As told by Ginger with Earthside Birth Photography in Salt Lake City, Utah. Kenzie lined me up to shoot her birth and I couldn’t have been more thrilled. My cousin’s daughter, she is a gorgeous girl and a professional ballerina. We shot some amazing maternity pictures in a dance studio and got to know each other a bit while she…
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Eating is a Family Affair: How to Support a Breastfeeding Mother
I had always expected to breastfeed my babies. I was breastfed until I was two (or four, depending on which parent you ask) and it just seemed normal. But I had never considered how important it was to have a partner who supported me in breastfeeding. Like a dreamy adolescent girl who has already chosen the colours for her wedding,…
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Plus Sized Unassisted Home Water Birth
The last weeks of my pregnancy were kind of crazy. After a perfectly happy and uneventful pregnancy it majorly sucked to have to spend the last weeks trying to arrange a care provider after my midwife DROPPED ME for refusing an ultrasound to “check for IUGR” when there was no reason to suspect that the baby was having issues. At…
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I Will Birth My Baby {Out Of My Vagina!}
I am STRONG because I spent 9. 5 years since my first babies traumatic birth educating myself and becoming informed. 7. 5 years since my sons unnecessary, failed induction leading to my second cesarean, I learnt to trust my body. I am STRONG because I knew I wanted a VBA2C, I also wanted a Homebirth as I had wanted to…
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The Truth About Gestational Diabetes {And Why It’s Not Your Fault!}
So you’ve had the Glucose Tolerance Test, or maybe you’ve been monitoring you’re blood sugar levels at home, and your blood sugar readings were high. You have been given a diagnosis of Gestational Diabetes. If your experience was anything like mine, an Obstetrician or midwife gave you a pamphlet on ‘Diabetes and Pregnancy’, referred you to a dietician and endocrinologist…
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Reviewing the Beco Baby Carrier
I had the opportunity to try out a Beco Baby Carrier for the first time at the Austin MommyCon on May 19th. I had worn baby carriers in the past and always enjoyed them quite a bit. I had never worn a Beco brand before though and I was excited to try it out because, let’s face it, #5 is…
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Gestational Diabetes: To Test Or Not To Test
If you’ve been pregnant, chances are you’ve had to decide whether or not to take a ‘Gestational Diabetes’ test. You’ll usually be given a form to go have one of two ‘routine’ tests, the Glucose Challenge Test or the Glucose Tolerance Test, and that’s that. When I was pregnant I wasn’t really given any explanation about the test except that…
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The Day I Became a Mom {The story of a Blended Family}
The day I became a mom is quite different than many other’s birth stories…. I had known that Rick had a son before I even began dating him. I knew that he pretty much took care of him full time with the help of his grandma, and that Ricky’s mom was in and out of the picture. I had also…
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Breastfeeding Through Hydrocephalus and Cleft Palate {A Mother’s Devotion}
Christine Curry of Storyteller Photography writes: “This is Ellie. She was born with hydrocephalus, a cleft palate and a myriad of other issues. Because of her condition, she was never able to naturally breast feed. But that didn’t stop Ellie’s mom, who wanted to give her all she could. You see, Teresa pumped her breast milk … every day.. for EVERY…