How to have another baby by LauralyBeautiful

"All because two people fell in love."

How I did it: I fell in love with my husband, got married, and had our first child two years later. When Gabriel was 15 months old, we decided it was time to add another child to our family, and 9 months of joy and anticipation later, Shawn was born.

The story of Shawn's birth is public for all who would like to read it. It's lengthy, but you can find it at http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=476157444&blogId=493192287

Lessons & tips: Be as healthy as possible before conception, take a folic acid supplement daily before trying to conceive, find a midwife or doctor who respects you and your hopes for your baby, birth and body, read as much as you can on pregnancy and birth, eat well, drink LOTS of red raspberry leaf tea, get appropriate amounts of exercise and rest (or as best as you can), make time for yourself, remember to laugh and cherish the experience - you'll never be pregnant with your second child ever again!

Resources:
http://www.thebusinessofbeingborn.com/ -The Business of Being Born DVD
http://community.livejournal.com/naturalbirth/profile -The NaturalBirth LiveJournal Community
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0553381156/inamaygaskina-20 - Ina May's Guide to Childbirth
http://www.babycenter.com and http://www.babycenter.ca - Baby Center has a personalized email you can sign up for which shows weekly development. Articles, forums, polls and a comic are included.
http://www.lotusfertility.com/Lotus_Birth_Q/Lotus_Birth_QA.html - Lotus Birth Information
http://www.43things.com/people/progress/LauralyBeautiful/10707919 - I shared many tips in my entries as my pregnancy went on

and the support of my wonderful midwives, my loving husband, excited little boy, caring family and the cool folks from 43things who followed along with Shawn and I. (:


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