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Welcome to First the Egg, a collection of practical information, links, and cultural criticism. This site is a feminist intervention in our rigidly-gendered culture of childbirth and parenting. It aims to provide a nonsexist space for people who want to learn, reflect, commiserate, or laugh about being pregnant, giving birth, and helping children grow up whole and happy.
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birth trauma, PTSD, Down Syndrome, love, and healing: two birth stories
I recently came across two really interesting, thoughtful, and deeply-felt birth stories to share: 1) Go read “Nella Cordelia: A Birth Story” at Enjoying the Small Things. Gorgeous writing; gorgeous photos; stunningly fearless openness about the experience of realizing a newborn has Down Syndrome, processing that information and the experience of birth all at once, [...]