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I failed at birth, not you. I'll try to explain...

I was planning on writing another post on my c-section about a week ago because it was bothering me again. Then, randomly, I got quite a few comments from doctors and nurses on my “C-Section Thoughts and Advice” post that was written as part of my birth story. They all came on the same day [...]

Cover Me Chic hospital gown review & discount!

Welcome to Cover Me Chic: be chic, be covered, be comfy! They make designer hospital gowns and I was lucky enough to receive one for my labor and delivery! I loved wearing it and am glad to have it around post-pregnancy too!

Features:

100% cotton
Flutter sleeves that won’t restrict movement
Snap closure down the sleeves and back of [...]

Your questions about c-sections & labor

I received a few questions by email and post comments about labor and c-sections… I thought I’d try to be helpful to everyone and answer them here:

Question: Did I practice any pain management techniques? Do I think they’d be helpful?
Answer: We decided to do the Bradley Method (husband-coached childbirth). But we didn’t take a class, [...]

C-Section thoughts and advice

Alright….

I do believe I ended up with a c-section because of my decision to get an epidural. As I said in my first birth story post, I don’t regret the epidural. I can’t. The pain was unbearable. So in that sense, I guess I should be ok with the ending c-section. But I also strongly [...]

Birth Story: pitocin to c-section

After writing the pitocin post yesterday, I cried for awhile. Just one of those nights. I talked about it for awhile on twitter (actually, I more just read what other people had to say and didn’t do much talking). Two things I noticed:

1) An incredible amount of people have a similar story. Why is it [...]