Monday, May 30, 2011 at 4:00AM 
I received this necklace at Christmas time just 10 days before my daughter was born. I loved it from the moment I saw it!
Creative, Girly, Moms, Pregnancy, Second Pregnancy, Shopping in Product Review Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at 4:00AM 
When I was six months pregnant with my daughter, my son Dylan was 18 months old. While packing up to go somewhere I tripped on my front door's cement stairs, landing on my knees and hands. It hurt pretty bad and when I got inside and pulled up my pant leg I saw that I was bleeding pretty good.
Moms, Second Pregnancy, pain in Real Life Experience Wednesday, February 16, 2011 at 4:04AM 
Around 1:30am I was helped up and out of bed to go potty and take a shower. I was amazed that it didn't hurt to urinate even though I had some internal stitches. I was then helped into the shower and was monitored by my midwife to make sure I wasn't going to faint.
1st Days, 1st Week, Birth, Breastfeeding, Moms, Second Pregnancy, messy stuff, pain in Real Life Experience Wednesday, February 9, 2011 at 4:00AM 
Next thing I know my midwife says "Her head is out!!!" I couldn't believe it... no ring of fire, no specific additional pain, just all of the sudden I've already pushed out part of my baby! While we waited for the next contraction they checked her heart rate and it was dropping too low, I was told to get her out of there on the next push. Choosing not to let this scare me, I instead found new strength amidst the pain...
1st Days, 1st Week, Birth, Breastfeeding, Moms, Second Pregnancy, messy stuff, pain in Real Life Experience Wednesday, February 2, 2011 at 4:00AM Part II:
I continued to have contractions on the way home so at 4pm I decided to call my midwife and let her know that I was still having them...
1st Days, 1st Week, Birth, Labor, Pregnancy, Second Pregnancy, messy stuff, pain in Real Life Experience Wednesday, January 26, 2011 at 4:02AM Once at the clinic I did the usual urine screen, weight check, blood pressure etc. I was hoping that my midwife would find that I was dilated more than the 1cm I had been the previous week. On this day I was 1.5cm dilated and my baby had moved down enough for her to strip the membranes. She had tried the previous week but didn’t feel like she had done much because of how high the baby was. Stripping the membranes is separating...
1st Days, Birth, Second Pregnancy, Travel, pain in Real Life Experience Monday, January 24, 2011 at 4:00AM BACKGROUND: When I was pregnant with my first child I had determined that I wanted a natural birth and wanted someone with experience there to help me through the labor and try 
to help it go the way I wanted it to. I also didn't want all the weight of my labor support needs to be on my husband because he wouldn't have a clue what to do. The last thing I wanted on the day our son was born was to get mad or frustrated at my husband during the labor.
Wednesday, January 19, 2011 at 4:00AM I realized that I wanted to have a home birth. With my due date in January and the possibility of snow conditions I figured it would be a better option overall. In addition, I no longer felt scared about birth. I started preparing right away and did the following things...
Birth, Medical, Moms, Music, Pregnancy, Second Pregnancy, Snacks, messy stuff, pain in Real Life Experience Wednesday, January 5, 2011 at 4:00AM 
I live with hypothyroidism every day as some of you might know from my previous blog: I Still Get Angry At Night. I am 39 weeks pregnant and wanted to cover some of the restrictions and routines I have had to follow while on medication for it.
Breakfast, Meals, Medical, Pregnancy, Second Pregnancy in Real Life Experience Monday, January 3, 2011 at 4:00AM BACKGROUND: Today in society we are on camera all the time, everywhere we go. It's also no surprise to see a camera during the happiest moments in people's lives including their engagement, wedding, new cars, 
all the first's with children etc. If you think about it, all of these events are personal accomplishments that don't directly involve the workers at the time you take the pictures. In other words, you aren't taking pictures of the person selling you the engagement ring or the car salesman writing up their paperwork... so why would you take a picture of medical professionals delivering your baby?
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