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I have seen many stories and read many stories of births not going as moms had planned. Just because you were not able to have the natural birth that you had planned does not make you less of a woman. Embrace the child that God has blessed you with. If you were are able to have a happy and healthy child enjoy the happy and healthy moments with that child and spend times making more joyful and beautiful moments together. Each day with your baby is a gift from God and you should treasure those days.

Some births do go way differently from what you predicted would have happened. It can be a disappointment, but the birth does not determine the relationship and moments you and your child will experience. There are adopted moms that may not have been a part of the birth that can still experience the love and joy of their child. It is not how you child came into the world that matters. It is about developing the connection with your child and spending the quality time with your child that creates the bond.

Many moms do not go into labor expecting to have a c-section. It does happen and it has been happening more frequently in recent years. There has been an increase in the amount of c-sections performed in the United States. Also, is the fact that for many years there has been the belief that once a woman has had a c-section she should always have a c-section, but there are options out there for women to have a vaginal birth after a cesarean (VBAC).

VBACs are not performed by all doctors because of the risk of rupture of the prior c-section scar. The fact is that it has happened in the past and the possibility of the scar rupturing is possible. However there are many moms that have been able to successfully have a VBAC. There are even a few moms that have had VBAC after have 2 c-sections. The risk of uterine rupture does increase with the amount of prior caesarean scars.

Several resources are available across the web with detailed information about having a VBAC.

• VBAC.com
• WebMD VBAC resource
• iVillage.com VBAC support message board
• MayoClinic.com VBAC Information

Gwen Stefani is one of those Hollywood moms that fans just love to see. It isn’t because she is perfect or that her little boy is perfect, but because they actually appear to be happy and well adjusted people. There is reportedly a new addition that is coming to their family later this year. According to People Gwen is 13 weeks pregnant with her 2^nd child. Congratulations Gwen.

Source: People.com

Dixie chick band member, Marti Maguire, is expecting her third child. Maguire already has twin girls with her husband Gareth Maguire. Maguire was quoted as saying that “Carrying one instead of two will be much easier.”

Source: People.com

A 40 year-old woman, Amanda Morgan, who was diagnosed with early menopause, gave birth to a little girl the same day. Amazingly she was actually 6 months pregnant and the little baby girl, Caitlin, spent 5 weeks in the hospital. Mom and daughter are doing fine and Caitlin will be turning 1 this February.

There have been stories over the years when women did not know that they were actually pregnant until they went into labor. Morgan was actually in the bathroom and with one push baby Caitlin came out and surprised her mom and dad.

Source: BBC News

Fred Savage, who gained a lot of attention for his portrayal of Kevin Arnold in “The Wonder Years”, is now expecting his second child. His wife, Jennifer Stone, is due to give birth in May 2008. The couple already has a son, Oliver, who was born in August 2006.

Source: People.com

Reports on the web are swarming about Tori Spelling being pregnant with her second child. Spelling gave birth to her first child, Liam Aaron last March. According to OK!Magazine Tori is in her 2^nd trimester of pregnancy. She has not officially announced that she is pregnant, but she was 4 months along with little Liam before she announced that she was expecting him.

Source: OK!Magazine

A study shows that women who drink high amounts of caffeine have a more of a chance to miscarry. Over the years many studies have linked caffeine to decreased fertility. Women that drank 200mg or more caffeine had a 25% chance of having a miscarriage. Doctors have recommended for years that women who plan on becoming pregnant and those that are pregnant reduce their caffeine consumption. Caffeine is not just found in coffee, but also from tea, soda, and chocolate. The amount in one cup of coffee is a lot more than from other sources.

In the study researchers used the following conversion for determining the amount of caffeine in each 150mL beverage (approximately 5.07 fl oz.)

• Caffeinated coffee -100mg
• Decaffeinated coffee-2mg
• Caffeinated Tea-39mg
• Caffeinated Soda-15mg
• Hot Chocolate -2mg

Source: Washington Post, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

David Alan Grier and his wife, Christine Y. Kim, welcomed a baby girl on January 10, 2008. The baby girl, Luisa Danbi Grier-Kim, weighed 7 lbs. 6 oz. Grier starred for year in the 90’s comedy “In Living Color”, which spawned stars like Jennifer Lopez, and Jim Carrey.

Source: examiner.com

Courtney Thorne Smith and her husband Roger Fishman welcomed baby Jacob Emerson Fishman into the world on Friday January 11, 2008. Thorne-Smith currently stars on the ABC comedy “According Jim”, but she became popular in the 1990’s for her roles on “Melrose Place” and “Ally McBeal.”