842476516397511123.post-90679360888505876752010-02-12T00:16:15.068+02:002010-02-12T00:16:15.068+02:00Thanks Hasya. That's very interesting that she...Thanks Hasya. That's very interesting that she's starting to eat meat now. I eat way less meat now than I did growing up, and I feel much better for it.<br /><br />I'm glad you stopped by! Shabbat shalomCommenter Abbihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07753256568022159103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842476516397511123.post-18479684130491008372010-02-11T23:46:43.979+02:002010-02-11T23:46:43.979+02:00Hello!
I love Mollie Katzen's cookbooks. Act...Hello!<br /><br />I love Mollie Katzen's cookbooks. Actually, I just read an article that she is now starting to eat meat. Interesting!<br /><br />By the way, your blog looks truly lovely.<br /><br />Hasya Ya'araHasya Ya'arahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277283281453966588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842476516397511123.post-4943210905778513712010-02-10T15:16:44.000+02:002010-02-10T15:16:44.000+02:00It was great to meet you, and thanks for the shout...It was great to meet you, and thanks for the shout-out!<br /><br /><i>I wanted to be different, just like all the other different people.</i><br />This is why it's impossible to go shopping with one's teenaged daughter(s). They want clothes which are different and unique but also exactly the same as everyone else... :-)Mrs. S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14649082640953110457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842476516397511123.post-38710629168826960362010-02-10T00:56:15.824+02:002010-02-10T00:56:15.824+02:00I feel old. I went to Moshava in the 1970's.
...I feel old. I went to Moshava in the 1970's.<br /><br />"my oldest will never be a baby anymore" - when my eldest was a babe, I was infatuated with him. Lucky for him, I got over that (he's 15). But that certainly was a distinct period in my life.<br /><br />I see some frum girls wearing pants outside of school in New Jersey.Leorahttp://www.leoraw.com/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842476516397511123.post-29895146191251410662010-01-27T18:04:49.486+02:002010-01-27T18:04:49.486+02:00Hi,
If you like Mollie Katzen, check out her new v...Hi,<br />If you like Mollie Katzen, check out her new video website at http://www.get-cooking.com<br />Hope you enjoy it!Beth Shepardhttp://www.get-cooking.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842476516397511123.post-71868622563562433512010-01-27T17:04:24.940+02:002010-01-27T17:04:24.940+02:00Sounds like an awesome trip!
A relative of mine o...Sounds like an awesome trip!<br /><br />A relative of mine once said, "One of the great things about living in Israel is that you can go on a vacation to Europe, without feeling guilty that you really should be flying to Israel instead..."<br />:-)Mrs. S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14649082640953110457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842476516397511123.post-74609721861848340322010-01-27T16:00:23.265+02:002010-01-27T16:00:23.265+02:00According to the original recipe, you were suppose...According to the original recipe, you were supposed to stick the cloves in an onion, like a pomander, and i guess remove it when the beans are done cooking. <br /><br />Yes, pareve crockpot would be nice for beans. But they went really nicely as a side for roasted chicken today. :)Commenter Abbihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07753256568022159103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842476516397511123.post-25805624396535855872010-01-27T15:50:26.608+02:002010-01-27T15:50:26.608+02:00Thanks for sharing those recipes. I must get a par...Thanks for sharing those recipes. I must get a pareve crckpot, once I find a place to put it. And there's some confusion regarding the onions and cloves.mother in israelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13715046177293916034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842476516397511123.post-62711457605339382382010-01-27T09:52:39.694+02:002010-01-27T09:52:39.694+02:00Leora- Thanks for the heads up, I just saw "M...Leora- Thanks for the heads up, I just saw "Moosewood" and assumed it was her. Yes, the muffin recipe is her style but minus all the fat she has in the original Moosewood! (these muffins are fat free). <br /><br />Robin- yes, I continue to find new inspiration from flipping through the pages. I love her dips in the Enchanted Broccoli Forest- great for Shabbat Salatim!<br /><br />Tanya- Thanks! Avital and Eli loved the muffins, Eli liked the bread. Tehila tasted, but didn't really care for the for either. Haven't attempted the beans yet, Avital actually might like them, she's partial to baked beans. Maybe I'll throw in a few hot dogs to tempt them! For a grown up taste, the beans were great. I really recommend them.Commenter Abbihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07753256568022159103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842476516397511123.post-86565378823662401202010-01-27T08:45:35.902+02:002010-01-27T08:45:35.902+02:00wow Abbi...kol hakavod! Did the kids eat any of it...wow Abbi...kol hakavod! Did the kids eat any of it??? The silan bread sounds delish! and ii like the idea of the muffin "sandwiches"tanyanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842476516397511123.post-33878260503662225312010-01-27T08:37:47.467+02:002010-01-27T08:37:47.467+02:00Yum! We're big Mollie Katzen fans too - Moosew...Yum! We're big Mollie Katzen fans too - Moosewood and Moosewood-style are real favorites around our house as well. We've got a number of her cookbooks and even after using them often for decades still find new inspiration in their pages. (Leora, I've got that same MW Restaurant one as well - I don't think I've ever tried the muffins, thanks for the heads up.)Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02409530202277375625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842476516397511123.post-18757690871284119642010-01-27T04:07:31.591+02:002010-01-27T04:07:31.591+02:00Abbi-
nice pictures! I love the one of the Eiffel ...Abbi-<br />nice pictures! I love the one of the Eiffel Tower. I didn't know that it emits light at night.SuperRaizyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06742653185025562286noreply@blogger.com