Happy Mother's Day

This poem is dedicated to all mothers

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To-day’s your natal day;
Sweet flowers I bring:
Mother, accept, I pray
My offering.
And may you happy live,
And long us bless;
Receiving as you give
Great happiness.

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Poem Written by Christina Rosetti

A First time Mother’s touch

Mothers are considered nurturers, teachers, protectors and cultivators. New research shows that a simple close attachment with your child can contribute to a child growing healthy and strong trumping all other measures mothers take to prevent diseases. Dr Chopra claims that hugs and kisses are a force of nature more powerful than ever thought of before. According to pediatrician William sears “bonding is not instant glue – it develops over time and every family is different.

Mother-child bonding is dependent on every part of the body. The more time a mother takes to  cuddle her children allows them to be less stressed and more adventurous in temperament. A mother who gazes into their child’s eyes while bottle or breast feeding, snuggling or massaging unleashes the feeling of good hormones in both mother and child.  A mother’s scent motivates her child to stay close to them and motivates the mother to care for the child. A child need to be held soothed in order to regulate all the new sensations.

For new moms it is important to note the quality of time spent with your child is more important than the quantity.  Dr Chopra suggest let bonding with your baby become a priority. Simply things as lying around  with your child doing nothing, cuddling, playing with, holding your child, massaging her, singing to her, using soothing scents , showing her colorful interesting shapes and objects ‘nourishes all of your baby senses.

To paraphrase  Patty Onderko as your child grows older and a parent kisses a child boo boo to make them feel better that child will no doubt think as she ought to her mom is the best.

This post has been revised but the original content is from Parenting May 2010 see

Before a nary witness

Hundreds of questions

Sparse experience throbs

Motherhood fall like the break of a new day

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Her soul connects

She catches the fever of motherhood

Drenched with emotions

Someone else’s needs to  the forefront

With intuition she ticks

Sips each moments meaning

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Grounded – she digs for life

Sponge and sop it up

Unfolding – treasures each day

Motherhood a taste, a smell, a sight

Drenched into her fabric

Proud to be called mother

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Poem Written by Brenda L. McCartney