Category Archives: postpartum period

homemade frozen burritos

By Molly | Published: 10 August 2010

Just a little something I developed recently to support my constant snacking. These are easy to make, easy to heat, and tastier than any mass-produced version I’ve tried; they also don’t create a big mess. These would have been amazing to have on hand right after Noah was born, during the must-have-protein-RIGHT-NOW growth-spurt days when [...]

Also posted in recipes/food (vegetarian) | 3 Comments

motherbaby, 1981 & 2006

By Molly | Published: 8 June 2010

There are these pictures of my mom from when I was born, that really get me. She’s lying in her hospital bed, just a couple minutes after my birth, and looking at me. Longingly, with a weak smile. She is beautiful and tired and visibly in love, and also a little sad or dazed or [...]

Also posted in babies/toddlers/children, birth stories, labor/birth | 5 Comments

birth trauma, PTSD, Down Syndrome, love, and healing: two birth stories

By Molly | Published: 2 March 2010

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, [...]

Also posted in birth stories, cesarean section, labor/birth, pain/suffering | 2 Comments

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