July 28, 2017 | by: Cara Terreri, LCCE, CD(DONA)
A former "Great Expectations" writer, Julie, shares thoughts on preparing for her upcoming birth by reviewing her first birth.
As a soon to be second time mom, and hard on the heels of my last baby (the two girls will be 18 months apart), I
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June 21, 2017 | by: Lamaze International
I am five months and some change into being a parent and I have to say... it's not as hard as I expected. I don't believe in "good babies" because no baby is bad, but I can say that Mae is easy; she's happy and easygoing, a decent sleeper, has a great per
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March 24, 2017 | by: Lamaze International
The following post comes from our previous Great Expectations blogger, Pamela. She writes the following letter to her doula (for all 3 births!) in honor of World Doula Week.
"Be strong, be fearless, be beautiful. And believe that anything is
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February 01, 2017 | by: Lamaze International
I'm thrilled to announce the arrival of Marian Alice Elmer, aka Mae, born Tuesday, January 17 at 2 pm. She weighed 7 lbs 8 ounces and measured 18 inches long, and is in every way perfect. Here's our birth story. At my 40 week appointment, my midwives were
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January 11, 2017 | by: Lamaze International
Well, today is my due date with no baby in sight, so I won't be one of the 5% who delivers "on time." I'm as comfortable as any full-term pregnant woman has a right to be, which is to say I'm pretty uncomfortable but I know it could be a lot worse. Mae ke
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