Everybody becomes stressed when a baby cries -that’s nature’s way of making sure somebody looks after these helpless little beings. But it also tends to give rise to lots of well meant advice, and somebody is bound to ask, “are you sure you have enough milk?” or “Are you sure your milk is strong enough?”

To maintain your confidence, it is important to be well-informed and find yourself a cheering squad. Surround yourself with positive voices - other women who have happily breastfed and people who will tell you, “you are doing a great job!”. If you don’t have any friends or family who fit this category, get along to a support group like the Australian Breastfeeding Association (www.breastfeeding.asn.au ). These groups have trained counsellors who can boost your confidence on line or with a phone call (day or night), and they also have lending libraries of books about all aspects of parenting, as well as breastfeeding.

Partners, take note: protect your lady and your baby from anybody (even your own mother) who so much as whispers, “perhaps she needs a bottle.”

Meanwhile, remember, baby’s sucking at your breast stimulates milk production. According to the law of supply and demand, the more baby sucks, the more milk your breasts will make. If you are worried that baby is hungry, offer the breast again, even after a few minutes (he may have had an air bubble that popped and left a gap).

If your baby is having a growth spurt (these are common at 6 weeks and 3 months, but can happen at any time), he will have a corresponding appetite increase . This doesn’t mean you are running out of milk -it simply means he will need to suck more often for a few days to give your breasts the message that they need to produce more milk. When your breasts catch up with the increased demand (and they will, if you take things easy for a few days, offer skin to skin cuddles to stimulate your milk production hormones, and respond to your baby’s early hunger signals), things will settle down again.  If you offer a bottle as a ‘top up’, he won’t be sucking the whole amount of milk from your breasts and they won’t get the message to increase the supply. At the next feed you may offer another bottle, and again, the decreased sucking causes your milk supply to dwindle until you find that, very soon, your baby is weaned.

Babies regulate the type of milk they need by the way they suck. The first (fore) milk will quench their thirst, which is why they often have very short, frequent feeds on hot days (if you feed your baby according to his needs, he won’t need bottles of water). Hunger will be satisfied by longer sucking periods when baby gets the fatty hind milk that is squeezed  down into your ducts by the reflex known as “letdown”.

You baby’s needs will change from day to day and as he grows. A baby needs to “finish” the first breast first, in order to get the hind milk. But if you continue to feed on one side only as baby grows and goes longer between feeds, each breast may only be emptied every six to eight hours. Ouch!  A good way to avoid the lopsided look (and mastitis) is to feed baby on one side until he chooses to drop off, then have a little play and a nappy change, wrap him securely and give him the other side before you put him back to bed. This way he will seem to go longer between feeds too - a win/win all round!

Problems with your milk supply may be the result of incorrect positioning, or a problem with baby’s ’suck’  or perhaps a problem such as tongue tie (this can be easily fixed with a quick snip by a doctor), which may prevent baby from emptying your breasts properly (get your maternal and child health nurse or a lactation consultant to watch you breastfeed if you have doubts- babies who can’t maintain a ’suck’ may need assessment by a paediatrician); of feeding from one side only; of offering bottles (which require a different sucking action so can make breastfeeding less efficient); or of rigorously scheduling feeds, so you are offering feeds either when your baby isn’t hungry or has waited too long so isn’t able to feed effectively.

So, watch your baby, not the clock. By responding to your baby’s cues for food and comfort, you are helping him learn to communicate his needs, and experience having them satisfied. It is perfectly normal for a breastfed baby to need feeding every two hours at first  - and that means two hours from the beginning of one feed to the beginning of the next, not two hours between feeds.  As your baby grows and his stomach capacity increases, feeding will become much more efficient and quicker so you won’t be ‘feeding all day’.

Some mothers swear by herbal remedies such as raspberry leaf tea or fenugreek tea, or fenugreek or blessed thistle tablets (not milk thistle) to help boost their milk supply, and one way to overcome tension if you think your let down reflex is affected by stress, or a lack of confidence, is to practise relaxation breathing and visualise milk flowing over a waterfall when you begin feeding. Meanwhile, be reassured that what comes out must have gone in:  Your baby is getting enough milk if she is having six to eight pale wet (cloth) or five heavy disposable nappies every day, is thriving and gaining weight, and is only drinking breast milk.

Pinky McKay is the author of  ‘Sleeping Like a Baby’ ( Penguin Australia) , ‘100 Ways to Calm the Crying‘ and ‘Toddler Tactics’. A mother of five, Pinky is an international Board certified lactation consultant and a certified infant massage instructor.  For information about classes and workshops visit Pinky’ s website www.pinkymckay.com.au

This past weekend we celebrated Grace’s first birthday.  Because I had a rough start to motherhood, to make up for it I decided we needed an extra special party and admittedly I went a little over-the-top.  We dressed the house in a vintage theme complete with bunting strung up across the living room, butterfly cakes and lolly bags with 80s retro lolly treats.  Clearly the party was as much for me as it was for Grace, but she didn’t seem to mind a bit.

A couple of times during the day I thought back to the year before and realised how quickly it had passed and how much had changed.

On reflection, this is what I wish I had known then.

You are the expert.

In the early days I took advice from anyone with any kind of medical background, convinced that ‘the experts’ had all the answers.  After all, they were experienced and I had never done this before, so of course they must know more than me, right? But what I learned was that every baby is completely different.  Something that works for one baby may not work for another.  No one knows your baby like you do, so be confident in your decisions and trust yourself.

You must be kind to yourself.

One of my greatest regrets in the first month or so was that I couldn’t successfully breastfeed Grace.  I agonised over the decision to stop and felt a huge amount of sadness and guilt.  But in hindsight my greatest regret was how hard I was on myself.  I gave it the best go that I could.  I consulted experts, but it didn’t work out for me.  Once I let go of the guilt and regret for how I wished things would be, I was so much happier.

You’ll appreciate the little things.

Having a baby has allowed me to really appreciate some of the little things that I always took for granted.  Now I love having the luxury to put my feet up for ten minutes and read a magazine and I watch with amazement as Grace discovers the exciting world around her.

You have an extraordinary capacity to love.

I knew I would love my child, but I didn’t realise what it would actually feel like.  There have been times when I’ve felt so much pride and love for Grace that I’ve had a physical reaction, a tingliness and lightness in my heart.  A thrill runs up my spine when I see her beautiful smile or cuddle her in my arms.  And it is the best feeling.  Ever.

So, happy birthday to my precious Grace. My bundle of joy.  We’ve come a long way baby.

Ah, mother guilt.  Try as I might to stand by my decisions as a mother, I undeniably feel the insidious hands of guilt creeping into my mind at times of indecision or reflection.  When faced with so many life altering decisions, for you and your child, is it any wonder we mothers have moments of second guessing ourselves?  Let’s examine shall we?

Pregnancy - Didn’t take those prenatal vitamins or folate for 3 months prior to conception?  Took a  winery tour before you discovered you were pregnant, or worse, enjoyed a beverage filled night out with friends the night you conceived your bundle of joy? Eek!  What about that slice of brie you just couldn’t resist, or the sweetest slice of tuna sashimi that haunted your dreams for 9 months straight. Guilt, guilt, guilt.

Birth - The birth plan went something like this:  “No drugs, speak only in hushed voices, no interventions, will birth in water, will stay home until the very last minute”.  Sure.  Turns out the birth plan had a plan of it’s own. “If it hurts this much, surely this baby is only minutes from being born? Off to the hospital we go!” Er, no.  30 hours of stalled labour later, drug free turned into drugged out and my ‘natural’ water birth became an ‘un-natural’ caesarean.  The guilt of the potential effects of this procedure on Alex, despite his startling alertness at birth, coupled with the guilt I felt in ‘giving up’ on labour, and of my body letting me down, will take years to get over.  Add to that the future guilt of not feeling able to contemplate a VBAC for the birth of  my next child, well, there’s hours of therapy just waiting to be had! Guilt, guilt, guilt.

Baby’s First Year -   Disposable vs. cloth, co-sleeping vs. cot, breast vs. bottle?  I’ll never forget the first time I put a jar of baby food in my shopping trolley. I was sure an alarm would go off and flashing arrows would descend from above, alerting everyone to my apparent inability to mash a banana for my child. I can, and do, but there are days when the only energy you can spare, is that required to open a jar.  Not using flash cards with your 3 month old? Bribing your child with the remote or car keys so you can catch an episode of “Ellen“? Guilt, guilt, guilt.

For the next 12 months, I suggest taping an ‘L’ plate to your back, taking a deep breath and just put one foot in front of the other.  Deep down, you know you’re making the right decisions for you and your baby, but it takes a good 6 months to stop questioning them. How much energy must we waste feeling guilty? The reality is that there is no such thing as the perfect mother or the perfect child.  Average isn’t a dirty word.  We’ve all had a parenting moment that was less than glowing, even the people who won’t admit it.  Our babies are only concerned that we love them.  That our eyes light up when we see them.  Take the energy away from guilt, channel it into love and do what feels right.  Me, I’ll save the guilt for that family size block of chocolate that never stood a chance!

Imageby Jo Gay

I have an abundance of naval oranges at the moment. They are so cheap at the market and they have been consistently beautiful and heavy with juice. However, Wolf has gone off oranges, in fact gone off all the fruit of the season, when fruit used to be all he ever wanted. His dad tends to snack on baked goods rather than fresh fruit and you can always rely on him to let fruit rot in the basket until it’s soft enough to start oozing through the cracks. What with the endless illnesses contracted at child care and the generally poor weather, Wolf needs some vitamin C in him if he’s going to survive the Winter. My mum being a nurse and also visiting my dad in hospital as a child, I remembered that every patient’s tray meal comes a little tub of jelly. Watery, sugary, inevitably red coloured stuff it is, but it’s a good way of getting a little sugar and water into your system when you’re not feeling your best. I certainly ate a lot of it lying in bed post-birth. However, really proper jelly is made of fresh fruit juice or pulp, gelatine, and little else. Of course jelly, like ice cream, is generally associated with summer when we need our most refreshing, but this is good for a little sick boy or girl who is turning their nose up at the fresh stuff.

Real Orange Jelly

200mls fresh orange juice (from about three naval oranges)

3 leaves of gelatine (6 grams)

100mls of cold water

1 tablespoon sugar

1. Pour orange juice into a small saucepan and gently bring to the boil. When boiling dissolve the sugar.

2. Soak gelatine leaves in water until soft. Remove from water, squeezing out any excess and add to the boiled juice.

3. Whisk gelatine into juice until completely dissolved and mixed through.

4. Pour jelly mixture into a shallow tray. Place in fridge to chill until set, about 2 hours.

This makes a nice firm jelly that is still soft to eat. I used a large rectangular container for my jelly so I could chuck a lid on it and keep it in the fridge easily after it set. It was only about 2cm deep so I was able to make it just before dinner and have it set by the time Wolf finished his bath. The jelly tastes exactly like a fresh orange, only ridiculously easy to eat. This gives 3-4 baby serves or one adult serve. For larger recipes, just follow that you need 6 grams of gelatine for every 200mls of liquid. Don’t use pineapple or kiwi fruit as they contain enzymes that cause gelatine to not set.

Winter has struck Canberra ferociously over the last week, with strong winds, relentless rain and temperatures around 10 degrees the norm. When a break in the weather was forecast, a friend and I decided to escape the confines of our lounge rooms which threatened to send us stir crazy. A new restaurant had opened in the café district and we were keen to go and sample their menu, sip a good coffee and update each other on all things Mummy. Babes rugged up and snug in their prams, we made our way to the double doors and were quickly intercepted by a waiter. “Two prams. Are you kidding me?” was his greeting to us. It was made very clear that we were not welcome. “Perhaps you’d like to sit outside?”. Oh sure, nothing like eating a meal and fighting frost bite simultaneously! I was humiliated into silence and an almost polite acceptance of his attitude. It was only as we walked away that my anger started to brew. I was stunned into silence when I should have been speaking out.

This was my first experience with being discriminated against because I have a child. It would seem that mama’s are to be relegated to food courts and kiddie playgrounds. Destined to a life of sipping bad cappuccinos out of mugs, in cavernous rooms decorated with fairy castles or pirate ships. My self esteem took a hit as I realised I was now looked at by wait staff as a dreaded “mummy’, not as a paying customer.

I respect that a business has a right to target a certain demographic. That’s fine. But I was that demographic! Am I suddenly an undesirable patron because I have a child? I respect that space can be limited and children not specially catered for, but while my child is a baby and in need of nothing other than my breast for food and is strapped safely in his pram, is it not fair that I should be able to order from a menu that doesn’t contain chicken nuggets? If Alex was restless and disturbing other patrons I would pay my bill and leave. If I was willing to be a respectful customer, should the same respect not be reciprocated by the café? Yes, prams take up space. So do handbags, designer label shopping bags, briefcases and laptops. Sure, kids make noise. So do people on ‘important’ calls on their mobile phones. This wasn’t a silver service restaurant, it was just a trumped up coffee shop!

So café owners, take note. We might now wear jeans instead of jewellery, sneakers instead of suits and carry Huggies instead of Hermes, but we are hungry and desperate for caffeine. We need to feel a little more like our old selves every now and then. When the walls of home start to close in, we need a place to go to regroup, to recharge. In no time at all our babies will be up and running and we’ll leave you alone, so if I can make the effort to put on mascara, the least you can do is accommodate my child, pram and all.

The last time my cousin came over to visit Wolf and I, the first thing she said as she entered our apartment was: ‘Gee. It looks like a toy box exploded in here.’ And that was after I’d made the effort to clean. Alas, as time goes on I think we parents of young children allow our idea of ‘tidiness’ to expand along with our accumulation of stuff.

Up and till recently we had been using an old plastic bedside table on castors for the toys that live in the lounge room. This was fine in the early months when toys were limited to squeakers and rattles, but over the last year and a bit Wolf has accumulated enough stuff to rival my collection of junk. With only a two bedroom apartment and only as much storage space as we manage to carve out of the walls, this could lead to some sort of ‘dangerous hoarding’ expose on A Current Affair. Plastic toy bins and buckets have been added to try and keep track of some of Wolf’s smaller toys, and even the basket in Wolf’s walker was employed as the semi-permanent home for a few things.

When our large Dwell Studio storage bin arrived in the post, I admit I was slightly disappointed. How would something so flat and compact fit all of Wolf’s things? However, unfolding the storage bin, we found it so large that we could actually sit in it, without taking up much precious floor space. Every one of Wolf’s toys, including the all the small buckets and boxes we had also been using, fit in the storage bin with room for even more!

The great thing about fabric storage as opposed to plastic, is that it has the ability to expand. You don’t have to try and fit all the odd shaped toys in exactly right; everything can be tossed in and the box can accommodate it. Dwell Studio storage bins are made of heavy duty coated cotton canvas, and are Phthalate free and PVC free, just like you’d expect, allowing the bin to be both soft and strong, but also easy to clean. The strong canvas handles make the storage bin very easy to lift and move around the apartment which is great if you’re not the most muscular of parents or just exhausted but unable to let yourself stop tidying.

Now I want more DwellStudio Storage bins for all over the apartment! I’m thinking one for dirty laundry, one for the bathroom for folded towels, another in Wolf’s room for nappies. So many possibilities, and so many prints to choose from. I do love the chocolate dot print with it’s neutral tones; but it would look great in the company of the green and blue owl pattern and the pretty sparrow print. You can tell the credit card is in my hand.

Check out the range of DwellStudio storage bins here…

My Mother-in-law called last night and when I told her my partner was in the kitchen cooking dinner, she said, “he is spoiling you!”  Then when she spoke to him, the first thing she said was, “you are spoiling her!”   Jacqueline, mum of a five week old baby says, “I felt as though it was a dig at me. I am finding it difficult enough to get through the day as it is, without managing cooking as well.  My confidence has plummeted - I worry about all the things I ‘should’ be doing and can’t manage and I question my mothering skills every time I receive some new information or a comment from somebody. Today, I was asked, “is she in a routine?”  I have just got breastfeeding sorted after a rough start and now I am being pressured about having a routine and letting her fall asleep on the breast and how long I should let her feed. I am consumed about doing things ‘the right way’ - whatever that is.

The absolute and total responsibility of caring for your tiny, vulnerable baby and an overload of information can be enough to send the most competent woman into a crisis of confidence and elicit feelings that you are living on some sort of neurotic knife edge. Advice, whether it is appropriate or not can create a serious obsession about the simplest things when it concerns your baby’s well-being, especially in the early months when your hormones are rampant and everyone else seems to want to share their opinion. Sarah, mum of a very alert five month old is beginning to feel more confident than a few weeks ago when a health professional advised her to start her fully breastfed baby on solids much earlier than the recommended six months because she could have ‘small baby syndrome’. Sarah says, “the word ‘syndrome’ shattered my confidence totally. I was became obsessed about her size, even though I am petite myself. Thankfully I got another opinion and did my own research. On the World Health weight charts my baby is doing just fine but it really played on my mind that I must be doing something wrong - even starving my child.”

With such enormous pressure to be seen to be ‘coping’ self doubt is often bottled up, leaving mums without the support that could help get things into perspective. Recently, a colleague who counsels mums with postnatal depression told me that she was seeing four mums all from the same mothers group. Due to professional confidentiality she couldn’t disclose to these mums that she was seeing the others but when she suggested, “have you talked about your feelings in your mums group? That could be really supportive.” The response from each of the mums was the same,” I couldn’t possibly discuss how I feel. Everyone else is so ‘together’.

As I encourage mums to reach out and share or seek support, there is a quote I love to share. It is by Jean Leidloff, a city woman from New York who spent time living with the Yequana Indians in South America. Her experience prompted her to write “The Continuum Concept’ where she says, “I would be ashamed to admit to the Indians that where I come from the women do not feel themselves capable of raising children until they have read the instructions written by a strange man.”

Perhaps you could copy this quote and write it on a mirror somewhere in bright coloured lipstick. Then each time you wonder, what am I doing wrong? Read this and remind yourself that every other mammal in the world instinctively knows how to rear their young - and so do you. Whatever advice you read or hear, you know your baby best. And if you still have doubts, look at the beautiful child in your arms, gaze into those deep navy blue eyes and tell yourself - my baby is proof, I am doing a wonderful job!

Pinky McKay is the author of  ‘Sleeping Like a Baby’ ( Penguin Australia) , ‘100 Ways to Calm the Crying’ and ‘Toddler Tactics’. A mother of five, Pinky is an international Board certified lactation consultant and a certified infant massage instructor.  For information about classes and workshops visit Pinky’ s website www.pinkymckay.com.au

Bananas are a real friend to mothers. They’re one of the earliest solid foods your baby will taste, and often a toddler favourite when nothing else will do. Bananas are a fail safe. Most of the time. So as per usual you when you did your weekly shop you bought a big hand of bananas thinking junior would make them disappear in no time. But this week junior is having nothing of it. This week it’s all about apples, but they have to be diced and stewed, NOT fresh and sliced. Your bananas have browned and gone mushy, and no one in your household eats over-ripe bananas. Here’s where this banana bread recipe comes in. It requires only a few more household ingredients to make. Not only will you appear incredibly resourceful, but you’ll have something delicious for any visitors or for your afternoon tea. People will lavish praise on you. And when your baby-daddy comes home to it’s warm and delicious smells, your already goddess-like appearance in his eyes will increase a hundred fold. Thus giving you a bargaining chip when you approach him about that $400 il tutto nappy bag you want. Especially since it’s going to arrive tomorrow via express post.

Ingredients

3-4 large over ripe bananas

2 eggs

125 g brown sugar

100 g butter, soft

200 plain flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

2 teaspoons powdered cinnamon

pinch salt

Method

1. Preheat your oven to 175 degrees celcius. Line a baking tin about 18 x 28cm in size with a little butter and a sheet of baking paper.

2. Mash banana flesh with a fork.

3. In a separate bowl cream soft but not melted butter with the brown sugar until combined.

4. Add eggs to butter and sugar mixture one at a time, whisking each in until fully combined.

5. Sift flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt into the mixture and fold together.

6. Add mashed banana and fold together.

7. Pour mixture into your prepared pan. Dust the top with a little cinnamon.

8. Bake in oven for about 30 minutes, or until golden brown on top and the centre springs back when pressed.

Make sure you cut yourself a piece a few minutes after you’ve removed it from the oven; chef’s benefit. Kids like this recipe too; it’s a sweet treat you can give them guilt free. This makes a nice large loaf that could last up to a week, if only everyone wouldn’t eat it all. I do recommend using a wider flatter tin as opposed to a higher loaf tin, as this eliminates the stress of your banana bread being uncooked in the middle. If you feel like being silly and decadent, a handful of chopped dark chocolate into the mixture makes this another dish entirely.

WIN A MICRO SCOOTER DAD & ME PACK VALUED AT $459

Father’s Day is just around the corner and we’re wanting you to celebrate with us by sharing your best Dad & baby/kid shot. In celebration of Father’s Day, bebe and Micro Scooters are offering the chance to win a Micro Scooter Dad & Me pack valued at $459 which includes a Monster Scooter (black) and Mini Micro Scooter (pink/blue) - both as shown in photo above of Hugh Jackman and daughter Ava. The prize will be awarded to the person whose picture says, well, more than words!

Great for coordination skills & together time

Well designed ride-on toys are a great way to help develop balance and coordination skills and kids absolutely love them! Scooter rides are also a great bonding activity for parents and children, as they ’scoot and chat’ together.

The prize

The Mini Micro Scooter is designed for children aged 2-5 and has been a long term bebe favourite! The Mini Micro Scooter ($119.95) turns a 15 minute walk into a 5 minute wizz! Read more about the Micro Scooter here including customer review and an action video. Not to worry if your little one is still a baby - their second birthday will be here before you know it !

The Monster Bullet Scooter ($339.95) allows you to enjoy all the fun and freedom of scooting with your kids and is ideal for covering ‘micro’ distances like nips to the park, shops or school. And perfect for a bit of low impact, stress-free exercise.

The first 10 Entries to upload their pic to facebook will be awarded the latest issue of My Child Magazine. A little thank you from us for getting your entry in nice and quick!

Contest details:

Contest begins 9.00 A.M. EST on August 17, 2010 and ends on September 3rd, 2010 at 5:00 P.M. EST.

All entries must be submitted online before 5:00 P.M. EST on September 3rd, 2010.

Select a favourite original photo (color or black and white) of your baby/child or children with Dad.  Photos may be the product of parents or relatives of the child, or the work of a professional photographer.

Entrant must be the parent, grand parent or legal guardian of primary child featured in the submitted photo and must be 18 years of age or older.

To enter the contest, visit bebe online’s facebook page www.facebook,com/bebeonline and become a facebook friend.  Upload your photo to our Wall and you’re automatically entered. Only one entry per facebook friend is permitted. Entries will be judged on September 4th 2010 and decided by a panel based on the degree to which it portrays the father in an authentic and intimate relationship with their child/children. Total prize value is $459.00 and is not transferable for cash. If the winner lives in a remote location such as WA, NT, or TAS a small freight charge may apply for delivery of prize.

The winner will be announced on facebook and bebe online’s blog on the morning of September 5th, 2010. For further details or questions on this promotion please email us competitions@bebeonline.com.au. Good luck!

Winter is a great time to sit down with a cuppa and flick through the odd magazine or two (in between caring for/entertaining/serving one’s children of course!). We’ve been featured in many of our usual magazines this month including the current issue of a bebe fave -  Shop 4 Kids (out now!), My Child Magazine, Cosmopolitan Pregnancy, Practical Parenting and Channel Ten’s The Circle TV program.

This month’s Shop 4 Kids shot some of bebe’s more unique and exclusive items  such as (clockwise from top left) the Oeuf Sparrow Single Bed, Eames Hang-It-All (great job Shop 4 Kids wanting the real thing and no imitations/replicas!), the Preserve BPA Free Junior Toothbrushes, and the Nurseryworks Sleepytime Rocking Chair.

Cosmopolitan Pregnancy also love our Nurseryworks Sleepytime Rocker (shown left) and also shot  our new Silver Cross Activity Playmat for their nursery feature.

My Child Magazine’s Spring Issue has just hit news stands (phew! does that mean the weather is going to change soon ?!!). This issue featured our Danish  midwife’s wooden stethoscope, which  serves as great peace of mind as it enables you to hear the fetal hearbeat during pregnancy. The Miswife’s stethocope makes for a wonderful heirloom gift for the expecting mother.

Our very own Carey was interviewed by Practical Parenting for an article on Attachement Parenting in this issue. Written by Pinky Mckay the article explores this parenting style and how elements of Attachement Parenting can be incorporated into every day life (read: “its not just for hippies”).  You can read the full article here.

We were so excited when we saw The Circle Host Gorgi announce her pregnancy live on The Circle that we had to surprise her with a little something to congratulate her. Upon seeing her news announced,  we sent a Mamas & Papas Elephant Rocker, which within minutes was given to Gorgi live on air.  We’re so happy for Gorgi and look forward to watching her move through this beautiful time in her life. Congrats Gorgi!