tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-311667332011-10-07T08:21:47.803-05:00<center>The tale of a fledgling midwife as she learns to fly. A bit of personal life, a bit of birth stories, a bit of everything, mostly.</center>One Hot Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01733041794152025822noreply@blogger.comBlogger2321100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31166733.post-77389640278081574952011-08-03T16:58:00.001-05:002011-08-03T16:58:12.311-05:00

Her man snores softlyon the other sideof her cozy bed,smooth sheets twisting around his legs,the toddler a bridgebetween their shoulder blades.Blue light from the bathroomilluminates the numbers of the clockwhen the phone jangles.She answers cheerily.They think she was awake anyway.She wasn’t.She rises quickly,splashes the sleep from her eyes,brushes peppermint into her teeth, anddresses in

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I've been cogitating on this post for a while now. I have had a couple of experiences lately with women wanting an unassisted birth (UC). I bet this will create a firestorm, so I'm getting out my asbestos panties.There is this thought among some circles that UC is the ultimate birth experience possible. That it is more "pure", "better" or even "holy/sacred". I don't buy it. Some even call it

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I listenThe silence thunders in my earsMissing the swishes, thumps, and rhythmThere is no ocean hereOnly the salty streamsOn my cheeksThe gravid moundYields to my fingersBut does not press backMy heart beatsIcy in the hollow of my stomachI taste bileI must be wrongI’ve made a mistakeBlack and whiteBlurred imagesStillNo rhythm thereI was not wrongTears gatherRefusing to rush forthBarely filling

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I've been to three lovely waterbirths since my own baby was born. He came with me, Violet came to watch the baby. Each time, the mama had her baby within two hours of me arriving. Simply gorgeous births.Then on Wednesday, July 28th, I heard from a client what no midwife ever, ever wants to hear. She texted me: "Can I come over and hear the baby's heartbeat? I haven't felt any movement today

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I look in the mirrorLifting a flap of skin, adipose and dimpledUnderneath is a twisted smile of a scar.It mocks me.“Why so serious?” it asks“You have a healthy baby. That’s all that matters”It doesn’t hurt now. It didn’t hurt then.When it felt like a pen drawing a lineA line that bled red and exposed my thin, shiny womb beneathA line that opened to allow hands to roughly grabYour delicate tiny

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My water broke in Payless shoe store at 12:40 PM on Saturday, April 3.I was standing in line to pay for the girls’ Easter Sunday shoes and I felt a little gush. I went to the bathroom and there was a spot of brown on my pad, about the size of a nickel. I looked in the toilet and there was a big chunk of brown, so I figured it was just plug.We got home and I went to the bathroom, changed my pad

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Baby boy arrived by c-section on Easter Sunday (my prediction!) at 1:50 PM. He weighed in at 7 lb 3 oz and 20" long.I have quite a story to tell about his birth, and I certainly will tell it. I'm still getting all my thoughts in order to put it all to words.

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This is a weird pregnancy and birth for me. I feel like a first time mom, in that I have NO IDEA WHATSOEVER of what to expect from this birth.I guess this is a good thing. My early births where I had no expectations went very well indeed!After Posie's birth, where she "broke" all my "rules" about how I birth, I know that there is nothing certain coming up except the baby comes out. I felt very

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I'm now almost 34 weeks pregnant. (34 weeks today if you go by my doctor's dates).Initially, when I got pregnant, I was fairly certain that I was going to end up getting an epidural. At 27 weeks I had a total meltdown and freaked out about having to go through labor again and how traumatic Posie's labor was for me. I didn't feel Preacherman was really behind me and the potential for me needing

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I have added my gmail address to my profile if anyone wants to email me.

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You know what happens when you assume?I got this comment in my previous post:In your previous post, you said that your family income is low enough to qualify or WIC. Does that mean that you will be supporting this pregnancy and this child on public assistance? Perhaps in this day and age when so many of us are putting off having children for many years until we can responsibly and consistently

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A few free things for mamas.Nicki's Diapers is giving away a free Ergo baby carrier with infant insert! Lots of ways to enter. It is one of the organic ones -- a pretty sea green color with silver insert. They are doing weekly giveaways, so if you don't want a carrier, check out the diapers they have...Link fixed!Also, if you look to the side of the blog, you'll see a Swagbucks "swidget". The

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I swear no one is taught basic manners anymore.Recently Preacherman was "outed" at work as being an expectant dad. Again. The stream of rude comments has been unbelievable. Of course, there is the marvelously original standby, "Don't you know what causes that?" DUH. Not only do we now what causes it, we like it! And of course, its corollary, "Was this PLANNED?" Are you asking me about my

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I've been formulating this post in my mind for quite a while now. I feel torn in two different directions when it comes to The Business of Being a Midwife. On the one hand, this is a ministry for me; to serve couples/families, to show them the love that is within me, to protect their space and experience, to help them bring, as safely as possible, their new little babies into this world.On the

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For a while I made this blog private, then I decided instead of depriving the world of the entire thing, I would just go through and remove certain posts from view. This was by request.

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One of the hardest lessons of being passionate about something is learning when to shut your mouth about that very subject.I recently went to the home visit for one of Faerylady's clients. This mom was 38+ weeks and her baby had turned frank breech the week before. I was very anxious to share with this mom all the things I know about giving birth vaginally to a breech baby. I talked with her

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The last six weeks have been a total whirlwind. First I took the NARM in the middle of August. I left three homebirth moms and one doula client who were all due. They all waited for me too. Then all four of them had their babies in 9 days. Whew. 3 of those 4 babies were within 2 oz. of 10 lbs too. All of them had great vaginal births. Two of them were VBACs.After the second of these

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...that I ordered. The ones that say, "Certified Professional Midwife"!That's right! I passed the NARM. After an intensive several days (4 babies in 9 days) I was feeling like I was going to go insane not knowing. Then yesterday the letter came and I am official. 7 years of study, apprenticing, preparing, all has culminated in this achievement! The other midwife I took the test with also

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Still no babies! I have: lady having her 7th baby (she's the ones who had the twins 2 years ago), only had two periods while nursing the twins when she got pregnant, so her dates could be off by a good bit. By LMP she was due on the 9th, but she's also been measuring under, so we'll see. Lady having her 3rd who was due on the 14th. Good dates. Giant baby. Like, probably 11 lbs. Her last

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Did I pass? Wow, I have NO CLUE. I was totally not expecting the format/style of the test. So many questions with confusing answers (or answers where I would do half of A and half of B, but not ALL of either! So, which to pick?), or so many confusing questions -- with just ONE piece of missing info, etc. The sample questions in the CIB are really representative of the entire test. Still no

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I'm baaaaaaaaaack. Didja miss me?T-minus 7 days to the NARM exam and guess what I saw 2.5 weeks ago?Answers to the questions you're all thinking:1. Yes, it says what you think it says2. #83. Elated!4. Yes, and we like it.5. Yes, and we use it so the kids don't hear us6. If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all.Waiting on three mamas to have their babies before I leave and

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Two baby boys born in the last ten days. Both were quick births, both had some weird stuff afterwards. Both are fine now!At both births, there were family members present who were nurses. At the second birth, it was the baby's grandma who was the nurse. She was quite, um, critical, of many of the things we did. She used an almost accusatory tone to state (to MountainMama and her daughter,

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There is a lady in my church who just had an elective repeat C-section today.This in itself is not shocking or notable. What gets me is that with her first baby, she took my natural childbirth classes, hired a doula and really wanted to have her baby vaginally without drugs. So she said. More on that in a minute. With her first baby, she got the story from her OB that she had "low fluid" and

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I was asked in the comments how often I do a VE (Vaginal Exam) and since I have a lot of thoughts about this topic, I thought I would just make a post.I don't like to do VEs. Women don't like to have them done. How often do I do them? When there seems to be a clinical need for one, or we need the information to make a care decision. I also will do them reluctantly if begged by the woman,

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My first solo flight and two babies were born before noon yesterday. One was a multip, "E" having her 5th baby. She lives 2 minutes from my house. I missed the birth. But, I wasn't at home when she was close to having her baby.4:18 AM, phone call from my primip ("C") due 1/23/08. "My water just broke." Water was clear, baby moving good, mild contractions every 5 minutes or so. She was

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So, I woke up this morning and had two thoughts:"Yay!! I'm on my own!"and"HOLY CRAP! I'm on my own!" No longer will I have a senior midwife standing over my shoulder to look at for confirmation when I make a decision. No longer will have have the assurance that someone that knows more than me and has seen more than me will soon be walking in the door. The birth yesterday was great, nothing I

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This morning, I attended my last birth as an apprentice. I did it!!!VBAC birth, lovely and sweet, no big horrible things, just birth.I'm a "real" midwife now! What a wonderful feeling of accomplishment!I owe God thanks for giving me the strength and perseverance to finish this long and sometimes difficult roadI owe my family thanks for their unwavering support, encouragement and willingness to

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As my lady gets closer to birth.... she's due tomorrow. Again, to refresh, if Faerylady makes it, and this lady doesn't transport, this will be the last one. I will be DONE. Today happens to be my birthday, so today would be a nice day for her to have her baby, although no call yet and usually moms with toddlers don't have their babies during the day. We'll see! So, my specific request for

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I have a client, a primip, who is due in about 6 weeks. A couple days ago, she went to see a doctor to get a letter as proof of pregnancy for her maternity leave at work. They will only take a letter from a doctor.The first doctor she saw was a resident, and was initially very positive when she said she was planning a homebirth and that she just wanted her proof of pregnancy and that was all.

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Have you ever had someone say something to you that was just a little comment, but changed the way you think about EVERYTHING? That changed YOU? I had that today.Today I was talking with a midwife friend of mine who has been a mentor and confidant throughout my apprenticeship. She is a ways ahead of me, got her CPM about 2 or 3 years ago. Since she was recently through the apprenticeship

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Some people call it the "Butterfly Effect", others call it the "ripple effect". The gist of it is that a small event, even a seemingly insignificant event, can change and affect the course of lives far beyond what we even imagine. I just had a birth two weeks ago. I was a bit concerned about this mom, who seemed somewhat fearful and tentative. I wasn't sure how she would respond to labor.

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Now, for the dramatic unveiling of the before and after!!Desk before:That wall before:After:"Kid's Corner" Before:After:Bookshelf before:After:Chaise Corner before:After:"Dad's Corner" Before:After:The windows and drapes:

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Drapes haven't been ironed yet, and they'd need some fixing of folds, etc. But general look, what say ye all?

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More pics of the office work:The old carpet (SUPER nasty!)The new laminate planks all ready to go:Getting started:Finished:Desk:Now, help me choose, which drapes?? (excuse the crappy cellphone pics) These?Or these:More pics coming soon...

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Today we (Spielberg, Violet, my dramaqueen, and ManCub) tore up the old tile in the kitchen, discovering many ways in which it had been installed improperly in the first place. My assistant (I need a name for her!) came over and we painted the office walls.Here is Violet all suited up for the dusty work of smashing tile:The office before: Old desk:Wall behind old desk:Helper Blondie:Finished

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Quite an ordeal over the last few days.Wednesday, Spielberg, ManCub and one of their friends spent the entire evening moving furniture around in an effort to prepare my office. One of the rooms we emptied used to be the older girls' room. Evidently, Posie found a button on the floor in that room.About 9 PM, she was sitting on my lap and starting choking. I turned her upside down and whacked

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AKA: If It's Not Written Down, It Didn't Happen.I've been complimented on my charts by senior midwives, let me start by saying that. Yet, lately, as I look back at old charts with a fuzzy memory, I am finding them lacking. I have no problem with charting significant, important events, like exams, vital signs, etc. It is the small things that are often missing.Once a mom told me that I never

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My Drama, let me show you it.There are so many people who read. There are so many apprentices and nurses that like to hear what I have to say, so many moms that have said they enjoy reading the blog.Today I spent the day with my assistant, working through some issues -- issues that could have been the end of our relationship -- and planning changes. I thought for a while yesterday that she and I

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In three days, this blog will be going private. I wanted to give a bit of a head's up to all my loyal readers out there. Thanks a bunch!

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I have an assistant now. I'll have to think of a good name for her. She's a really super sweet lady, really smart, and our personalities mesh really well. After only three births with me, she is already fantastic at setting up, cleaning up, charting, etc. Sure, she has stuff to learn, but she makes my job so much easier!Once I get my CPM I will begin signing off skills for her and she will be

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Last week Sunday (as in 9 days ago) another birth. Faerylady was at another birth herself, so I had to have another midwife come. She made it, with time to spare, and she's a CPM, so I get to count it.ONE MORE to go. And then I'm done. almost 6 years of blood, sweat and tears. Unbelievable. Scary. Wonderful. Terrifying!I'm still planning on taking the NARM next fall. By a month from now,

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I've never had back to back births before!I had two women due on the 27th (they live in subdivisions across the street from each other) and Faerylady had a mom due on the 29th, in the same general area.Yesterday I got a call at 2 PM from one of my ladies, saying she thought she was in early labor. I suggested she take a bath, as that will sometimes make it apparent -- either stopping or slowing

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The last two births have been interesting for me. Both were grand-multips. The first was a friend of 9 years. I've been at her previous three births. This was baby number 9. That birth gave me a crisis of confidence. I feel like I was too tentative and not decisive enough. I jumped the gun and likely would have transported if FL had not been there. So, after messing up the dialation and

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I just signed up for Twitter, which I post to from my iPhone. Yes, I'm a geek. So, check out the new sidebar and sign up to follow my stream of consciousness and get a peak into my day to day life!

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So we all make mistakes don't we? The primip I was waiting on had a section Saturday morning. We had labored at home for almost 24 hours, with lots of little things that were "off". Finally we transported. It was a good transport, they were nice to her. They let her labor for another 6 hours before going into surgery. Baby is okay, mom is okay.My mistake was in checking dilation. I'm not

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Again, so much I want to write, NEED to write. But the illusion of anonymity is too thin. A baby was born 2.5 weeks ago and spent the first two weeks in a hospital having every test done to mankind. In the end, she was dehydrated on admission. That was it. Two traumatic spinal taps, several traumatic catheterizations, several MRIs X-Rays and ultrasounds, and 2 full weeks of IV antibiotics

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Morag! Invite me!

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Today is surgery day for my mom and brother. I have started a CarePage for their progress. It can be viewed by visiting CarePages and registering for an account (free). Once you are registered, log in and click "Visit" and her page name is sharonvanderwall Once you have visited the page, emails will be sent automatically as updates are posted.

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There are so many things I have not written. So little time.Three babies have been born into my hands since I wrote last, including my first shoulder dystocia (mild, but I did have my hand/arm in the mom above the wrist). This on a mom whose pelvis I was a bit nervous about going into it all (that's another post).Six more births to go and I will have completed the requirements of my

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I just found out from Faerylady that a previous client of mine is pregnant again. She was a primip and had a difficult posterior labor. She pushed for a very long time, had a minor shoulder dystocia, a slow to start baby and a very minor tear. Her mom was a doula that seemed to me to "freeze" during the birth and didn't engage in "doulaing" much, and later said she felt I had taken over her

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This article bears reading. *WARNING* it's not pleasant.

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That it's been more than a year now since Posie's birth. A year. 365 days. 12 months. She is truly the light of our lives. Everyone in the house adores her without reservation. She's saying lots of words; "mama, dada, brother, Lily, Christi, poop, diaper, baby" but not walking on her own yet. I've also nearly reached my two year anniversary as a blogger! Wow.

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Time ran an article on the rising c-section rates in Asia. While they listed a few of the risks of c-section, and some of the following sequelae, such as reduced fertility and limited choices for following births, they didn't include anything like this description of natural vaginal birth:Utter the phrase "natural childbirth" and the mind envisages a stoic and earnest woman, surrounded by

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Yanno, the statistics say that you are twice as likely to have a doctor that is an imposter (not actually licensed as they present) than you are to have a uterine rupture as a VBAC.This was posted on a national midwifery list that I am on. Dr. Amy is the rich housewife lobbyist referenced in my previous post. If you don't know who she is, count yourself glad. If you do, don't feed the troll,

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I guess I better say something about ACOGs latest statement about stupid women, reckless birthing choices and selfish couples who want to put a gauzy, romantic ideal birth ahead of their baby's very life and safety, but I would rather not. Rixa said it better, and I'll let you read what she had to say. I agree with her. There was also a recent post by a paid online lobbyist for ACOG who used

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So, Superdoula (who had twins at home in April of '06) just called me on her way home from her ultrasound (she's due in Sep.). Twins. Again.That is the sound of my jaw hitting the floor, closely followed by a squeal of excitement! There is something so interesting, fascinating, cool and fun about twins. But then, I don't have to raise them. Haha.FaeryLady's response? "I'm game." Woot. So

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There is a time and place for hospital birth. I was present for one today. A sweet girl, 9 lb 8 oz, born over an intact perineum to her kneeling mama. This is a lady with several complications that preclude homebirth, but she had a nice vaginal birth in the hospital with no drugs. Full story to follow with permission.

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There is new competition to Paypal. It's called Revolution Money Exchange. For the rest of this month (I think) if you sign up, they will deposit $25 in your acct. No strings attached. Yes, you need to put in your social number, but you have to do that for any online banking that you do anywhere. This promotion is similar to what ING direct ran when they started up as an online bank. I do

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There is a new product by Graco that really helps you detach from your baby. How wonderful this system is, you won't ever need to have contact with your baby again! It does everything you can do, but it does it better, because it frees you up to do other, important things, like cleaning the house, reading a book, doing your hair or sitting on the couch watching this product soothe your

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Please help Barbara Harper keep waterbirth aliveWaterbirth International may close doors. Here is a note from Barbara Harper of Waterbirth InternationalBarbara Harper wrote:.I cannot yet imagine a world without the voice and work of WaterbirthInternational - we get calls and emails every day from women who need helpconvincing one hospital or another to let them labor or birth in water. Ifwe die -

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Baby boy, 8# 6oz was born at 5:56 PM last night. First baby of the year for me. I'm pretty pleased with myself that I accurately predicted this mom would not go to her due date (the baby was engaged by 35 weeks.) Story to follow if permission is given.

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I just discovered this blog this AM. Wow. I am off to read more. This is an amazing place.

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Last year, I was worried about having to turn away women who might call when Posie was too little for me to attend births. I said that I wanted to start attending births again when she was 3-4 months old. The first birth I attended, she was 4 months old. Then I only got one more call, and attended that birth (the twins) when she was 6 months old. All of a sudden I've started getting calls

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Another year has gone by, marking 18 years of marriage for PreacherMan and I. Tonight is a dinner at a nice restaurant, possibly a movie (I Am Legend) and then home for some romance. Wink, wink, nudge, nudge.

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Got my first payout from Treasure Trooper today. I have only earned $.30 from referrals, so, so far that's definitely not the way you make money with it. This was less than the total I had in my account, I'm not sure yet why there is still $13.30 sitting in there. I also requested my first check from Inbox Dollars, which will be mailing Feb 1 (this one takes a loooong time to process) in the

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Many midwives talk about the words we use surrounding pregnancy and birth. I am very sensitive to language and how things will be heard and received. I don't like to say "rupture of membranes" for example, it sounds sooo violent. Unless it's one of those burst all over the wall types of ROM. Then it would fit.I never say I "delivered" someone's baby. I never say a mom delivered her baby

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So, I am a total technophile. I really do love gadgets and electronics. Faerylady, on the other hand, is a technophobe. She carries a Franklin planner, is confused and easily frustrated by computer software, and has the cheapest basic cellphone you can get. I've got a Motorola Krazr, an iPod, a laptop, a Palm lifedrive, and a GPS unit. You get the idea. She's always ribbing me about the

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But still, a pretty cool animation

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We had our screening today. Overall, a HUGE success. I even got on the news! We had about 45 people in attendance, among them two med students, a nurse, an anesthesiologist and an OB. After the film itself, we had a panel discussion, and I was the midwife on the panel. We had several good questions and discussion points. The OB stood up and seemed a bit defensive, saying things like that we

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It has taken me a long time to get to this point -- to the place where I felt like I wanted to make a sentimental montage of Posie's birth. I know it makes me sound like a Whiny McWhinerton to complain -- heck, I had an unassisted home waterbirth, right? The truth is, her birth shook me and my belief in my body and my belief in birth. I got a call today from a former student and doula client

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We drove up to Michigan to spend Thanksgiving with my folks. My dad gifted us with his old Nikon D100 digital camera (WOW!! WOW! What an awesome camera!) So we got a few neat pictures. My dad finished his chemo two weeks ago today. So he was still feeling pretty gross, with a clay taste in his mouth. He looked thin, but otherwise not too bad.My mom however, looked awful. Her muscle mass is

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Faerylady's VBAC client had her baby in the wee hours of this AM. She was letting me primary the birth in hopes of signing off another one. It was a transport. She got to 10 cm, verrrrryyy slowly. Then pushed for many hours. She made some progress, but the biparietal diameter never got past zero station. My stubby fingers were having trouble reaching far enough in to get a good feel, but

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What an awesome blog! What a wonderful video!RUN and check it out!

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No, not mine. The TV show. I watched the first episode and was so mad I was yelling at the TV. I really loathe the character of Addison, a big Level III Hospital OB used to having "a full staff and an OR at her beck and call". I think she's obnoxious and typical "birth is emergency" which wins no brownie points from me. She has moved to a Miami holistic health center from Seattle Grace

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No lie. I have recently discovered these "pay to read" programs. They send you occasional emails, and pay you a few cents to click them. They also pay you several dollars to complete trial offers and sign up for programs like survey companies. You create a new junk email account specifically for the volume of spam you will start to receive (I love gmail for this). And then it's just a couple

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Five years ago yesterday, my little blond kid came out after a long, arduous back labor VBAC waterbirth, caught by her daddy.She is such a funny kid. She is just so unique and weird and bossy and funny and smart and pretty! She cracks us up every single day. She already has her husband picked out -- SuperDoula's 5 year old. Happy Birthday Blondie

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It was a baby boy. He is gonna be okay. Mom has gone home, baby is still in the hospital, but they are 99% sure that he won't have any lasting problems. Praise God!!

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Faerylady called this AM. A client she's had several births with had her baby this morning. It was a very difficult birth, and the outcome for the baby is yet unknown. Please pray for the mama, the family and the baby, and for Faerylady too. If she wasn't so far away from me right now (over three hours) I would rush over to be with her.

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I just found out that our local ICAN Chapter is going to be showing an advance screening of this important film documentary produced by Ricki Lake. Just watching the trailer gives me severe goosebumps, I can't wait to see the entire film. I am really really excited about this. This story needs to be told and I am proud to be in the position to encourage sooooo many women to view this film and

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This post has nothing to do with midwifery. It has nothing to do with apprenticeship. This post is deeply personal and is just about me, because this blog is also my diary and what I use sometimes to purge my thoughts.It's funny how I think other women are so beautiful in all their shapes and sizes. I love my pregnant mommies, the ones with the stretch marks, and the ones with the smooth

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Of This is Why. Sagefemme's blog post about a murderous doc at Kaiser Permanente that should be in jail, not practicing medicine "with supervision." And they say midwives are dangerous.

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This is why I do what I do. Because women in my town can be treated like this during birth. It is an absolute and total outrage. Another one of my students had a c-section. It wasn't a surprise, really, I had them pegged for it. Sigh. I dont' know if it's my teaching that just isn't as good as it used to be, or is it that the medical establishment is so overwhelming for parents? I am so

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It's weird that I have this long hiatus from birth now. I have no other moms due until a VBAC that I'm helping FaeryLady with in November. Then there is no one until a friend of mine having a hospital birth, due Valentine's Day, next year. Then I have two March moms, one of them my first repeat client.I guess it's time to work on school a bit more. I've been slacking off on that since Posie

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So, the last time I saw the people from "I don't like this part", it was Saturday, September 22. When I did her prenatal, once again there was a lumpy weird belly. I wasn't sure what part was what. It felt like a (shoulder? hip?) in the mom's left hip and who knows what all in the fundus and I could feel a head deep back in the pelvis. When I listened for hearttones that day, I listened to

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The twin story is coming, I promise! The dad is so busy, he wants the mom to read him the story while he works, and, well, she's had a few things to do. Those babies are doing so well, I tell ya. They were both almost back up to birthweight by 3 days. Awesome!While you are waiting anxiously, Dear Readers, I want to ponder with you the issue of rights in healthcare.I believe in the total

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Twin girls born yesterday. 13 hours apart. 14.5 pounds of baby. All is well. Story to follow when I get permission from the parents.

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... on "I don't like this part". I did, on the advice of several midwives, FaeryLady, the President of our State Midwives Assoc and Preacherman, decide to risk out this couple. It was based on the father's reaction and refusal when I told them I needed them to get an ultrasound to rule out twins as FaeryLady and I both heard heartones in two distinct locations with the fetoscope and felt a

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Here be me little poppet, all dressed up for Talk Like A Pirate day. Arrgh! So, buckle yer swashes and swab the poop, and ye best be askin' for parlay unless ye be wantin' to be a rum swillin' miscreant what takes orders from a pirate!

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I am having a huge struggle right now and may be risking out a client who is 38 weeks. In other words, there is something going on and I don't know what for sure and they are not both together on their care and are not taking my advice either. I am potentially in a high risk birth, but they are not willing to do the testing to find out exactly what the risk is.The mom is supposed to call me and

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So, Posie has two teeth now. She can sit on her own. She can get up on her hands and knees and rock. She is becoming a tyrant with food. If we're eating, she WANTS IT! She grabs food away from us and chews it down and swallows. Guess she's ready for solids.My oldest daughter just needed me to buy her some bras to protect her budding breasts from rubbing on her shirt.Spielberg, my eldest child

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There is so much I need to write about. I have so little time!!!I have been tagged by Labor Payne and SunshineThese are the rules of being tagged:RULES - Post rules before giving the facts - Players start with eight random facts/habits about themselves - People who are tagged need to write their own blog about their eight things and post these rules - At the end of the your blog you need to tag

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I had a comment on my last post, "Baby Boy" asking me if SuperDoula had wet nursed my baby at the birth. The answer is, yes. She is my best friend. I know her entire history, and since I was her midwife until I had to risk her out, I know her medical history and have seen all her bloodwork. I have no problem with her nursing my baby and I would nurse for her too, if she didn't have TWO of the

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Baby boy was born Saturday night. Birth went well and I didn't forget anything important. It was difficult taking Posie, especially since my 12 year old daughter is really not mature enough to do the babysitting. SuperDoula came with me also and nursed my baby while I was waiting on the placenta, so it was nice to have someone else there to take care of her. I think for my August birth, I

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A tooth. A tooth I say. Posie has a tooth. She turned four months old last Thursday and yesterday, her first tooth broke through. I can't believe it. Where has my new baby gone? Now she sits propped in the boppy watching baby Einstein and giggling, rolling all the way across the family room floor.

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I took lots of pictures yesterday. Here is a day in my life.

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It's that time. Time to get back into the birth stuff. My monitrice client decided at her home visit that she really wanted a homebirth. Talked to Faerylady yesterday, and we're gonna do it. SuperDoula is coming with me as well as my 12 year old daughter to help with Posie (cottonball doesn't fit my chubbalicious baby anymore! we call her Posie, so Posie she is) She's due in the next couple

One Hot Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01733041794152025822noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31166733.post-10020704057131649742007-06-27T07:00:00.001-05:002007-06-27T07:01:20.230-05:00

The new vet was much more reasonable about the kitties. She thought they most likely have a protozoan like Giardia, which is the conclusion I came to after researching on the internet. They are now both on medicine for deworming, treating protozoa and ear mites. Let's hope this does the trick.

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Go, buy thee some Suave products. Evidently Suave has an awesome ad out that shows a mom breastfeeding. Some lactivists are up in arms about it because the ad says, "X% of women say that having a baby has left their hair and breasts flat" and these people are upset at the idea that breastfeeding leaves your breasts flat. Well, the ad is just saying "having a baby" leaves your breasts flat.

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Both of my kitty babies are sick. Romana started first. She just has not grown since we've had her. I've had her to one vet already, who started right off wanting to do $200 worth of blood work to test for a rare metabolic disorder. Uh, yeah, no. That's not happening. So, we have an appointment with a different vet today for a second opinion. Then yesterday, Trinity started having diarrhea

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