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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. [...] I always had a vague nursing goal of making it to 2 years with Callum; as it turns out, that was pretty much right on the money. This was never a firm deadline of I “absolutely must make it to 2″ or “I’ll definitely stop once we hit 2″ but rather a general sense that [...] 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 [...] Christmas Eve 2008. I was 39 weeks pregnant and feeling pretty wonderful until… My balance ball deflated!! And it was Christmas Eve which meant there was no chance to buy a new one until the day after Christmas!! Clearly a crisis Ok, so in the grand scheme of things, the death of [...] We all know that regular exercise is important for our overall health and well-being; exercise keeps our weight in a healthy range, wards off disease and illness, improves our mood, and so on. The benefits of exercise don’t go away when we are pregnant; in fact, mamas who maintain some regular physical activity during pregnancy [...] I will admit that my pregnant friends probably think I’m really obnoxious when it comes to books about pregnancy. I am always asking them what they are reading and giving them my recommendations. You know – because I’ve had one kid, so I know everything. Right? Nevertheless, I have actually been-there-done-that when it comes to [...] My husband often tells me to stop reading. When I am trying to make a decision about something, I am the type of person who has to over-analzye it and over-research every possible option. It is kind of a miracle that I am able to actually make a decision. True to form, I started researching [...]  |
   
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