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Amy Catania on February 23rd, 2010
I am excited about this new tool making it a bit easier to get and give postpartum help. If you are about to have a baby (or know someone who is), check out this new organizational tool called meal Train. According to co-founders, Michael and Kathleen Laramee, it’s aim is to simplify the process of [...]
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Amy Catania on February 17th, 2010
Saturday February 20, 2010
BirthNetwork Chicago presents a film screening of two short documentaries: Laboring Under and Illusion: Mass Media Childbirth vs. The Real Thing and It’s My Body, My Baby, My Birth.
2:45 pm – 6:00 pm at Mother Me, 3717 N Ravenswood Suite 213 Chicago, IL Directions and Map
Following the films, all are invited [...]
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Amy Catania on January 23rd, 2010
I came home late tonight to a quiet house after spending the last 26+ hours providing labor support. Partner and kids are already tucked in bed for the night – so my birthday has passed by here for my family without me. And I am kind of sad about that. We will have to make [...]
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Amy Catania on November 23rd, 2009
When we are pregnant, most women “know” on some more or less abstract level that this will eventually end with a birth. Chances are good that around 30 weeks or so, the thought that you will actually have to go through this birth yourself and that you will have to open and push this baby [...]