September 18, 2009
I slipped into the apartment at 5 pm, kicked off my sandals, and looked around. “Where’s the baby?” I asked my husband. “She’s in the crib. She cried herself to sleep.” My heart froze. “She did what?” He looked as uncomfortable, unhappy, and upset as I felt. “She cried from the moment you left until [...]
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August 11, 2009
I never expected to give birth naturally. When my husband and I found out we were expecting our first child’s birth in February 2009, I anticipated being in the hospital, an epidural in my spine. In January 2009, I wept as we drove to our midwifery practice for a “Home Birth Information Night.” It was [...]
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