So a year ago, if someone had told me they were using a midwife instead of a OB/GYN I would have thought they were some sort of strange, crunchy hippy person. After watching the “Business of Being Born” with Ricki Lake, my perception of midwives and doulas changed. The documentary talks about the way birthing […]
So Many Changes So Little Time
Its been six weeks since the little guy arrived. Its absolutely amazing to watch him grow and even though has been with us for a very short time, I cannot imagine life without him; however, today I realized that the stress from all of life’s charges came crashing down on me. The first thing every […]
Nursing
Nursing….where do I even begin…. For me, I have never thought about not breastfeeding so I didn’t have to go through the decision making that a lot of women I know go through. Although I didn’t have to think about this choice, the idea of breastfeeding was overwhelming. These little “A” cup boobies of mine […]
Life Lately
So somewhere in between my blogging, life took off on a fast track. Lots of incredible things have happened and then some other things happened. As I start to look back, they have all been good things in hind sight…just sometimes hard to deal with in the moment. Lets see…lets start with the fun stuff: […]
Post Partum Planning….Oy!
Its totally crazy…just as you are getting excited about having a baby….you have to start thinking about all the wonderfulness after birthing the little munchkin. Its been quite the learning curve and I have to say there really has not been anything too attractive about it. What I have learned: 1) You should bring your […]