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 [...]
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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 duringpregnancy,childbirth, orpost partum. Well, any pregnant or post partum woman appreciates a good laugh, even if it makes her pee her pants (although, changing those [...]
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I’ve had about 10 different blogs dealing with nutrition in one way or another. Basically put, I’ve tried to encourage the importance ofprenatal 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 vitamins [...]
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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 [...]
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Creating a positivebirth 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), and [...]
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As you probably already know, I place great importance on getting all the information you can aboutchildbirth andpregnancy. I really feel it is vital for the type of birthing experience you want for yourself and yourbaby. Being properly informed will help you make better decisions and help lead you to the best and safest experience [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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As we’ve discussed in a previous post, there are factors that increase risk for aVBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean) delivery, specifically discussed was induction. However, having recently finished my latest book onchildbirth, I have discovered another thing to be aware of. When I get my regular web site done, I think I will simply have [...]
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