BIRTH 10 top birthing misconceptions Hey – keep your fingers out of there! Great reminders of why we don’t need multiple vaginal exams. I love these VBAC goals! I agree with them whole-heartedly. Not all midwives are created equal. It is so important to question your care provider, even if they are midwives! I love […]
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I find it interesting that I have been praying that my 3 moms have there babies a week apart and so far they have, exactly! So I am guessing next Friday I will get to attend another beautiful birth. (Edited to add – Now that I have had a good nights sleep I am praying
I Attended Another wonderful birth! Read More »
I love this picture of Crystal smiling at 9.5cm! Here is her birth story. July 23rd I felt crampy all day long, but didn’t think anything of it since they weren’t tightening like contractions. I decided to take DD and her BFF to see Ramona and Beezus at 1:40pm still feeling crampy, but no contractions.
Water Broke at a Wedding, Smiling at 9.5 cm Read More »
BIRTH MOMS – good bill vs MOMS bad bill Great tips for preventing Preterm Labor – An awesome sounding Birth Movie highlighting births from around the world! Sounds so cool, I just went to Amazon.fr and ordered a copy! 10 common OB procedures not supported by science. BIRTH WORKER Are you a Childbirth Educator? You
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I was nervous because the hospital isn’t even VBAC supportive so I wasn’t sure what we would be up against. Would it be a huge fight? Would they really let it happen? All I can say is we got an angel of a nurse and baby looked perfect the whole time (until last minute of
Attended awesome VBA2C this week! Read More »
That might make you question what your OB wants to do! I love the blog My OB Said What? This great quote prompted my post. At 12 week prenatal appointment; OB: “So, are you reading books about birth?” Mother: “Yes, I am…” OB: “Well, don’t bother, nobody has any control over labor, least of all
Don’t learn anything on your own! Read More »
My 12 yo knows how to push my buttons, even about birth. Thing 3 (age 4) was talking to me about birth. Thing 1 (the 12 year old) pipes in, “You HAVE to go to the hospital to have a baby.” Me – No, you can have a baby anywhere, at home… Thing 3 suggests,
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Fear of Alzheimers My grandma has alzheimers and the gene that is related to it. So my mom and I are a bit worried about us getting it one day. She got this book and DVD set, Change Your Brain, Change Your Body. There was a questionnaire in there to help determine our risk of
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With each of my boys I had a point where I just knew it was time to have a baby. Each time I had to ease my husband into the idea. I was always ready before him. But because I had the strong impression it was time, I would encourage him to pray about it
How do you know when you are DONE having babies? Read More »
My sweet husband outdid himself. My 40th Birthday was the end of September and I wasn’t expecting much. Maybe a nice dinner out or something. Well, he planned and executed a wonderful surprise party for me. It was wonderful to have my friends there (many who also came to a girls night out birthday party
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I totally came up with this idea! My friend Angela was also my Hypnobabies Student and doula client a year or so ago. She loves birth almost as much as me. Her DH planned a surprise party for her birthday and it was going to be at her neighbors house, T. who happened to be
A Lost Mucus Plug to Lure Birthday Girl to Surprise Party Read More »
I love to ski. Well, I used to. Lately when I ski I feel nauseous. We go on an annual ski trip every winter and the last 2 years I have thrown up on the hill. Not very fun at all. So this year I used the accupressure point I learned in Hypnobabies. It helped
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Make your normal duties something fun to do WITH your kids. With my first two boys I was so busy just trying to get things done, I sent them out of the room while I was folding laundry or cooking. With my 3rd I have finally figured out, that while it may take a bit
Making every day activites fun and playful! Read More »
Do you feel like you are buried in toys? If you have more then one kid, I am pretty sure you do! When we had our first son, Thing 1 we didn’t have too many toys. I was pretty choosy about what we got. He didn’t even get a truck until he was over a
Too many toys! What is a mom to do? Read More »
I was “done” (except for the mess of stuff to give away and put away in the hall way) His room looked much better and I felt happy and proud with all the work I had done. Toy Shelf I am planning on adding some fabric to hide the plastic bins. At our book club
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