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 <title>Upcoming Meetings</title>
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<description><![CDATA[<br />
January 8:<br />
Meeting #2: Bonding<br />
Emotional and Cognitive Development in Baby's First Year<br />
with Gwenden<br />
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February:<br />
Meeting #3: Natural Health<br />
Yoga with Jen<br />
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March:<br />
Meeting #4: Natural Environment<br />
Meeting ideas and suggestions welcome!<br />
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Past Topics<br />
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November 6:<br />
Meeting #4: Natural Environment<br />
Holiday Shopping: Buying Local & Fair Trade with the owner(s) of Hop Scotch<br />
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December 4:<br />
Meeting #1: Pregnancy and Childbirth<br />
Healthy Pregnancy with Jodi Borsk, Bradley Instructor<br />
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 <pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:42:10 -0500</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[July 3:<br />
Meeting #4: Natural Environment<br />
A Naturally Safe Summer: Remedies and Prevention Strategies for things like insect bites, sunburn, and more!<br />
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August 7:<br />
Meeting #1: Natural Pregnancy and Childbirth<br />
Planning Your Postpartum Support<br />
Come learn about all the postpartum support resources in the GR area. Learn about making a postpartum plan, and discuss natural measures for helping to prevent post-partum depression.<br />
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September 4:<br />
Meeting #2: Natural Bonding<br />
Cosleeping: The latest research from the Mother-Baby-Sleep-Laboratory<br />
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October 2:<br />
Meeting #3: Natural Health<br />
Introduction to Homeopathy]]></description>
 <category>General</category>
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 <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:33:56 -0500</pubDate>
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 <title>Meeting Thursday, May 1st</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Meeting #2: Bonding<br />
Topic: Tandem Nursing]]></description>
 <category>General</category>
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 <pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 06:10:45 -0500</pubDate>
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 <title>March 6th Meeting</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Our next meeting will be Thursday, March 6. <br />
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Meeting #4: Natural Environment<br />
Topic: Cloth Diapers<br />
<br />
Bring your stash to show and tell. Bring diapers to sell or trade. Bring any questions you have about cloth diapers!]]></description>
 <category>General</category>
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 <pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:54:07 -0600</pubDate>
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 <title>February Meeting is cancelled</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The meeting on Thursday, February 7 has been CANCELLED due to the snowy weather. Sorry for the inconvenience!]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Wed, 6 Feb 2008 19:14:19 -0600</pubDate>
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 <title>2008 Meetings</title>
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<description><![CDATA[January 3<br />
February 7<br />
March 6<br />
April 3<br />
May 1<br />
June 5<br />
July 3<br />
August 7<br />
September 4<br />
October 2<br />
November 6<br />
December 4]]></description>
 <category>General</category>
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 <pubDate>Sat, 12 Jan 2008 18:25:34 -0600</pubDate>
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 <title>Next Meeting: Thursday, December 6</title>
 <link>http://grandrapids.michigannaturalparenting.com/index.php?itemid=40</link>
<description><![CDATA[It is meeting #1 on pregnancy and natural childbirth. More meeting info is under "about" on the website.]]></description>
 <category>General</category>
<comments>http://grandrapids.michigannaturalparenting.com/index.php?itemid=40</comments>
 <pubDate>Sat, 24 Nov 2007 10:57:54 -0600</pubDate>
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 <title>Next Meeting: November 1st</title>
 <link>http://grandrapids.michigannaturalparenting.com/index.php?itemid=39</link>
<description><![CDATA[Meeting #4: Natural Pregnancy and Childbirth<br />
Topic: Menstrual Cycles and Fertility<br />
<br />
We will be discussing how to recognize and chart fertility signs, trying to conceive, natural family planning, natural remedies for pms, and any other related topics people want to bring up.]]></description>
 <category>General</category>
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 <pubDate>Mon, 8 Oct 2007 17:43:21 -0500</pubDate>
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 <title>Birth Stories Wanted!</title>
 <link>http://grandrapids.michigannaturalparenting.com/index.php?itemid=38</link>
<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Friendsofmichiganmidwives/">Friends of Michigan Midwives</a> is currently collecting birth stories from Michigan mothers to publish. All types of births and birth stories are welcome, whether at a hospital, birth center, or home; natural or including interventions; attended by a dr, midwife or UA. We really want a cross-section of birth experiences to capture what birth looks like in Michigan at the beginning of the 21st century. You may submit your stories by email to jessimat@gmail. com or to diaper_junkie@yahoo.com. Please include a contact address or phone number in your email, and let us know if you have pictures you would be willing to share.]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Mon, 8 Oct 2007 17:37:52 -0500</pubDate>
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 <title>Meeting: September 6</title>
 <link>http://grandrapids.michigannaturalparenting.com/index.php?itemid=37</link>
<description><![CDATA[The meeting on September 6 will be on the vaccine debate. Please come for this lively but respectful discussion. We meet at Hope Reformed Church at the corner of Burton and Kalamazoo at 10 am.]]></description>
 <category>General</category>
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 <pubDate>Fri, 3 Aug 2007 07:49:49 -0500</pubDate>
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