“Here are the photos from early Saturday’s home birth! Very fast, baby came maybe a little over an hour after I arrived 🙂 he’s so handsome!” – Terah Pliley Photography
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Empowering Water Birth {2 Hour Labor, 9 lbs 11 oz}
For months prior to the birth I had been spending time with friends talking all about birth and praying about our own and how we desired it to be. My birth with Savanna was very sudden due to my placenta detaching from the uterus wall and I had to be connected to a drip and monitored during the whole thing.…
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Together as a Family, Part I
This is the first post in a five-part series about loss, healing and motherhood. Our story comes from Shannon, a photographer and mother in Brisbane, AU. Shannon’s story sent shivers down my spine when I first read it. It also put tears in my eyes. With three miscarriages and one healthy, full-term pregnancy, it is a story that can break…
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My Story of PPD {Post Partum Depression}
I am writing this from a very dark place in my life right now. I am hoping that by getting my story out there for people to hear, they might recognize post postpartum depression in themselves and get the help they need. ALL the help they need. -Amanda I have two beautiful children. My oldest, Evelyn, was born 2 years…
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Breaking Down Boxes – A Follow-up PPD Post!
I cannot tell all of you who commented on my guest post on Post-Partum Depression (PPD) how much all of your comments meant to me. Somehow January always seems to re-share my guest post on days where I am having an extra tough time and just reading your thanks and knowing that I am not alone in this garbage is…
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Hello Aunt Flo {And Toxins?}
Lets talk about PERIODS. Cycles. The Curse. Aunt Flo. Your Monthly Visitor. You know…that thing. The thing you were most likely taught to hide at all costs and were so afraid to be shamed about, be it from a stain on your pants to an “odor”, to hell…just being a woman. Now readers – this is going to get personal.…
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Questions You Have but are Too Afraid to Ask {Lesbian-Parent Edition}
[Please keep in mind that these opinions are mine, with some help from my partner and a couple of other lesbian mums, and do not reflect the opinions of every lesbian mother on the planet. Some other women might share my opinions and agree with my ideas, and some might not. Such is life. Please don’t construct a stereotype of…
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Twyla’s Journey from the Stars {A Breech Home Birth}
December 10th. This nesting business is no joke. I feel like I’m about to sweep a hole through the tile floor. I could serve a 4 course meal in my bathroom, off my toilet even. At least up until the point I walked in and sat down to discover I had just lost my plug. I phone my midwife, Claudette.…
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Pictures of Vaginal Breech Birth of Twins!
Here are 2 pictures of my daughter’s breech birth. I had a vaginal hospital birth of with twins, and my daughter (baby B) was breech. My doctor was incredible and patiently waited for her to do her thing, but she ended up needing a little assistance as she didn’t want to tuck her chin. I am so grateful that I…