Lune is the French word for moon, the satellite that revolves around the earth, exerting its pull upon the tides and, according to the most respectable old wives, upon the female cycle, fertility, conception and birth.
In moon represents woman at her fullest: pregnant. After that, though, comes the blue moon, the postpartum period and the first phase of new motherhood. With this comes the new role of mother (or multiple times a mother) recovery, adjustment and an entirely new life. Babylune started out as a blog about this first phase of new motherhood, as an information resource for the recovery …read more

Today I was covering the Frankfurt Book Fair and found this book, published by Carroll & Brown of London, UK.
Naturally, I immediately thought of you. Remember, if there are any issues I haven’t discussed to help you recover from childbirth, please let me know.

Time to re-think the idea that the “elective cesarian” is behind the rising rate of surgical births. According to an article in today’s Guardian, the rate may have more to do with the experience levels of the attending physician.
The controvery stems from second-stage labour cesarians that are often performed due to “failure to progress.”
Apparently, trainees and experienced doctors have very different ideas of what constitutes a “failure to progress.”

As a freelance writer, I rely on web sites like Writer’s Weekly to find out what publications have editorial needs. Angela Hoy, the site owner, is always open to sharing details about her family with loyal readers. With her most recent pregnancy, Angela has also been blogging about the challenges in finding a facility to help her have a Vaginal Birth After Cesarian (VBAC). Now that the birth is near, the blog drama never stops — which makes for very entertaining reading.
Having the opportunity to go VBAC is becoming more and more difficult in the US. According to an item …read more