On Postpartum In a Pandemic
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by Kaitlin Coghill
2y ago
My baby was just about five weeks old when the lockdowns began and the beaches were “closed.” Forced isolation was the exact opposite of what she and I needed at that time. We were in the midst of my postpartum expansion, getting to know one another on the outside of my womb while friends and family cared for our basic needs. Suddenly the support was withdrawn, and I sat at home nursing my brand new babe while her two older sisters kept busy with art projects and make believe. Some days it rained, some days it didn't. Some days we went on walks, some days we didn't. We waited for those first ..read more
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Waves
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by Kaitlin Coghill
2y ago
I am listening so closely for answers outside of my own body of knowledge that often I cannot hear my Self. My Self speaks in waves. It speaks volumes about needs, truths, reality, dreams. And I want to hear it. I do. Really, I do. But the sounds of my useless search for answers are nowhere near as alluring as those of the ocean. Soft yet strong, conveying power, inspiring awe, calming souls, carrying and knocking down life all at once. Rising and falling in communication with the the moon are my ocean, my self, my answer… My answer lies in wait beneath a rock of some sort. Seemingly buried an ..read more
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Slow
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by Kaitlin Coghill
3y ago
There was a summer storm three days ago. It was unexpected, but much enjoyed. The weather was warm and humid and the skies were gray, then blue, then gray again. The rain poured, then drizzled, then stopped, then poured and drizzled again. And it was beautiful. The girls decided to sleep in until 9 a.m. that morning, but my phone, unfortunately, decided to NOT push the reminder for a breastfeeding class I was supposed to attend at 9:30 a.m. My joy at the extra two hours of sleep was quickly transformed into panic when I realized I was going to have to bust my slightly curvier mama butt to pump ..read more
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Be The Light
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by Kaitlin Coghill
3y ago
These rainbows shower the very place where Metzli was born in my bedroom, on the floor right in front of her birth altar. They also dance upon the wall that holds a framed photo above the altar. The photo is of her two sisters a few years ago walking along a pathway at a hotspring we loved that was later burnt and destroyed in the Thomas Fire. Atop the frame is a selenite wand, Metzli's newborn footprint and an affirmation card that reads, "I Am The Light." I am. And so are you. I see people saying they don't know what to do in these times. That they feel helpless and drained, espec ..read more
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The Deep Dive
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by Kaitlin Coghill
3y ago
When the women I support venture deep into labor, I go with them. My inner knowing becomes attuned to their thought pattern. I sense their doubts, fears and misgivings about their capabilities. I can tell when old patterns of self criticism and hatred begin to reappear, telling them they can't possibly do what is being asked of them. But I know those sentiments are wrong. And so I come close to the faces of these beautiful, laboring mothers so they can look into my eyes, and I have them repeat after me... I love my body. I love my baby. I trust my baby. I am a good mother. I am strong. I am o ..read more
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Strength and Sacrifice
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by Kaitlin Coghill
3y ago
Last week I traveled by boat to Santa Barbara, past the many missing people buried in the Montecito mudslide, up and over a big and endless swell, vomiting repeatedly and shaking and shaking and shaking. It was a gnarly two hours. And then I soaked in my sister's tub in a bath of various salts to warm my body and ground myself. After all, the reason I made the trip was to support a client in labor, and she was deep in its throes by the time I arrived.   The first thing I witnessed upon entering the birth space was my client, Lilly, being so lovingly supported by her fiance. He exuded ..read more
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Summer Surf
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by Kaitlin Coghill
3y ago
We spent a lot of time at the beach this summer. Because the girls are older now, we chose beaches that were a little further and felt a little more adventurous, like Emma Wood and a cool spot in Montecito. Lorelei went out on the surfboard with her dad for the first time and subsequently fell in love with her wetsuit. She now wears it at the beach even if she doesn't want to try surfing again. Isla loves running around in the little wavelets, screaming and jumping and splashing. She also went out on the surfboard, which was surprising and adorable. And me? I love to read, or look for roc ..read more
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Summer Harvest
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by Kaitlin Coghill
3y ago
This summer was all about growth. Of course there was personal growth (when isn't there?) and physical growth (my kids are weeds), but there was also so much plant growth. My mom and daughters grew a garden together. They grew corn, tomatoes and sunflowers. The corn and tomatoes were often ravaged by little creatures, but the sunflowers thrived, as did a passionfruit vine that was planted a few summers before.  Isla loves passionfruit, as in she's obsessed. She wants to gather passionfruit every time we are at my parents' house and it has been a really sweet way for her and her papa to sp ..read more
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I Should Be Sleeping
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by Kaitlin Coghill
3y ago
Song to Match: "Lately" by Memoryhouse I should be sleeping, because I’m so tired. The day has been hot and long. I had many important conversations about things that change lives. My daughters used up every ounce of patience I had left in my thirsting body, the one that deals with a chronic pain illness every day, the one that grew them and birthed them and fed them. The one that is passionate and purposeful, gentle and full of all kinds of mystery. The one that’s for sure PMSing. I should be sleeping, because I’m touched out. The same body mentioned above is aching to lay down with no more t ..read more
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Revolutionary Motherhood
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by Kaitlin Coghill
3y ago
My mother and me at my sister's wedding reception. I think the revolution that is to come will be led by mothers. Mothers of all shapes, sizes, colors and age. Mothers of all types of children, with all types of capabilities. Mothers as a whole. It will be led by mothers because mothers don’t do anything that isn’t essential, and a revolution is absolutely essential. They make decisions based on the well being of their children before anyone else. They can sense threat and they can protect fearlessly. With a vigilance like no other, mothers always succeed at that which needs to be accomplishe ..read more
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