From the monthly archives:

September 2011

Why My Husband Rocks

September 27, 2011

(Update: a couple of readers helped me to realize that in my original version of this post, in my attempt to uplift my husband, I implied some rather douchey things. Sorry about that. I’ve made some adjustments to un-douchify it). “My husband made me promise me I’d never consider a home birth.” “What does Ben [...]

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Why Birthing at Home Rocked

September 12, 2011

Yesterday I shared my birth story. A few weeks ago I explained why I’d chosen a home birth. I can’t possibly know whether choosing to give birth at home helped to make it as great as it was. My labour might have been just as quick and easy in a hospital — I’ll never know [...]

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My Home Birth Story

September 12, 2011

I know I know; it’s been weeks already since the event. I intended to post a short series on home birth like a century ago, but time has a way of getting away from you when you have a newborn in the house. So here it is now. Tomorrow (tomorrow!) I have one more post [...]

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The Why’s of Home Birth

September 1, 2011

I wrote this about a week before I actually gave birth. I intended to post it a long time ago, but because Lydia arrived a little earlier than expected it got pushed back. Next on the blog, I want to discuss home birth from my actual experience. As I’ve mentioned before, I’ve done a ton [...]

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