Why VBAC? I asked the women who are on the Special Scars ~ Special Women Facebook group to tell me in 50 words or less why they wanted to VBAC. Some of them had a hard time with the 50 words or less part, but this is what they had to say. Rowen B –
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The Emotional Side of Special Scars I have been trying to write something about the emotional side of Special Scars for over a year. It’s been extremely difficult for me. I started running out of time to get this written for this post, so Katie suggested asking the ladies of the group these questions: “How
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Birth Necklace by Kelly Fischer Recently one of my dear friends had an amazing HBAC, and as she prepared for her upcoming birth I was honored to organize a blessingway for her which included creating a birth necklace for momma. I realize not everyone is comfortable with the idea of creating jewelry – so before
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I had been hospitalized at 26 weeks for softening of my cervix which was then determined to be pre-term labor, thankfully the contractions stopped after being medicated. After four full days, I was discharged with medication (nifedipine) to take while on bed rest to discourage contractions. On Jan 27th, 2007 (30 weeks) I woke up
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Sorrow endureth for a night; but joy cometh in the morning. -Psalms 30:5 My life as a mother began on February 16, 2007, with the birth of my sweet Kate. I was induced with pre-eclampsia two days before my due date. Long story short, I ended up being completely dilated and after pushing, she never
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Lenore Calais February 22, 2011 12:42 pm 8 lbs 1 oz 20.5″ I’m the sort of person who recognizes patterns. I don’t have to try. I simply see them. My children are slowly teaching me that it’s okay to break them. I noticed several similarities between my first two pregnancies and births. Both children were
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I wish I hadn’t had the optional ultrasound at 20 weeks. Our midwife had given us the choice and we decided to find out if we were expecting a girl or a boy. Late in the afternoon a week later she called to tell me that there were some anomalies and that she was faxing
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Ok, I am going to confess something…I actually have no idea how to make this. But is this not full of the awesome? Even though the first time I saw it was on regretsy, and well, let’s just say the comments don’t fully appreciate all of the places where a uterus pinata would be met
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The Accuracy of Operative Reports by Jessica Tiderman “Why did my OB tell me that I had a classical incision but my operative report says that I have a low transverse?” If I had a dollar for every time I’ve heard this, I wouldn’t be rich, but I probably could take my family out to
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What Does It Take? by Katie Grennan Perez When planning my VBA3C (with inverted T), I knew there was a huge road with lots of obstacles and mountains ahead. I began with research, reading everything I could. I wanted to know what people did who had successful VBACs, knowing I would need to do everything
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