by lcbaker | Jan 3, 2012 | Featured, Pregnancy and Birth
Let me start with a disclaimer. If you spend your entire pregnancy telling everyone that you love labor, that it’s your favorite part of having a baby, and that you can’t wait to do it again, well–you’re setting yourself up. And if it’s...
by lcbaker | Dec 21, 2011 | Pregnancy and Birth
When I was pregnant with my daughter, I felt very private about the labor. Actually, I was private about everything. And by “private” what I really mean is “a really nasty person who will bite your head off if you try to talk to her.”...
by lcbaker | Dec 19, 2011 | Sleep
My daughter has always had trouble sleeping. As a baby, she never slept anywhere but on my breast–if I tried to unlatch her, no matter how deeply asleep she was, she would immediately wake up. And then cry for an hour or more, unable to get back to sleep. I...
by lcbaker | Dec 16, 2011 | Pregnancy and Birth
Two nights ago, I finally had contractions that kept me from sleeping. That was the sign I’d been waiting for; I decided several weeks ago that when contractions kept me awake, they were officially labor. Yesterday morning they were still strong and consistent...
by lcbaker | Dec 14, 2011 | Featured, Pregnancy and Birth
Recently my mother started worrying about my blood pressure. I suppose it’s her job to worry when I’m pregnant. She asked my husband whether my midwife takes my blood pressure at prenatal visits. My husband, who hasn’t come to any prenatal visits...
by lcbaker | Dec 13, 2011 | Pregnancy and Birth
A generation ago, women didn’t have due dates. They had due months. As in, “your baby will arrive sometime in December or January.” This is a much more accurate way of thinking about births, since a “due date” is really a month-long...
