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Our Baby’s Birth Story (Part I)
Photo courtesy of Aspin Photography Now, I could make this short and sweet and tell you I had a pretty positive, fairly long labor. That it was a labor that didn’t go exactly according to plan but...
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Our Baby’s Birth Story (Part II)
If Part I’s alternate was, “Is This Labor?”, Part II’s title would be, “When Sh*t Got Real.” Quick note: We were very lucky to have a photographer capture the birth and most of my labor. No explicit...
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Our Baby’s Birth Story (Part III)
The moment a child is born, the mother is also born. She never existed before. The woman existed, but the mother, never. A mother is something absolutely new. ~Rajneesh Continued from Part I and...
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Ten Ways I Prepared for Childbirth
The following is a reflection of my personal experience and is not intended to be medical advice. Even though our birth didn’t go exactly as planned, it was still a wonderful experience. While I like...
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How I (Maybe) Flipped My Breech Baby
Disclaimer: I have no medical training of any kind. Do not do any of the following without consulting your care provider. Around 36 weeks gestation, we discovered that our baby was breech. He had...
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Why You Should Hire a Birth Photographer
“Birth is an experience that demonstrates that life is not merely function and utility, but form and beauty.” ~Christopher Largen (Hint: it’s not because you’ll look super sexy in the pictures.) I know...
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Myths About Birth Photography
I am happy to share that I have joined the team over at Daily Mom as a contributing writer! My first post went live this week, and it’s on a topic y’all know I hold near and dear: childbirth! I hope...
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Our second baby’s birth story (Part I)
I’m doing this in three parts because, like Gray’s birth, I want to remember all the details. This is Part I, and I know it’s really boring. But I want it written somewhere. So, skip to Part II if you...
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Our second baby’s birth story (Part II)
Continued from Part I. I grew simultaneously pleased and apprehensive as the hours of January 31st passed; on one hand, it looked increasingly like we were going to have the February baby we had...
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Our second baby’s birth story (Part III)
Continued from Parts I and II. All photos in this post are courtesy of Becca Howell Photography. Becca apparently witnessed my “grand entrance” off the elevator, so I know I probably didn’t give her a...
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