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		<title>Green Baby Guide’s Most Popular Posts of All Time</title>
		<link>http://greenbabyguide.com/2010/12/28/green-baby-guide%e2%80%99s-most-popular-posts-of-all-time/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Dec 2010 12:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rebecca</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy birthday to us! We’re celebrating three years of blogging (as of last Friday) by reviewing our top ten posts of all time here on the Green Baby Guide. Now, according to our stats, A Fan of Fans has the most views of any post, but we chalk that up to a Googling fluke. So [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Welcome to Motherhood!</title>
		<link>http://greenbabyguide.com/2010/07/05/welcome-to-motherhood/</link>
		<comments>http://greenbabyguide.com/2010/07/05/welcome-to-motherhood/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 13:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I see you everywhere, your bellies budging, your skin glowing, and your eyes lingering on my chubby baby.  The secret smile we exchange signifies that we both know that you’re on your way to my new native land: motherhood. For me, in the beginning, it seemed as though my baby would never arrive. And then, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Our Local Midwifery Birth Center is Open!</title>
		<link>http://greenbabyguide.com/2010/05/10/our-local-midwifery-birth-center-is-open/</link>
		<comments>http://greenbabyguide.com/2010/05/10/our-local-midwifery-birth-center-is-open/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 13:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joy</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://greenbabyguide.com/?p=4939</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It’s hard to quantify just how much I love the Nurse Midwifery Birth Center here in Eugene, Oregon.  Their supportive and empowering staff helped my family welcome our two children into the world. Throughout my entire pregnancy and birth we never felt rushed but enjoyed long leisurely appointments that educated us and allowed us to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Did you have a natural childbirth?</title>
		<link>http://greenbabyguide.com/2010/05/07/did-you-have-a-natural-childbirth/</link>
		<comments>http://greenbabyguide.com/2010/05/07/did-you-have-a-natural-childbirth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 13:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joy</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://greenbabyguide.com/?p=4932</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[While natural labor and childbirth are the ideal for many women, we know that sometimes the health of the baby or the mother dictates intervention.  Still, there’s so much pressure these days to opt for an epidural or a C-section that it’s nice when you are able to have support for your birth plan.  Did [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bottom Balm for Moms and Babies Review</title>
		<link>http://greenbabyguide.com/2009/09/07/bottom-balm-for-moms-and-babies-review/</link>
		<comments>http://greenbabyguide.com/2009/09/07/bottom-balm-for-moms-and-babies-review/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 14:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve extolled the virtues of home remedies for diaper rash, but when we were gifted with a tub of Angel Baby Bottom Balm I thought I’d give it a whirl and report back. Before I ever cracked it open, I was impressed that the first two ingredients are olive oil (which we’ve recommended before as a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Natural Childbirth the Second Time Around</title>
		<link>http://greenbabyguide.com/2009/06/24/natural-childbirth-the-second-time-around/</link>
		<comments>http://greenbabyguide.com/2009/06/24/natural-childbirth-the-second-time-around/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:44:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joy</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://greenbabyguide.com/?p=3037</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For the last two and half weeks I’ve been wallowing in the haze of sleeplessness, too exhausted to personally share the news of our second child’s birth. As you may have already read from Rebecca’s announcement, Jovi Nilprabhassorn arrived on June 8th after nine hours of labor, loads of encouragement, and some uncontrolled screaming towards [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Letting Go of Childbirth Expectations</title>
		<link>http://greenbabyguide.com/2009/03/16/letting-go-of-childbirth-expectations/</link>
		<comments>http://greenbabyguide.com/2009/03/16/letting-go-of-childbirth-expectations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 13:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joy</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://greenbabyguide.com/?p=2152</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We attend birthing classes, read books on natural childbirth, practice our breathing, and then the big day arrives. What happens when things don&#8217;t go as planned?  When you&#8217;re whisked off to C-section after hours of labor?  Or when the pain exhausts you to the point that you need an epidural to continue? While I had [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Selecting a Qualified Midwife in Your Area</title>
		<link>http://greenbabyguide.com/2009/03/09/choosing-a-midwife-part-4/</link>
		<comments>http://greenbabyguide.com/2009/03/09/choosing-a-midwife-part-4/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 13:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joy</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://greenbabyguide.com/?p=2111</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you’ve been keeping up with my series on using a midwife, (click here, here or here for my three previous posts) you may be getting depressed.  Yes, the Nurse Midwifery Birth Center is wonderful, quaint, friendly and covered by most mainstream insurance—but what are people supposed to do who don’t live here in Eugene, Oregon?  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top Ten Reasons for Choosing a Midwife Over an MD</title>
		<link>http://greenbabyguide.com/2009/03/02/choosing-a-midwife-part-3/</link>
		<comments>http://greenbabyguide.com/2009/03/02/choosing-a-midwife-part-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Green Pregnancy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://greenbabyguide.com/?p=2103</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As you may remember from my recent posts on the perspective of midwives and choosing a midwife, I had a wonderful birth experience with the midwifery clinic here in town.  Here are my top ten favorite things about working with the Nurse Midwifery Birth Center: Personalized attention. My appointments are generally between 45 minutes to an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Unique Perspective Midwives Bring to Birth</title>
		<link>http://greenbabyguide.com/2009/02/23/choosing-a-midwife-part-2/</link>
		<comments>http://greenbabyguide.com/2009/02/23/choosing-a-midwife-part-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 13:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joy</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://greenbabyguide.com/?p=2097</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When I meet a pregnant person I try hard not to launch into a full speech about my experience with midwives, but I have to confess that it’s happened a few times.  So why have I become suddenly evangelical about this alternative to the typical hospital birth?  In my experience, midwives bring an entirely different [...]]]></description>
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