This is a picture of my 15 month old and my belly. It has been well over a year, and I have slowly and peacefully accepted that my belly is going to be floppy and riddled with stretch marks for a very long time. She has helped me accept my body. When she nurses, she often caresses my soft, pillowy…
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Generations of Support {Birth Without Fear}
Three generations of women gathered around to welcome the fourth. A mother’s strength. Welcome to the world little lady. Family. Midwife is Michelle with Lavender Moon Midwifery based out of San Diego, CA. You can follow Lavender Moon Midwifery on Facebook. Photography by Catie Stephens of Vuefinder Photography in San Diego, CA. You can follow them on Facebook here.
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Overcoming 9 Months with {Hyperemesis Gravidarum}
I am strong because I survived nine months with Hyperemesis Gravidarum, which causes severe nausea, vomiting, and dehydration. I found out I was pregnant back in December of 2013. We were in the middle of moving into our new home, and I had the sudden urge to throw up my lunch. I brushed it off telling my husband it was…
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A Midwifery Student’s Birth Without Fear {With Pictures}
I got pregnant with my first son when I was just about 18. I really wanted to give birth at the out of hospital birth center that a lot of my friends were giving birth at, but my mom and other friends convinced me it was best to have my first at the hospital, in case anything went wrong. I…
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Loss, Rainbow Baby, Heart Surgery {I Am Strong}
I am strong… I am strong because when I was 30 years old my dream came true and I was finally pregnant. I am strong because three weeks later I suffered a miscarriage and was heartbroken. I am strong because even though I lost almost a year of my life grieving the loss of my baby, I was determined to…
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An Unplanned Home Birth {Birth Without Fear}
My first two sons came quickly. My first born in four hours and my second in two. Both were easy, exciting and obviously fast! When I got pregnant with my third son, I figured his birth would be a fast blur in my mind but that I would at least have time to get to the hospital. I couldn’t have…
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Triplets: Our Birth Story
{by Brittany Yankowski} Women don’t want vaginal births so they can receive an award, or a trophy, or acknowledgement. Women want vaginal births because their body was made to birth a baby. Or two. Or three. The first thing I said when we learned we were carrying not one, but three babies, was that I didn’t want a c-section. It wasn’t…
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These Twin Girls Will Capture Your {Heart}
These are my little girls, Gaia & Mila. They are sleeping in the “hazelnut” position. Then and with them holding hands. {Greetings from Slovenia, Danica}
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Resharing Banned Link/Post About Supportive Dads
No one reading this needs an explanation of how men and women are different. It’s generally accepted that men, for the most part, are logical fixers and women are, overall, emotional nurturers. Men like to see things from an empirical point of view, cut to the chase, and get to the root of the problem and fix it. Women like to…