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We just had teacher appreciation week at school.  Which is soon to be followed up with end of the year teacher gifts.  Let's just say I wasn't super prepared with cute ideas. It was recommended to bring "fresh-cut flowers from your own garden" which I found to be an entertaining suggestion since I... Read More

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It's at the top of the news hour almost every night.  Abductions, attempted abductions, child predators, missing children.  It's nonstop, and it's scary.  It's important to talk with your child about strangers and what your expectations and rules are regarding people that you don't know, but how ... Read More

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Who will fight for your child, if not you?  This is the story of Dawn and her baby boy, Wyatt, with excerpts pulled from her family update blog.   Due on July 17th, Wyatt was past due when we found out he had a condition called Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH).  Which means that there wa... Read More

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We all dream of having a healthy baby. What happens when your baby has problems at birth? My first pregnancy was an amazing blessing.  From conception through delivery, I could not have asked for a better experience. Like most first-time moms, I studied and read every book on pregnancy. I took p... Read More

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If you're one of those moms who never had morning sickness, let alone all-day sickness, don't bother bragging in the comments.  Seriously.  Dude.  Go hold your baby who never cries. If you're one of those moms who threw up constantly and couldn't stand the smell of meat or anything cooking or ... Read More

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I moved from an OB to a midwife and it was the best decision I ever made. If you’d asked me fifteen years ago if I would consider going to a midwife I would have laughed in your face. I knew a girl growing up who wanted to be a direct-entry midwife and the idea of her attending my birth was eno... Read More

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I asked my mom about my birth, and one of the first things she came up with was how hungry my dad was waiting for me to be born. Apparently, I took my time. My dad LOVES to eat.  The poor guy probably had low blood sugar and everything. She went into labor at 10 p.m. on Wednesday night, and I... Read More

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When my family moved, we had to find a new gym. My husband zeroed in on a new spot and had a membership right away. I was slightly less motivated. It was the holidays. I was busy shopping...wrapping...cramming something pepperminty in my mouth each and every time the opportunity presented itse... Read More

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My mom has often told me about going to the hospital on December 23 with pre-labor pains.  The on-call doctor said she wasn't in active labor, but he also didn't want to be called back on Christmas Day -- so he induced labor without asking for my mom's permission.  "What was that medicine?  Oh." ... Read More

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These days of OBs, midwives, epidurals, natural, birth plans, hospitals, home births, c-sections, silent births, water births...my goodness the modern birth experience can be almost whatever you choose for it to be. It makes me think about what it was like for my mother and grandmothers to have babi... Read More

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