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Baby Shower

2/2/12 8:36am by lindahoye
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I went to a baby shower today. A few of us who are “of a certain age” were commenting on the seemingly-infinite array of paraphernalia it seems to require to have a baby these days. At the risk of seeming crotchety, I can’t help but reflect upon what it was like back when I had my first baby, and I walked uphill both ways to get to the hospital to deliver her.  Read more >

There Is No "Normal" When a Baby Dies

1/12/12 1:18pm by Kathy Benson
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I have read a lot of commentary about what happened last week when Fox News contributor Alan Colmes attacked Republican Party primary Presidential candidate Rick Santorum and his wife Karen for the "crazy" way they dealt with the death of their son soon after his birth in 1996. Political views and party affiliations aside, I believe what Mr. Colmes did was out of line on so many levels and felt sick as I learned about the incident.  Read more >

Extraordinary Prenatal Care

12/26/11 9:00am by BirthingBeautif...
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I am receiving good prenatal care. But I am also receiving extraordinary prenatal care. My midwives have sat with me and listened to my hopes and dreams and fears about this birth. They know how close I am to my parents and my siblings and my grandparents. They know how difficult it is for me to see my grandfather, who suffered a severe stroke just two weeks ago, so sick and frail and vulnerable, caught in between life and death for the time being. And so one of my midwives has checked in on me every single day since my grandfather’s stroke. To see how he’s doing. To see how I’m doing.  Read more >

Does Having a Baby Really Have to Change Everything?

11/17/11 8:18am by B-School Babe
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Okay, you knew it was inevitable. First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes... well, technically before the baby, then comes 9-months of a transformative experience. Johnson & Johnson claims that having a baby changes everything. I am super excited about what's ahead and I feel a little guilty admitting this, but I don't want this baby to change EVERYTHING. In particular...  Read more >

Stylish Pregnancy Without the Fashion Splurge

11/15/11 7:30am by Molly
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[Editor's Note: To me, "maternity" and "fashion" don't really go together. Clearly, though, for Molly they do! In her post, she takes you through what to buy during your pregnancy and what to leave on the rack -- so you've got more to spend or save later when baby arrives. -Rita]  Read more

Your Baby Had Weight in this World: Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day

10/15/11 8:00am by JennaHatfield
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Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance

I hope -- pray and wish and yearn -- that you don’t know what today is, because if you do, my heart breaks with and for you. October 15th is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day, one of those holidays where “happy” doesn’t work as a well-wishing for the day. A "wave of light" will happen tonight when parents of loss light a candle at 7PM in all time zones as we remember those babies that were ours for far too short a time.  Read more >

Reluctantly Scheduling a C-Section

10/14/11 3:59am by JennaHatfield
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It's hard for me to get all riled up about people who schedule C-sections. I know that for every "I don't want to sweat when I'm in labor" kind of story, there's a real story like this one by Life on the Mama Track. Her first delivery, which she explains in her post, ended in one of those scary emergency c-sections, and now she had scheduled her second instead of opting for a VBAC.  Read more

Urban Legend Ultrasound: It's a Girl! Oops! No, It's a Boy!

10/3/11 11:00am by JennaHatfield
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For those of you who found out via ultrasound the gender of your baby prior to giving birth, did you have that little doubt in the back of your head? The one that said, "Are you really sure that ultrasound tech was right? Should you really be painting these walls pink?" And then five different people told you stories about their best friend's sister's cousin's uncle's wife's nanny who was totally surprised by a baby of a gender that they didn't plan for on birth day?  Read more

Gestational Surrogacy: Tomorrow I Get Knocked Up for My Two Dads!

9/16/11 8:01am by @blackhairedmum
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In December 2008, I gave birth to a beautiful baby girl for a couple. Their baby. Grown in my great uterus. (Dr's words... not mine!) It was the experience of a lifetime. One which changed the fabric of my person. I'm embarking on the journey again, this time for two dads.  Read more >

How My Mind Works When Everyone Else Is Pregnant

9/15/11 12:00pm by Baby in Broad
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Have you had that moment when you realized that everyone around you was pregnant? Multiple announcements on Facebook, two friends email you in the same week and every woman you see in the grocery store is sporting a nine-month-bump. Noelle at Baby in Broad is currently experiencing one of those phases and writes about how it makes her feel. How do you feel when everyone else around you is expecting?  Read more