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Where Else Does Giving Birth Feel (a Little) Like a Luxury Vacation?

s a first-time mom, I was wowed by. Not far away, people were dropping big bucks at the Drake for similar views, and all I had to do was sign up for 18 years of stress! I’ve now birthed three babies with sparkling Lake Michigan as my backdrop, and the memories of this fleeting pseudovacation — along with the banana pudding parfait from the dining menu — have me contemplating a fourth. Actually, never mind.

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