Welcome to the Womb Within!

Hi and welcome to b5Media’s newest blog, the Womb Within, where we will talk about everything pregnancy-related. Excuse me while I move in and arrange my stuff.

My name is Marijke Durning – I already have a blog here at b5Media, called Help My Hurt. It’s a blog about pain, managing pain, treating pain, and living with chronic pain.

The opportunity to take on this blog came up and I jumped at it. I loved the idea of blogging about pregnancy because there is so very much out there. By having this blog, I can put a lot of it together in one place, saving you from searching for it.

As well, so many of the women who may visit will have experiences and suggestions of their own, so they – hopefully – will speak up and share them with us.

Now, about me. I’m a registered nurse and I worked in postpartum many years ago. I always thought it was a bit odd that there I was, 20 years old, teaching women older than me how to hold, bathe and care for their babies. Six years later, I had my first child, and then I had two more. They’re now 21, 19, and 16, but I remember my pregnant days all too well. I was very lucky and I know that.

I’m an avid quilter and a greyhound lover. You might be reading some stories about my 9 and a half year old greyhound, Dee. She’s got us all beat (except maybe for Michelle Duggar) as she’s a retired brood mom who had three litters, with 14 pups total. She probably thinks I’m lazy with only three kids.

Pregnancy is such a unique time in a woman’s life. Some pregnancies are anticipated and enjoyed throughout; others are unexpected and maybe not as welcome as one would hope. However you came to be here to read this blog, I hope that I can make your journey a little easier, a little less mysterious, and – when possible – fun.

I’m looking forward to this. I hope you are too.

Images: iStock & Marijke Durning

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