my best tips for an unmedicated birth {during labor}
*This is part two of a two-part series. You can read the first part on my advice before you reach labor here. Again, this is not meant to be a […]
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my best tips for an unmedicated childbirth {before the first contraction}
In another life I’d love to be a doula or certified nurse midwife. Well maybe this life, just later. When there aren’t tiny hands grabbing for my attention every day, […]
Laboring in 5:00 traffic {introduction part two of Melia Jean’s birth story}
****This is part two of my introduction to Melia Jean’s birth story. As the labor was broken up into a few parts, I wanted to capture the earlier bits in […]
I went into labor at the zoo {intro to Melia Jean’s birth story}
Her due date came and went. And then another due date, because the first one was incorrect. Still, we waited. Each day contractions grew stronger and more regular, eventually dying […]
40 weeks
Turns out, today is my due date… not July 28. The way I see it, we just bought ourselves a little time. Induction for the natural birth lovers is atrocious. […]
photo of the week
39 weeks and 6 days. Impromptu trip to the Oregon Coast. Perfect way to enter 40 weeks. _ *photo courtesy of the Mr Groves man.
39 weeks and fake labor.
Third baby. Third labor. Turns out, false labor can still fool me. I woke up at midnight to a strong pulling sensation. My back was in a lot of pain […]
38 weeks [in photos and captions]
I was a skeptic, I confess. The idea of camping at the coast at 38 weeks pregnant was mildly disconcerting. Going into labor was the least of my worries. It […]
36 weeks
The little one cuddles next to me. I’m extra attentive to her these days. Often content to be in her own world, I’m aware that she could get lost in […]
35 weeks
It feels surreal to type it out: 35 weeks. I was sure I was going to be stuck between 30-34 weeks for-EV-er. Amazingly enough, time actually does march on and […]
