I was the mom in Bradley birth classes furrowing her brow at the stories of nursing toddlers, saying, "When my child is old enough to ask for mama’s milk, that’s when it’s been long enough." Eighteen months later, I was the mama with the screaming child: "I want milllllllllllllk!!!!" He didn’t wean until two-and-a-half. So [...]
Entries Tagged as 'birth plan'
The Evolution of a Birth Plan, Three Kids Later
October 4th, 2011 · 71 Comments · Green Living, Natural Health
Tags: antibiotics·babies·birth plan·circumcision·labor·natural birth·vaccines·Vitamin K
Do Newborns Need Sugar Water for Pain Relief?
August 31st, 2011 · 150 Comments · Food for Thought
“Wait, what is that?” That’s what came out of my mouth, in a nicely polite voice. In my head, I ninja-chopped the nurse’s hand, sending whatever she was trying to feed my 12-hour-old newborn flying across the room, and cried in my fiercest mama bear voice, “Don’t put anything in my baby’s mouth without my [...]
Tags: babies·birth plan·sugar
Jonathan Michael: The Birth Story
August 18th, 2011 · 67 Comments · My Story
“How many hours were you in labor?” I still can’t figure out what my answer is going to be. A week? A day? 2 hours? For my first two, labor was much more defined: 13 hours, 5 hours. Much like with number two, however, my body was preparing for this number three for many days [...]
Tags: babies·birth plan·kids·labor·pregnancy
Our Bradley Method Birth Plan
August 9th, 2011 · 33 Comments · Natural Health
Although I’m a day past my technical due date according to the ultrasound, I have yet to consent to the doctor conducting an internal check to see how dilated is ye old cervix. He said we’d check this week, and I said, “Deal,” but I think Amy has inspired me to stick with “Nah…” For [...]
