It’s Official!

The Birth Survey is officially up! Here is the press release. (Oh, and check out the button in my right sidebar. You can get your own button for your blog by going to The Birth Survey and clicking on “PR Materials”. Fellow WordPress.com users — it’s  a little tricky to add the button, because the [...]

Bet she will!

What if you found out your doctor and nurses had a bet going on as to when you’d give birth, if you’ll end up with a C-section or episiotomy, etc.? Do you think that would have some bearing on the kind of care you receive? If your doctor thinks that all first-time moms and most [...]

One organ, two functions

I’ve been kicking around this idea for a while — and I will admit that it first started in my mind because of the pro-breastfeeding people’s argument that people should not be embarrassed or offended by breastfeeding in public because, after all, nursing is a natural function of the body! I agree with that. However, [...]

Scars that Run Deep

As Cesarean Awareness Month draws to a close, here is a very deep and thoughtful post on the phrase that makes so many C-section moms shudder — “At least you have a healthy baby — that’s all that matters.” She delves deeper into that phrase, and why it is so hurtful to so many women.
Thanks [...]

Birth and ear infections

This is anecdotal, and as far as I know, there is no research into this topic. I don’t expect there to be research into it, either, because of the prevailing medical opinion from doctors (who often think the “MD” after their name stands for “minor deity”).
I wonder how many babies and children have ear infections [...]

Vitamin D and C-sections?

This was an interesting article — a midwife’s take on the recently released study that showed that women who had C-sections were more likely to have low vitamin D. She points out some flaws and potential faults in the study. Quite interesting reading!

I also blog here…

In addition to my sometimes neglected personal blog (if you’re interested in my kids, gardening, and insight and discussion on frugality and other non-birth related topics), I also blog occasionally at the Independent Childbirth Educators blog, so be sure to check it out and subscribe to it (because the other writers have great insight as [...]

Fun and flirty… post-op panties?

This one is a new one on me, but click here to see what I’m talking about. It’s designed with the post-surgical mother in mind, and I assume is meant to be an alternative to the old-fashioned “granny panties” that would likely be most C-section moms’ only choice of underwear, because they don’t put pressure [...]

Why shift change?

Several of the L&D blogs I’ve read recently have talked about all hell breaking loose about the time the nurses change shift — typically, several pregnant women show up at the same time, just an hour or two before shift change, which wreaks havoc with assignments, etc. Occasionally, some of these women need lots of [...]

It Just Doesn’t Get Any Better Than This

The other day, my husband and I got an ice cream cone from Baskin Robbins. I can’t remember the last time I’ve been there. I ordered a scoop of praline pecan in a waffle cone, and he ordered a scoop of pistachio in a plain cone. As we were each savoring our cones, almost at [...]