I am so behind on a mountain of things these days! Not the end of the world, but so not like me and it drives me crazy missing deadlines and having my to-do list grow instead of shrink! Anyways, this awesome carnival went on the other week and I didn’t have a chance to contribute […]
The Pregnancy Happiness List
Every week I read oodles of articles and blog posts through my iPhone’s Mobile RSS (best Google Reader app EVA). Many get starred in my Google Reader so I can reference them later or leave a comment when I’m at the computer. Here’s what I found “star worthy” this week … enjoy! A real women’s […]
Star Worthy V. 4
Hope you enjoy these as much as I did! Vaccinated Children vs UnVaccinated Children: What Are The Risk Beautiful truth from guest poster, Rachel, Take Heart, “Quit the race and allow God to use our blogs for things much greater than what google analytics will tell us.” I’m planning some adorable, homemade favors like these […]
Bloggers for Birth Kits
Earlier this week I mentioned the Bloggers for Birth Kits campaign going on at The Mommyhood Memos. This campaign helped me decide on the perfect Mother’s Day gift … For my 1st Mother’s Day, I treated myself with a priceless present – I bought 5 birth kits for mamas and babies in Papua New Guinea. Why? Because […]
P.S. Birth Story Extras
As I mentioned, my birth experience wasn’t what I planned. I had hoped for a calm waterbirth at our birthing center. Instead, Jemma was born under glaring lights in a stark white hospital room. Of course, what’s most important is we were both safe throughout our 3 days of labor. But still, I mourn a […]
Looks like Cheyney wasn’t the only one who thinks home births should become more prevalent in America … American Women: Birthing Babies at Home. Help us reach the first page on … it only takes 2 clicks and you can vote once each day! Baby (and mama) send lots of love and thanks your way […]
Day #8 – The Cost of Birth
Lots of countdowns happening … baby and my birthday! 23 days to baby which made me think, I’m not going to be 23 for very much longer. Also, I might be a 23 year old mom or a 24 year old mom … all depends on when baby decides to arrives in relation to October […]
Enjoy Birth
Whenever I need a dose of encouragement or an informative article about birth I turn to Enjoy Birth. It is a serious blessing to have such a great resource at my fingertips! This week the author, Sheridan (mom of 3), posted a list of recent articles she has come across. Two of my favorite links were What […]
Packing for an Adventure
The other day Dominic asked me when we were going to start packing our birth bag. I responded with, “Um, well, I’m 34 weeks so maybe sometime in September.”He didn’t think that was a good idea. Does he have a fatherly sixth sense that we should be ready earlier? Who knows … but the packing […]
Will I be a hyno-mama?
I started listening to the CD that came with the Hypnobirthing book I purchased awhile back. I’ll admit … it is very relaxing. So much so I drifted off to sleep in the bathtub while I was walking in to my “peace sanctuary”. Not sure if it will do the trick in labor, I tend […]
Leaving Well Alone
Sarah Buckley who authored Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering also wrote a great article about the third stage of labor. You can read the entire article here.It is a pretty “medical” article, but she covers vital information like complications that interventions create, hormones during labor and the role of the umbilical cord and its’ blood. It’s […]