Sera shared this with me and gave me permission to share it with you. It’s not everyday you see identical twins still attached to their placenta! She says, “They were both vertex. It was very difficult keeping baby A attached while waiting for Baby B to come. There was some fancy maneuvering going on!” This picture has caused quite a…
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Healing Through Loss
Did you know babies can die? You can spend ten plus months nurturing and providing life for your baby and they can die. You can have tests, ultrasounds, consults, experienced obstetricians or midwives and your baby can still never take a breath on this Earth. Whose fault is this? Who can I blame? How can I fix this? You cannot.…
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Underwater Maternity Photo
Ashley Cross sent in this picture of herself and it is stunning! You can see another one of her pictures in this post at the end of her and her husband. Photography by Tatum Kathleen Photography.
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The Beauty of Pregnant Women
I recently wrote a the Unique Shape of a Mother for Plus Size Mommy Memoirs. I often receive emails from women saying they don’t feel pretty or they feel too big or someone made a rude comment to them and they are down. Here are some BWF women. They are nothing, but absolutely stunning. They are creating life within their…
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3 Sisters Pregnant Together, Not Once, But Twice!
“My sisters and I all became pregnant in 2008. I was due in July and they were both due in September (they had there babies 2 days apart), then we all got pregnant again in 2009. My younger sister and I were due a week apart (our second babies are 6 days apart), and when we were 8 months pregnant…
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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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What to ‘Actually’ Expect When Pregnant!
I remember reading one of those What to Expect When Expecting books when I was pregnant with my first. A few months into my pregnancy I threw it away. I was just not ‘normal,’ at least not according to them. How can you put every single pregnant woman the same category? We are not average. We are each individuals and…
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Birth as a Women’s Right Issue
Birth is a human rights issue. Most women do not realize what has been taken from them before it has even been taken. Birth is YOUR right. It is maddening that rights are stripped of women every single day…every hour…every minute. The injustice is heartbreaking. Know your rights. Know how powerful and amazing you are as a birthing woman! Birth…
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10 Tips for Parenting Beyond the Only Child
Catherine Bell was generous for putting together a helpful guest blog post about how to prepare for siblings for the BWF Blog. Having 5 children in 7 years, I know what a struggle it can be to prepare and adjust! Thank you Catherine for showing women there are things they can do to help with this transition! ~Mrs. BWF When…