Sponsored by Tomoson.com I am not a big beach lover, mostly because of the sand. However my Three Things do love the beach, so I go and enjoy it, until it is time to wash off and get in the car. Especially when we are at a beach without a shower! (Who plans these things?) […]
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Special thanks to Maggie for sharing her story with my blog! Everything started on Thursday. I had my membranes stripped in the morning and by the afternoon I was having pressure waves that were about 20 min apart and lasting about 30 seconds each. They continued to get stronger and closer together until Friday afternoon
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Why the changes? Summer is always a bit of a shock for me. Our first week with no school and I am exhausted already. I am loving being at the CAPPA conference and enjoying a bit of time to myself before throwing myself back into summer fun. It usually takes me about 2-3 weeks to
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I am feeling pretty introverted during this conference, kind of keeping to myself. But I am having lots of fun and learning a lot of great things. I love the way CAPPA has set up this conference. I don’t know if they do all of them like this. The conference is free for the main
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I had this on my calendar since I knew it was going to be in Southern California. What is CAPPA? A great organization for Childbirth Educators, Doulas, Lactation Educators and more. I went to their Lactation Education Training and loved it. I am certified as a doula through DONA, but if I was to do
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I love the I’m an Organizing Junkie’s 52 Weeks Organizing Challenge. It has really inspired me this year. Piles Growing I had a pile of baskets growing in a corner of my room. I know they have been there since before Christmas, but I am not sure when it started growing. Possibly back in October,
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Sponsored by Tomoson.com When I was pregnant, I had the hardest time remembering things. This malady is fairly typical for pregnant moms. Pregnancy Brain It is inevitable, which is a shame during a time when you have so many details to remember. I was excited to get Pam Socolow’s Family Facts Pregnancy Organizer and
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My IUD has been out for 2 months now. I have noticed some interesting changes in myself. 2 Main changes without my IUD Feeling More The most notable is I FEEL things again. For the last 5 years I haven’t really felt anything deeply. I wasn’t depressed or anything, more just very even keeled. A
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I love being a Mom, at least most of the time. It is so much harder then I ever thought it would be, but there are things I have learned along the way that have made it easier. I want to start a parenting series to share my tips. That is one of my goals
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You may have been reading my series on healing from a traumatic birth and wondered, is there anything you can do to prevent one? Three Things You CAN Do There are some choices which may help you avoid a traumatic birth. Choose care provider carefully – having a supportive care provider can help avoid traumatic
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Moms often search for a doula for future births after a traumatic birth. So I have plenty of experience talking with moms about their traumatic births. It is sad to hear they often didn’t feel supported by family or friends as they grieved their previous birth experience. Here are some tips for family and friends
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Here are some things you can try as you heal from your birth. Accept your feelings – It is OK to feel sad or disappointed after a traumatic birth. It is OK to grieve losing the birth you desired. You are not crazy. Talk – find a friend, family member or therapist (trained in birth
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When a mom experiences a traumatic birth, she can heal more quickly by being supported while going through the stages of grief. SHOCK & DENIAL- Sometimes during birth or immediately after a mom is in a state of shock, totally unable to believe what has just happened to her. She may even deny that
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There is no easy answer to this. What may be traumatic to one mom would be fine to another. Some births are obviously traumatic (to others), such as when a mom or baby’s life is at risk – a mom might or might not be traumatized by this. Some births seem “normal” (to others), but
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