Posts by akemi

With my first my mom found if she covered her head (my mom's head that is) with a blanket so DD couldn't see her it went much better. Sort of strange but it worked. I think she held her kind of facing away from her too. 

Christopher at 6wks     All swaddled up and sleeping with his sleep sheep.

Chris had a really congested time a week or two ago and DH took him into the shower every morning. That was a great bonding time for them since it was first thing in the morning when our baby is pretty happy. It's also something I...

Hi :) this is my first time posting since the birth story, but Christopher is doing wonderfully. I would definitely classify him as an easy baby. We have no witching hour - unless you count the half hour between 6:30 and 7 when I don't...

I'm sorry you didn't get your VBAC, and I can totally identify with the feelings of loss over not only having to have a section again this time, but the loss of never having a vaginal birth even next time. I'm in the same boat you are....

On Saturday February 23 at 1pm the contractions were between 4 and 5 minutes apart, lasting around a minute and quite uncomfortable, but I was able to breath through them. By 3pm they had picked up to the point where I was moaning and...

So beautiful it made me cry. My first daughter's name is also Naomi :)

After being sent home from the hospital after they said what I thought was leaking amniotic fluid was in fact not amniotic fluid I'm in some sort of strange twilight zone where it fees like we changed our minds and aren't actually...

Congratulations!!!!! So glad she finally came :)  Can't wait to hear all about it :) 

Beautiful story. Thanks for sharing it.