As a cloth diapering mom for the majority of the past three and a half years, I am always excited to try a new diaper on my kids. When Bummis asked for a review of their Duo Brite All-In-2 Deluxe Pack, I couldn’t wait to get my hands on this brand that somehow I had never used before. The “fluffy mail”…
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Completing Our Family, Part III {A Story of Loss and Hope in Three Parts}
Vanessa continues the story of her quest to complete her family. After two miscarriages, two complicated pregnancies, a traumatic and premature birth, she and her husband knew that, despite the warnings from family and friends, they were meant to have another baby. At this point in her story, she is in her third trimester, pregnant with their baby baby, who…
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Completing Our Family Part II {A Story of Loss and Hope}
Today, we continue a story shared with us by Vanessa from Michigan. Despite many challenges and deep loss, she knew she wanted to carry more children. This is the story of her journey to complete her family. Read Part I Read Part III “We found out just shy of 16 weeks that we were expecting a rainbow baby girl and…
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Completing Our Family, Part I {A Story of Loss and Hope}
Vanessa from Michigan wrote us the incredible story of her journey to complete her family. Her story is a story of loss and grief, but also hope and persistence. It’s about illness and premature birth, but also survival – and most importantly, about the strength of a loving family. We will share this story in three parts – the first…
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Birth with Shoulder Dystocia
“We ‘broke up’ with our OB at 31 weeks and found our midwife. As soon as we met her, we knew she’d be the one delivering our son. I was in labor for 24 hours and pushed for four. When he was born, he had fluid in his lungs and was having trouble getting a good cry. His daddy and…
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A Healing Homebirth After Cesarean {Slideshow}
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Our Third Son, Our First Home Birth {Papa’s Story – Follow Up from Mama’s!}
Yesterday, we published Ashley’s version of her third son’s home birth story. Today, we have the father’s version of events. Aaron tells us what’s up with home water birth and how it felt to be filling the pool, comforting his wife, and feeding his kiddos at the same time. “On the morning of our 41st week, I woke up with…
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Our Third Son, Our First Home Birth {Mama’s Story – Read Papa’s Tomorrow!}
Ashley G. shares the story of her third son’s quick home water birth, attended by two quick-moving midwives. Tomorrow, read her husband’s version of events and find out just what he was thinking when he received a one-word text from his wife: pool. “Riley’s pregnancy was physically very easy but emotionally, it was another story. There were ups and downs…
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The Births of 2 Miracle Babies {2 Preemies, 2 NICU stays, 1 Strong Mother}
In 2009, at the age of 18 as a senior in high school, I found out I was pregnant. I remember taking five pregnancy tests in the bathroom of the restaurant I worked in because I couldn’t believe it was true. Over the next few months, we began to prepare for our unexpected bundle of joy. I assure you this was…