Breastfeeding: Good for You and Baby!

To breastfeed or not to breastfeed? That is the question! Breastfeeding can give your baby an advantage physically and mentally (see diagram below!) but it can also help you! Breastfeeding a baby burns about 500 calories per day above and beyond normal calories burned. This can help you to take off the weight you put on during pregnancy. Research also shows that breastfeeding reduces the risk of breast cancer. All the same, some women cannot breastfeed (some women simply don't make enough milk, for example) and some babies cannot be breastfed (some babies have milk allergies). But if you can breastfeed and your baby can be breastfed, this is the way to go!

Diagram from: http://www.thealphaparent.com/2011/12/diagram-of-breastfed-baby.html

Language in Motion

I owe you two apologies...first, I am so sorry I haven't blogged in several weeks! Second, I am sorry that I'm going to use this blog for my personal interests and devote an entire blog to advertising my dance concert. :-) Back in April of 2010, I started a dance company which consisted of my fellow dancers at BYU. We started out doing just a few performances in community events like BYU's Black History Month, a performance in the Covey Center for the Arts, and a benefit concert to raise money for ovarian cancer research. After I completed a 2 month-long substituting job for Provo High School's dance teacher, I learned that Provo High is trying to earn $100K this year to celebrate their 100th year. My company was eager for the opportunity to help plan a concert, perform, and help in the community, so we volunteered to organize a dance concert in conjunction with the Provo High dancers and other dance companies in the community. It has taken 4 months of planning, working, choreographing, rehearsing, publicizing, etc, but we are proud to announce our concert! The show is this Friday, Feb 3, and Saturday, Feb 4 at the Provo High Theater (1125 N Univ. Ave) and 7 pm. Tickets are only $6 and can be bought through me or at the door (only cash and check accepted at the door). Our guest performers include: DanceSport Champions Kyle and Allie Spinder (also from our ward!), Rocky Mountain Express (a nationally awarded clogging company), BYU Tap Dance Club, and The Collective Dance Project (a contemporary ballet company). The show will last about 1.5 hours. If you enjoy dance, or just want to support your friendly, community high school and budding, non-profit dance company, please come! Let me know if you have any questions at all!

Here is a link regarding the $100K for 100 years fundraising:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Provo-High-School-100K-for-100-Years/199825953402878

And here is my company's website: (Check it out, we just added our new video!)
http://www.wix.com/wasatchcontemporary/wcdc