Writing a Father’s Day card or speech? Putting together a personalized project in honor of Dad? Don’t shy away from expressing those warm feelings to your father! If you want to make him feel special, searching for just the right quote can awaken and rebuild long lost relationships. And if you are a dad yourself, [...]

 
I read a story in the news about a woman who delievered a baby in the hospital parking lot, aided by her husband who had experience delivering baby farm animals. The husband could not get into the building because he couldn’t locate the buzzer near the enterance, and the baby just wouldn’t wait any longer. Luckily [...]

I have a friend named Laila who’s one of the funniest people I know. We worked together in NY before I was married, and we always had a great time together. Now she’s got 6-month old twins, but this blog entry of hers is entitled “One Upon a Belly” and tells the tale of her [...]

Right after the birth of you baby is a very special time! You will cradle that bundle of joy in your arms for the very first time and, with the labor behind you, bask in the amazing feeling of motherhood. Although you probably want to enjoy this time uninterrupted, the doctors and nurses may whisk [...]

Lisa Graves, a 26 year old Australian mother, is 4 months pregnant and weighs 100 kg (220 lbs). Her local hospital is refusing to admit her due to her weight, instead directing her to another hospital that’s better equipped to deal with complex births.
Ms Graves  says the hospital is discriminating against her. “It’s my local public [...]

More unpleasant news for women undergoing c-sections, according to this article, “Caesarean mothers triple hysterectomy risk for next pregnancy.” This is the result of a study done in the UK, where up to one in three women have a Cesarean, in some parts of the country. “It found that a history of Caesarean delivery meant [...]

For anyone who likes to hear about other people’s labor and delivery… this is for you I’ll try not to draw it out too much, but you know how we love going on and on about these things…
 So I started feeling contractions on Friday morning, but I didn’t even mention them to my husband, David, or sister [...]

You would think there was something awful about to happen the minute you pass your due date, the way some women talk about it. Do an online search for “overdue” and you’ll hear tons of women moaning and weeping about how they just want the baby out already and can’t handle being pregnant any longer (and [...]

So today is my “due date” but as I suspected would happen… nothing. No big surprise since Esther (my 2 yr old) was 2 weeks overdue (actually, she was in no hurry even after 2 weeks, and I was induced). While I’m in no hurry to have the baby out before it’s ready, I would [...]

OK now here’s a topic to get everyone excited about! Here’s my question: When I had my birth classes last time around (once was enough for me!) the teacher was all about doing EVERYTHING naturally, including pooping on the midwives, I guess, beucase she was very eager to tell us that we DON’T have to [...]