Next to the damn nipple shield, thrush was the hardest thing for me to overcome while nursing. It started when my son was 5 weeks old. At first, we were both miss diagnosed. His doctor never swabbed his mouth and I never had her check me for the signs. I just knew that I hurt [...]
I have been reading Giving Birth by Catherine Taylor. Her writing is wonderful. She is a journalist and does a wonderful job of hooking you into her story right away. She is following midwives around, interviewing them and witnessing clinical appointments and births. This is not the review, but I wanted to share some really encouraging [...]
One of my most favorite things to think about is baby names. I LOVE talking about names with my husband for our future children. I love imagining what our little girl will look like what if her name would fit her perfectly. Lately, there have been some very trendy names that I’ve heard at the [...]
Good evening everyone!! I want to, again, welcome new readers! This makes me so happy! I hope that this blog and the networking I gain from it can be a resource for all of us. I want to be able to connect to others who are doing the same thing, as well as anyone who [...]
I updated the reading list tab above. I organized the books into catagories to make searches easier. Please let me know if there is a book I should add to the list. I love that this library just keeps on growing! Happy Monday!
Recently, I was called over to the birthing center to register a mama who had come in through the ER and already delivered her baby. This is not a common occurrence and usually this is due to a home birth gone bad. When I say bad, I mean something like a retained placenta or hemorrhaging or respiratory distress for the baby. If a home [...]
