Maxi-Ann Campbell
Taking her Home: The Breastfeeding Journey
The night Ben and I went home from the hospital, one of our friends was working a 24-hour shift. He helped us move all of our things to...
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Maxi-Ann Campbell
Jan 14, 20209 min read
The Second Night
My first concern with Alaya after she was born was establishing breastfeeding. I wasn’t able to have the Golden Hour that I wanted, and...
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Maxi-Ann Campbell
Jan 5, 20205 min read
She looks just like her father
After 3+ days of labor, excruciating pain, no sleep, and a tear of my perineum, the first thing stated after my daughter was born was...
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Maxi-Ann Campbell
Nov 18, 201911 min read
Induction and Delivery
Note: This blog is the second to last in the series on my labor and delivery. It was important to me to write it all out in detail as a...
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Maxi-Ann Campbell
Oct 18, 20199 min read
Prodromal Labor
So, it was August 8th, Thursday night. I had been to Shanghai that day for my prenatal appointment. I had already started having...
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Maxi-Ann Campbell
Sep 27, 20196 min read
Pre-Labor
The Plan So, in the blog “A Natural Birth,” I wrote about the kind of births possible and the kind that I wanted. I wanted to have an...
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Maxi-Ann Campbell
Sep 15, 20196 min read
Preparing for the Fourth Trimester
Note: This blog was written before I gave birth, and I will, in a future blog, address how much of this was true for me. It wasn’t until...
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Maxi-Ann Campbell
Aug 16, 20191 min read
She’s here!
This blog will be short, and future blogs will be delayed as Alaya Marie Yixin Xie was born on August 11th, at 9:50pm, weighing 2.66 kg...
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Maxi-Ann Campbell
Aug 6, 20199 min read
Maternity Photos across Two Cultures
There are many apps related to pregnancy that will encourage you to take photos of your growing bump weekly. However, I was not really...
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Maxi-Ann Campbell
Jul 30, 201912 min read
A Natural Birth
Note: It’s important to start by saying that this blog post is not about my birth. I’m still pregnant (37 weeks 5 days) as I write about...
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Maxi-Ann Campbell
Jul 27, 20199 min read
Finding a New Hospital
When is the baby due? I get this question a lot. I tell people either August 10th or August 14th. August 10th is based on the start of my...
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Maxi-Ann Campbell
Jul 17, 20199 min read
Before Baby Essentials
One of my major projects this summer was to figure out what essentials I needed to buy before the baby was born. As many blogs reminded...
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Maxi-Ann Campbell
Jul 9, 201913 min read
You Can’t Sit Here
Before I begin this post, it’s important to note that I started this blog entirely for myself. It was a way to cope after the...
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Maxi-Ann Campbell
Jul 3, 20196 min read
The Day I Fell
So, at 29 weeks pregnant, I passed out. I just fainted. It scared me. At the time, Ben and I had just started moving items between our...
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Maxi-Ann Campbell
Jun 19, 20198 min read
Pinky Promises
What if I told that you that when Ben and I first started dating, it wasn’t because he found me particularly attractive? Okay, well,...
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Maxi-Ann Campbell
Jun 10, 201911 min read
Sometimes, the Universe…
“If you are willing to take one meaningful step on your own behalf toward making a dream come true today, the Universe will meet you...
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Maxi-Ann Campbell
May 21, 20198 min read
Walking the Line
May 1stis Labor Day holiday in China. This year, May 1stfell on a Wednesday, and the government moved the working days Thursday and...
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Maxi-Ann Campbell
May 14, 201910 min read
Baby Shower
So, I posted the photos of my baby shower and announcement on Facebook this past week, and I thought people might also like to know what...
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Maxi-Ann Campbell
May 5, 20195 min read
So, when is the baby due?
After a miscarriage, it can be hard to know when to announce to people that you are pregnant—again. The first time I announced to the...
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Maxi-Ann Campbell
Apr 16, 20198 min read
Fear
Some of you may know that it was originally my plan to return to the United States at the end of the academic year 2018. By that point, I...
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