I recently posted this picture and poem that beautifully put the shame of stretch marks into a different perspective. I also wrote this post about the unique shape of a woman’s body and also recently blogged about the beauty of a pregnant women. We are women, we are amazing, beautiful, strong and create miracles! Yet, we are incredibly hard on…
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Again…BWF Banned From Facebook: The Offensive Placenta
That’s right. Facebook found this picture taken by Seana Berglund (of Ruthie’s placenta) to be in violation of their ethics. How? I don’t know. It is awesome! I honestly am laughing. I’m not surprised. I have seen this happen to many pages. While I have been careful what pictures I post on Facebook, posting the rest on my blog instead,…
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Sibling Reaction to Placenta…Oh my!
Katherine sent in this picture that Lynsey Stone caught of her children reacting to seeing the placenta (bottom right). So funny.
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The Heart Shaped Placenta
Placentas are on my mind. Why you ask? Well, this will explain it and this will show you how rad placentas are. I agree that placentas can be a little ‘gross’ to look at if you can’t handle looking at blood or any other human organ. That’s what it is…a life sustaining organ that is essential to our development and…
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The Rad Placenta
I was recently banned from posting on BWF and personally on Facebook for this placenta picture taken by Seana. I was also warned that next time, pages and profiles might be deleted. There is nothing stating in any Facebook policies that organs are violating any rules. We all know there are many obscene pictures that do violate policies and are…
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The Unique Shape of a Mother
Today’s awesome blog post can be seen over at Plus Size Mommy Memoirs. That’s right, my first guest blog post! I love Jen and all she stands for. A bright, beautiful, positive woman spreading that light on anyone she can. Now go read the post. Did I mention it’s awesome? I wanted to keep it!
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Stretch Marks: Wear Them With Pride!
“I got horrible stretch marks with my first pregnancy, and after my son was born I went through several months of self-loathing because of them. Finally one day when he was about 6 months old I decided enough was enough. I wrote a poem, took a picture of my scarred tummy and posted it to Facebook. I would love to…
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Awesome Video Shows 3rd Stage of Labor and Post Birth at Home
What happens after a baby is born at home? Betsy sent me her video put together by One Tree Photography to show what it is like after baby is born at home. She says… “This film is of the birth of my third baby. She was born in June. My first birth was a hospital birth in which I narrowly…