Have you ever wondered what your cervix looks like? How about after you’ve given birth?
Then you MUST check out The Beautiful Cervix Project created by a student midwife. This is an ode to being a woman, where cervixes aren’t objects of a medical gaze, but objects of beauty in their own right. The creator not [...]
Granulated herbs are equally good the Traditional Chinese Medicine guy told me and he said he had success with a 48 year old who has just given birth (with own egg)
Life Begins… – Miscarriage stories of loss, hope & helpStories of Pregnancy over 44 years old – sharing stories I find online, for inspiration!You Can [...]
I have just returned from doing workshops and seminars in Australia and New Zealand. What a great time I had with some amazing women who are all passionate about the work they do!
New Zealand has produced some awesome ads for breastfeeding. Check them out!
On October 25, 1922, 24-year-old Lillian Hulbert died at Chicago’s St. Anne’s Hospital from complications of a criminal abortion performed on her there that day.
The coroner identified a Mrs. M.C. Anderson as responsible for Lillian’s death.
Anderson’s profession is given as nurse or midwife.
Keep in mind that things that things we take for granted, like antibiotics [...]
I agree with continuing to try though because my next door neighbour’s mother had her youngest sister at 48!
Naturally of course back then… I also have a friend that conceived late 45, delivered 46…
My RE [reproductive endocrinologist] has helped three woman, 45, 46, 47 have babies….
Life Begins… – Miscarriage stories of loss, hope & helpStories [...]
Looking for something to add to your Mp3 to listen to while you go for your walk/jog? I just found these on the LLLI site
La Leche League podcasts
On Thursday I also saw another Chinese herbalist/acupuncturist and he specializes in fertility and I said that I am scared of more miscarriages.
He said, when you have one, you need to wait 3 months. I said, I can’t wait, I’ve just gone closer to 42.
He laughed and said I was young, and he had [...]
How many times have we commented, “you deserve a medal” to the mom who has worked so hard to overcome an obstacle/challenge to breastfeeding or early parenting – now there is such a medal!
Deserve a Medal
My sister in Law is 44 in January and 29 weeks pregnant with her first after doing 3 cycles of IVF [in vitro fertilization]. She saw an RE [reproductive endocrinologist] near Surfer Paradise. She is great with mature age ladies.
Life Begins… – Miscarriage stories of loss, hope & helpStories of Pregnancy over 44 years old [...]
Nineteen-year-old Diane Boyd lived in a state institution for the mentally disabled. There, she was beaten and raped in July of 1981, and was later discovered to be pregnant. A safe, legal abortion was arranged for Diane at National Abortion Federation member Reproductive Health Services in St. Louis, and Diane’s mother signed a consent form. [...]