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Archive for the ‘The first 6 weeks’ Category

April 1st, 2008

April’s New Poll

Babylune has a new poll in the side bar. After reading some of the recent comments I’ve noticed that one subject is very hot in the babyworld and that is sex. In particular the big question seems to be “When did you have sex after the baby was born?”
Tags: Babylune, Birth, intercouse, poll, pregnancy, sex, […]

By Eliza -- 0 comments

February 24th, 2008

Babylune’s Silent Sunday

Every Sunday I’ll post a pic related to parenthood. Hope you enjoy. What do you think of when you see the pic?
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By Eliza -- 1 comment

January 14th, 2008

All About Babylune: The First Phase of New Motherhood

Lune is the French word for moon, the satellite that revolves around the earth, exerting its pull upon the tides and, according to the most respectable old wives, upon the female cycle, fertility, conception and birth.
In moon represents woman at her fullest: pregnant. After that, though, comes the blue moon, the postpartum period and the […]

By kate baggott -- 7 comments

January 11th, 2008

Our Second Birthday

Can you believe that Babylune is two years-old today? Here is a link to the very first post.
And, to celebrate, links to the two most important posts I’ve ever written: A Long List of Discomforts and painkillers you should not take after giving birth.
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By kate baggott -- 4 comments

December 17th, 2007

Skin Care for New Mothers

Bento Box for Beauty is having a contest until the 20th with a big prize from Moor Allure Naturals. I thought I would take the opportunity to share my postpartum skin care tip for stressed out, time starved mothers:
If you let the water warm up a little before you splash water on it in the […]

By kate baggott -- 2 comments

December 14th, 2007

Protecting the Joy: How Much Partying Should a Newborn Do?

 
Yesterday, I wrote a bit about the special demands of having a Christmas baby and how to manage the stress of having a new born and celebrating. If you have a list of parties to attend between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve, you should probably throw that list out. That said, you shouldn’t stay […]

By kate baggott -- 2 comments

December 13th, 2007

A Newborn For the Holidays: Protecting the Joy

My daughter was born the week before Christmas. My brother-in-law and cousin were both born within a few days of Christmas. My husband and an uncle were born on Christmas Eve. These people in my life have a lot in common, but a lifetime of crappy birthday parties and the knowledge that, over a year, […]

By kate baggott -- 3 comments

November 10th, 2007

Why Babylune Exists

While I enjoy writing about my daily attacks of joy, frustration and neurosis, there is a reason why this blog exists.
Babylune: the First Phase of New Motherhood is a blog for women recovering from childbirth. I’ve been writing it since the birth of my second child.
Tags: postpartum-recovery, recovery-from-child-birth, the-truth-about-giving-birthShare This

By kate baggott -- 0 comments

October 30th, 2007

Eight Passionate Posts

Modified Mummy recently tagged me in the Eight Things Meme, but I can’t do the whole thing. I can, though, tell you about eight parenting topics I am passionate about as reflected in this blog in no particular order.
1. Being prepared for childbirth in a honest manner.
2. Having what you really need in your […]

By kate baggott -- 2 comments

October 15th, 2007

The Childbirth Recovery Mandate

 
I’ve been having a lot more fun blogging lately. It’s more fun to write about the cute or naughty things my kids do and the entertaining or confused way I respond than it is to explain medical studies about reproductive health, new sociological studies about mothers’ lives or try and put my own birth and […]

By kate baggott -- 18 comments

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