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E’s Birth Story, Part II | Mary Frances Writes
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The Next Step →. June 24, 2011 · 12:20 pm. E’s Birth Story, Part II. This is the part of the story that – for days after E’s birth – I didn’t want to remember. This is the part of the story that I still struggle to accept. This is the part of the story that has taken me weeks to write. SO. Here goes. It has never failed me yet, and I wanted at least to try to let my body give birth without drugs. Finalized lesson plans for the coming weeks, emailed my sub, and tried to prepare mentally to give birth on M...
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All In the Space of a Week | Mary Frances Writes
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Baby Feet →. May 11, 2011 · 10:27 am. All In the Space of a Week. On Tuesday April 26 around 6 pm I received and accepted a teaching position for next year at a wonderful school. On Wednesday April 27 I was told by my doctor that “this baby definitely isn’t coming this week.” I wasn’t dilated at all, and it seemed as if this baby was going to stay put for several more weeks. On Thursday April 28 I attended my last graduate seminar ever. On Tuesday May 3 I woke up at 8 am to heavy bright red bleeding and,...
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E’s Birth Story, Part I | Mary Frances Writes
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My Life As A Milk Bar. In The Meantime →. June 8, 2011 · 2:03 pm. E’s Birth Story, Part I. On Wednesday April 27 I went to my OB for my weekly wellness exam. I was thirty-seven weeks pregnant, which. When I woke up on Friday April 29, however, my body reminded me that I had absolutely no say in the matter of when I would go into labor when, as soon as I went to the bathroom, I lost my mucus plug. Universe: 1, Mary Frances: 0. Sure enough, they did, and I headed to a friend’s house to watch the roya...