It seems that the internet is full of ideas for natural labor induction. Both of my babies were quite late and it seems I tried everything to make them come. I did end up medically inducing one child ...
Birth
How to pack your hospital bags
As your due date approaches the time comes to pack the hospital bags. I came up with a unique way to pack mine and it has worked great for all of my pregnancies! I always packed mine early (around ...
8 Reasons Child Birth is Easier than Pregnancy
My entire first pregnancy I was terrified. I didn't want to think about how the baby would be exiting my body. I would have been thrilled if we could just skip all that and just magically get to the ...
Jim Gaffigan On Parenting
I love Jim Gaffigan. Fabulous comedy on various topics, but his routines on parenting are just perfect. With gems like "I haven't slept in 7 years" and "we had all our babies at home, just to make ...
The BEST Birthing Method
There is much debate about which is the best birthing method. I've seen many mommy wars waged on this very topic, as moms argue over which way is the best, hardest, healthiest or promotes the best ...
Birth Story Link Up
Welcome to our Birth Story Link Up! I am so excited to read all of your wonderful tales of birth and adoption! If you are nervous about sharing your birth story, take a minute and read this ...
*Coming Soon* Birth Story Link Up
Princess turns one next week, so, of course, I've been reminiscing about her birth! That was one crazy day for our family, ending with her making her arrival a prompt 10 minutes after we pulled up to ...
Cheating at Birth
If you get multiple young moms together, chances are the conversation will turn to birth stories at some point. Each story is unique, just as each mother and child are unique and special in their own ...
Timing
faking a smile to hide my misery The last few weeks/month of my pregnancy was awful. I was miserable, sick, exhausted etc. It didn't help that I was having labor-like contractions off and on ...
Baby girl’s birth story
I had been having contractions for a month before baby girl was born. Not just the irritating braxton hicks contractions but some real ones that would bring tears to my eyes. Some that would be every ...