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Our Sweet Daughter Has Arrived!

Hello readers! Just wanted to take a moment (finally) to let you know that our little girl was born at home on September 8, 2011! Yes, it’s taken me 6 weeks to get this announcement out to you; sorry about that! We are all happy, healthy, and only a little sleep deprived! Needless to say [...]

Easy Way to Get Cheap Pregnancy Tests for Less Than 25 Cents Per Test

When planning a pregnancy, one can end up using many, many pregnancy tests. Whenever there is the question of “Am I?” the answer is to often go “pee on a stick” (or POAS, as some like to abbreviate). Doing this several times a day, for several days, and possibly several months (if conception doesn’t occur [...]

Demystifying Midwife-Supported Natural Childbirth Part 3: Who Chooses Midwifery Care?

With 99% of US births occurring in hospitals with OB surgeons attending and 86% of laboring women receiving drugs for pain relief (epidurals) you may not personally know anyone who has chosen to have a natural childbirth with a midwife attending (either in a free-standing birth center or at home). But we are out there [...]