Monthly Archives: June 2010

Stephanie had 3 babies before she birthed at home

Posted on June 22, 2010 by Janet

  Homebirth story here Where do you live? Valparaiso, Indiana USA How many homebirths have you had? 1 Why did you birth at home? We don’t do any of the normal hospital “procedures” to mom and baby before and after … Continue reading →

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Breastfeeding, not special, just normal.

Posted on June 20, 2010 by Janet

I support a lot of women to find their way through personal and political gunk and reach a point where they can birth their babies in nice simple births.As the end of pregnancy draws near I encourage women to start … Continue reading →

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Emma has had eight homebirths!

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Janet

Who homebirths? ME! My name is Emma and my eight children have all been born at home. My oldest child was born when I was 20 and my youngest when I was 35. The land of my birth is England … Continue reading →

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Why I don’t do due dates – one woman’s perspective

Posted on June 9, 2010 by Janet

A first time birthing woman I know has been managing the fear others are feeling around her upcoming birth by choosing to present some facts for those who haven’t yet found out that obstetrics is mostly antiquated nonsense. I found … Continue reading →

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Eleventh carnival of feminist parenting

Posted on June 1, 2010 by Janet

In case you haven’t seen it yet, it’s here. A fantastic collection of marvellous blog posts on all sorts of great topics involving feminism, birth, parenting and breastfeeding! Thanks to Mothers for Women’s Lib for such great work bringing it … Continue reading →

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