Our Backyard
In an effort to find new ways to open up the outside world to The Littlest Buddy, and to hold off his bug crushing instincts a little longer– I thought it would be fun to hit the backyard today, spend the morning exploring around our property armed with a macro lens and grab some shots [...]
My mother was 45 when she had me
I’m 38 now, and my mother was 45 -and my dad 47 – when they had me. I was not planned; in fact, at the time, it couldn’t have seemed like worse timing. (My brother, then 9, was undergoing brain surgeries due to hydrocephalus.)
Turned out that it was a blessing in disguise; I gave them [...]
1910: Doc blamed but not named
On August 31, 1910, Mrs. Ellen Shirah, age 34, died in Augustano Hospital in Chicago from an abortion that had been performed the previous day at her home.
The coroner’s jury determined that a doctor had been responsible, but did not identify who.
Note, please, that with overall public health issues such as doctors not using proper [...]
Get out your knitting needles or crochet hook
September is Infant Mortality Month. There is a campaign to have a baby hat created for every baby lost. The effort is being sponsored by a large group of organizations.
Directions provided for the pictured hat: Cast on 64 stitches and alternate knit and purl rows for about an inch, creating a [...]
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Diane, 46+, delivered a baby girl
Seven miscarriages and five unsuccessful in vitro fertilization cycles threatened Diane’s pregnancy hopes.
Doctors could not explain why Diane, 46, had experienced so many miscarriages and no success with Assisted Reproductive Techniques. She started treatment with Dr. Wu in February, was pregnancy in June 1998, and delivered a baby girl in February 1999.
Life Begins… – Miscarriage [...]
Breasts in mourning
Breasts in Mourning: How Bottle-Feeding Mimics Child Loss in Mothers’ Brains
Stacie sent me the link to this interesting article. Thanks.
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Linda, 50+, delivered healthy twins
Entering menopause at 50, Linda had abandoned hope of conceiving naturally.
With her menstrual cycles fluctuating between profuse and no flow and hot flashes a regular occurrence, Linda was entering menopause. A determination to conceive naturally made her chances of pregnancy slim from a Western perspective. But after coming for her first treatment [with Dr. Wu] [...]