Supriya wanted to have a natural vaginal delivery and it didn’t quite go that way. She was in labor for 27 hours, pushing for four or five hours. It seemed so long to her. She explains, “We kept going in all these different positions. Get in touch with your inner animal, growl, yell, all the coach things. Anyhow, nothing worked, and I remember looking at the clock at some point during all this and thinking, okay, let’s just do a c-section. Like I had made this decision inside myself to just do it rather than this whole natural delivery that I had planned. We didn’t go in for the c-section until a good couple of hours later. It was quite the neat experience, actually, when they reached into my belly. Read the rest of this entry »
Archive for May, 2009
An Update from Expect the Best while You’re Expecting
We’re 45% of the way there…kind of.
I wanted to let all you – who have been interviewed for the book or are simply graciously following our online conversation – know that I’ve recently been writing book content with rigor and regularity! If you measured simply by number of pages, I’m at an estimated 45% of the way to completion. I’m working towards publication by the end of the year
I would still like to interview more women for the Expect the Best while You’re Expecting book. Particularly women with the following types of stories to share:
• Initially concerned that she was too young to be pregnant, not ready yet
• Took actions to get Dad more engaged in the pregnancy, previously felt he was not involved the way that she wanted
• Totally loved her pregnant body, showed off the boobs or the belly, basked in the “glow”
• Created audacious self-care habits during her pregnancy, nourished herself in ways she hadn’t previously imagined
If you – or someone you know – has a story to share, please click here or direct them to the “Share Your Story” page on our website: http://expectthebestbook.com/share.php.
Thank you for supporting and expanding this conversation!
My best,
Amy
When you really don’t want what you want…
I’m done breastfeeding my son and I’m sad about it. I want to still be breastfeeding. I want to have my nuzzle time with him. I want to know that I’m feeding him nutrition-packed breast milk. I want to take bottles to daycare with red labels (breast milk) instead of white labels (formula). I want to say that I breastfed my son for a year. I want to be done breastfeeding. I want to pack away that pump. I want to stop washing the funnels and storage bottles. I want all of this. So, how do I know what to do? How do I do what I want to do? Read the rest of this entry »
