This is a piece that I wrote back when I was still pregnant with my daughter. I considered fitting its perspective to the present, but I thought it would remain more powerful if I kept it in its original form, to demonstrate that it is possible to achieve peace even…
My Breech Birth Story
I was 35 weeks pregnant when my mom began to pester me nearly every time she called. Why haven’t they done an ultrasound recently? Don’t they need to know how big she is? How do they know she’ll fit? She had a nagging feeling that because I’m so tall, I…
Preparing for Labor by Getting to Know Yourself
Preparing for labor? There’s more to do than packing your hospital bags and learning Lamaze! One of the best ways you can get ready to have a baby—on top of writing a birth plan, taking a class, and researching hospital policy—is to get to know yourself as intimately as possible….
6 Tips for Packing Your Hospital Bag
How you choose to give birth may be a very personal choice, but so is what you decide to pack in your hospital bag for the big day! This post isn’t a checklist for what you need to bring, because everyone is different and what worked for me may not…
Forming Emergency Birth Plans…then Letting Go
Childbirth can be intimidating, am I right? It seems like our brains come up with so many what if scenarios—even before we read other women’s emergency birth stories online or endure random strangers piling on other worries that keep us up at night. What if I don’t make it to…
Visitors After Birth | 4 Things to Consider Before Making Plans
It’s easy for things to go wrong when it comes to hospital visitors after birth, because emotions run high and having a baby brings people together in odd ways that daily life doesn’t, just like with weddings. Plus, things rarely go the way we expect them to, and that can…
Christian Corner | “You need milk, not solid food!”
We have much to say about this, but it is hard to make it clear to you because you no longer try to understand. In fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the elementary truths of God’s Word all over again….
About Breeching Baby
Breech: a presentation of an unborn baby that isn’t head-down Breach: to break into something Breaking into parenthood can feel much like my daughter did in my womb: upside down! Thankfully, there are many resources out there to help those of us who are breaking into this new world of…