The Luminous Spirit

  The Good The Bad And The Ugly Of Internal Fetal Monitors During Birth                    photo by DFID - UK Department for International Development is licensed under CC BY 2.0 So my personal opinion is to definitely research this prior to birth because when you are in labor you only have probably at most 15 minutes to mull this over before making a decision and let’s be honest, that just isn't enough time for a true informed, educated decision. Look up the pros and cons and write it down. Speak to your doctor about it and then together you can decide the reasons to or not to use an internal fetal monitor. Then you both can be prepared during labor if anything were to go sideways. You have already made the decision together and you know what you both are in for. Fetal scalp electrode (internal monitor) I am not 100% against these because There are times where I feel that yes it would be best to use these in situations that really ...

This is a post today that is a deep one so if you are triggered with the mention of loss, please ignore this post today. This is the trauma of miscarriage (my 2021 experience)   So I don’t normally write diary type blog posts, but I felt the need to after a deep meditation I just came out of. Good ole posts like these can seem long winded but literally take me all of 30 minutes to write so here goes. This passed year has been a fucking world wind of emotions for me. Just straight torture emotionally. January I felt my best friend was pulling away and I just honestly didn't understand why. Then I had my billionth miscarriage at 8w4d. I have so much guilt around that. You see, I had no intention of having another baby considering my last son is so attached to me and still breastfeeding. I felt like I was replacing him. I was going to hurt him for bringing another baby in and doing all the things I am doing with him. How replaced and less important he would feel and just betrayed by h...

  What To Know About Mimosa Trees Persian Silk Tree / Mimosa Trees Latin Name: Albizia julibrissin                                                                 Family: Fabacaea   Growing zone: Albizia is hardy in zones 6 - 9. Grows in rocky or sandy, dry soil that is very acidic. It requires full sun to part shade. Trees will grow fast up to 40 feet tall with a canopy as wide as 32 feet wide within 2-3 years. Most of these mimosa trees have multiple trunks. Trees tend to live about 10 - 20 years at the most because they are susceptible to disease. It has been known to fix nitrogen in the soil. Identifiers: Leaves: Leaves grow in a fern like pattern that produces stems across from one another. They have mini leaves on each of those stems growing directly across from one another as well. These mini leaf petals are ob...