Archive for Transforming the conversation
November 12, 2009 at 4:53 pm
· Filed under Transforming the conversation, Uncategorized ·Tagged conversation, mindset, pregnancy, sharing your experience, thank you
This message is going out to those of you who have been interviewed for the book graciously sharing your story.
I had an interview myself with the Editor of My Healthy Beginning magazine earlier this week and as I chatted with her about the purpose of Expect the Best while You’re Expecting and shared about how women find such different and unique ways to enjoy their pregnancies and deal with challenges, I had the experiences and knowledge of all of you in my words.
As a result of your vulnerable and “real” sharing, women will be able to be a fly on the wall of so many women’s pregnancies. What a gift! You have put your story out there in effect saying to women, “Here. Here’s my experience. Take from it what you will.”
Thank you for what you are doing.
Amy
p.s. The interview with My Healthy Beginning will result in an article about our book project in their March/April issue.
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November 4, 2009 at 10:41 pm
· Filed under Feeling great, Transforming the conversation ·Tagged choice, pregnancy, assumptions, emotions, judgment, vulnerable
One thing that I want for expectant mothers is for it to be Okay for us to talk about our full range of emotions around pregnancy – the good, the bad, and the everything in between. I want it to be okay for a woman to say that she’s not excited about the baby growing in her tummy right now, even if she’s married, has a big house, and has all circumstances that “seem” ideal for a baby to come into the picture. Read the rest of this entry »
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October 14, 2009 at 8:42 pm
· Filed under Enjoying your pregnant status, Transforming the conversation ·Tagged anticipation, choice, commitment, getting pregnant, mindset, perspective, pregnancy, pregnant, transforming
When my husband and I started getting serious about considering when/if we were going to have kids, I started looking at what was holding me back. I got straight with myself: I wanted to have kids and I was terrified of being pregnant. Read the rest of this entry »
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September 1, 2009 at 12:53 am
· Filed under Transforming the conversation ·Tagged Honoring each others' choices, raising your children, Transforming the conversation
The other night my husband was walking with my 2-year-old daughter to the local playground. As they walked, they passed 2 ladies with 2 big dogs. Our daughter, as the big dogs got closer, got nervous. She started making little whimpering noises and raised her arms up to indicate to Dad that she wanted to be picked up. My husband scooped her up and together they said hello to the dogs. As they walked on toward the playground, my husband hears one of the ladies loudly talking about how he is raising his daughter wrong and that he is teaching her to be afraid of dogs. It infuriated him. Read the rest of this entry »
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August 13, 2009 at 9:43 pm
· Filed under Enjoying your pregnant status, Honoring each others' choices, Transforming the conversation, Uncategorized ·Tagged baby, baby names, choice, Transforming the conversation
What is in a name? Why do I get so attached?
As I’ve talked with pregnant women lately about their name selection process, I’ve gotten present to how much I like McKenzie’s and Jake’s names. I think the names fit them so well. Really, I was puffing myself up about what a great job we did in the name selection process! And that begs some questions: Do the names fit them or are they fitting their names to some degree? Is there something to the idea that people will relate to a “McKenzie” in a certain way? Would you be surprised to learn that McKenzie is an energetic girl that loves dancing, listening to music and expressing her opinions? Read the rest of this entry »
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July 1, 2009 at 3:48 am
· Filed under Enjoying your pregnant status, Honoring each others' choices, Transforming the conversation ·Tagged baby, baby names, choice, popular baby names
When you’re pregnant one of the things you get to do is pick a name for your child! This has always occurred as an exciting, creative process for me: throwing out options, narrowing it down with your partner. I think of it as fun, fun, fun! I was almost disappointed in both of our pregnancies when we had decided on names for both genders because now the naming task was over! Darn. Read the rest of this entry »
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