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Enjoying newborn Eleanor snuggles You may have heard of the fourth trimester. Basically, it’s the idea that the first 3 months of life are very much an extension of life in the womb for baby. Baby has spent 40 weeks (or there abouts!) having her every need attended to. She never knew [...] It’s been just over two weeks since I became a mama to two. Baby Eleanor finally joined us on April 9th…checking in at 10 pounds even, 22.5 inches, and sporting a 14.5 inch head. Here’s our birth story! Eleanor decided to be a bit of a trickster from the start Callum was born the [...] I’ve reached the point in this pregnancy (33 weeks!) where my midwives have started talking birth plan – and reminding me of the things I should consider as I write mine. It’s probably little surprise to know that a birth center based midwife or most hospital based midwives request birth plans from their patients. [...] This morning as I was flipping channels while on the elliptical (AM TV leaves much to be desired!), I landed on two episodes of Discovery Health’s Birth Day. I generally avoid watching shows about birth as they so frequently offer only a highly medicalized, overly-dramatic portrayal of birth. But I’m glad I caught these episodes [...]  |
   
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