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Labor: The First 24 Hours
Water broke at about 5:19am on December 30. I woke up, thinking I had to pee (again), stretched my arms and legs (Ian simultaneously stretched his legs), stood up, and GUSH. I tried to hold it in as...
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Labor: The Second 23 Hours
Here I am, on the other side. I just read my first labor post and thought, “Poor girl, she had no idea what she was in for.” I’m going to try to recall everything and I must say mama amnesia is NOT...
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Gratitude & Grieving
Contraction Face Much like contractions during labor, my new mama moods can fluctuate rapidly and violently. I am riding those waves. Last night I had a nice, long, snotty cry on husband’s shoulder...
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A Love Letter To My Midwife
As Ian approaches his first birthday, his entrance into this world is on the forefront of my mind. There were a number of women whose love and care not only made giving birth a wonderful experience,...
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One Year Ago Today
What a year. I’ve been posting my old Facebook status updates for the past few days. December 28: Retail therapy. Cute pink nursing bra and soft cotton loungy pjs in 3 different colors. Bring on the...
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The Very First Feed
There are so many things I love about this video. First and most important, we captured Ian’s very first meal. Then there’s my oxytocin high after 2 days of labor. And Evan’s complete deliriousness...
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I Met Ina May
I don’t even know what to say. My midwife opened The Community Birth Center which is encircled by a magical group of women healers who show up and do what needs to be done and poof! Babies are being...
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Baby Rocky. A Homebirth Story.
My sixteenth birth. Six hours. Rocky born in the caul (THAT was magic). Mama, papa and baby the most veteran newbies I’ve witnessed. Your love story has inspired me. Thank you for bursting into my life...
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This is Home Birth.
He was in a hurry, but was born patient and smiling. So happy this mama got her home birth! Filed under: Birth Story, Home Birth
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Tatum. A Community Birth Story In Pictures.
A doula as photographer. A promised midwife as doula. A promised midwife as new mother (for the fifth time). A mother midwife who guides us all. We were on a tropical island as mama made her own waves,...
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