The birth story of Chai as told by his mother, Rachel B. I have the most precious 7-day old son. This has been the sweetest, deepest week of my life. My son’s birth has been like an enormous purifier on my life. I feel stripped of my layers of cynicism, doubt, and annoyance. My heart is laid raw and weeps…
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Best Breastfeeding Picture…EVER!
Christina sent this into me and at first it didn’t look like her baby was nursing. Then I opened it. What followed was me sitting in my living room. Laughing hysterically. All by myself. This is truly the best breastfeeding picture I’ve ever seen. Nursing at the pier in San Francisco, Kara 22 months and Lex at 2 months. ‘Say…
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Post Partum Depression…Please Don’t Judge
Post Partum Depression…Please Don’t Judge By Heather Waddington This blog is hard to write. Even as I am typing this in Word I am debating on whether or not I will actually send it to be put on the web. I’m asking that you please make no assumptions as to the type of person/mother/wife I am, because I am writing…
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Why Women in the U.S. ‘Overreact’; Lack of Breastfeeding Support
I recently shared Pink’s picture she posted on Twitter. She was on a break while on set, nursing and bonding with her baby girl. The comments that followed were a huge mix of support, questioning if she was really nursing, and then nasty comments which I removed. All I see is awesomeness. I am baffled by the hate that can…
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Two Hour Accidental Unassisted Homebirth
The birth story is a little unconventional, but it was an unconventional birth! *Note: I had been having contractions since 32 weeks. At 38 weeks, my midwife did a vaginal exam at my request, and found my cervix was low, soft, and anterior, and baby’s head was engaged at 0 to -1 station. I was 11 days over my EDD…
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How To Support Breastfeeding with a Google Doodle.
Best title to a blog post…ever! The woman behind Tales of a Kitchen Witch put together this Google Doodle to support World Breastfeeding Week August 1-7, 2012. Here’s the thing. You can put a little action behind your words of encouragement and support. From Google: How can Google users/the public submit ideas for doodles? The doodle team is always excited…
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Hospital Birth…It’s a BOY!
My name is Nicole and this is how Landon Alexander came into the world. I went off birth control when my husband left for Iraq hoping that when he came home for leave we would get pregnant. This way we could get all the military perks, but also so he could be here for most of the pregnancy and the…
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Finally! It’s Over! A Birth Story.
My plans were to have an unassisted home birth and to not have any prenatal care. But plans don’t always work out. So at 36 weeks pregnant, after eating dinner, I feel water down my legs and freak out completely thinking oh crap my water broke, here I am with no house (living at the in laws between houses) got…
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Simplicity
This is my all time favorite picture from my second home birth. I love the simplicity of it! This way of weighing newborns is so classic! Baby Charlie is in there! 7lbs 9oz! Photo by Brenna Lyn Photography.