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Pregnancy & Childbirth

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Share Your Birth Story {Linkup Party!}

I love hearing other women’s birth stories! We live in a culture where we generally don’t experience a live birth until it’s our turn. One of the things that helped me prepare for my first baby was listening to other women’s birth experiences and stories. Hearing others’ experience is the next best thing to witnessing …

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Timothy’s Home Birth Story

Timothy George Dutton was born at home on September 2, 2013  at 5:25 in the afternoon – a Labor Day baby (go figure!). He weighed 6 lbs 14 ounces and was 19.5 inches long. And the following is the rest of the home birth story…if you don’t like birth details, then the above is all …

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Why We Chose a Doula

I have had three children. I started my journey with a regular-old “hospital birth” with no intentions of a natural birth. With each birth since, I have strived to be a bit more natural. With my first two, there were a few things standing in my way of a natural birth: My inability to be: …

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Preparing for a Home Birth {My Home Birth Kit}

This post is part of our Grace for the Pregnant Mom Series. See all our posts here. Preparing for a home birth requires some basic supplies to be on hand. Of course my midwife will have all the medical supplies, emergency provisions, and a few other comfort items like a birthing stool, but I am …

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Preparing for Labor Day: Scripture Encouragement for Pregnancy

This post is part of our series, Grace for the Pregnant Mom. You can see all our posts here. The last weeks of pregnancy can be particularly trying, and as I look forward to a natural birth at home, I can be tempted to fear or grow weary of the long process. I am often …

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Preparing for Labor Day {Another Divine Analogy}

This post is part of our series, Grace for the Pregnant Mom. You can see all our posts here. As any pregnant woman knows, you become a ticking time bomb as you reach full term and begin preparing for labor day. Every ache and pain elicits a sideways glance from your husband who is wondering, …

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Why I’m Not Planning a Water Birth This Time Around

This post is part of our Grace for the Pregnant Mom series. See all the posts here. With our first child, my husband and I decided that we wanted to have a natural, un-medicated birth. We also planned to give birth in a birthing tub full of luxurious water (aka, have a water birth). Now …

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7 reasons Why I'm Planning a Home Birth

Why I’m Planning a Home Birth

This post is part of our Grace for the Pregnant Mom Series. See all our posts here. We had our first child at a birth center. It was a wonderful experience, and afterward I assumed I would have all my babies in the same manner. However, God moved us 1,500 miles across the country to …

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5 {easy} ways to get your vitamins and minerals naturally during pregnancy

5 Ways to Get Your Vitamins and Minerals Naturally During Pregnancy

Disclaimer: I am not a doctor, midwife, certified nutritionist or naturopath. I am not qualified to give medical advice and the following should not be viewed as such. I am instead a mom who seeks to steward her health to the best of her ability and this is what works for my family.  With my …

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7 tips for when bonding with your unborn child is hard

When Bonding with Your Unborn Child is Hard

This post is part of our Grace for the Pregnant Mom Series. See all the posts here. This round of pregnancy is different for me. The new has worn off and now I’m an old shoe at round two of pregnancy. The delight of the first feelings of movement aren’t new to me this time. The …

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Pregnancy: A Blessing or Just Another Thing to Complain About?

This post is part of our Grace for the Pregnant Mom Series. You can see all the posts here. During the first trimester of my pregnancy with my oldest, I realized (along with the help of my husband) that all I was doing was complaining. I complained about being so tired all the time. I …

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Preparing for Baby (10 Things in My Hospital Bag) - Intentional By Grace

Preparing for Baby {My Hospital Bag}

By contributing writer, Nikki   A pregnancy update: I am 38 weeks and a few days. I have a giant baby inside of me and I pray throughout each and every day that I would go into labor sooner than later. Yes, I know, “go 40, it’s better for the baby!” But really, he is …

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