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Tuesday, December 25, 2012

What Christmas Specials Are on TV Today?

TV specials, Christmas-themed cartoons and holiday movies will fill the airwaves on Christmas Day

  If your holiday plans include settling down to watch TV and relax, here's a list of Christmas specials. Tuesday's selections range from "Matchmaker Santa" and other holiday movies showing all day on the Hallmark Channel to cartoon specials such as "Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale."

Sunday, December 23, 2012

Snow Coming Christmas Eve for Lehigh Valley

Several forecasters say the Lehigh Valley is likely to have a white Christmas

9 a.m. Sunday update: We're still expecting a bit of snow Christmas Eve but the weather looks like it is going to get messy after the holiday with sleet and freezing rain expected Wednesday. Here's the forecast from the National Weather Service: Christmas Eve: Snow likely, mainly before 1 am. Cloudy, with a low around 29. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. Christmas Day: A slight chance of snow before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 39. North wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. Tuesday Night: A slight chance of freezing rain and sleet after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Chance of …

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1:10 pm on Sunday, December 23, 2012

"Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!" Merry Christmas everyone! Wishing everyone a wonderful, SAFE, holiday. Our first grandchild is going to be born today! We're anxiously waiting to get the call from my daughter to come to the hospital - both my son-in-law's mother and I are going to be there in the labor room when he/she is born (we have no idea if it's a boy or girl yet! Surprise!) So I …   more ›

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Moxie Momma

Keep Breastfeeding Through the Holidays

Local lactation consultant warns about mastitis and diet for breastfeeding moms during the holidays.

The holiday season can mean hectic holiday shopping, meals on the go, long road trips and lots and lots of sweets. For breastfeeding moms it can be difficult to enjoy all those holiday treats and maintain a nursing schedule with all the travel but, Sharon Mendes, RN, CPN, IBCLC, has tips to keep moms and babies healthy into the new year. If mom is out shopping, it is legal in Pennsylvania to breastfeed in public without penalty. So regardless of whether or not someone else considers it a nuisance, obscenity or indecent exposure, at least this state does not.  “Mothers should be able to feed their baby anywhere at any time. They also should never they be asked to leave an establishment or be asked to nurse in a bathroom,” said Mendes, the …

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Sharon MacDonald Mendes

3:01 pm on Wednesday, December 21, 2011

I'm so glad Tara was able to get this article out for the Holiday's. Kelly, I think that by exclusively nursing during the time you have off is a great idea. During my two years of nursing my daughter, I went through several times where my supply dropped. Whenever I picked up with the nursing and reduced the amount of bottles she was getting, I really saw an increase. Maybe you can also dry "…   more ›

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Moxie Momma

Grief Challenges Family Holiday Traditions

Lehigh Valley Hospital offers workshops to help grieving families cope with the holiday season.

  From the Peppermint Latte at the Barnes and Noble to the twinkling lights adorning the trees on the street lights, reminders that the holidays are in full swing abound. These harbingers of the season produce emotions of joy and excitement for many. But for others who experienced the death of a loved one this year, the red and green twinkling lights take on a melancholy hue. “The anticipation of any event is always worse than the event itself,” said Jason Boyko LPC, Coordinator of Bereavement Services of Lehigh Valley Health Network. “Holidays are triggers because the traditions carry a lot of meaning.” For the bereaved, the anticipation starts months before the holidays arrive and so do the reminders that there will be an empty space at …

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