There is no easy answer to this. What may be traumatic to one mom would be fine to another. Some births are obviously traumatic (to others), such as when a mom or baby’s life is at risk – a mom might or might not be traumatized by this. Some births seem “normal” (to others), but […]
What is a Traumatic Birth? Read More »
It sometimes feels like no one does. Moms who have experienced a traumatic birth need special support after. Often friends and family are not aware of how to provide this. My first birth was a surprise emergency cesarean at 34 weeks. It was scary and traumatic to me, my husband and my baby. The friends
Who Cares if you had a Traumatic Birth?! Read More »
Sita is doing a guest post to share her experience about success with Hypnobabies. I shared this in an earlier post. Moms need to start asking the questions, Did Hypnobabies help you during your pregnancy? Did Hypnobabies help you during your birth? Sita replied: I love that you brought this up. I totally agree with
Success with 2 Very Different Birth Experiences. Read More »
Last year I had what I thought would be my fastest birth, which involved me running red lights as I drove mom and dad to the hospital, because their car had been towed! The year before that I did attend a birth where I met mom and dad at the hospital and baby was born
Flooded by Amniotic Fluid – Shelly’s 2nd birth Read More »
I always feel like this was one of my longest births, but it was partly because I was at Angela’s birth the whole night before, got a total of 5 hours sleep and then headed off to Shelly’s birth. So I was working on very little sleep. Looking back, I wasn’t even with Shelly for
Shelly’s 1st Birth – One of my longest births Read More »
This is the birth story of the Birth I was Meant to be at. As a doula I am always a bit wary of inductions. You just never know how they will go, fast and easy or long and complicated. I have been to both. So I was unsure what would happen when Natalie called
Pretty Positive Induction Experience Read More »
I am a VBACtivist (one who supports VBACs) I have had 2 VBACs. I love being a doula at VBACs. I have lots of posts about VBACs. Here are some of my favorites. Moms who made big sacrifices, really had to stand up for themselves to have their VBACs. Moving 3 hours away for a
VBAC – Vaginal Birth After Cesarean – my favorite posts Read More »
Some people felt I was judging the mom whose birth I attended. Not at all – she did awesome. I was really curious what it would be like, as it was my “first” What was I doing? I was just pointing out the differences I noticed. I thought it would be helpful for other doulas
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I was the back up doula heading to a birth of a couple I had never met. To make matters more interesting I had never attended a birth of a couple who hadn’t taken Hypnobabies. I was more then a little nervous. I said a few prayers on the drive to the hospital and
My first Birth with a Non-Hypnobabies Couple Read More »
I need to finish up my Positive Cesarean section for the book I am contributing too. I will definitely reference this video in the appendix. It isn’t embedding – uggh. Here is the link. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5RIcaK98Yg I hope that one day all cesareans will be this kind for mom and baby! As one of my friends
Awesome Cesarean Video – How things COULD be! Read More »
Julie goes into the hospital with her husband to birth her baby. Things are going great until she gets “stuck” at 7 cm. After a little bit the OB comes in and says, “It looks like we are going to need to do a cesarean.” Sadly most moms in America would just say, “OK.” They
Waiting 2 Hours can Prevent a Cesarean? Read More »
Just a note: This mom did not use Hypnobabies. I want to mention for my Hypnobabies moms who are reading. You may want to use your Bubble of Peace, as this mom did have quite a bit of pain during her birth. It is a great inspiring birth of a nice size baby! 🙂 The
Guest Post – Water Birth Story Read More »
I will admit I haven’t watched One Born Every Minute yet. It is a new reality birth show on Lifetime. Honestly I don’t know if I will watch it. I have it set up to record, but I know if I watch it I will spend the majority of the time yelling at the TV.
“Reality” Birth Show Hits Too Close to Home for Doulas Read More »
I have enjoyed following along with Kacie from Sense to Save as she prepared for her birth using Hypnobabies. It was so exciting when she finally posted her birth story. On that link you can see on the left side bar all the different posts she has done as she prepared for Hypnobabies and ending
Sense to Save Mom Blogs about her Hypnobabies Experience Read More »
I had set a goal to attend 10 births in 2010. Victoria and her hubby took my Hypnobabies class. They were not sure if they wanted a doula. We kept in touch after class. I told them what I tell all parents, “I think for a first time mom a doula is SO great,
10th birth of 2010 – Victoria Read More »
