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31 Days of Preparing for VBAC {An Introduction}

October 1, 2015 by Aprille 13 Comments

I started preparing for VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean) pretty much from the moment I brought Ezra (my first child) home for the hospital. His birth was scary, traumatic, and disappointing. I knew that the next time, I wanted a vastly different experience. I did a lot of research over the five years between his … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Health, Wellness, & Self Care, Little Brother, Motherhood, Pregnancy & Birth Tagged: 31 days, birth, c-section, cesarean, childbirth, pregnancy, TOLAC, VBAC

Little Brother is here! {and short-ish version of the birth story}

September 9, 2015 by Aprille 13 Comments

Little Brother arrived Thursday, September 3rd, 2015 at 5:58PM. He weighed in at 10 lb 1 oz, 22 inches long. I plan to share his birth story in a lot more detail with pictures and video (we have over 240 pictures of labor and birth alone!) in the month of October, when I’ll be sharing 31 … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Family, Little Brother, Pregnancy & Birth Tagged: birth, birth story, c-section, cesarean, little brother, pregnancy, TOLAC, VBAC

Dear Husband… Love, Your 36 Weeks Pregnant Wife

August 2, 2015 by Aprille 6 Comments

Hey you. I’m finally 36 weeks pregnant. Unfortunately, we fought a lot this week. And I just need to tell you… It’s not you, it’s me. And I know you know that I’m 36 weeks pregnant and that it’s hard. But as I went to bed at 9PM, angry, huffing, frustrated…I felt unsure if you … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Little Brother, Marriage, Pregnancy & Birth Tagged: 36 weeks, birth, labor, marriage, pregnancy

25 Weeks Bumpdate

May 16, 2015 by Aprille 3 Comments

This pregnancy is starting to slow down a bit for me. I think that just comes with the territory the bigger you get! Over the last four weeks, I’ve struggled with some discouragement over the discomforts and the extra weight I’m holding onto. But, I’m still maintaining a positive outlook and not giving up. (Belly … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Health, Wellness, & Self Care, Little Brother, Pregnancy & Birth Tagged: 25 weeks, birth, chiropractic, exercise, little brother, pregnancy

Ezra’s (Cesarean) Birth Story

February 27, 2011 by Aprille 34 Comments

“Let labor begin on it’s own…” (Lamaze Healthy Birth Practice #1) On the evening of September 6, 2010, this was the one thing I was trying to repeat over and over to myself. I was almost 41 weeks pregnant. In the months leading up to Ezra’s birth, I had done of lot of research into … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Ezra, Health, Wellness, & Self Care, Pregnancy & Birth Tagged: baby, birth, birth interventions, birth-trauma, braxton-hicks, c-section, cephalopelvic disproportion, cesarean, childbirth, CNM, doula, Ezra, failure to descend, failure to progress, kurt, labor, malpositions, midwife, pitocin, pregnancy

Birth Announcement and Recovery Update

September 17, 2010 by Aprille 12 Comments

Ezra was born September 7th, 10:32 PM. He weighed 9 lbs 13 oz and was 21 1/2 inches long. When I ended up delivering Ezra by cesarean (that is a long story in itself which I will post about later), it was immensely difficult. But if I had known then what my recovery would be … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Ezra, Health, Wellness, & Self Care, Motherhood Tagged: anemia, baby, birth, blood transfusion, breast milk, breast pump, breastfeeding, c-section, cesarean, childbirth, electric breast pump, Ezra, finger feeding, hemoglobin level, la leche league, medela, medela electric breast pump, recovery, syringe feeding
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