Author Archives: AtaraP

Recently I have seen a few blogs on birthing sites claiming the unimportance of tummy time for infants. The claim is that because babies don’t always like it we should not be submitting them to anything uncomfortable. I disagree. The … Continue reading →

When my daughter was born less than two months ago she came with a bang. She was a surprise breech and my parents just so happened to be hit by a bus the moment she was born. Just to get … Continue reading →

I have come a long way since my first pregnancy. When my back up OB with my first child told me that they could save my placenta after birth my response was “ewww!” I know I have written about my … Continue reading →

For every midwife, doctor, nurse, or whoever who has said you can’t have a breech baby at home. <Sticks my tung out and blows!> I would like to introduce you to my newest edition. The beautiful, wonderful, healthy Anuhea. She’s … Continue reading →

Lately I’ve been getting increasingly worried about the medical community. It might be nothing new for most of you but I’m worried not that they think that they’re gods but that they think that it’s a game. Today, upon opening … Continue reading →

Today we buried my daughters placenta….finally. To say it was a little late in coming would be an understatement. Ananda is almost 19 months and her placenta has been taking up a third of our freezer since December 14th, 2008. … Continue reading →

Lately I have a lot to say about forgiveness, mostly of myself. How many times do we as parents beat ourselves up for what we see as our failings as parents. I never knew so much guilt until I became … Continue reading →

Lately I’ve been wondering what other people experience with their older children when they go into labor. For my second child I loved the idea of having my first child there during labor. I had a home birth and the … Continue reading →