I know I have tons of photos I have taken and I wish I had more hanging on my wall, but it is a pain to get them framed. Sometimes I have even gotten them printed, but not framed! Here is a new idea from Fracture Me, they print your picture right onto the glass! […]
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I asked my boys what their favorite family activities are. Going to the Beach: One of the benefits of living in Southern California is being close to a beach. The boys love to boogie board and play in the sand. Going to the Pool: The pool is another family favorite. We are lucky enough to
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I really enjoyed and learned a lot with the SITS 31dbbb challenge. The book by ProBlogger 31 Days to Build a Better Blog was full of great challenges for each day and it really has helped me focus and improve my blog. (I hope so anyway.) If you are looking for a way to improve
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Many women who are pregnant, and even those who are considering pregnancy, are interested in learning more about the process. It can be scary to think about all of the painful stories told by friends and relatives, but with the right preparatory classes, pain management and many other strategies can be learned to help women
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This is a great post on OP babies. I love how this midwife takes a fairly neutral position on this position. 🙂 She explains how it works and some tips on how to deal with it. I especially loved this: Reinforce the woman’s trust in her body and baby to birth. Discuss the possibility that
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I joined Twitter a few months ago and I have been trying to figure out How it works? What is the point? What do to with it? How to keep up with it? Is this for me personally or for helping spread birth joy? It has been a journey and I am starting to get
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I found out yesterday that the Pregnancy Companion App is free for this weekend. I was excited to download it and check it out! Here are my thoughts on it. It is laid out nicely and has some good tools on it. Here are the tools and my thoughts on each. Tools in the App
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T1 saw that I have a button about Breastfeeding in Public on my blog and he was horrified. “Mom, why do you have that on there?” Because I think moms should be able to nurse anywhere. “Mom, just please don’t have that! I said, “T1 – sit down. I may do things that embarrass you
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“Want to look great when your preggers but don’t want to spend a fortune? Lucky for you, the hot LA maternity line, Fierce Mamas by Christian Siriano is hosting a sample sale at their LA headquarters for two weeks only! Chic apparel for pre and post partum, this event will let you shop their collection for
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When I see the way many women are dressed today, I would have to say that women are encouraged to show off her breasts. Why in our society, is it OK for a woman to show off her breasts actually inviting attention to them, but it isn’t OK for a mom to feed her baby?
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What are the three types of relationships you can have with your care provider and why does it matter? I was a Guest Poster on The Gift of Giving Life and I answer this question. Please go over and tell me what you think! If you enjoy this, please go to my Creating your Best
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photo credit: RobotSkirts If you get lost, find a mom with children to ask for help. (A great safety video is Stranger Safety! My 4 yo loves it and we all learned some safety tips that make us all feel safer.) Be nice to your little brother. He may be bigger then you one day.
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I am trying something new, sharing some of my favorite posts I read from the past week. Hypno-anesthsiology by Dr. Seuss – Great explanation of how hypnosis can help with pain. Pelvimetry – A midwife discusses why she doesn’t believe in this practice. I love how she trusts birth first and if a problem arises
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One of my favorite L&D Nurses blog recently posted about how many cesarean moms they had recovering in postpartum. Over 50%. Wow, that is so sad. She also wondered would the ACOG new announcement really make any difference? I am here to tell you that for one mom it DID! At my 36 week appointment
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Holy cow I will tell you about my exciting adventure and why I think the answer should be yes if you are just starting off. When I started blogging in 2005 I first did a personal blog and it was paid for at typepad. I ended up changing to a free wordpress site about 2007.
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