Our first pregnancy came almost exactly a year after having a miscarriage. We were so excited when we got past the first trimester and could start sharing the news. Course that’s also when I started planning and prepping, everything from room color and decor to types of diapers (we loved those from The Honest Company–you
Tag: birth plan
With my first pregnancy, I never got around to drafting a birth plan. I definitely took the childbirth classes with my hubby, which we enjoyed going to because we viewed it as the last time we would do anything alone as a couple. But as far as a birth plan, I was not too keen
Leading up to the birth of my daughter, I thought I had everything planned out. I chose a hospital birth, but one without meds. I would attempt a vaginal hypnobirth. Baby girl would go straight to my chest before being measured, weighed and cleaned off. We’d lay skin-to-skin, so she could find her way to
This was posted by a friend on Facebook and it is a beautifully written letter to us C-section mamas. I have wanted to write about my birth experiences for a while now, and this (and Michelle’s encouragement) gave me the motivation to do so. When I had Miles I had a birthing plan; no drugs, all natural,
