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Little Brother’s Birth Story {the long version with pictures and video}

October 2, 2015 by Aprille 14 Comments

Little Brother arrived Thursday, September 3rd, 2015 at 5:58PM. He weighed in at 10 lb 1 oz, 22 inches long. I went past my “due date.” This was not all that concerning to me, although my husband and son were quite ansy. {Read my 40 week update here.} I continued having prodromal labor, soft bowels, mucus, … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Little Brother, Pregnancy & Birth Tagged: birth, birth story, c-section, cbac, cephalopelvic disproportion, cesarean, childbirth, TOLAC, VBAC

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

20 posts to encourage young new moms {from 3 years of first-time mothering}

September 14, 2013 by Aprille 3 Comments
YOUNG NEW MOMS

What I do here at Beautiful in His Time is remind moms that life is messy, they aren’t alone in the mess, and God can make that mess beautiful – even when it’s overwhelming.

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Posted in: Motherhood Tagged: childbirth, encouragement, infancy, motherhood, new mom, young mom

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

75% {30 weeks pregnancy update}

June 26, 2010 by Aprille Leave a Comment

This past Wednesday I reached the 30 week mark of my pregnancy, which now means I’m 75% done!! Only 10 more weeks to go til my due date!

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Posted in: Ezra, Pregnancy & Birth Tagged: 30 weeks, air conditioning, birth plan, childbirth, heat, pregnancy, summer pregnancy

Pregnancy Update ~ 28 weeks

June 9, 2010 by Aprille Leave a Comment

It’s been about six weeks since our last update so I figured I should share how our baby is doing. Nothing really has changed except that the baby is growing rapidly and developing quite a personality! Since my last appointment (5 weeks ago), I’ve gained 15 pounds and 8 inches in my tummy! When my … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Ezra, Family, Health, Wellness, & Self Care, Pregnancy & Birth Tagged: 3rd trimester, baby, beach, birth plan, childbirth, heartburn, photos, pregnancy, squirt

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