It was amazing and wonderful and fun! I probably have 10 blog entries worth of things to talk about. So this will just be an overview. I got to room with Michelle and Celesta, midwives from San Diego. They were so great! I am so looking forward to Alison’s birth, Michelle is her midwife and […]
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A lot of moms are getting this from their care providers. They say one thing and then as their birthing time draws near, they change their tune. I love this blog post about it. If this happens to you, know it is never too late to change care providers! If you choose to stay, then
Here is the article. Here is my response. This is really a shame that this mom had a negative experiences with her doula. My role as a doula is to support the mom in whatever SHE wants. This isn’t MY birth, it is HERS! I would NEVER leave a mother during her birthing time, no
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As usual this is not meant as medical advice. This is just information with a lot of links so you can do more research! Then make the best decision for yourself! Everyone wonders why the cesarean rate is so high, I think a huge reason is all of the inductions happening today. Over 40 %
5 Good reasons for an Induction 1. Pre-eclampsia/Toxemia – This can be a serious risk to mom and baby. You just want to be sure it is really pre-eclampsia and not just a few elevated blood pressure read. There are many different things a care provider will look at. Before agreeing to an induction you
Alison’s homebirth midwife and assistant came over today. The whole birth team gathered together, so Dan, Grandma (who will be watching Abby) and I (as doula) was there too. It was lovely. I am so looking forward to this birth. It will be the first homebirth I attend! The midwife, Michelle was great. She really
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Here I am on vacation, checking e-mails and blogging. I am the Hypnobabies Yahoo Group Moderator. It probably takes me about 1 hour a day on average to be in charge of that group. Well maybe 5 hours a week, there are not as many messages on the weekend. I do not get paid for
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This post is NOT about medically necessary cesareans, there are certainly times when choosing a cesarean is obviously the best choice, when the life of mom or baby is at stake. This is also is a total of 4 posts that go together, scroll down my blog for the rest! It is sometimes frustrating to see
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When I find out someone is planning a cesarean, I start by asking, “Why?” It helps that I can say, “I had a cesarean with my first baby. Why are you having one?” Then I listen to their reasons. I ask how they feel about having a cesarean. Some moms feel really good about it,
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Let’s face it some moms don’t want a vaginal birth and that is OK. Some moms do, but are not willing or able to put the effort into it. Because we know in some cases it does take a lot of extra work or time. I have a great group of friends at church. Many
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As noted in my previous post, I am on vacation, so I haven’t been tied to my cell phone. I discovered a lovely phone message on there from this morning from one of my students. The message was from G., from this post, with the OB who tried to scare her that the routine interventions
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This is a topic that really presses my buttons. I think it is safe… but let’s see others say. 1) I love this meaty article from the Journal of Perinatal Education it includes a lot of great links and information in here and basically comes to this conclusion …no detrimental effects on maternal or neonatal
Is it really safe to eat and drink while in your birthing time? Read More »
Why, why, why must you try to scare moms? Why can’t you just say “It’s hospital policy”, or give them pros and cons rationally, then let the mom decide. Why lie to them? Why bully them? Why treat them like they are a stupid child? It really is starting to make me MAD! I am
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When I drive home there are 2 different ways to enter my neighborhood. I always go the same way regardless of the direction I am driving home. It is just my normal routine, which is normally fine. But when I am driving my husbands car, I should enter the other way, because he parks on
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This post is somewhat prompted by reading a blog entry about how it bugs this mom when people say educate yourself about birth, because she educated herself but still didn’t have a good birth experience. The birth environment today is not always accepting of normal births, so it can be a challenge to have one.
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