Mish on May 20th, 2009

Because I have given birth so often and am getting ready to do it again, I am often asked about my birth “stories.” It surprises me that I haven’t written about them, but truthfully, my births have been fairly unremarkable. Of course, being pregnant with my seventh, I don’t want to jinx it, but I [...]

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Mish on March 3rd, 2009

It’s the latest thing. As fashionable as Kabbalah, without all the studying. Madonna did it. So did Elizabeth Hurley. Cesarean section by choice has become almost a fad of sorts. Do Yoga at 8 a.m. Have your baby at 10 a.m. It not only fits your schedule, but your doctor’s and you get the added [...]

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Mish on September 4th, 2008

Is this really a frugal tip? You better believe it.
And I’ll be upfront – I’ve only had one homebirth. Mostly because I have a very nice birthing center close by and I really like it there (after all, I’ve been there often enough).
But I loved my homebirth too – and would certainly do it again. [...]

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mishakennedy on May 23rd, 2008

Mama Nomad has posted the story of the birth of her new little one…
Check it out here.

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mishakennedy on March 31st, 2008

Sara Wickham wrote this for Midwifery Today and I thought I would share it with you.
“This action list of small things all midwives can do to change societal attitudes toward birth and to promote midwifery and the midwifery model was derived from some research I carried out a few years ago. All the suggestions are [...]

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mishakennedy on October 5th, 2007

Well, my apologies for not posting lately, but I have been a bit preoccupied…
Our sixth baby – and second girl – arrived on Oct. 3! Kiara was born at our local birthing center after about five hours of labor. She is 9 lbs 2 oz and not my biggest baby – but in the top [...]

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