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Center Stage: The Birth of Romy
"Once the CDC started quickly releasing guidelines for social distancing and additional safety for higher-risk groups, including pregnant women, I became a prisoner of my tiny midtown apartment with two extroverted small children and a full-time job."
Third Time’s the Charmer: The Birth Story of Theo
Third babies, third births, rather, are often called wild cards in that they are anything but predictable. (As if birth is ever a one-size-fits-all event.) [...]
A banker’s dozen
1| What is cord blood, anyway? Cord blood is the blood that remains in the umbilical cord after birth. It’s rich in stem cells [...]
Set the mood
Early on in my pregnancy, my thoughts about birth were strictly limited to the physicality of how to get a baby out of my [...]
Convictions: The birth of Navy
As an editor at P&N, it was widely assumed I had a firm grip on what I wanted for my second pregnancy. After all, [...]
5 things to glean from an expert doula
Lindsey Bliss is a DONA-certified doula, co-director of Carriage House Birth in New York and Los Angeles, and mom to seven children (including two [...]
9 reasons to take a birth class
When you’ve got a new family member joining your crew, time is precious—so you can clock some quality time with your partner, tackle that home [...]
Seeing it all: The birth of Carlos
I am the mother of a beautiful 6-month-old baby boy! I would say that my baby is the most handsome and perfect, but in [...]
Two weeks later: The birth of Stevie
It has been about two weeks since Steven’s birth and I finally thought I should take some time and write my experience of what it [...]
Big break: The birth of Elliott
It’s not like the movies—no one ever goes into labor by having their water break spontaneously. That’s what we were told in our birth class. [...]
Home sweet home: The birth of William
William’s birth story really began three years ago when I started reading Grantly Dick-Read’s Childbirth Without Fear. The main idea of the book is that [...]
Welcome home: The birth of Lexi
I told my midwives I planned to have a hospital birth. It never occurred to me that a home birth was an option for me [...]
Sudden rush: The birth of Faye
Faye, oh, Faye, you are the sweetest little girl. All 10 pounds, 3 ounces of you—wow, you are quite the baby! You sure threw me [...]
Together at last: The birth of Cohen
On Tuesday, October 4th, at our 36+6 week appointment, I joked with our midwife about how ready I was for our baby to be here, [...]
Full moons & baby booms: The birth of Penelope
Childbirth [chahyld-burth] Noun 1. The act or instance of bringing forth a child AKA … the scariest, craziest, most insane, beautifully wonderful adventure I have ever [...]
A matter of time: The birth of Arlo
The logical side of my brain knew that my due date was far from a guaranteed deadline. I tried to mentally prepare myself for going [...]
A happy haze: The birth of David
It was October in Denver, Colorado. The weather was mild and sunny. I was about five days away from my delivery date, and I came [...]
C is for courage
What do you mean I need an emergency C-section? No, no, no. That's not possible. My pregnancy was normal. My mother had four normal pregnancies [...]
Center Stage: The Birth of Romy
"Once the CDC started quickly releasing guidelines for social distancing and additional safety for higher-risk groups, including pregnant women, I became a prisoner of my tiny midtown apartment with two extroverted small children and a full-time job."
Third Time’s the Charmer: The Birth Story of Theo
Third babies, third births, rather, are often called wild cards in that they are anything but predictable. (As if birth is ever a one-size-fits-all event.) [...]
A banker’s dozen
1| What is cord blood, anyway? Cord blood is the blood that remains in the umbilical cord after birth. It’s rich in stem cells [...]
Set the mood
Early on in my pregnancy, my thoughts about birth were strictly limited to the physicality of how to get a baby out of my [...]
Convictions: The birth of Navy
As an editor at P&N, it was widely assumed I had a firm grip on what I wanted for my second pregnancy. After all, [...]
5 things to glean from an expert doula
Lindsey Bliss is a DONA-certified doula, co-director of Carriage House Birth in New York and Los Angeles, and mom to seven children (including two [...]
9 reasons to take a birth class
When you’ve got a new family member joining your crew, time is precious—so you can clock some quality time with your partner, tackle that home [...]
Seeing it all: The birth of Carlos
I am the mother of a beautiful 6-month-old baby boy! I would say that my baby is the most handsome and perfect, but in [...]
Two weeks later: The birth of Stevie
It has been about two weeks since Steven’s birth and I finally thought I should take some time and write my experience of what it [...]
Big break: The birth of Elliott
It’s not like the movies—no one ever goes into labor by having their water break spontaneously. That’s what we were told in our birth class. [...]
Home sweet home: The birth of William
William’s birth story really began three years ago when I started reading Grantly Dick-Read’s Childbirth Without Fear. The main idea of the book is that [...]
Welcome home: The birth of Lexi
I told my midwives I planned to have a hospital birth. It never occurred to me that a home birth was an option for me [...]
Sudden rush: The birth of Faye
Faye, oh, Faye, you are the sweetest little girl. All 10 pounds, 3 ounces of you—wow, you are quite the baby! You sure threw me [...]
Together at last: The birth of Cohen
On Tuesday, October 4th, at our 36+6 week appointment, I joked with our midwife about how ready I was for our baby to be here, [...]
Full moons & baby booms: The birth of Penelope
Childbirth [chahyld-burth] Noun 1. The act or instance of bringing forth a child AKA … the scariest, craziest, most insane, beautifully wonderful adventure I have ever [...]
A matter of time: The birth of Arlo
The logical side of my brain knew that my due date was far from a guaranteed deadline. I tried to mentally prepare myself for going [...]
A happy haze: The birth of David
It was October in Denver, Colorado. The weather was mild and sunny. I was about five days away from my delivery date, and I came [...]
C is for courage
What do you mean I need an emergency C-section? No, no, no. That's not possible. My pregnancy was normal. My mother had four normal pregnancies [...]
