I still get goose bumps as I walk down the halls to the McClure Birthing Unit at FAHC, some 5 years later.  This time...
Do you love connecting with other women? Do you enjoy helping new moms through the early weeks and months of motherhood? Maybe you are...
When I was pregnant with our son, I was sick from week six until delivery, nauseous all the time and losing my lunch on...
Are you hoping for an “on-time” arrival? As a midwife and new mother, I knew the emotional dangers of becoming attached to my due date...
Ectopic pregnancy is horrible. It’s every mother’s worst nightmare. Ectopic pregnancy occurs when the fertilized egg implants outside of the uterus, usually in a fallopian...

34 Weeks Premature

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As I sit here with my son sleeping peacefully in my lap, I find that his first two weeks of life feel like a...

The Open Plan

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At my last doctor appointment, my OB asked what my birth plan was.  You see, last time I had this lovely, detailed, birth plan...
  So here  you are on the verge of a new and exciting  journey in your life and even if you think you might be...
I made it four weeks between appointments. Four whole weeks. Considering I found out about our pregnancy when I was just two weeks pregnant and...
Recommendations provided here are not intended to replace conversations with your own medical care provider. You want to get pregnant. You have all the necessary...
He was born on the couch in my living room.  I had wanted a VBAC.  In my mind it was planned perfectly with me...
Over the summer, the July 4th holiday brought my extended family together in a joyful (and extremely hot) reunion on the lake. Two cousins...
Awhile back I posted about the comparison game that all of us moms tend to play. It's so easy to get caught in the...
To my beautiful daughter, Two years ago I was eagerly anticipating your arrival into this world. I was 6 days overdue, super uncomfortable, and so...

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The UVM Men’s Soccer National Championship Matters to Vermont Families

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Late into the evening on Monday, December 16, I lay in bed while my three kids were asleep, watching the Men’s National Collegiate Soccer...