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Beautiful Birth: An Induction and C-Section for a Healthy Mom & Baby
It all started with a heartbeat.
That strong, simple, yet deafening sound that you hear the day you nervously walk into the ultrasound room hoping for the first glimpse at your new life. Sometimes the...
Beautiful Birth: A Natural Hospital Water Birth
December 22nd was a chilly, downright cold Sunday that started the same as any other. Except I was 41 weeks and 4 days pregnant. Tim and I were going for a walk, and on...
Beautiful Birth: A Successful, Natural VBAC
My c-section in 2009 was very unnecessary. It was an induction with sedatives, Pitocin, epidural and Stadol. I slept for 24 hours and they woke me up to “push”. Tired from all the medications...
Beautiful Birth: An Unexpected Home Birth
For the birth of my third baby, I decided I would do things a little differently. My first was born via cesarean and my second was a VBAC. While I was thrilled with the...
Backyard Chickens: Have You Considered It Yet?
My girls are excited to be the topic of conversation for us all today. And by my girls, I mean my quite beautiful (if I do say so myself) backyard hens. Last spring, I...