photo adapted from jessica.diamond I’m planning to have our baby at home, just like Chloe and John. That being said, with both of them (and this baby), I packed a hospital bag (about 33 weeks) just in case. Labor, birth…
photo adapted from jessica.diamond There is a ton of information online about birth plans; there are even sites where you can customize your birth plan online. There are samples of birth plans that are vague and then there are others…
We received the BecoPotty by BecoThings as part of the Simply Baby Series from Fulton Sales, their Canadian distributor. I was ecstatic. When I was pregnant with our first, Chloe, I thought about EC’ing. I loved the concept and since…
I took a picture of this little plaque that hangs on our wall in the library, in memory of Isaiah; who was a good thing! You can read what I wrote on the back here. Five years ago today,…
Pregnant with John I woke up on August 7th, 2008 at 3am with contractions. Not the light “hmm, are these contractions?” that I felt with Chloe but real, “oh, I am in labor!” contractions. About a half hour or so…
48 hours old My Experience Chloe’s Birth Story (part 1) was the very factual side, largely due to my doula’s notes. This is part 2 and my memories are much briefer. I recall waking up, excited by my contractions, which…
Yesterday I shared my thoughts on why it is important for women to share their birth stories whether they are home, hospital or somewhere in between. Today I’ll share the “factual” side of the story, based on my doulas notes…
It used to be that when the time came to give birth, a woman had a community of women around her, supporting her and helping her labor. It may have been the closest neighbor, a field away. It may have…
Pregnancy Newsletters With all of my pregnancies, I signed up for the Penn Pregnancy & Parenting newsletter. I enjoy having a little something to read each week about our baby. There are tons of prenatal pregnancy newsletters out there. What’s…
Our little family is made of four, And soon we’re going to add one more! A sweet little girl and boy have we; I wonder what this little babe will be! We find out Thursday; Momma can’t wait, Please little…