I have wanted a blog for more focused writing that I don't mind having public for a while. I just haven't gotten around to committing myself to it. Well, here I am. What will the subjects of my writing be? Oh, I'm sure it will vary greatly! I'm not sure what my primary focus will be, yet. Definitely you will hear discussions of birth, breastfeeding, loving and all around living. Likely you'll hear about cows and baby-butts, too.
Upper cabinets!
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Between breech meetings and video analysis/editing and publication editing,
we managed to put up the upper cabinets! I also have several sets of doors
on, ...
The Vital Babymoon
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What is a babymoon? Babymoon is a term first used by social anthropologist,
and mother/baby advocate, Sheila Kitzinger, in her 1994 book, The Year
After Ch...
Like a waterfall in slow motion, Part One
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She wants her planet back. Woolfy – “Shooting Stars” Funny how his voice in
this song made me think he was singing ratchet instead of rapture. I heard
this...
Saying Goodbye
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Dear readers, it is with some sadness that I am writing to say goodbye to
you because I will be permanently shutting down my blog next Wednesday,
Februar...
Phones With Most Storage
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*Phones With Most Storage* - The best cloud storage software, There has
been a brouhaha lately about the troubling trend of unibody smartphone
designs th...
VBAC and Prior Cervical Dilation
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Some providers look for any excuse to discourage people from Vaginal Birth
After Cesarean (VBAC). They might tell you that you're not a good candidate
f...
YOU SHOULD TRUST YOUR DOCTOR/MIDWIFE
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“I was stupid…” “I thought I could trust her…” “I mean, I deserved it
because I didn’t know better…” “We just didn’t know…” When I meet a writer,
I will us...
Tonight
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I am waiting with a family for their daughter. I found the mother tucked
into a labor bed wearing a calm expression and breathing with quiet force
through ...
Out There
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Six years and six days to the day since we arrived, we are leaving Texas.
I’d be lying if I said it was anything other than a crucible; our family
learned ...
SUA Single Umbilical Artery
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SINGLE ARTERY UMBILICAL CORD About 30 years ago, a baby boy was born at
home in a town about 90 minutes drive away from where I lived in Vancouver,
BC. A...
St. Nicholas of Myra: Protector of Children
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*St. Nicholas was born in Lycia, in Asia Minor, somewhere in the early 4th
century. He was to become Bishop of Myra and had a reputation for being
kind, l...
Safe Skies 2
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“Mommy, how high does the airplane go?” “On a flight like this, maybe up to
thirty-three thousand feet,” I tell Casey. Casey drags her My Little Pony
suitc...
Moving down the road
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I have been feeling misplaced for quite some time. I kept wanting to come
here and write. The urge was there. I just couldn't figure out what was ...
Week #56
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I made it!!
I am officially under 300 pounds baby!!
This past week was tough, but getting under the big 3-0-0 kept me seriously
motivated. I can ride a Go...
Happy new year!
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Sorry it's been so long -- two whole months now!! -- since I've posted.
Yes, my life really has been that busy as a new CNM.
While I'm fully ensconced in...
Touchstones
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The touchstone I chose to explore was number six, suspend judgement. I have
been judged by others all of my life. When I was in the ninth grade, I had
terr...
Doulas Get Together
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I had a great time today! First, I went to a class on how to use a rebozo
(long piece of cloth) in labor and birth then got to spend some time with
five ...
Reply turned post, I reject your reality! style
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I have been participating in the Facebook group VBAC Facts Community for a
little while now, ever since meeting the wonderful community founder Jen
Kamel a...
Should I Renew My CLC?
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Back in 2010 I completed the *Certified Lactation Counselor* training
through Healthy Children. I wrote about it on the blog, and a few weeks
later I found...
Dealing with Children who are argumentative
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*Society is changing at a fast pace. New technologies and latest techno
gadgets are in ample supply to confuse children, especially the growing
teens. Pee...
The bitter divide between sedation and coma
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Is she not waking up because she's sedated?
Are the medications making him stretch and move like that?
Are the pupils not working because of the sedati...
Farewell
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This will be the final post for the LaborPayne Epistles. Please follow me
to my new blog, "Urban Village Midwife (urbanvillagemidwife.blogspot.com)"
where...
I have a new hobby blog
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It’s about dolls. Springfield dolls to be exact. Springfield Collection
dolls are an affordable alternative to more expensive 18-inch play dolls
such as Am...
Vibram Five Finger
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I took my barefoot lifestyle to a whole new level this week when I
purchased a pair of Vibram Five Finger barefoot shoes. If you haven't seen
a pair yet, ...
Have a Happy New Year
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I've been gone so long that the emails have stopped coming and I've stopped
looking.
But for those kind enough to wonder where I've taken off to I thought...
just 5 things I believe about midwifery .....
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#1 Midwives have no rights apart from serving parents. Nobody wants to hear
it, but it is true.
#2 Authentic midwifery is about serving mothers, not saving...
yep
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Lately, I've been asked a lot by prospective student midwives and classes
of high school students to share about the hardest part of being a midwife.
I usu...
Signing Time Tickets Winners!
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We're giving away 4 pairs of tickets to see Emmy Nominated Rachel Coleman from
Signing Time, live in Portland, Oregon on April 2nd! Thank you to every...
28. Baked Salsa Chicken Breast
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Sorry if the image isn't so great! I will be making this again and getting
a better image!
I found this recipe on the Weight Watchers message boards and ha...
Willow
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Here's Willow's birth story:
I had reached 42 weeks, nothing much happening. I had finally started
having some B/H contractions sporadically over the last ...
Another reason why my niece is awesome…..
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So my adorable niece (who nursed until she was almost 2 years old) was
taking a shower with her mom the other day (who is currently nursing my 3
month old ...
Vanilla Yogurt Pancakes
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It's been pretty quite around these parts, I know. It's not that I haven't
eaten well. It's not that I haven't cooked a up a few good things. It's
well.
...
First!
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Well, here goes. After much time spent mocking members of the blogging
community, here I am. I recently started to tinker with HTML, CSS and
general web de...
Birth Energy
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I've long said that God (whatever name you use for the Divine) is with a
laboring woman in an amazing, special way. Since my last pregnancy, I think
it's e...
Bea Green Blogorama--One step at a time
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*The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.*
Being "green" is a very noble, necessary goal. But when you make a decision
to be greener wit...
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