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This might make you angry. If you’re a midwife.

November 27, 2012 at 00:19

Mama Lewis

May, at three weeks, in the special care unit of the hospital

300 doctors in a room = polite applause (and a few shouts of “Bravo! Bravo!” Okay, I made that last bit up.) 1 post where I question why anyone would choose a home birth over a hospital = reader RAGE Admittedly, I don’t get it. It seems far too risky to me, during a very [...]

Conversations I have against my will

October 6, 2011 at 12:21

Mama Lewis

A bit of grrrrrr today. Grrrrrr. Our car was sideswiped while parked about a week ago. Today, the repair company is picking up our car and dropping off a courtesy car as arranged by our insurance company. I asked them if it would be comparable to the car we own. “Do you own a VW [...]

An Amazing Half-Brained Baby Milestone: 200,000 hits!

August 24, 2011 at 21:56

Mama Lewis

[slideshow]When I wrote my 100,000 hits post, it was only February of this year. It took almost a year and a half to get there, and now a third of the time to get here. But, that’s not what I really what I find amazing. 200,000 hits is small potatoes compared to everything else that [...]

This week I’m… having a baby!

July 4, 2011 at 22:58

Mama Lewis

Happy 4th of July everyone! And, of course, Happy 5th of July for us – the big due date! Tomorrow, May becomes a big sister! If all goes to plan and the baby is healthy, there is no telling how beneficial the little one will be for May. For us all! So, there is a [...]

Insensitive. Irresponsible. Midwife grrrrr.

July 2, 2011 at 23:31

Mama Lewis

Yesterday, I attended a cesarean clinic at my hospital’s birth center. During the clinic, a midwife prepared me in the same way as for a normal operation: pre-op instructions, blood samples, necessary prescriptions… I thought it would be reassuring. The midwife would explain the before, during and after op, and I would ask all my [...]