Those of you who come regularly probably noticed I have been MIA for the past few weeks. I have three reasons for it. The first one is wonderfully beautiful – I gave birth to my second son in our home one early Thursday morning in March (home birth story coming up soon). Second reason behind … Continue reading
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Kamar’s birth story (natural birth in a hospital)
I was 39 weeks pregnant with my first baby and I wasn’t sure if I would be able to tell what labor looked like and all those things many new moms wonder about. But then I woke up one sunny Thursday morning in August, went to the bathroom and noticed my mucous plug came out … Continue reading
Hurricane Sandy, 40-hour labor and a rescheduled Halloween
Hi everyone. I have been quiet for a while – mainly because we lost power for almost a week thanks to hurricane Sandy which hit Jersey City on Monday evening last week. The winds picked up in the afternoon and a little after 9pm hubby and I found ourselves sitting in the darkness. Sure, we … Continue reading
Why are New Jersey c-section rates so high?
I have been obsessed with all kinds of pregnancy, labor and birth related research, particularly digging into various interventions which can snowball into c-sections. And I’m not talking about those medically necessary c-sections or true emergency c-sections. I’m talking about the majority of c-sections – those that could have been prevented and never had to … Continue reading
The power of encouragement during pregnancy and labor
It’s nap time for my little curly head. And as my baby sleeps with fever and a horrible rash, I’m thinking of the day he was born. Tomorrow it will be exactly 21 months since he came into this world and it was the most beautiful day in my life. I wanted his arrival to … Continue reading