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Unbound Birth: How to Have a Natural Birth in the Hospital (Review & Giveaway!)
The photo that I share with you today is somewhat of an intimate one. It is my daughter, Aliza Emmanuelle, born in 2010, just seconds after she entered the world. I feel such a sense of awe and a rush...
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Our Birth Location Plans (An Update)
Labouring at home in the tub (with candles lit, listening to Jack Johnson on the iPod) as long as possible before heading to the hospital for the birth of my daughter in 2010. Not my most flattering...
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A Pregnant Woman’s Favourite Questions (36 Week Update)
36 weeks pregnant with number 3! I was already in my PJ's (hubby's old t-shirt and an old pair of "Canada" shorts) and was not in the mood for smiling or changing my clothes... so this is what you get!...
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A Celebration of Birthing {My Blessingway Experience}
This past Monday I reached the 38 week marker. The evening prior found me reflecting on this pregnancy and the upcoming birth of this babe, surrounded by amazing women who spoke words of life and...
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Placenta Encapsulation: A Tutorial
{when a placenta is spread out it resembles a tree, which, like the placenta, also symbolizes life} :: WARNING :: GRAPHIC PHOTOS INCLUDED IN THIS POST. I do believe this is the farthest into crazy...
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My Baby is Not a Fed-Ex Package and I am Not a Pressure Cooker
But if we hope for that which we see not, then do we with patience wait for it. {Romans 8:25} Happy due date day to me! The babe is snug and comfy inside, and I am waiting. With this being my first...
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Share Your “Overdue” Stories & Natural Induction Methods… (ie. Day 5 Overdue,...
What keeps me going is the knowing that this is what i'll be doing in the very near future... (Aliza Emmanuelle, a couple of days old, July 2010) I do believe in the inherent wisdom of a woman’s body...
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Welcome to the World, Baby
Canaan Maverick Ricci (Canaan is a Biblical place name from the OT with significant to Honey & I {story to come}… and Maverick means “independent, non-conformist”) 8 lbs, 1 oz. & 21 inches...
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Breastfeeding Battles: Naomi’s Story {Part Three}
This is Part Three of a 3-part guest series, written by my wonderful friend, Naomi. You can read Part One here and Part Two here. *** Pain is a theme in breastfeeding that every mama knows well; sore...
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The Birth Story of Canaan Maverick
(FYI: I’m saving most of my labour & birth photos to share in a slideshow. I wanted to include it in this post, but my technical support is out at a guys movie night thing this evening and I...
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Baby-Catcher: A Memoir-ish Account of a Midwifery Journey {Part One}
Canaan Maverick, 7 days old The beautiful babe in the photo above may be all mine, but the story below is not. My dear friend Kate and I go way back to teenage-hood camp staff days. She was certainly...
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Baby-Catcher: A Memoir-ish Account of a Midwifery Journey {Part Two}
The 1st Year Class of the Midwife Program (Kate is in the middle left, with a purple headband) This is Part Two of a 3-Part Guest Series from my good friend, Kate. You can read Part One here, if you...
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Baby-Catcher: A Memoir-ish Account of a Midwifery Journey {Part Three}
Maren's little brother. This is Part Three of a three-part series. You can read part one here and part two here, if you haven’t already. Kate: thanks again, my dear friend, for sharing your story. ***...
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6 Ways to Promote Healthy Gut Bacteria in Pregnancy and Newborns
Post by Contributor, Erin Long of Home and Grace When your baby is conceived she has a totally unique genetic make up, a mashup of you and your husband’s DNA. You can’t control whose eye color she...
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6 Reasons to Consider Home Birth
Image by Eyeliam. Post by contributor, Kathleen, of Becoming Peculiar Two hours after I confirmed that I was pregnant, I called the midwives. Midwives are in pretty high demand here in Ontario, often...
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A Crunchy Parent’s Guide to Twins
Guest post by Naomi of Almost Bananas [Beth's note: this is a longer-than-usual post, but it's just so chock full of awesome info and tips, I didn't think y'all would mind! And, even though I'm not a...
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48 Questions To Ask Before Choosing a Birth Care Provider
Choosing a Care Provider Having a baby is one of the most amazing things a woman can do. It can also be the scariest. It’s easy to worry about how you can afford a baby, if labor is going to hurt or...
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Grace for Your Disappointing Birthing Experience
Post by contributor, Erin Long of Home & Grace ‘Erin, you have to wake up. You have to wake up. You need to feed Audrey’ My husband had been trying for several minutes to bring me to consciousness...
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7 Ways to Prepare for a Successful VBAC
Post by contributor, Erin Long In preparing for the birth of my first child, I basically skipped over everything to do with C-sections. I was young, healthy and my baby looked absolutely fantastic. I...
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Dear Mom in the Tunnel
I sat at the mall coffee shop today clacking keys on my laptop, with my leather jacket and stylish infinity scarf, certain that every blessed soul that passed by immediately took me for the young and...
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