Interview Request for a father who did not attend his child’s birth

Recently, I got a comment, requesting a man who did not attend the birth of his child. He would prefer to interview (by email, if that would be better) a man who CHOSE not to attend, rather than someone who intended on being there but was unfortunately prevented somehow or other. If you know of [...]

NOT a “Gerber Baby”!!

One of the facebook ads that pop up in the sidebar had a picture of a sleeping newborn, with the question, “Is your baby cuter than this baby?” Then something about being “a Gerber Baby.” Um, no thank you! I’m proud to say that my children were never “Gerber babies.” “Why?” you may ask. Well, [...]

Meanest Mommy Ever

It’s a hilarious blog I just recently discovered, and thought I’d share the link, so everyone else can enjoy the fun. One of the more recent “rules from the Meanest Mommy” was this one that literally had me laughing out loud: Rule #198:  No, you may not glue those googly-eyes on your penis and scare [...]

“Breastfeeding with Comfort and Joy” Discount

A few weeks ago, I posted about another blog doing a giveaway of the book Breastfeeding with Comfort and Joy. Well, the winner was announced recently, and the book’s author, Laura Keegan, is giving a discount of seven dollars off the price of the book ($35 becoming only $28, a discount of 20%!), plus she [...]

Wedding Day Disasters

I’d thought along these lines myself, comparing wedding day disasters to birth trauma, intending at some point to write a post on it. But, this woman has already done so: part one and part two. I have seen many, many talk shows or TV court shows where a woman is very distraught –often brought to [...]

Two Breech Water-Births

Many thanks to Nicole at Bellies and Babies for first posting these — they are awesome! They also give testimony to the voice of wisdom from those skilled in attending breech birth, namely, “hands off the breech.” One website (I believe a UK midwife’s site) said something about attending a breech birth along the lines [...]

Morning Sickness — Don’t be a Hero!

For both of my pregnancies, I had mild morning sickness — not really worth even talking about, compared to many women’s experiences. The only thing was, in my first pregnancy, it didn’t strike most often in the morning; and in both pregnancies, it lasted until about the half-way point. The first time I was pregnant, [...]

My Ultrasound

Today is the 5th anniversary of the one and only ultrasound I have ever had during both of my pregnancies (not counting the numerous Doppler u/s to check the baby’s heartbeat prenatally and during labor, which I didn’t realize at the time was ultrasound). One of the cool things about midwives (at least, the midwives [...]

Great VBAC story

This one is a bit different, in that it’s told by the L&D nurse, instead of the mom, but it is wonderful, just the same. Enjoy! [Yes, RR, I'm thinking of you, in posting these hospital stories! ]

Pre-eclampsia and Parental Sexual Relationship

That’s an interesting idea. It’s known that a woman’s first pregnancy has a higher likelihood of her ending up with pre-eclampsia than in subsequent pregnancies; there is also a higher likelihood of women who are artificially inseminated (meaning, donor sperm, not her husband/boyfriend’s) ending up with pre-eclampsia than women who conceive naturally. So, researchers looked [...]