Sunday was Father’s Day. The fathers in my life do a great job of appreciating their immediate and extended families. So much so, that the day – as I reflect back on it now – felt like more of a celebration of family than a tribute to the Dads. Read the rest of this entry »
Archive for June, 2009
How Much Information Do You Want?
Julie reflected over the events of the past couple of days. And boy were there some events to consider! She held in her arms a beautiful baby boy. Her baby was colicky, yet for the moment he was calm so she was going to consider and revel in what she had accomplished. She gave birth to a baby. Now, it didn’t happen the way she might have originally thought it might. And it unfolded in a way that was comfortable to her. Read the rest of this entry »
Accepting Your Circumstances
Lettie’s pregnancy – her third one – was a crazy ride. How so? In her words, “I had such a diversity of adversity.” Lettie was seeking out the care and doctor’s practice that would best fit her. She wanted a place that felt good and that would do a VBAC after 2 c-sections. She was confused to find that she could not readily find medical or midwifery practices that would do this. She was frustrated by the discovery that it seemed a facility had to have a VBAC rider on their medical insurance in order to provide such service. She felt she was having her choices taken away from her. Read the rest of this entry »
How to be with a full range of emotions
At the end of her second pregnancy, Marianne gave birth to a healthy baby and to another beautiful baby she would soon bury. She had been pregnant with twins. The pregnancy went great. They felt so blessed to be adding 2 little babies to their family. They didn’t find out gender and Marianne was hoping to add at least one girl to her family. She had a young toddler boy already. And, she knew – boys or girls – she was ecstatic to be adding to her family in this big way. At her 37.5 week doctor’s appointment, the doctor could only find one heart beat. One of her babies had died. Ahhh. I don’t know…as a mother it’s tough to even write those words. I feel so much sadness for this family. Read the rest of this entry »
