One thing leads to another….and another, and another, and another. Nothing happens in a silo, everything is interconnected, and the domino effect is real! Birth is a natural process that, once disturbed, tends to spiral out of control with more disturbances. When we interfere with the delicate balance of hormones, poke and prod mama and […]
Nothing happens in a silo: the Cascade of Interventions Read More »
…Though to be clear, it’s nearly impossible for it to be right (aka predict the exact day your baby will be born). How did we get here? The conventional 40 week due date your OB will cling to has very little grounding in reality. It was suggested in the mid-1700s by a man who observed
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I’ve sat down many times to write this birth story, but every time I try, I’m filled with some sadness. I get anxious, my heart starts racing, and there are parts I just don’t want to replay in my mind. The frustrating thing is I had a great birth. It was powerful, intense, empowering, raw,
The Birth of Eloise Pearl Read More »
I am so excited to be posting my first guest post, and I wouldn’t want it to be anyone else! My husband took the time to write out our son’s birth story from his perspective (which is amazingly way different than mine!). Seeing birth through the eyes of a father is such a unique and
A Husband’s Perspective: Challenge ‘normal’ Read More »
Last weekend, my husband and I had the opportunity to do a birth refresher course with our doula and a few other expecting couples. It obviously wasn’t as intense as the eight week Bradley Method course we did with her during our first pregnancy, but it was just as important. It reminded us of some
I remember when I was pregnant with my first, I commented all the time to my husband how I was shocked at how little information I felt like there was about having an intervention-free (or at least intervention-limited) pregnancy and birth. I kept returning to the same few resources in part because they were great,
Why I Share Our Pregnancy Read More »
“What’s the worst part of birth?” I just sat, staring at my screen saddened, angry, frustrated, and annoyed. The internet has done some wonderful things for the world, allowing us to connect with people we have never met or with whom we lost touch long ago. It has also done some terrible things, and I
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I always planned to nurse my children. I researched how to make it happen, understanding the benefits of breastfeeding and recognizing that many women struggle in those first weeks and months. Just because it’s a natural process doesn’t mean it’s easy or that it comes naturally. I did everything I could during my pregnancy and
Unexpected: My Experience Exclusively Pumping Read More »
“You’re So Brave” That’s typically the first thing I hear when I tell someone I had a homebirth. No matter how many times I hear it, it never sits right. It took me a long time to figure out why it felt wrong, but it finally hit me: I’m not brave for making a choice
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Our Story My birth story begins the day before I gave birth to my son. That Thursday, I was 40 weeks and 4 days pregnant, and, boy, did I feel like I was. For as positive as I had been my whole pregnancy and for as many times as I told myself and anyone who
Bringing our son Earthside Read More »