Day 3 of my week of Birth Stories to celebrate the National Improving Birth Rally (held yearly on Labor Day). Don’t worry if you missed any, you can always check them out here: Elliana’s Home Birth Story Why I Care About Improving Birth + My 2 Birth Stories Today Krista shares her scary journey with an unexpected induction turned Csection due to Cholestasis. Thankfully … [Read more...]
Elliana’s Home Birth Story
Today begins a week filled with Birth Stories! As I shared yesterday I love reading birth stories and I want to celebrate yesterday's National Improving Birth Rally with a week of all types of birth stories. Please remember not everyone makes the same choices when it comes to birth. The fact that we have choices is what makes birth beautiful! All birth matters! Please note if … [Read more...]
Happy Labor Day | Improving Birth One Birth Story at a Time
"A woman, as long as she lives, will remember how she was made to feel at her birth." - Anna Verwaal, Doula - Business of Being Born (2008) I know that I will never forget the day either of my sons were born. Each of them so different, and while their birth was the most amazing and joyous moments of my whole life, the delivery process was not at all what I expected it to be. Especially with … [Read more...]
Baby D Monthly Update | 8 Months Old
You may notice that this post is going up 5 days prior to Baby D turning 9 months. While part of that is simply me not finding the time this month between a thousand doctor appointments and the Hubs returning home from deployment, it is also that every time I sat down to write this update I got overwhelmed with emotion and didn't want to continue. After a long few months of looking for … [Read more...]
Why I’m Planning to get an Integrated Dishwasher
"This is a guest post from Tesco" I can’t imagine life these days without a dishwasher. It’s all too easy to get used to the convenience offered by these machines. They make tidying up after family meals so much easier and can save busy moms like me precious time. Also, I really notice how handy dishwashers are when I’m entertaining. Once my guests have eaten and drunk their fill and … [Read more...]