Originally published on July 2, 2010. This post was originally written for inclusion in the  Carnival of Nursing in Public hosted by Dionna and Paige at NursingFreedom.org.  ***   The first time I nursed in public, I was at a  La Leche League meeting. What a perfect way to be initiated to nursing around other people. Breastfeeding is such a [...]

I have two kids, and they were both born at home.  My births were almost carbon copies of each other.  My daughter and son were both born at 39 weeks and 4 days, labor started with water breaking, contractions followed about 30 minutes later, and then labor progressed very quickly.  I had a second degree tear [...]

Welcome to the July 2010 Carnival of Nursing in Public This post was written for inclusion in the Carnival of Nursing in Public hosted by Dionna and Paige at NursingFreedom.org. All week, July 5-9, we will be featuring articles and posts about nursing in public (“NIP”). See the bottom of this post for more information. *** The first time [...]

We’ve hosted Blog Carnivals for each of the Lamaze Healthy Birth Practices at our sister blog, Science & Sensibility . 1st Healthy Birth Blog Carnival: Let labor begin on its own 2nd Healthy Birth Blog Carnival: Walk, move around, and change positions throughout labor 3rd Healthy Birth Blog Carnival: Bring a loved one, friend, or doula for…[Read more]