The Well-Rounded Mama

From the blog, My OB Said What ??? "Women With A BMI Higher Than 26 Tend To Have Cervixes That Won’t Dilate…." "Well, in...

Happy birthday to me!!  Or at least, happy birthday to my blog.  2 years ago this month I started this blog to try and reach out to more...

Recently, a commenter asked about ultrasounds in women of size, and I'd like to briefly address that here and then refer folks to the ve...

We've been discussing the Six Lamaze Healthy Birth Practices . This is the last in a series on the Lamaze Healthy Birth Practices, why...

Here we go again.  Yet another article has been published in the mainstream media (the New York Times , disseminated through its news ser...

This just out!!  Obesity stigma harms more than helps!!   [ No, really???? ]   Amazing they have to have an actual research journal arti...

I recently did a project with a "supersized" woman.  ( Yeah, I know, not my favorite term either .) We got to talking about our ki...

I wrote recently about being late starting my spring garden. I did manage to get in a bunch more tomatoes this week, along with a few more s...

I got a late start on my garden this year. Actually, I got an early start on my garden this year and put in many of my seeds too early, on...

Happy Mother's Day to everyone!  Life is extremely busy; I am behind on a number of projects (including some long-planned posts for th...

One of the many things that annoys me in obstetrics is when doctors say, "Every cesarean I perform is necessary." Or when laypeopl...