Our Home Birth

Baby Bumps and Blessings The Making of a Mindful Maternity I don’t feel that my words can adequately explain how amazing and healing this experience was for our family.  Having a home birth was the right decision for our family and I am so thankful my husband encouraged me.  I couldn’t have done it without [...]

40 Plus Weeks

Baby Bumps and Blessings The Making of a Mindful Maternity Here I am at 40+ weeks.  I feel all ready, so I’m just waiting for the baby to decide to come out.  I put off writing this post in hopes that she would arrive, but since she hasn’t I thought I’d write a short update.  [...]

39 Weeks

Baby Bumps and Blessings The Making of A Mindful Maternity   39 weeks!  So close!  I feel like a I do when I am all ready for Christmas morning and I can’t wait to open the presents and enjoy all the excitement. I’ve got all my baby stuff ready!  We’ve made major organizational moves in [...]

38 Weeks

Baby Bumps and Blessings The Making of a Mindful Maternity 38 weeks!  Everything is going pretty well.  I have been super tired this week so I’m trying to relax more and enjoy this last time of pregnancy. Last weekend we had a great visit with our doula, Susan Mooney.  We discussed how we wanted to [...]

37 Weeks: Home Birth Preparations

Baby Bumps and Blessings The Making of a Mindful Maternity It feels like such a milestone to hit 37 weeks and be full term.  It is exciting and a bit nerve-racking that I could go into labor at any time.  And since I can now have a homebirth I’ve gotten my homebirth supplies together so [...]

36 Weeks Pregnant

Baby Bumps and Blessings The Making of a Mindful Maternity Hello last month!  I greet you with excitement and a bit of nervousness about all the changes that are about to take place. I’ve been enjoying two weeks off from work.  Last weekend we rented a cabin in Cosby, TN (near Gatlinburg) and had a [...]

35 Weeks Pregnant: The Best Place to Be in August

  Baby Bumps and Blessings: The Making of a Mindful Maternity   Another hot day in Mills River, NC.  So we headed over the North Mills River Recreation area for a couple hours.  Johnny set my chair up in the creek so I could chill out!  The mountain water took your breath away and felt [...]

34 Weeks Pregnant

Baby Bumps and Blessings the Makings of a Mindful Maternity   Tired and hot has been the theme of this 34th week of pregnancy.  I think this picture says it all, big belly poking out and hot!  I had a good appointment with my midwife last week, but the heat causes me to run out [...]

Who Wants a Natural Childbirth?

At church a couple of weeks ago the Pastor began his sermon with a story on birth.  A friend of his giving birth in the 1970s decided they wanted to have a natural birth and took a Lamaze class.  Their goal was a beautiful, natural, pain free (ha!) experience with no drugs.  During the height [...]

32 Weeks Pregnant

32 weeks pregnant, the home stretch!  At my appointment with the midwife this week everything looked good.  The baby has grown (watching my protein paid off), my blood pressure was good, and I didn’t have any swelling.  She said to continue eating 80 grams of protein a day, drinking the chlorophyll to ensure good iron [...]

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