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But The Hospital Said "That's Our Policy." advocacy birth labor May 27, 2026

Let me tell you something that nobody puts in your hospital welcome packet or hospital sponsored birth class.

Hospital policies are not laws.

They are not medical requirements. They are not diagnose...

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My Mom Pushed a Car Up a Hill to Start Her Labor. birth labor May 06, 2026

Let me tell you about my mom.

She is, genuinely, a superhuman. A kindergarten teacher (which alone should qualify her for sainthood, hazard pay, and a permanent vacation) and also the kind of mom who...

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Is This Real Labor or Am I Being Gaslit By My Own Uterus? birth labor Apr 29, 2026

Let me set the scene.

It's 11pm. You've been timing contractions for two hours. They're every 7-12 minutes. They hurt. You text your partner, you call your doula, you start dragging your hospital bag...

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How Do I Stop Being So Anxious About Labor? anxiety labor pregnancy Apr 27, 2026

I am a Type A, over-preparing, list-making, worst-case-scenario-running planner. Unashamedly. The kind of person who stress-researches things at 2am just to feel like I have a handle on them.

And

...
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For Pregnant And Postpartum Parents Who Don’t Want To "Wing It"

Join our Newsletter for tips, tricks, thoughts, and more! So you're not scrambling through pregnacy and postpartum. 

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