Live saving interventions. Unnecessarians. Orgasmic births. Pitocin. Breathing Your Baby Out. Ring of Fire. VBAC. Water Birth. Vaginal Breech Births. “Due” Dates. Induction Seduction. Doulas. Doctors. Midwives. Mother-Friendly Maternity Care. Don’t you wish there was a place where we could just talk . . . about EVERYTHING BIRTH? Thanks the the BOLD Network, there is. …
365 Days {Happy Birthday Boy}
Foot In Mouth Disease “Everyone should have to have a boy,” I said, stroking Katie’s hair. She was whimpering by my side after her first encounter with a lad and his stick. It had not gone well. What I MEANT to say to that horrified mama was that everyone should experience the joys and challenges …
Bacteria & Birth: Why it’s a GOOD Thing!!!
No Daddy’s In The Room, Please I’m sure you are mature enough to handle this. You probably caught your firstborn child in your rough, manly hands and then nuzzled him/her against your chiseled, manly chest while giving your gorgeous wife a postnatal foot massage. It’s not you I’m worried about. Truth be told, my mouth …
FDA Vs. JC Penny The Birthing Duck
There’s too many kids in this tub. There’s too many elbows to scrub LI just washed a behind That I’m sure wasn’t mine. There’s too many kids in this tub! ~ Shel Silverstein Have you met JC Penny the birthing duck? Katie’s used him to give birth to SIX children just this week and well, …
Book Review & GIVEAWAY: The Birth Next Door
BIRTH Experienced in almost every way. Standing at the hospital sink in sunglasses while catching her own baby between her legs. In the backseat of a car. On Dr. Seuss’ birthday. Stories of beauty, heartbreak, healing and grace mixed with phrases like “I told my midwife I was about to blow my butt out” and …
Birth Story Bash – Daniel’s Birth Story
About the Author: Kirsten loves being a wife to her best friend, and a mommy to two of the cutest little babies in the world. Some of her daily hobbies include nursing, changing diapers, blowing bubbles in the yard, nursing, coloring, cooking healthful meals, changing diapers, nursing…. She has a passion for people, and finds …
Thriller, Comedy or Love Story – What’s YOUR Birth Story?
Fart jokes are not funny. Poop pellets and sticking your bum in the air to birth a baby . . . now THAT’S funny. But birth is more than a string of one-liners. It’s thrilling and sacred, too, like being kissed by eternity while staring down a 300 pound linebacker in a powder puff game …
Calling All Mamas: Get Your Birth Stories Ready
The thing about birth stories is that they are a lot like the babies they come with. No matter how many there are I never get tired of them. Each little face draws me in . . . just as each story does. I read your stories. Every single one you send me. I know …
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