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Trial of Labor · 4M ago

Happy Birth Day to Me

Today is my birthday, and I have a lot planned for ugly number 39: Walmart for baby proofing (see photo below) and crafting stuff Finish G’s birth story since she turned 6 months old yesterday Meet a friend and hike “the M” today before the weather turns (hooray, snow!) Bake me a cake (no I [...]
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Trial of Labor · 5M ago

Snowflake Therapy

Imagine!  I’m just not in a birthy place these days.  I’m hanging on by a thread, actually.  I have a full time job, four young children, a husband who’s working two jobs, and have been sick for over a month!  So, reproduction . . . and all that involves is on the back burner . [...]
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Trial of Labor · 7M ago

Not sure how I feel about Maryland

I just read a press release from Maryland’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. First, how strange is that term . . . mental hygiene . . . MENTAL hygiene? Anyway, on the one hand I am glad that steps are in place to give women access to home birth. And if physicians and CNMs [...]
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Trial of Labor · 8M ago

Empowered Birth Week

I’ve been so overwhelmed with the start of a new academic year, raising four young daughters, and trying to reserve some time for fun . . . that I have neglected other important aspects of who I am.  I am this blog!  And I am an empowered birther!  Are you? Even if you had pain [...]
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Trial of Labor · 9M ago

Birth Snapshot: The Epidural

Labortrials got an epidural?!  Oh me oh my.  Yes, friends, I consented (begged for, even) to the bleepin’ epidural.  How did this happen, and how do I feel about it now?  Well . . . I arrived at the hospital worried that something was wrong.  The labor contractions came fast and painful, and I knew
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Trial of Labor · 9M ago

Birth Snapshot: Out the Vagina

No, I still haven’t finished my 4th and final daughter’s birth story.  I’ve been too busy and too distracted, and honestly not terribly motivated to share all the gory details.  This is why I’m trying to post these ‘snapshots.’  I wrote about my VBA2C for ICAN’s blog, so if you’re interested, go rea
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Trial of Labor · 10M ago

Browser Buzz

My husband finds it incredibly frustrating that I will keep open a gazillion tabs or browser windows open for days . . . errrr . . . weeks at a time.  Here’s a taste of what’s hanging around my browser these days: Are 94% of births really complicated?  (Transforming Maternity Care) What to do when [
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Trial of Labor · 10M ago

Birth snapshot: Two weeks ago today…

Two weeks ago today I was utterly hopeless.  By 1pm I had lost my midwife and pissed off the only medpro that was ‘in charge’ of me. Two weeks ago today and at this time I should have been getting prepped for a repeat cesarean.  Instead, we called the hospital that morning and called the [...]
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Trial of Labor · 10M ago

Against All Odds: Gillian, VBA2C

I have neglected to post an announcement about my daughter’s birth.  I was thinking that I would have a birth story ready to post within a few days of her birth, but clearly that is not the case.  Actually, in addition to her birth story, I will be drafting additional posts related to this crazy [..
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