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labor & delivery, pregnancy
A Woman’s Prerogative (an Evolution of Birthing Attitudes)
03.15.10 | Permalink | 25 CommentsSeveral people have asked why I am suddenly interested in natural childbirth after ten years and three labors that, while medicated and managed, turned out just fine. Actually, my mother specifically told my brother not to ask me about my birthing plans, but that could have been because we were in the middle of a [...]
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explaining the inexplainable, labor & delivery
The burning fervor of the recently converted
03.04.10 | Permalink | 15 CommentsI want to start off saying that if I’ve offended you by discussing my thoughts on birthing (by having thoughts that differ from yours), I am sorry. Though I feel that it matters, immensely, for me to learn and prepare for my final birth (oh yes, this will be my final birth), and though I [...]
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labor & delivery
Does it matter how you give birth?
03.02.10 | Permalink | 51 CommentsI just finished my second birth book and stomped downstairs to inform Dick that we’ll be needing to hire a doula, someone who can support me and advocate for my desires in childbirth. Dick says we don’t have the money for that (I know we don’t), so I say he can do it, but he’ll [...]
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labor & delivery, pregnancy
An Update and Some Thoughts (catchy, huh?)
01.24.10 | Permalink | 50 CommentsSeveral weeks ago I went to my first prenatal visit. I told the doctor I was either seven or eleven weeks along, and we did an ultrasound to get a better idea of just how unreliable my memory is. It was early morning, I was drinking water like mad so I could give a sample [...]
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blogging, breastfeeding, labor & delivery, motherhood
Two looks at how we become mothers
05.15.07 | Permalink | 11 CommentsI read an article yesterday about a couple adopting a daughter from China. I’ll summarize here, but I encourage you to read the whole thing if you’re interested. A couple spent two years trying to conceive and then decided to adopt from China. The logistics took over a year to arrange, and when they arrived [...]
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fun, labor & delivery
Top 5 ways to know that Unassisted Childbirth is right for you
05.08.07 | Permalink | 6 Comments(5) The adrenalin rush you get from participating in the Ironman Triathlon is no longer such a buzz. (4) The sight of white coats causes you to hyperventilate like a 2-year-old who knows that a shot is coming. (3) The sight of white coats is only mildly irritating; after all, you don’t believe in vaccines [...]
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commentary, labor & delivery
What I fear
05.02.07 | Permalink | 11 CommentsSomeone taunted me, recently, over my “fear of childbirth,” and it got me thinking about what I do fear. She also said something very profound, that “what we get accustomed to [don't fear] is revealing.” Absolutely. I must not fear death by car accident, very much — enough to wear my seatbelt and follow traffic [...]
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