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Pregnant! Now what?!

November 26, 2015January 2, 2016 Third Culture Mama

Isn’t it such a great thing that we were given a full 9+ months to prepare for the babies that end up in our arms? Even third time round, it […]

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You ate your what?!

February 2, 2014November 23, 2014 Third Culture Mama

I ate my placenta. And based on the squeamish reactions I have received since sharing that nifty piece of information, I thought I should write a little more about the […]

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Nine days postpartum…

January 3, 2014November 24, 2014 Third Culture Mama

Toddler naptime stream of consciousness, nine days into it… Trying this without using the “delete” key. Getting too old for these nighttime feedings. I love stroking Délice’s cheeks. Oh my […]

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And then there were four…

December 25, 2013November 23, 2014 Third Culture Mama

What a very Merry Christmas indeed!

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Twice Blessed

December 4, 2013November 24, 2014 Third Culture Mama

Woah, as of today, I am considered full-term! 37 weeks is certainly not when we hope to have a baby, but today is the earliest our birth center can welcome […]

Surprise!

November 26, 2013November 23, 2014 Third Culture Mama

Awesome surprise breakfast baby shower this past Saturday. Feeling so loved and blessed by this really special group of gals.  

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For the birth geeks!

April 9, 2013April 17, 2013 Third Culture Mama

Here is an interview between Future Midwives of America and Aubre Tompkins (CNM, MSN), who is the clinical director of Mountain Midwifery Center. Aubre explains some of the joys of […]

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No longer an infant!

March 12, 2013November 23, 2014 Third Culture Mama

It’s Ayo’s very first birthday today and all sorts of thoughts are running through my mind. My first year of mamahood was mundane and humbling. At the same time, it […]

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Maisons & Maternage

March 2, 2013March 5, 2015 Third Culture Mama

You’d think there would be birth centers all over France. Natural birth advocate Michel Odent, is, after all French! This report on last night’s 8pm TF1 news shows that maisons […]

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A woman’s world?

February 2, 2013November 24, 2014 Third Culture Mama

Our African friends just gave birth to a precious baby girl. This was their first birth in the United States, so it felt natural to ask about how this experience […]

Christmas Eve check-up

December 24, 2012December 24, 2012 Third Culture Mama

In all honesty, I usually blow off my annual women’s check up. These days, I feel I’m fairly healthy and also pretty busy. But, since our birth center offers annual […]

Confessions

November 17, 2012November 19, 2012 Third Culture Mama

Tall Mountain left for Toronto yesterday afternoon. They got into the Amnesty film festival there, which is pretty cool. I heard someone recently describe Toronto as a “clean New York”. […]

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Birth: 10 Observations

August 3, 2012November 23, 2014 Third Culture Mama

My niece number two finally made her way into this world, bright and early on August 1, 2012. It was such an honor to be in the log themed room […]

Impending birth

July 27, 2012July 27, 2012 Third Culture Mama

Today, the sky is heavy and grey. Leaves float around in the air as the wind picks up. Lightening is a sign of what is to come. We’re on the […]

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