June 18th, 2012 
lcbaker 
One of the oft-proclaimed benefits of natural childbirth is that you recover faster. This may very well be true. It’s definitely true of vaginal birth as opposed to c-section. But do you really recover faster and easier after a drug-free birth than one with an epidural? Or does it just seem easier because after giving [...]
May 2nd, 2012 lcbaker 
In the immediate postpartum period, birth control is easy. Almost too easy. I’ve discovered the perfect method: simple, cheap, and 100% effective. It’s called abstinence. Because no woman wants to have sex immediately after giving birth. And usually not for some time after. But at some point, trying to continue this method can become extremely [...]
April 25th, 2012 lcbaker Don’t you hate women who look gorgeous postpartum? Okay, maybe hate is the wrong word. I don’t hate you. Really. I envy you. Actually, I might hate you. Especially if you claim that some simple activity, like running after your toddler, breastfeeding, or cleaning house “makes the weight melt right off.” First of all, if [...]
January 3rd, 2012 lcbaker 
Let me start with a disclaimer. If you spend your entire pregnancy telling everyone that you love labor, that it’s your favorite part of having a baby, and that you can’t wait to do it again, well–you’re setting yourself up. And if it’s true that your first labor was that much fun, then you can [...]
December 21st, 2011 lcbaker 
When I was pregnant with my daughter, I felt very private about the labor. Actually, I was private about everything. And by “private” what I really mean is “a really nasty person who will bite your head off if you try to talk to her.” Seriously. I ignored phone calls, didn’t answer the door, and [...]
December 16th, 2011 lcbaker Two nights ago, I finally had contractions that kept me from sleeping. That was the sign I’d been waiting for; I decided several weeks ago that when contractions kept me awake, they were officially labor. Yesterday morning they were still strong and consistent (and had been for over 12 hours), so I called my mom [...]
December 14th, 2011 lcbaker 
Recently my mother started worrying about my blood pressure. I suppose it’s her job to worry when I’m pregnant. She asked my husband whether my midwife takes my blood pressure at prenatal visits. My husband, who hasn’t come to any prenatal visits this pregnancy, replied that he didn’t know. I was annoyed when he related [...]
December 13th, 2011 lcbaker 
A generation ago, women didn’t have due dates. They had due months. As in, “your baby will arrive sometime in December or January.” This is a much more accurate way of thinking about births, since a “due date” is really a month-long window during which the baby is full-term and could be safely born. But [...]
December 7th, 2011 lcbaker 
I’ve been thinking a lot about inductions lately. I’ve been reading occasionally in the December due date club on a mom forum (I won’t tell you which one, but let’s just say it’s not one of the crunchy granola forums where I usually hang out), and a whole lot of the moms there are getting [...]
December 2nd, 2011 lcbaker 
Warning: This post contains pregnancy hormones, irritability, sarcasm, and general rudeness. Don’t like it? Don’t read it. In fact, if you’re not pregnant and have never been pregnant, maybe you shouldn’t read this. This is another hormonal pregnant post. So if it comes across as rude, well, I’m sorry. If you’ve said one of these [...]
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