Maxi-Ann Campbell
And we’re staying… until Christmas
In truth, I’m mentally prepared for the possibility that we won’t be able to return to China until next summer at the earliest. This is...
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Maxi-Ann Campbell
Jun 26, 202011 min read
Oscillating between hope and despair
NOTE: Please note that this blog post was written in February 2020. Ben has since then spoken to multiple counselors, and he’s now found...
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Maxi-Ann Campbell
May 27, 202012 min read
Process-Person-Context-Time: My Transition to Motherhood
Note: In November of 2019, I wrote an essay as a part of an online developmental psychology course about a time the I went through a...
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Maxi-Ann Campbell
Apr 24, 20207 min read
Why I’m Glad We’re in the US
When I first told my family that I would be teaching online for the foreseeable future, my mother responded “That’s great news.” I didn’t...
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Maxi-Ann Campbell
Mar 14, 202015 min read
Sitting the Month: Moving from 2 to 3 to 5
When Ben’s parents met Alaya at the hospital in her first 24 hours of life, they fell immediately in love. I couldn’t believe my previous...
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Maxi-Ann Campbell
Mar 4, 202020 min read
Journey to the West: The Decision to Leave
On the morning of Wednesday, February 5th, I, and other faculty members, received an email offering us the opportunity to go to Duke...
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Maxi-Ann Campbell
Feb 8, 20206 min read
Living through an Epidemic
I interrupt my new Mom blog posts to talk about my situation right now in China. I think the coronavirus situation first became real to...
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Maxi-Ann Campbell
Jan 31, 202013 min read
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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