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author sitting up in a hospital bed with eyes closed, pillows surrounding her, an IV in her arm and a laughing gas mask in her other hand.

Giving Birth: Don’t Make a Plan… Or Do.

Posted on February 9, 2023April 25, 2023 by A.J. Carlile

Some people say not to make a birthing plan, but I beg to differ. As I sat with my baby safe in my arms, new stretch marks angry from the liters of fluid pumped into my body and struggling to move after the surgery, I couldn’t help but be thankful for that plan. That plan was created on the foundation of knowledge and research. That plan helped me decide when an intervention was necessary. 

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The creator of Making Mamae nursing her son at a week old.

The Fourth Trimester: 4 Postpartum Truths I Hadn’t Expected

Posted on February 4, 2023April 25, 2023 by A.J. Carlile

A neonatal nurse’s reflections on her own early postpartum period. The fourth trimester. Postpartum. The period that begins after a baby is born. Some say it is the first 12 weeks, while others say it never ends. As a pregnant woman, there are common expectations when thinking of that fourth trimester. The general lack of…

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