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My First Post as a MOM!

How exciting!My first entry on my new blog....as a MOM!!!! I'm so excited about everything having to do with being a mom. It's the most amazing thing ever! So here goes my birth story...Jan 4, 2010: I was admitted to…
Lovingly Born at Home

4:00- I woke up with contractions too strong to sleep through. I did a cervix check- 2cm. That was about what it had been, but I did my GBS+ rinse just in case.5:30- I did another cervix check- 3cm, small bulging memb…
It's a...Baby!

7.21.09 18 weeks, 5 days pregnant The well sealed sonogram picture for five months!It seems as though as soon as people find out that you are pregnant, the appropriate response is to ask whether you are carrying a boy o…
The "Other Side" of Parenthood

Warning: This post is very personal and shows an extremely vulnerable side of yours truly. If you think you are unable to keep yourself from judging me and from seeing me as a human being who is constantly learning fr…
Delivery Room: Who's In and Who's Out

(I wonder if my husband will be that excited when he sees our little one on the way out? ) When I deliver in the next few months I definitely would like just my husband to be by my side (along with our OB and the nurs…
Labor Pain Management: What Worked For You?

image source I want to hear your best advice on labor pain management! What worked for you?? My husband and I have started a list of things to try this time: Bouncing on an exercise ballListening to calming music
The Minutes You Hold Your Breath

image sourceShe was a force to be reckoned with.A short imposing stature, beyond wide birthing hips, pendulous breast, veiled in black. IMPSHEESH!- She forcfully pushed all the the young boys and marrying aged girls…
"Barfing" Coach

image source In preparation for your first child you go through the usual shopping spree to furnish the nursery and make sure your baby is the best dressed in the neighborhood. You go to all of your prenatal appointment…
Imagine Delivering a 19 Pound Baby Boy!

How big was your newborn? I think about how big my newborn will be when I have my first child. I'm only a wee 5'0, 110 pounds so having a big baby would be a bit much for my small frame. A woman in Indonesia deliver…
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…