Veronica was such a well educated mom. She took Hypnobabies. Her education and Hypnobabies tools served her well during her birth. She was very empowered and didn’t let anyone’s negative attitude or misinformation affect her birth! It was an honor to be her doula. I am sharing her story with her permission. 1:44 AM on […]
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So there is no Sunday Surfin’ today because I was gone from Saturday early in the morning until last night and my brain is in a fog. 🙂 Just wanted to say how much I love being a doula and what an honor it is to attend births. I will say that I don’t like
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I am looking for some ideas to include in a section I am writing for a birth and spirituality book. What are some ideas you have to create a positive cesarean? How about to help a cesarean capture that sacred feeling? Be aware if you are going to share your idea, if may be put
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I was thrilled to read in my Sunday Paper a 2 page spread on how Orange County OBs are working to lower cesarean rates. They had one page all about VBAC’s and how they are safe. 🙂 I have had 2 VBACs at Saddleback, which is one of the hosptials they highlight. It is by
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I really loved this post with a letter to The Natural Birth Club. She talks about how some moms make others feel bad because of they didn’t have Natural Childbirth. Why do moms do this? Why can’t we just listen and support moms as they share their birth experiences? I think this is something very
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I loved reading Missy’s story of her VBAC. Part 1: The Waiting Game Part 2: The Birth Pool Part 3: Perfectly Different Missy said this about using Hypnobabies for her VBAC I just wanted to add that although I had planned on using all of my Hypnobabies techniques, that when the time came I really
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I learned so much from each of my very unique birth experiences. Thing 1 – Bedrest for 9 weeks and Emergency Cesarean at 34 weeks pregnancy and birth is unpredictable flexibility helps keep you sane cesareans are sometimes medically necessary to save babies and moms Thing 2 – modified bedrest VBAC at 42 weeks That
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Yay, I love being a doula. It was great for me to take a few months off (June – October) but I have made up for it by attending 3 births in the last few weeks. I thought maybe she would have the baby Friday, keeping up with the pattern that was started with the
Been a bit MIA – I was at another birth! Read More »
I received a free copy of Memoirs of a Singing Birth by Elena Skoko. I love a good birth story, so I was excited to have a chance to read and review her book. It was interesting to read about Elena’s birth in Bali. I love to learn about different traditions and cultures. Most moms
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When I read One Starry Nights Birth birth story, my heart just broke for her. It seemed like no one was listening to her. At every hospital and at every turn they were just trying to force her into a repeat cesarean: From the moment we arrived they tried to force me into a repeat
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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.
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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 »
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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Knowledge is Power (Why every pregnant woman needs to read this blog) I wish I’d discovered Enjoy Birth 2 years ago instead of 2 months ago. Why? Because during childbirth, women need as much power as they can get. My Story Birth no.1, a 20 hour water birth in a midwife led birthing centre in
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It was a major milestone for me when Thing 1 turned ten. I found myself very reflective about his birth and how it effected me and him. Thing 2 turned ten yesterday and it was just a fun celebration. I was thinking about that and wondered why his birth wasn’t really in my thoughts at
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