Never in my life have I understood peen brain until today. I have always thought it was possible for guys to get an erection to the point of stupidity because blood flow is diverted to other regions of their bodies. Reduced blood flow to the brain = reduced oxygen = stupidity. Never in my life […]
parenthood
planning, pregnancy, and parenthood – I tend to be on the more holistic side of the fence
Generous People
I suppose I am a superstitious person. I will not give an expecting parent a gift until they are at least 7 months into a pregnancy. I have always known that sometimes things do not work out and dread the thought of giving a gift to someone and having them have that reminder around if […]
Pinks and Blues
Social conditioning and parenting… blues and pinks, feminine and masculine… another topic on my mind and how my child, my husband, and myself will walk through larger than life paradigms on who we should be. My husband and I are not the type of people to run out and buy pink and blue items for […]
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Cultural Diversity and Midwifery
In the last few days I have been having a hard time articulating a thought I have had for a while. I have been trying to figure out my desire to at least have the option of a woman of color for a midwife. I wrote some of this inner dialogue down in a post […]
The Girls
By the girls I mean my bewbies. In the ebb and flow of first trimester symptoms the most consistent has been my larger bewbies. At the end of week 7 my sad B-cup bras were doing little more than being laughed at by my breasts. I have no idea if they are going to keep […]
The Midwife Selection Process
I am extremely fortunate to live in an area that supports natural birthing options, not everyone in the US has it so good. My husband and I have the option of a great certified nurse midwife practice that works in a hospital birthing center and bills through my OB’s office as well as a strong […]