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    What to do for working mom of two that just lost her husband?

    @hman If a lot of people want to help, you could organize a meal train — people who sign up to bring a meal for the family on a certain day. That way you don’t overload her freezer or refrigerator, and she has one less thing she must do every day. A gift certificate for maid service, again one...
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    Birth story: unplanned c-section. Help me understand what happened. (TW: birth trauma)

    @boby777 You didn’t do anything wrong. For reasons we may never know, some babies just don’t descend into the birth canal, and if they don’t, they’re not coming out except by c-section. Nearly exact same thing happened to me — long labor, got to 10 cm and pushing, baby’s head was floating up...
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    A FTM birth plan thrown to the wind

    @snowtrekker I had back labor, too. My midwives had me on my hands and knees to help take pressure off my back, which helped. Although it’s not easy to stay in that position. If I had it to do all over again, I’d kneel on the floor and rest my upper body on the side of the bed. Just saying, if...
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