Midwives are busy folks. Up early, running back out of the house late at night. What helps a busy midwife keep her trim figure and her energy up? Baked egg cups! Plenty of protein and some veggies in a...
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Memory: Big & Pretty!
Shortly after we moved to Troy, NY, my family took a trip to NYC. We drove South on The Northway, through the Hudson Valley and crossed into New York City on the George Washington bridge. The George Washington...
Poem: Gamete Poem
Gamete PoemThe dance of one and many, begins so long ago Nestled and warm, We alone sojourn out dominant ovum pulsing from ovarian chamber vigorous tadpole chosen from seminal pack Then, Singular cells glimpse...
The Marriage Bed
It was time, it was finally time to buy a new bed. For over 20 years, my husband and I had slept on a waveless waterbed. When we came together as a couple, I had been sleeping on a homemade...
My Words Wake Me
Before I started this blog, Midwifery, Mothering & Me, I sat down with a friend, the writer Amy Halloran, to talk about the creative process of writing. If I was going to commit to writing a blog post weekly,...
Homemade Lemon Floats
Ah, summertime..... Hot days. Sweaty nights. Ice cream delights. Here is a recipe for one of my favorite new treats.Enjoy!Lemonade Float 1/4 cup *Homemade Lemon Syrup 3/4 cup Seltzer (Polar Lemon) 2 small scoops Vanilla Ice Cream Add syrup and seltzer to glass, ...
Who has homebirths, anyway?
Who has homebirths, anyway? In the first three years of Local Care Midwifery, PLLC, a great variety of folks have joined our practice, received attentive midwifery care and yes, given birth in their own homes. Who would do that? ...
The Work of Midwifery & Mothering
Midwifery is hard work. Mothering is hard work. Combining midwifery and mothering is really hard work. At the age of 21, I started work in the world of midwifery. I was a midwife assistant in a busy planned home birth...
Sharing My Birthday
Three years ago, I started a small, business, Local Care Midwifery, in Troy, NY. I provide health care for women and attend planned home births. As a NY Licensed Midwife, I get to care for woman of all ages. As...
HomeBirth Fundamentalism: Part 2
Unassisted birth Free birth DIY birth Unhindered birth From Wikipedia: Unassisted childbirth refers to the process of intentionally giving birth without the assistance of a medical or professional birth attendant.It is also known as freebirth, DIY (do-it-yourself) birth, unhindered birth,...