Pregnancy and Domestic Violence

There is a free online course about Pregnancy and Domestic Violence. I recommend that you participate for a variety of reasons:
1. it’s an important topic for all of us2. it’s a way to earn 1.5 contact hours for those going for Lamaze certification on the open pathway or recertification and need the hours.3. Experience [...]

Alice Bowlsby: The Trunk Murder Victim

A striking contrast to modern attitude toward abortion deaths is the story of Alice Bowlsby — the Trunk Murder Victim, whose pitiful corpse was found 138 years ago today.
In contrast to most criminal abortion deaths, where I was lucky if I could find a name and an approximate date of death, I found an embarrassment [...]

College bound?

I was driving back to Atlanta from Myrtle Beach on Sunday, and I got behind the car we all hate. The one that not only drives slowly in the left lane, but makes it impossible for you to pass because, through an osmosis only dumb people share, they’ve perfectly timed their poor driving shenanigans [...]

CLEARANCE! CLEARANCE!! CLEARANCE!!!

We have just added a bunch of fabulous maternity and baby gear items to our clearance section!New and exciting products will be making their appearance on Best Baby Organics soon and we need the make space for all the new inventory. This means lots of savings for you!Hurry and take advantage of our huge clearance [...]

One Year Later

First Day of Pre-K
First Day of Kindergarten
Just after I took this picture The Littlest Buddy threw off his backpack, yelled, and ran inside the house, later returning to the steps to push his bicycle off the top of the landing and crush the flowers beneath it. A noticeable difference in distress from having his [...]

A little off topic: the font characters

I know this is a s-t-r-e-t-c-h to be related to Childbirth education, but many of us create brochures, handouts and flyers. And I know I play around with different fonts and wonder what the pros/cons are of each one.
Enjoy this clip about the characters behind the fonts:
Obviously there are people as passionate about fonts [...]

My friend had her first at 45

Also, just to encourage everybody, a friend of my friend had her first at 45 just the other day! She said it’s like the lottery, if you don’t play then it’s guaranteed not to happen but if you do try , you have a chance!
Life Begins… – Miscarriage stories of loss, hope & helpStories of [...]

1980: Trash bag aftercare kills woman

On August 23, 1980, 26-year-old Betty Damato went to Dr. James Franklin in Denver, Colorado, for a safe, legal abortion. According to Betty’s family, Franklin did not remove all of the fetus. He instead gave Betty a trash bag, and instructions to collect whatever she expelled in the bag and bring it to him.
Two days [...]

CNN: 5 Freedoms You’ll Lose Under Obamacare

HT: Stones Cry Out:
“CNN Money” Lists 5 Freedoms You’ll Lose Under “ObamaCare”By Doug
No, you read that right. It’s not Fox News reporting this; it’s CNN. Even if you believe Fox News Channel is the broadcast arm of the Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy, you don’t have that excuse to hand-wave this away.
The article is here, [...]

I was 48 for the last birth

Kanga 48 years old, eight (8) kids, I was 24 for the first birth and 48 for the last.
Life Begins… – Miscarriage stories of loss, hope & helpStories of Pregnancy over 44 years old – sharing stories I find online, for inspiration!You Can Get Pregnant in Your 40’s – Sharing articles, discussing options & suggestions
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