Today we have a guest post by Jessica.  Please welcome her. The pause was pregnant. And I…I was not. Not …

When you’re pregnant, aches and pains are par for the course.  There’s the cramping early on (which can freak you …

Psst…head over to Keeper of the Home to read an interview I did about Real Food Basics! This is a …

When you’re pregnant, everything is different.  And if it’s your first time, everything is new.  This means you may have …

This post is particularly important to me, because in my first pregnancy, I chose a doctor the same way I chose every doctor at that point: I looked through providers on my insurance website and picked one that seemed nice. (i.e. had a name I could pronounce, was close to home, was a DO instead of MD….) Up until this point I’d always ended up with pretty nice doctors, so I felt comfortable choosing an OB this way too. Too bad that it didn’t go well.
But what I learned from this experience is that you can and should change your provider if you feel that the first person you’ve met with does not mesh with what you want. You have hired this person! You are not stuck! You have the right to work with someone with whom you are comfortable. I alluded to this in my post on Choosing a Provider, but now it’s time to discuss it a little more.

Welcome to the next post in the Healthy Pregnancy Series!  If you haven’t read the older posts, you may want to go back and do that now!

A lot more people are becoming interested in home birthing these days. It is a great alternative for moms who want complete control over their birthing experience, with no interference from hospital policies or staff. It is also safer, to avoid medical mistakes and of course hospital-acquired infections. If you are considering home birth, please find a qualified midwife and discuss your particular situation with her. But, in order to help you in your decision, I’m posting Daniel’s birth story!