So Scott and I went the wonderful store today where you can get baby gear AND nursing bras and I got re-fitted for mine. At the register, I ran into a woman whom I recognized from prenatal yoga. Her bundle…
Category: birth story
the funny thing about hospital bills
About a week after the birth, we received three separate bills from the hospital. Two were for around $5,000 each, and one for over $32,000. They weren’t itemized but rather mentioned a few of the services rendered by title. For…
wretch to angel (part one-point-five): the revised view
We met with our doula yesterday for our post-birth wrap-up. A chance for us to discuss what had happened, for me to express my joy or/and frustration, ask questions, get her perspective. She was due to arrive at 3 p.m.…
from inconsolable wretch to angel baby (part one): entry into the world
If you’d gone through what he’d gone through, you’d be pretty pissed off too. First of all, he wasn’t expecting to come out yet. I certainly wasn’t expecting him yet. First-born babies are ALWAYS late, right? I was so busy…