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baby Aiden, 10/28/08

This is the birth of Aiden. Mom is a close friend of mine. Tues morning I went to a doc appt with her. She was 6 days post. Her doc gave her a cervical ripenor and they monitored her for 45 minutes and then sent her home. She was having some back pain by the [...]

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The Birth of A

By far the most difficult and rewarding thing I’ve ever done was giving birth to A. Like most women in the U.S., I’d heard how painful birth is all my life, I’d seen on countless television shows women screaming through labor (and ultimately intervention,) and I’d been conditioned by just about every woman I knew [...]

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Dear S and M, N is snuggled in your arms as you rest in bed. M is seated next to you, kissing N on the head and whispering to him. I’m packing up my doula tools, and I can’t help but stop and admire you for a moment. I can’t help but be in awe of [...]

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