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Key terms
Symbolises the holistic Trinity of egg, sperm, life or mother, father, child.
Symbol for ‘Begin Anew’ — for BabyCues it represents the miracle and beauty of new life,
new family, ‘anew’ way of understanding and nurturing that supports ‘a newborn’s biology’.
This is a hei-tiki. Many cultures of Polynesia, including the Maori of New Zealand, use this
symbol in their carving. These days it is likened to an embryo and is thought to be endowed
with magical powers for fertility. I have included it in BabyCues to represent the New Zealand
families that took part in the survey, and because it is a special symbol in my life.
BabyCues: to follow a baby’s ‘cues’ in order to
promote calm digestion and nurture
within nature
Cue: a trigger for an action to be carried out
at a specific time — a BabyCues action
Six-Wind-Cues: positive baby cues formed
by ingested air which help our human
physiological development
Digestive Overload: descriptive of a newborn
feeling one cause or more of digestive
imbalance
Colic: an overloading of digestive processes
GOR/GER: Gastroesophageal Reflux — a
natural process of spitting up milk that can
become troublesome when a newborn is
digestively overloaded
GORD/GERD: Gastroesophageal Reflux
Disease — a serious condition that causes
copious spitting up of milk and results in
baby’s achieving low weight gains
Lactose Overload: when the intake of
lactose outweighs the natural level of the
lactase enzyme
Lactose Intolerance: when a baby is born
deficient in lactase enzyme, a rare occurrence
Dairy Overload: when too much casein and/
or whey and/or fat is consumed for the body to
digest correctly
Dairy Allergy: an adverse immune reaction
to one or more of the milks dairy components
1st DDC: 1st Degree of Digestive
Communication — natural level of
communication
2nd DDC: 2nd Degree of Digestive
Communication — normalised level of
communication
3rd DDC: 3rd Degree of Digestive
Communication — overload level of
communication
NWS: Nature’s Wind Sequence — a step-bystep guide that helps newborns expel wind
Biology or biological: organic
Bio-logical Care: A BabyCues term
meaning ‘life-logical care’ — a logical method
that provides responsive newborn care within
physiological parameters
Physiological: the way in which a living
organism or bodily part functions
Inconsolable crying: crying or screaming for
fifteen minutes or more
Overfeeding: feeding beyond the
physiological stomach capacity and
digestive function
Day One: starts from the first moments
of birth
Maternity nurse: for a definition please turn
to page 224 Appendix Three
Wee: Scottish term, also used in New
Zealand, meaning small and is used as a term
of endearment
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