I would never want a midwife assisted birth. That comes as a shock to many people. We are crunchy, pro-breastfeeding, pro-intact, cosleeping, unschooling, consensual living, attachment parenting types. People who don't know us well assume that we would fall right into the midwife at home camp. We don't. The research fanatics that we are, we... Continue Reading →
Be a Man: One Father’s View on Birth
Welcome to the June 2012 Carnival of Natural Parenting: Embracing Your Birth Experience This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Code Name: Mama and Hobo Mama. This month our participants have written about at least one part of their birth experience that they can hold up and... Continue Reading →
The Whore in the Mirror
There is currently a lot of discussion about women's rights and contraception going around our fine country, all because one man said that no company should be able to limit an employee's health care coverage from employee health insurance due to differences in that company's and the person's religious beliefs: a government mandate against religious... Continue Reading →