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Homebirth guest post

**Jennifer is a lovely woman I met online. She was reading my blog and saw my lists of things we still needed for our homebirth… she had some items leftover from her own homebirths and she very kindly and generously sent them to me. I appreciate it SO MUCH! I asked her if she’d type up a guest post about her homebirth so I could share it with all of you. Please say hi and show Jennifer some love! If

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the baby bucket list

I’ve got 5 weeks left. Just over a month. That’s 5 weekends to get things done with my husband, since weekdays are spent with Ryan while the hubby is at work. FIVE. I need to plan well. Lately, it’s all I think about. I might drive myself crazy first.… I make list after list, losing every one or changing the order or adding more things.

Well, I’m writing this blog post for me – to keep track of what I want

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Homebirth supplies???

I just got a list from my midwife for supplies we need to buy for our upcoming homebirth. She does have a “birth kit” set up through a website so I can easily just order everything together for about $30.

~1 – 2 dozen large “chux” pads (basically like flat, adult diapers… puppy pads work just as well, yea???) ~1 box sterile gauze sponges (4x4’s) ~1 – 2 boxes of large overnight sanitary napkins or a box of adult diapers (AWESOME) ~1 peri-bottle (small

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hot trend: water births?!

One of my guilty pleasures: celebrity gossip magazines. I rarely get to read them (what is this thing you call free time?), so this is from an old magazine that came out months ago, but in case you didn’t notice it.…

Water births are a hot trend! Someone tell Posh Spice and her scheduled c-sections that she’s losing. She’s out. Gisele, Jennifer and Selma are in.

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the decision to VBAC

Heard of “VBAC,” but don’t really know what it is? Interested in having a VBAC, but need more information to make your decision? There’s too much fear around VBACs (vaginal birth after cesarean) circulating out there and slight risks (serious, but slight) are blown out of proportion. Want a repeat c-section? That’s okay, too, I just want to be sure women are making an informed decision, not one based on scare tactics.

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