Stewarding Home Diligently & Wisely (P31:27)
This post may contain affiliate links. Please read full disclosure for more information. This is my positive home birth experience with baby #4 born at 7lbs 6oz, 20in. It turned out to be an unplanned, unassisted home birth. I wrote this story 4 days postpartum. It started as a normal day. Painful to get up from bed. It …
Things don’t always go as planned. In fact, most times they don’t go as planned. However, it is still worthwhile making a plan to be prepared with a mental image. Planning can help provide a bit of clarity as we apply what we know on paper. At the same time we can be flexible and …
Currently, baby #4 is baking in the oven and due in May. This time we are planning a home birth – assisted home birth. Home birth is not new to my family. My grandmother was a midwife and gave birth at home in Mexico, my mom birthed my sister at home, and my sister birthed …
This post may contain affiliate links. Please read full disclosure for more information. Your labor and delivery will determine what postpartum supplies you need, especially if you tear OR have a c-section. In my experience with my past 3 births, in 2021 and 2023, my needs were slightly different after each birth. I had a second-degree tear …
This post may contain affiliate links. Please read full disclosure for more information. Engorgement is when the breasts are full, hard, and tender. This causes the breasts to become swollen and it is often uncomfortable to painful. It is normal when beginning to breastfeed. There are a few reasons breast engorgement occurs: Quite a few sources suggest …
This post may contain affiliate links. Please read full disclosure for more information. Here is our 3rd hospital birth story! My desire is that you both enjoy a good birth story and gain some insights to help you with yours. Our third baby, and second boy was born on the 27th of December, 2023. A month “ahead of schedule” at …
Our baby boy was born on February 14 of 2023 (on Valentine’s Day), weighing 5lbs 11oz and measuring 19 inches long. The Contractions This birth story started in the morning of Sunday, February 12, 2023. As I began my morning routine, I felt contractions in my lower abdomen. It was like having period cramps, that …
Our first baby was born on June 20 of 2021 on Father’s Day. She weighed 7lbs and measured 19 inches. The Contractions It all started on Friday, June 18th. I was at work and I began to feel very mild contractions on my belly. I let my coworkers and supers know and requested time to …
Anticipating labor and delivery can be both EXCITING and scary. It can even be neither, maybe you simply have peace! If you are anything like most women, you want to be as prepared as possible for all the mom stages – especially for your baby’s birth and beyond. Your first time will be a trial-and-error. You’ll see …
This post may contain affiliate links. Please read full disclosure for more information. With all the suggestions and product options, it can become overwhelming to sort through what baby essentials you actually need to buy. The first most important thing is to take a deep breath! It doesn’t have to be stressful. I have learned that you will …