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Home Births Are Just As Safe!

image source "Childbirth at home with a registered midwife is just as safe as a conventional hospital birth, a study shows. In fact, planned home births of this kind may have a lower rate of complications, according to…
My Hubby's Medical Emergency - Need Advice

image source First of all, you may be thinking, "Hey, you're the one that's pregnant, shouldn't you be the one having medical emergencies?" Well, we would have thought so, but that's not what happened 2 weekends ago (…
Sliding Doors - Mothers Sharing the Same Pain

image sourceI see her nearly daily. I wait for her as I cower behind the curtains, wishing for one-way glass so I wouldn't have to hide so awkwardly. She is the ghost that haunts me, the reminder of what could have been…
How Cancer and St. Jude Children's Hospital Showed Me What is Important in Life...

At two and a half years old, my son Alex was the picture of health. Like other toddlers his age nothing would keep him down. Then, in April of 2004, he awoke one morning throwing up. While his spirits remained great, not…
QOTD: Who Watched You Give Birth?

by Momaroo Team Who was with you in the delivery room when you gave birth? Who would you consider allowing to watch you give birth?
Labor -When to Go to the Hospital?

by Nurse Jenna It is often difficult to know exactly when you should go to the hospital when you think you may be in labor. Usually two scenarios play through everyone’s mind: On one hand, you don’t want to get th…
Have Your Baby at the Hello Kitty Hospital!

Guest post from eugeniaMy love of all things Hello Kitty is well known in the Xanga office. (I have eight Hello Kitty items on my desk right now) The other day Natalia showed me this news article about a hosptial in Taiw…
Surviving My Worst Nightmare: A Child's Injury

Post submitted by whateverstateIt was a busy, busy day yesterday. My husband and I had been hoping the week leading up to Thanksgiving would be restful, and that we'd be able to enjoy time with the children. Yet one thin…
Why You Need Pitocin in Labor

by Nurse Jenna Many women come to labor and delivery fearing Pitocin, loathing Pitocin, and swearing up and down that “over their dead body” will they have Pitocin to augment their labor. While I have heard the ration…
Leaving the Hospital After Giving Birth: Should I Stay or Should I Go Now?

by Nurse JennaMany parents ask in the delivery room, even before their baby is born, “How long will I be in the hospital”? I don’t know if this is because they are wanting to stay, or in a rush to get out , but it is a …