I had been having very mild contractions for the past week, basically felt like menstrual cramping with some back aches but it never picked up. On Sunday, at 40 weeks, I was very discouraged that my body wasn’t going to do what it’s made to do on its own and that I would have to be induced. I was also…
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Siblings Cosleeping {Part 2: Twins!}
We recently featured Part 1 of Siblings Cosleeping with great information on the advantages of doing so and how to cosleep safely. We have received many wonderful cosleeping pictures, but noticed there were quite a few sets of twins finding comfort by bedsharing. It would only seem natural, wouldn’t it? After spending their whole life together (thus far) in the…
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Milk Drunk!
“My baby girl and her very happy face at the end of a breastfeed.” ~Emma
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Simple Hospital Birth of Twins
Through all the complaining, all the weight, the eggs, cheese, and yogurt I ate, the ups, the downs, the kicks, the bumpdates… The girls are finally here! Today is officially my due date so I thought… no better time to post my birth story. It’s taken me a while to get into a groove and to be honest, it’s taken…
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Sojourning Earthside: Breastfeeding and Bonding
Julie Sadler of Sojourners Photography in Roanoake, VA shares these beautiful pictures of her family welcoming their newest member, Jude. Julie writes, “I love the encouragement and support shared on your FB page/blog for women and all of the choices we make in caring for our bodies as well as our babies. For me, photos that evoke the mystery of the unborn…
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The Hole {A Poem about PPD}
Caitlyn shared this poem and picture about her stretch marks with BWF almost a year ago. It was received with love and appreciated by many. She now opens herself and writes this poem about post partum depression {PPD}. Many of you may be able to relate and feel that you are not alone. The Hole There’s a hole…
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Petition to Support a Midwife and Midwifery Care
Daja, a long time BWF follower emailed me that her midwife is being wrongly persecuted and needs our help! Please sign this petition! She writes… She was arrested for “practicing medicine without a license.” But, as you and I both know midwifery isn’t medicine! She’s been safely supporting women in birth for 22 years. This arrest was not the result…
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BWF Birth Affirmation
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Patience and Dedication to Birth Baby in an Occiput Posterior {OP} Position
From Spinning Babies, “The OP position (occiput posterior fetal position) is when the back of baby’s head is against the mother’s back. Here are drawings of an Anterior presentation and a posterior presentation.” “This was the first birth for an incredibly strong mama. It was a 30 hour OP labor, and surely would have been a c-section in the hospital,…