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Meconium Happens: Why So Serious?
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The tale of a fledgling midwife as she learns to fly. A bit of personal life, a bit of birth stories, a bit of everything, mostly. Monday, June 14, 2010. I look in the mirror. Lifting a flap of skin, adipose and dimpled. Underneath is a twisted smile of a scar. 8220;Why so serious? 8221; it asks. 8220;You have a healthy baby. That’s all that matters”. It doesn’t hurt now. It didn’t hurt then. When it felt like a pen drawing a line. A line that bled red and exposed my thin, shiny womb beneath. I am so sor...
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Meconium Happens: Trust Birth?
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The tale of a fledgling midwife as she learns to fly. A bit of personal life, a bit of birth stories, a bit of everything, mostly. Wednesday, March 09, 2011. I've been cogitating on this post for a while now. I have had a couple of experiences lately with women wanting an unassisted birth (UC). I bet this will create a firestorm, so I'm getting out my asbestos panties. What happens if her baby needs resuscitating and she has to do it herself? It's not always so simple as "If mom eats good food when she's...
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Meconium Happens
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The tale of a fledgling midwife as she learns to fly. A bit of personal life, a bit of birth stories, a bit of everything, mostly. Sunday, August 01, 2010. I've been to three lovely waterbirths since my own baby was born. He came with me, Violet came to watch the baby. Each time, the mama had her baby within two hours of me arriving. Simply gorgeous births. I had just seen her eight days before for a completely normal prenatal. Baby was active, heartbeat was 156. At the hospital, we had several nurses ov...
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Meconium Happens: The Necessarean
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The tale of a fledgling midwife as she learns to fly. A bit of personal life, a bit of birth stories, a bit of everything, mostly. Monday, April 12, 2010. My water broke in Payless shoe store at 12:40 PM on Saturday, April 3. We got home and I went to the bathroom, changed my pad and when I stood up, another little gush. I looked at the pad. Greenish yellow. I had my daughter go and get me my Nitrazine paper. Initially it was negative. Another gush later, I tested again. Positive. And I knew psychologica...
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Meconium Happens: Baby Boy is Here
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The tale of a fledgling midwife as she learns to fly. A bit of personal life, a bit of birth stories, a bit of everything, mostly. Thursday, April 08, 2010. Baby Boy is Here. Baby boy arrived by c-section on Easter Sunday (my prediction! At 1:50 PM. He weighed in at 7 lb 3 oz and 20" long. I have quite a story to tell about his birth, and I certainly will tell it. I'm still getting all my thoughts in order to put it all to words. Congratulations on your beautiful boy! And on Easter Sunday as well!
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Meconium Happens: The Sound of Silence
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The tale of a fledgling midwife as she learns to fly. A bit of personal life, a bit of birth stories, a bit of everything, mostly. Saturday, August 07, 2010. The Sound of Silence. The silence thunders in my ears. Missing the swishes, thumps, and rhythm. There is no ocean here. Only the salty streams. Yields to my fingers. But does not press back. Icy in the hollow of my stomach. I must be wrong. I’ve made a mistake. I was not wrong. Refusing to rush forth. Barely filling the cup. Of my lower lids.
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Curious Goldie's Suburban Adventures: February 2005
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Sunday, February 27, 2005. Happy Birthday, I12! Warning: This post contains some strong language and may not be suitable for children. Parental guidance is advised. I have the stomac. What it’s like to have the damn flu:. Temp is about 100 degrees ferranhight. Your head, neck, and throught hurt like hell. When you wake up, your mouth feels like SHIT. Eat the wrong thing and you puke. You’re always weak. You move as fast as a 70 year old. You can threaten people with it. Talk about bad luck. Back to our h...
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Meconium Happens: With Woman, With Family
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The tale of a fledgling midwife as she learns to fly. A bit of personal life, a bit of birth stories, a bit of everything, mostly. Wednesday, August 03, 2011. With Woman, With Family. Her man snores softly. On the other side. Of her cozy bed,. Smooth sheets twisting around his legs,. The toddler a bridge. Between their shoulder blades. Blue light from the bathroom. Illuminates the numbers of the clock. When the phone jangles. They think she was awake anyway. She rises quickly,. On her rocking chair.
