Claire was born on Tuesday, but her birth story started on Sunday. I woke up with spotting, and some Googling revealed it was probably my bloody show (which I never had with Henry). I always thought a “bloody show†was a one-time, dramatic thing, but mine was slow and light and lasted until Monday afternoon [...]
Natural Birth
Time for another pregnancy brain dump! Physically, I am… …Meh. I came down with a really bad ear, nose, and throat infection over the weekend (I have a double ear infection!). A terrible cold + being 9 months pregnant is kind of the ultimate EFF YOU to my body. I’m on antibiotics to [...]
When I was pregnant with Henry, I wrote a lot about my plans for a drug-free birth. Some people said to me, “You can’t plan birth! What’s going to happen is going to happen!†That’s true. You can’t really plan birth. But I do think that preparation can really pay off, especially if you’re hoping [...]
Milestones, milestones. So many milestones. My little man is now 5 months (and a week…) old. I can hardly believe it – but I say that every month, don’t I? It’s just amazing how fast time passes and how quickly children grow. But in so many ways, it just keeps getting better and better. [...]
I summed up Henry’s birth story with this thought: Labor was, by far, the most emotionally and physically intense moment of my life. But I look at Henry now and know it worth it. The entire pregnancy, the labor – it was worth it. I really believe that all women should be very proud [...]
Missed Part I? Here it is! Where did we leave off? Oh yes. My water had broken, I had been contracting for seven hours, and I truly believed I’d be holding my baby soon. That’s when things started to get intense. Truthfully, the beginning of labor isn’t so bad. Contractions aren’t long and are [...]
This is the story of how Henry was born… We have a mattress topper that I lovingly refer to as “the cloud.†The cloud is a memory foam topper and is, quite possibly, the most amazing possession that I own. I can’t sleep well without it. Throughout my third trimester, I became obsessed with the [...]
Most of the review of the various types of birth classes (hospital classes, Lamaze, Hypnobabies, Bradley Method) are written post-birth, which makes perfect sense. But I thought it would be kind of fun to split up my review of Bradley Method classes into two posts – one before birth and one after birth. After all, [...]
I spy a BUMP! I am trying really hard not to get too ahead of myself, but the entire pregnancy journey has been a whole lot of “I can’t wait for this… okay, now I can’t wait for that.†First it was, “I can’t wait to get a Big Fat Positive.†Then, it was [...]
It’s almost quitting time! And I’m excited. Thank goodness it’s Friday. I could do a Friday dance right here in my office chair. We have a few loose plans, but I’m mostly just looking forward to sitting on the couch and rectifying this sink situation. It’s truly worse than it looks. Made a lunch [...]