Despite what some people think (Facebook maybe), I find these pictures beautiful and inspiring. Facebook can’t remove them from my blog, so enjoy! This is a picture of my friend Kasie that has been turned into a beautiful painting by Kate Hansen! Her work is AMAZING! She is using this picture for her ‘Modonna and Child Project‘. Kasie’s birth pictures…
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Connecting Plus Size Mommies and Doulas
This is a guest post by Jen. She runs the Plus Size Mommy group on Facebook and also blogs at Plus Size Mommy Memoirs. She is a gem that popped up on FB recently and it proven to be uplifting and supportive. So, it is no surprise to me that she is using her time to put together a wonderful…
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Waiting; Not Inducing
Mr. BWF had to call his boss to tell him I haven’t birthed yet and to keep him off the schedule for next week (told him that would happen). His boss asked, “So, is she getting induced?!” Mr. BWF said, “No, we do things naturally and let her body and baby go into labor on their own.” His boss wasn’t…
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Surrender: A Letter to My Baby
My sweet baby, Mommy wants to write you a letter. You are my 5th child, but the first baby I have written to. Already you are special in your own way. Our pregnancy has been hard for mommy. There are things you may not understand, nor should have to bear. Regardless, I am sure you have felt mama’s despair and…
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Enlighten Thy Neighbor…on Due Dates!
Jean O’Neil, a Birth Without Fear mama, shared this story with us. I think it demonstrates how to educate people when you start getting comments such as, “You look like you are going to pop!” or “THEY are going to LET you go past your due date?” or “Isn’t that dangerous?”, etc. So, here is Jean’s enlightening story: Tomorrow is…
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The End of Pregnancy…Keepin’ It Real
Earlier in the week I wrote The End Of Pregnancy…Positive Thoughts. These affirmations have been helping me tremendously as I find peace in the last weeks of a long pregnancy. However, I did mention, that while I’ve been doing good at surrendering to this journey, I am human. So, here is Mrs. BWF keeping it real in between thinking up…
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The End of Pregnancy…Positive Thoughts
The end of pregnancy can be so hard. You are ready to throw in the towel and give up. Swollen ankles, face and every other body part, stretch marks, feeling like you need a crane to help lift you and turn you in bed, the waddle, pelvic and pubic bone pain, and who knows what else. But you can’t…give up.…
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Pickles and Ice Cream
We all have heard of many weird cravings our mothers, grandmothers and friends have experienced when pregnant. Girlfriends will compare the things they just have to eat when pregnant. Husband’s truly are sent out to the store late at night to fulfill that overbearing need his pregnant wife is dying for. Do pregnant women really have strong cravings? Do they…
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Facing Negative Thoughts and Fears and How to Turn Them Around
This post is raw and personal. I am sharing it because I think that it may help many other pregnant women and that alone is enough of a reason for me. My thoughts are tearing me apart and creating fears. I came to realize this in the last few years. I know what I am doing and I can not…