I guess you could say I’ve had some experience birthing large babies. Our girls were our smallest tying at 8 pounds 6 ounces. The first of our boys was 8 pounds 13.8 ounces, the second 9 pounds even and the third was a whopping 10 pounds 2 ounces. Okay, so not like the woman in [...] Read more »
Pregnancy | Childbirth | Post Partum :: Laughter, the Best Medicine
Okay, so perhaps this is another post that can be applied to pretty much everyone. Have you heard that “laughter is the best medicine?” Sure, it doesn’t matter whether it’s during pregnancy, childbirth, or post partum. Well, any pregnant or post partum woman appreciates a good laugh, even if it makes her pee her pants [...] Read more »
Prenatal and Post Partum Nutrition
I’ve had about 10 different blogs dealing with nutrition in one way or another. Basically put, I’ve tried to encourage the importance of prenatal and post partum nutrition. Today I got an email that links to a report that kind of sums up what I’ve been trying to say. I can’t vouch for the particular [...] Read more »
Book Review :: The Girlfriend’s Guide to Pregnancy
Today’s book review I’m going to tell you about another book by an experienced mom. Not a doctor, midwife or nurse. Actually, this mom has sort of a colorful background including law degrees, a Playboy centerfold, TV producer, talk show host, and the wife of a music industry executive. Intrigued? I have also seen her [...] Read more »
Creating a Positive Birth Experience
Creating a positive birth experience isn’t as hard as some people would have you think. First off, it is partly a matter of perception. What is your ideal birth experience? I’d say I just had my best one. It was my quickest progressing, relatively easy, no actual pain to speak of (just discomfort from contractions), [...] Read more »
Childbirth | Pregnancy Information – Websites
As you probably already know, I place great importance on getting all the information you can about childbirth and pregnancy. I really feel it is vital for the type of birthing experience you want for yourself and your baby. Being properly informed will help you make better decisions and help lead you to the best [...] Read more »
Breastfeeding
Hey, my milk came in today! By that I mean that the colostrum (first milk with super nutrition and antibodies) is done and the regular milk is in. Yes, I know, I get personal. So I’ve been eating like a horse, well, more like a rabbit really, but in a horse’s portions. For me, the [...] Read more »
Got My RhoGAM
Still in my baby moon, we trekked to the doc’s today where they checked over Jeannie, primarily just to document it. We already knew she was all fine, but now it’s official and the rest of the family will feel better too. As I have the rh-factor to contend with, I got a RhoGAM shot [...] Read more »
Birth Announcement
That’s right, I’m making a birth announcement. Jeannie Marie was born at 10:33 pm May 14, 2007. She weighed in as my smallest at 8 pounds 6 ounces. I really thought she’d be heavier than that though, she looks so chunky. The birth went very well, and actually was my fastest labor from start to [...] Read more »
More On VBAC
As we’ve discussed in a previous post, there are factors that increase risk for a VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean) delivery, specifically discussed was induction. However, having recently finished my latest book on childbirth, I have discovered another thing to be aware of. When I get my regular web site done, I think I will [...] Read more »
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