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Confession time. I’ve been blogging somewhere else. Would you guys be at all interested if I transferred in some of my blogs from there to here or is no one really reading/following anymore? Wou...

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I knew this day was coming. From the day she was born and I hooked up to that pump, I knew some day this day would come. When she was tiny and in the NICU, today felt a lifetime away. In many way...

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I wrote this on a breastfeeding blog I follow. Absolutely feel free to skip if this kind of stuff is not of your interest. :) I had my daughter 6 weeks early. That was not part of the plan. Becau...

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My mom rocked & rocked my little girl, gave her a bath & a bottle, snuggled her in warm pajamas, sang her sweet songs, kissed her soft cheeks, rubbed her smooth back and still, still my l...

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I remember driving down this road right after getting my license at 16 years old and feeling free and young and wild and full of hope. I remember driving down this road when I was 18 with my hig...

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So I think I need to eat a little crow. My MIL stayed with us this weekend while I worked my first stretch of three 13 hour shifts in a row back at work and while Rob hosted a 4 day March Madness...

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So it’s my mom’s 60th birthday on Sunday and I want to write a poignant, thoughtful, wonderful card full of all of the amazing gratitude and love I feel for her. She has singlehandedly kept me af...

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When it rains, it pours. Two entries in one day! So far one of the biggest surprises to me has been how much mommyhood has felt like one big competition. It’s not even with other people openly co...

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I’ve been battling a soul sucking head cold the last few days. Head colds are obnoxious enough on their own, what with their stuffed up yet runny noses, their sore throats, their exhaustion, thei...

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We just had rounds with the doctors and they concluded by saying “So. Mom. Are you ready? If you’re ready, she can go home today!” I haven’t stopped grinning since. My little peanut is coming HOM...

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Sometimes you just need your mom. This isn’t a surprise to any of you, especially those following me on Facebook and knowing how close I am with my family, but this week has been the biggest bon...

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Tonight is my first night staying in the NICU with Leah and I’m already thankful many times over that I get to be here. I’m not sure if it’s because Leah is doing so well or because I’m a nurse o...

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I think I’m going to start a ‘bullet list’ type of entry and just throw down thoughts as I go, posting once I get a few recorded. How does that sound. Good? Good. :) -One of the hardest parts abo...

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I realized I haven’t shared photos yet so here is a quick selection of them. I keep thinking I’ll have time to do things like write and share my thoughts and unscramble the endlessly growing list...

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I’ve been pumping every 2-3 hours & getting a few more drops each time. Something is happening in there! I did one of my overnight pumping sessions from 3-330 & then was woken up by my nu...

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Labor was painless & truly easy (I didn’t feel anything! A little pressure but no pain at all!) up until 3.5 hours in when the nurse turned the pitocin from 6 to 7 and a flip switched. Then l...

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I was assigned the same awesome nurse who had me on Tues & Wed & it’s been WAY better than I feared this morning. She took her time starting the pitocin after remembering my fears earlier...

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Slept ok last night. I’m working hard to channel calm, powerful energy & not focus too much on my sadness over the actually pregnancy part ending. I will have my mom, my husband & my best...

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Alright moms out there… What are your best tips & suggestions for labor? What made the biggest difference in making your labor a good experience? What is your #1 tip that I should keep in min...

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I’ve been going through a bit of doggy withdrawal (which I think is largely ‘real life withdrawal’ after three straight days in a hospital bed) and without me saying anything, my friends and fami...

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I’ve always been an outspoken advocate of nurses. I’ve always, even long before I became one myself, vocally spoke up about the priceless and under-appreciated value of a bedside presence that gu...

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So contractions continue to be calm and much less common so I got moved upstairs to a longterm stay area. It’s mostly full of women who are on longterm pregnancy related bed rest (everyone’s goal...

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My sister had her sweet little girl at 11:58 PM 11/4/2014 only 7 minutes after her water broke & only needed to do 2 pushes. Amazing. No pain meds, feels great, baby has been breastfeeding &a...

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Sitting in Labor & Delivery. Contractions are every 1-3 minutes & progressing. I feel ok just a little uncomfortable. No real pain just aching & pressure. We finalized our names &...

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So I got here & got hooked up & immediately started having contractions. Oof. A test showed my water had broken & they checked me & I am already 3 cm dialated, 90% effaced, 0 stat...

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