Archive for the tag 'Birth'

GO CANADA!!!

OK, I am simply delirious with joy. Check this out!!!! Giving birth, the natural way Every birth is a miracle, of course. But the arrival of Lily Luck-Henderson, just after midnight last Tuesday morning at the General campus of the Ottawa Hospital, was something else as well. Lily was breech, as are about four per [...]

Washington Post on Breech

I am so stoked to see a piece of reporting in a major news venue that gets it so very, very right, and also features a friend of mine, the inestimable Christie Craigie-Carter! Obstretricians debate whether Caesarean section is always best for breech babies Some American doctors still do breech deliveries if the mother requests [...]

Brilliant — Restaurant Wars!

This post, from Sheridan, is absolutely brilliant. Read it and laugh. And then, if you’re me, get vaguely ill, because it’s come to that. Restaurant Wars

Rewriting (My) History

I’m working on writing a book about moving aboard the boat. I’ll write more about that more on my other blog. But I’m doing a lot of cannibalizing of content from this blog and the other one. Most importantly to this post, this morning, I rewrote Rowan’s birth story. Most of my readers here know [...]

Our 15 Minutes of Fame

Aurora and I spent our weekend in Dallas/Ft. Worth at the Birth Controversies conference. It was awesome, and I’ll blog all about it once I catch back up to my life. But for now, here’s the teaser. Aurora and I were interviewed to back up Deborah Pascali-Bonaro, the director of “Orgasmic Birth”. Check it out! [...]

Aurora’s Birth Story

Finally! I know! Nearly five months later, I have gotten it written up! http://www.theexcellentadventure.com/birth/Aurora/BirthofAMH2.html Enjoy!

Are We There Yet?

I‘m due to have this baby any time now. It’s obvious if you know me and know my dates. I’ve been telling people “I’m having a Gemini”, so that’s a clear clue. And of course, I’m huge, so that’s a dead giveaway. If even one more person asks me “haven’t you had that baby yet?” [...]

Disabled II — Playing By The Rules?

I spent another half an hour on the phone with HR. They’ve upped they ante. The rules, if you’ll recall from part I of this rant, are that if you’re disabled during the focal review period, you are ineligible for raises, etc, until you come back, at manager’s discretion. I happen to think this is [...]

Trust Birth Conference — Shameless Promo

Each Other’s Family

I blogged a teeny bit about my July 31 miscarriage here. And until I was discussing the due date for the baby I’m carrying now with Mom2, I had forgotten that the baby I miscarried was due right around now. I miscarried between Rowan and Kestrel too. That one, an eight-weeker and so-called “silent” miscarriage, [...]