June 2010 - Posts
Posted Monday, June 28, 2010 5:45 PM
"I felt a little trickle down my leg. I was thinking, 'Is that my water breaking!? '" Planning for baby After getting pregnant and hearing story after story of other women's experiences with birth, as well as researching different birthing options, I
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Posted Tuesday, June 22, 2010 8:22 AM
"This was the exact birth I was looking for and couldn't be happier that we did it at home..." June 17, 2010: Showtime! Ony June 17, I went to my midwife and she stretched me again... and then I went for acupuncture for two hours! I got home around 4:30
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Posted Friday, June 11, 2010 7:11 PM
"My doctor knew I didn’t want to take any drugs, but at that point, it was what was best for baby..." A restless night My son was born on April 26 at 9:04 a.m., weighing in at 6 lbs 8 ounces and measuring 19.5 inches. Nothing went as planned, but all
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Posted Friday, June 04, 2010 5:36 PM
"We made a plan to dilate to 5 to 6 cm by 6 p.m. It sounds funny now, but I really feel like the baby needed to have these little deadlines or goals to reach..." Due date... After an amazing pregnancy, John and I were more than ready to meet our little
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Posted Wednesday, June 02, 2010 11:39 AM
"I had heard that an epidural could relax me enough that labor could progress on its own a little easier, but I really was opposed to the idea of getting drugs..." A big baby on the way I had a fairly typical pregnancy. I was sick during the first trimester,
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