The last few weeks of my second pregnancy were a rough ride. I had relatively easy pregnancy, but once I hit around 34 weeks, I so was ready for it to end. I had gotten so big, so getting around became difficult. My stomach had […]
I am due in 10 short weeks. I know the past 30 weeks have flown by, and the next 10 will too, so I am wasting no time when it comes to preparing for this little one’s arrival. One thing that has inevitably been on […]
I recently read a post about how women should stop romanticizing birth. As I read this post (linked here) I knew immediately that this post was directed at me. (Also, Romper’s 7 Reasons’s People Need to Stop Romanticizing Breastfeeding is linked here.) I could definitely […]
As I meet more and more expecting moms, and listen to their fears about and plans for child birth, there are often times two common themes. First they sometimes want an un-medicated birth, but fear that their body (or mind) isn’t capable of accomplishing this. […]
When I discuss birth with other mothers or anyone really, inevitably I bring up that I had a midwife, a Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) to be exact instead of an obstetrician, or OB/GYN. This often brings up several questions, some confusion, and many misconceptions. So, […]
One of the first things I did when I found out I was pregnant was find my doula. I knew from the second I learned what a doula was that I not only wanted one, I needed one. I went to my first pregnancy appointment […]
