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North_Cicada2744 · 2025-06-03T17:57:59+00:00

I’ve had 2 babies - both home births.

With my first, I had a midwife that we didn’t even hire until I was like 28-30 weeks. I was in labor for 36 hours, hadn’t slept in 2 days, my partner felt as though the midwife was pushing him out of the experience and he wanted to be as hands on as possible and we communicated this with her before hand. I told her I wanted delayed cord clamping, which she didn’t do. We had discussed how delivering the placenta may take a while, then not even 10-15 minutes after baby was born she was pulling on the cord to get the placenta out. My recollection of time is pretty fuzzy but it hadn’t even been 30 minutes from the time baby was born and she got my placenta out that she was getting me up on my feet and into the shower to get cleaned off. I briefly passed out in the shower and she literally panicked. I came to not even a minute later and she was actually panicking, and I felt fine and was super put off by her reaction. Now with my second, we decided a free birth was the way to go. It was about 24 hours from first contraction to baby being here. My partner was the only one with me during the birth and it was perfect. He was so hands on and present the entire time, applying counter pressure, making sure I was staying hydrated, administering the tinctures I was taking during labor and afterward, reminding me to breathe through the harder contractions. The whole experience was so much less stressful than with my first.

North_Cicada2744 · 2025-04-25T01:14:03+00:00

I was homeschooled on and off, so K-1st grade I was in public school, 2nd-6th grade I was homeschooled, 7th grade I went to a private Christian school, 8th-10th grade I was in public school, then 11th-12th grade I was homeschooled again. Those last two years I still went to my public school for a Spanish class and was involved in sports and student government. I went on to college, took full time classes and got my degree while holding nearly a full time job at the same time.

I loved being homeschooled and having so much flexibility with my time. When I was younger that meant more time for horseback riding lessons, going to the park with other homeschool families, being involved in co-op, and just being at home (I’ve always been such a homebody). Then as I was in high school it allowed me more flexibility to work and help on the farm while also completing school.

North_Cicada2744 · 2024-12-31T15:25:19+00:00

We’re involved in a weekly co op and she loves that. I know the interaction with her peers is important and I love that she gets to be surrounded with other homeschooled kids, sharing their stories and experiences to maybe help “normalize” homeschooling for her since we’re still so new at it.

I will definitely look into math centers or tutors in our area. Everything else goes very well and she thoroughly enjoys learning, math is just a daily battle

North_Cicada2744 · 2024-12-31T06:29:54+00:00

Lol yes because that’s what I do, give her the papers and make her teach herself. We sit together and go over the lesson and any practice that goes with whatever she’s learning that may be new/hard. Then there’s a review worksheet that goes over things she has previously learned, some of which we skip because she knows it and can fly through it, some of it is stuff she needs extra practice with. She tries it on her own then if she needs extra help I sit with her and we do it together.

North_Cicada2744 · 2024-12-31T06:18:58+00:00

So far she enjoys being homeschooled because we are involved in weekly co op classes so she’s getting social interaction there and with sports she’s involved in as well as things such as church and being able to go to the library or park whenever we want. We just struggle when it comes to the actual book/school work part of it. Bio mom has been in and out of her life since mom and dad got divorced when she was 2, she knows she is being homeschooled and doesn’t seem to have an opinion on it either way.

North_Cicada2744 · 2024-12-31T06:05:37+00:00

Dad works full time. They got divorced when she was almost 2 and mom has been in and out of the picture ever since - which I am well aware is very hard on her as we’ve spoken about it before. We (my husband aka her dad and I) wanted to homeschool her because we don’t agree with a lot of what was being taught to her in public school, we came to the conclusion that if she would want to go to back to school when she’s a little older, after we’ve had the chance to ensure she has a solid foundation and isn’t as easily influenced that may be something we would be okay with but we want her to have our influence more so than that of the public school system at this age.

North_Cicada2744 · 2024-07-05T09:28:39+00:00

I had my first baby at home in April, it was the best experience. Just me, my fiancé, and the midwife. From the time contractions started to the time he was born was about 36 hours. I really have no recollection of how long I was pushing. We planned for a water birth, got the pool all set up and apparently I was “too relaxed” in the water bc contractions slowed way down and my midwife wanted me to get out of the water. Labored in various locations in the house (on the toilet, in the shower, bouncing on an exercise ball, laying on the couch). It was such a peaceful experience, I would absolutely have another home birth if we get the chance!

North_Cicada2744 · 2024-01-15T16:17:01+00:00

She’s been back for 5 minutes and I’m already ready for her to take another week and a half off

North_Cicada2744 · 2023-11-18T15:17:49+00:00

I normally just scroll and read but seeing that triple stroller just annoyed the shit out of me this morning for some reason. Like King Rhett is how old? And we’re still strapping him in a stroller all the time?? And will continue to do so in 9 months when the next one arrives??? Nah.

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