Posts by Mamabeakley

Oh, what a beautiful story.    It sounds like there were some rough parts to your experience, but much full of love and caring, too.   Thank you for sharing it!

Up toooo early with non-sleepy baby!  And today is going to be my first all-day solo parenting day.  I know how lucky I am - this is DH's slow season at work, so tomorrow is 4 weeks and this is the first time he's had a...

Thanks for sharing your story!  That's wonderful that your DH was on the phone at the right time to hear her first cry :-)  How are you feeling now? 

There are times when epidurals really are miracles of modern medicine.  Thank you for sharing your story and congratulations!

I, too, am impressed by your inner mama bear!  The hospital staff won't forget you in a hurry - but hopefully some of them learned something from watching you.  Glad you are home with your little guy and working through your...

The story is here: http://www.mothering.com/community/t/1371350/long-story-of-a-short-birth   It's the very long story of a very short birth - and the journey to the birth.

Giving birth was the easy part.   I teach childbirth classes and work with mothers as a doula.  I’ve said to people, “Well, I know nobody who’s just given birth feels like it was easy, but . . ..”   But J’s 3...

Full birth story is here:  http://www.mothering.com/community/t/1371350/juniper-evenings-birth-story

IME it's important for your partner to be gentle and do a lot of checking in to see how things are feeling as you go into pp sex (unless you are totally tear free and jumping him/her, lol!). Because things ARE different - not damaged or...

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