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Moving on after a complicated pregnancy and birth
I get things stuck in my craw. Sometimes it’s stuck in such a way that I cannot let it go and it is all I think about for a stretch (as in – I won’t lie – when a certain … Continue reading
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Why I didn’t have an epidural. And why I should have.
Even before I was pregnant with my first child, I knew I preferred a birth without interventions. I’m not sure it was even a “preference” so much as my default. It just seemed like a given. My mother had my … Continue reading
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A Homebirth Dad
Though it seems far from possible, my once-newborn son is now almost two years old. The day E was born seems like both yesterday and a hundred years ago. As with all memories, his birth is quickly fading into a … Continue reading
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A Doula’s Work
I meet with a couple twice for a couple hours each to talk about their upcoming birth. I get to see their home free of baby gear, diapers, burp cloths. It takes me back to a time when Jim and … Continue reading
My VBAC Story
By Jennifer Baize Naylor When my first son was born by cesarean, I was still in the recovery bay outside the operating room when I said to my caregiver ‘Well, I guess all my babies will be born this way … Continue reading
