And lets not pull out some ridiculous foolishness like "Baby's in 3rd world, starving countries die so homebirth/uc is dumb" because that is honestly just retarded, high-school logic.
Back home!
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I got home last evening and tried hard not to do anything but the most
urgent emails. We've been doing some crafty things, watching Doctor Who,
lots of lau...
PRENATAL CARE or PRENATAL SCARE?
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Women in Australia ask each other “Who are you going to for Prenatal
Scare?” Sadly, that could be said in North America, too. Stressed
practitioners unlo...
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...
Baksheesh
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You can’t get Egyptian money in the United States. What I mean is, you
can’t order any bills through the bank or a currency service, you have to
wait unt...
Anticipation and Memory
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Tears hover where the edges of beauty and tragedy merge. And the strings
of sadness pull gently but insistently on each other. My son sleeping next
to ...
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...
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...
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 ...
A Handcrafted Life
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*It was evening all afternoon.It was snowingAnd it was going to snow.*
*~ Wallace StevensIn my part of the world, it's been snowing
steadily-...
Long-overdue update from OSC
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Clearly, I’m not blogging regularly. I still write blog posts in my mind,
though! 1. I’m still homeschooling. For the last 2.5 years, I have lead a
homesc...
Hurricanes and Babies
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*“To describe my mother would be to write about a hurricane in its perfect
power.” - Maya Angelou*
As a doula, I can't think of any better way to describe...
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 # 57
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I'm down a pound!
Never feel like a pound isn't enough. It is. If you have to, look up images
of things that weigh a pound. You lost that. Period. AND you ...
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, ...
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...