When I wanted to VBAC Emma and knew my provider would not be supportive of that decision, I had to make some choices. Well, really, I had two choices. The only two providers in Atlanta who were routinely recommended to VBAC mothers at the time were 45 minutes to 1.5 hours away from home. Both required…
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Serendipity
I think I’ve written this post at least 364 times in the last year. Once every day for every day that Emma has been here in my life. Emma. My VBAC baby. I remember asking Doc T during my consultation with him when I transferred to his practice if he was able to look at…
Strong Start Day for Postpartum Progress
Did you know that the internet helped save my life? Because it did. I’m thankful to the PA I saw for most of my pregnancy and whom I saw after Joshua was here. She knew about postpartum depression. She understood postpartum anxiety. She knew that my inappropriate response to meatloaf wasn’t normal and put a…
Nobody puts baby in a corner
August 1-7 is World Breastfeeding Week. If you saw me at BlogHer this past weekend, or follow me in basically any circle of social media, I took Emma with me to New York. Part of the reason, actually the main reason, is because she’s exclusively breastfed. With Joshua, I pumped exclusively for about four months….