pregnancy
Growing your family, one baby bump at a time. All about the ups and downs of nature's 9 month miracle.
Cesarean Birth After Cesarean
In the “birthy world,” CBAC or “Cesarean Birth After Cesarean” refers to a belly birth that was initially planned to be a VBAC (Vaginal Birth After Cesarean). In cases like this, sometimes simply saying “repeat cesarean” negates the significance of the decision to birth again via cesarean. As someone who has personally traveled this road, I share the story of my second child’s birth, a family-centered, gentle cesarean, in the hopes that it can bring healing and comfort to others whose birth stories may not have gone *quite* as planned.
By Bethany Banning7 years ago in Families
The Things They Don’t Tell You at School: Babies
When I left school, I was left thinking I knew how to handle the outside world on my own. I mean I’d learnt the ins and outs of all the cells in a plant, I’d learnt how to dissect a pigs heart. Heck I even learnt how to speak like Shakespeare!
By Jordan Cooper7 years ago in Families
10 Things I Learned Through Losing a Pregnancy
The first time I found out I was pregnant, the most apparent feeling for me was surprise. I’m not sure why I was so surprised to see a positive result on my at home pregnancy test since my husband and I had been trying, or as I always said “not preventing,” for about a year. Nonetheless, I felt surprised, scared of the inevitable labor and delivery, and also excited about this new phase in my life.
By Haley Peterson7 years ago in Families
Being a Single Mom with No Job
The day I found out I was pregnant was the day my life would change forever, as most would expect me to say. How my life changed, is a whole different story. I was single at the time, and still am. I was currently working at a local restaurant as a waitress, and the hours varied from week to week, most being late at night. I took my 3 positive tests in the end of May, and summer was just getting started. The restaurant was getting busier and busier while my stomach was getting sicker and sicker. It didn’t help that parts of the restaurant didn’t have working air conditioning, like the kitchen where it was needed most. My blood pressure dropped and tended to stay low due to the pregnancy, and I got light-headed very easily. This plus the extra heat of the summer at work didn’t make for a good combination. I cut back on hours to help get rested for the days I did have to go in, but even that wasn’t enough to get through my shifts. I ended up quitting but didn’t have anything lined up which rendered me unemployed as of mid-July. Even though I had some money saved, the worry started to set in real fast.
By Lindsay Holder7 years ago in Families
Motherhood- The Ups, the Downs, and Everything in Between Part 2
The day had finally arrived for us to go to the doctor and see how far along I was. Have you ever had a rush of feelings hit you right before something happens? That’s exactly what happened to me while we sat in the waiting room. I had this crazy feeling that something was wrong and my anxiety shot through the roof. I turned to my spouse and told him. He tried to reassure me that everything was okay and that I was just over thinking. No matter how much he said everything was okay I couldn’t shake that feeling!
By Danika Toralbo7 years ago in Families
Teenage Pregnancy
Five months had passed, and in this time my academic focus was at an all-time high. I was successfully balancing the juggling act which is life after so many years of failing to do so. I had found my goal; my aspirations had become clear. I knew where I wanted to be... but all at the same time there was a hidden truth, one that had been smothered to the bottom of my thoughts, yet also so very apparent.
By [email protected]7 years ago in Families
Why I Owe My Labor to My Doula
If you’re anything like me, shy self conscious and self dependent. The idea of a doula might make you a bit uncomfortable. After all, during birth you’re so vulnerable and exposed. Literally you’re pretty much naked the whole time!
By Itzel Jimenez7 years ago in Families
My Journey as a Pregnant Teen
Where do I even begin? The last seven months have been the most stressful, exciting, heartbreaking, and rewarding months of my life. A year ago if you would have told me I would soon lay in bed, in my apartment with a fiancé and a baby on the way, I would have honestly laughed. I never wanted to have children, I never wanted to experience giving birth or being pregnant. I didn’t have a serious plan for life; I wanted to graduate and pursue whatever passion I had. I never thought I would lay here and write a story about my teen pregnancy, but here I am, so let’s begin.
By Kyah Alexis7 years ago in Families
