Birthy Stuff in Parenting

I need to write more. Maybe I will now that I have a new handy dandy phone. A few months back, I got my first smart phone ever, an Iphone, and I wasn’t a fan, it broke so we went up to the sprint store this past weekend and got a better plan and I got a Samsung Galaxy Mega. Its huge! It’s an android and I can do a lot more. And I can voice text! And we have the internet at home. But I have a 13 month old so I’m not sure how all these people with kids are able to do the internet thing! I can’t do it while she’s asleep bc that’s when I’m asleep! Anyways

We’ve been busy working and hanging out with friends. Everyone is moving. Everyone I like, always ends up moving. Brian’s brother and his wife (the nice brother) are moving to Texas in a few months, and one of my new hippie friends are moving this Sunday. She just found out so we hung out at the Riverside Arts Market on Saturday after I got off work. She’s got a 9.5 month old adorable boy. We also ran into Norah’s man friend while we were there. We would’ve hung out yesterday (Sunday) but I worked and then I wanted to get ready for bed.

I’m taking a Placenta Encapsulation course in April. I can’t wait. Ever since becoming pregnant, I’m become passionate about all things birthy. I had my placenta encapsulated and it was the best decision ever. I can’t wrap my head around the ignorance when people say its gross or not for them. It’s not like your devouring a raw bloody placenta. The chick who did mine is teaching the class. She’s so cool, I love her and can call her anytime to talk about my birth feelings or anything. She will be my doula next time too. I can’t wait to learn from her. Placenta Encapsulation can run between 2-300$ so it’s good part time work. Brian thinks I should become a doula but I don’t think I can, I love babies and I love educating but I am judgmental and I don’t think I could put my feelings aside to have someone have the birth they want if it’s not backed by fact, evidence based care. Especially in a hospital setting. No thanks. I could be a educator though. All my friends text me for Breastfeeding advice and claim I should become a lactation consultant but you need schooling and nursing degree for that but I think I can be a Breastfeeding Counselor. Maybe. My SIL had her baby a week ago and texts me constantly. She’s learning that breastfeeding is DEMANDING. That’s why they say Feed ON DEMAND! Its constant! The baby literally never leaves your breasts. I keep telling her that will help her supply. She’s determined to breastfeed this time. 10 years ago when she had her son she was very uneducated. This time she had a natural birth (but that was because the baby came so fast-20 minutes after getting to the hospital- the doctor didn’t even make it), is baby wearing and breastfeeding. So she’s learning. I can’t wait to visit for Easter and to see the new baby.

I have also recently become an Admin of an Intactivist Lactivist page on Facebook. Intactivism has become a huge passion of mine since learning about circumcision and how crazy jacked up it is. I’m also going to the Florida Demonstration for Genital Autonomy in November. I hope to see this barbaric procedure banned in my lifetime. Its banned in other countries and Female Genital Mutilation was legal in America until 1997 sooo. I don’t have enough time to educate everyone right now about how wrong this practice is and how damaging it is. I have hundreds of links, articles, pictures and I could go on and on about this. This won’t be something good to argue with me about.

Norah is doing great. Getting big, so smart. I love her. We went to the Zoo last Friday and had a great time. We had a busy weekend. I have to work Overtime this next weekend so I’m going to be tired. But I have to work and we need the money. Trying to pay some stuff off before we get pregnant again. It won’t be until November when I can change my insurance though!

I don’t think I have much more to say right now!