Tips and Questions to Ask for Scheduled C-Section Mamas

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My whole pregnancy, there was a question as to whether or not there’d be a C-section. Eventually, my doctors and I decided to schedule it. Thankfully, I’d done some research and made a list of questions and requests for the big day.  The day before my surgery, my doctor called...

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Gender Reveal...and How People Respond

Finding out you’re going to have a new little one to add to your family is exciting! In four years, we had three daughters, and each time we found out the baby’s gender, my husband and I were thrilled. Like most parents, we really didn’t have any gender expectations at...

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Cherishing the Hard Days After They're Gone

Before you even have your little one(s) the comments start: “Cherish every moment,” they say. “They’ll be grown before you know it!” “The laundry can wait!” “The empty nest comes soon!”“Don’t blink!”Sometimes they are less preachy and more reflective. “Oh, I can’t believe mine used to be that little,” someone...

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How Babywearing Saved My Sanity

I recently had my fourth baby, and my older children are five, seven, and nine. I quickly realized that our “on the go” lifestyle wasn’t going to slow down simply because we added a new baby. Our calendar was filled with sports and extra curricular activities, and field trips and...

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