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Postpartum | Surviving the first few weeks / month with a newborn | Recap
My postpartum journey has been one filled with happy moments and some challenging ones.
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Birth | Welcoming Baby Grace
Grace Leigh Thomas, born via a joyful and peaceful cesarean birth. Psalm 139: 13-14
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Birth | Should you hire a birth photographer | How to choose the ONE
TweetHiring a birth photographer There are a many precious moments that make up a life, one of which is the day your child is born. If you know me, you know that I have a very deep and strong passion for pregnancy and birth. Along with this passion comes my love of documenting these memorable occasions. I have documented each of my kids pregnancy, had the maternity shoot and not so newborn shoot. I update our family photo’s as much as I’m able to because I want to hold onto every little stage of their lives. Why would you choose to have a birth photographer? Details are easy to forget…
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Birth | Preparation | Planning a gentle cesarean birth
TweetThat awkward moment when someone finds out you’re opting for a cesarean birth This week I was yet again stunned by a stranger, and not in a good way. This woman had noticed that I was pregnant and actually came over to congratulate me. But then she overstepped the line. What followed was a crap ton of unnecessary advice and a question about what type of birth I would be having. When I very confusedly replied a caesarean birth she said why must you young woman always take the easy way out. What I learnt was that pregnancy hormones can do one of two things – Take me to a…
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Birth | The Magical Hour: The importance of uninterrupted contact during the first hour after birth
TweetThe Magical / Golden / Sacred Hour The golden hour is not new to the world of birthing, it is defined as the baby being skin-to-skin on the mother for an uninterrupted hour immediately following birth. In reality, it is so much more than this. As your baby is born (whether vaginal birth or caesarean birth) they are suddenly exposed to a whole new world. Their safety and security that they have come to know and love is suddenly a thing of the past and this can be quite an overwhelming experience. What follows next is the rush to clean, weigh and measure and generally check the health of a newborn.…
