Birthing Fat: Background
This series of three articles/posts, combined, examine the issues surrounding obesity and pregnancy. As more and more women find themselves fitting into this designation, it begs to be discussed. This is not a scholarly series, yet does quote and refer to many studies and professional experiences. There is not a bibliography, but feel free to click the many links sprinkled within the pieces. Interspersed throughout, my experiences as well as other mothers I have spoken and worked with, flesh out a technical piece. While anecdotal stories do not tell the whole story, to many of us, neither do the studies. Therefore, I have chosen to make the series more accessible and enjoyable. I welcome

Dr. Amy’s Comeuppance
I swore I would never write about that woman again. She is the most hateful, angry and irrational woman to ever argue against homebirth/natural birth/un-CNM midwifery.  However, in researching my Denialism post, I stumbled upon a blog entitled Science-Based Medicine, whose subtitle is “Exploring issues and controversies in the relationship between science and medicine.” Curious, I started reading and lo and behold, who else but Dr. Amy was regurgitating her homebirthdebate p

Denialism
Denialism is a new word to me. I didn’t have to Google it to figure out what it meant; that was easy. I deduced the word was defined as the act of denial, probably in the face of facts. When I did Google it, sure enough, many options to explore denialism popped up, including a Wiki entry. (You know you’ve made it when you have a Wikipedia entry.)  Mark Hoofnagle is one of three authors who write the “Denialism Blog.” (Chris Hoofnagle and PalMD are the other two.) Hoofnagle’s bio says, “Mark Hoofnagl

Hospital Birth In Progress on the Web
Lynsee is streaming her birth. I am not sure, but at 6:45pm PT, it looks like she's about 5cm. I'm sure they will say soon again. It's obviously a progressive hospital (as hospitals go). I wonder how long I'll watch. (I'm acting like I've never seen a birth before!)

Avoid H1N1 with Vitamin D Supplementation
I know, I know. You're tired of hearing about the H1N1 (swine) flu. The more I hear, the more confused I become, but I keep reading and learning and trying to decide whether to vaccinate myself; I am in a high risk category because of my past Disseminated Coccidiomycosis. My lungs have scar tissue that looks like lace on them. Sarah, too, is high risk; she had lung cancer when she was three-years old, having a third of her lung removed. I've heard whispers of the Vitamin D Theory, but this is the first organized article that explains why and even dosages. The advised dose by our government is 400 IU every day. However, we continue being deficient, sometimes extremely so, in Vitam