May 19, 2011 | Afterbirth, Afterpains, Amniocentesis, Breast feeding, Early birth, Epidural, First Birth, Grief, Hospital Birth, Mourning, Planned Pregnancy, Redemption, Reiki
Loss, Life and Love I wanted to have a baby for the first time in my life only after I watched my husband suffer through two surgeries for colon cancer over a five-week period. My mind was numb and I was almost on the edge of a nervous breakdown watching the man I...
Mar 25, 2011 | Breech, Cesarean birth, Epidural, Genetic Disorder, Planned Pregnancy, Redemption, Third birth
How My Body Was Redeemed by Childbirth (Just Not How I Expected) I knew early on that I wanted to have babies. There were significant obstacles to this desire (more of a calling, really), including my having a genetic bone disorder called osteogenesis imperfecta (OI)....