ICAN of the Twin Cities website debut
I've been having a bit of fun this past week or so working on a side-project: developing a simple website for a community organization I belong to (and also serve on the board for). The organization is ICAN of the Twin Cities, a local chapter of the organization called International Cesarean Awareness Network (ICAN). You can view my work-in-progress here. It's obviously under development.
I've been a part of ICAN since 2005, after realizing that the emotional consequences of giving birth to Micah via c-section were far more long-lasting and profound than I could manage on my own. The group has provided me with a safe-haven to discuss, cry about, and be pissed off about, having had a surgical birth. It's also been a great place to learn, unlearn, and relearn important things about pregnancy, birth, parenting, loss, grief, and joy - so many key elements of being a mother regardless of how your baby is born.
ICAN has local chapters in many states and provinces - I encourage you to check it out if you or someone you know has had a c-section, is pregnant, or thinks it will never happen to them. Neither did I!