When I became pregnant with my second baby, I knew from the start that I wanted a VBAC (Vaginal Birth after Cesarian).  After much...

Boys, boys, boys

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The build up is finally over.  This past week we found out the sex of baby number two... It's a boy! When I was pregnant with...
Hello to all of the Burlington VT Moms Blog readers! I am the nurse manager of the mother/baby unit at Fletcher Allen Health Care in...
  So here  you are on the verge of a new and exciting  journey in your life and even if you think you might be...
Since my experience of childbirth and motherhood was immediately followed by the twin whammies of separation and divorce, then endless months of not sleeping...
The road to motherhood is not the same for every woman. Some experience smooth roads with no bumps or hiccups, while others of us struggle...
When Robin and I found out we were pregnant with our first daughter, Nora, I could barely contain my excitement. We had been trying...
Deciding to live a full, healthy life isn’t easy. For me, it took almost seven years. I love to eat and I’m lazy. But,...

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...

NFP is for me

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"The BVTMB is getting real this week about a sometimes taboo, but important topic...S-E-X!  Our team is sharing the good, the bad, and the...
Remember that sound? The sound that can strike fear into the hearts of all parents? That tiny cooing somewhere in the darkness at 2AM? Nope,...
It isn't the way I wanted to leave-with my bag still containing that sweet "coming home" outfit and a pair of too small socks. I...
I look back at myself, age 35, married and pregnant, with a mixture of humor, compassion, and unabridged mocking. I was so arrogant, and...
When Maggie and Jessi met 18 years ago, in 1993, at high school freshman orientation they never knew the path their friendship would take....

In + Around Vermont

Winter in Vermont

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It is late fall and the temperature drops just enough for the precipitation to turn from pestery rain into beautiful, soft, magical snowflakes and...