From the category archives:

Birthing

Leo’s Birth Story

July 27, 2010

Leo just turned six weeks old on Saturday, so yes, it’s taken me a while to get around to writing up our birth story, but it’s been a busy time.

The Induction
Leo was very big.  His ultrasound estimates were putting him at 5 kg (11 lbs), so the doctors wanted to induce before I was full term.  At […]

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Waiting for the Birth

June 9, 2010

On Friday, I hit 39 weeks pregnant and will be checking back in to the hospital for a second attempt at inducing labor.  The first attempt, last week, was unsuccessful.
I’m still dealing with nausea from HG, although it has eased up a bit.  If I don’t go anywhere and take it easy, I can manage with […]

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HypnoBabies Hypnotic Childbirth

December 6, 2008

Congratulations to Tiffany and Stefan, and welcome to the world Mackenzie!  Tiffany, a Texas-born expat living in Germany, recently gave birth to her first child without drugs using the HypnoBabies method of self-hypnosis.  She writes a nice summary and review of the Hypnobabies program, which worked very well for her, on her site No Ordinary Homestead.
I […]

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Pregnant in Germany

October 17, 2008

Now that I am finally an “International Mama,” and not just a soon-to-be-mama, I finally feel qualified to add my 2 cents to the blog! Our girl arrived almost five weeks ago and is already wondering where her sausage and beer are (or at least, that’s how I interpret her crying).
Having never been pregnant before, […]

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