In Honor of Cesarean Awareness Month: a continuation of a Tale of Two OC Hospitals. I had 2 first time moms in one of my Hypnobabies Classes. Their births were similar in many ways – but had different outcomes. In a large part due to the choice of their care providers and birth locations. Mom […]
The Tale of 2 OC Moms – Your Birth Location Matters! Read More »
With preparing for the Trust Birth Conference and trying to finish my book (more info on that in a week or so), I wasn’t able to keep up with my blog and all the excitement about the NIH conference. So a brief recap: There was an awesome article in the New York Times about a
I am a little behind: NIH – VBAC Read More »
Imagine 5 different women want to travel to America. There are two ways to travel there: an airplane or a boat. Allison’s travel agent tells her about both options and the pros and cons of each. Allison chooses an airplane because it is a good choice for her. Britany wants to take the boat, but
Birth is a Journey: Shouldn't we be able to choose our transportation? Read More »
One thing that I suggest to my doula clients facing induction is to ask their care providers if they can turn up the pitocin SLOWLY. Even turn it down once pressure waves have started. I know that this is possible. Here is a great post from Birth Sense about a hospital based midwife who does
Pitocin – Why Won't they do it Slowly? Read More »
You know I am a sucker for a good VBAC story. Well, there is a new one posted at La Mejor Vida. 10 pound 8 oz VBAC! You go girl! 🙂
Wonderful over 10 pound VBAC story! Read More »
I had a Hypnobabies Student I really connected with and wanted to be at her birth, she wanted me there too. Let’s call her Jane. The problem? Her guess date fell during a time when I was going to be out of town. I had some other crazy things going on too and just
My crazy life AKA I am meant to be at some births Read More »
Just thought I’d share: hospital policies aren’t always non- negotiable, though they tell you they are. When I was pushing for a natural vbac in the only hospital available to me at the time, I put up a good fight and compromises were made in my favor. The hep-lock discussion reminded me of this. In
Hospital policies for Birthing Moms are negotiable! Read More »
I have a friend who had a little boy with down syndrome a few months before Bryson was born. They didn’t know before hand, it was a surprise. I remember when they blessed their baby at church the spirit was SO strong and you just knew this baby was meant to be in their family.
An amazing birth story Read More »
(This is the fourth in a series of e-mails Angela, posted on the Hypnobabies Yahoo Group in December. I will be posting them here approximately on the dates she sent them in December so you can see the steps she took to try to create the ideal birth for her. It required a lot of
Angela – Cadence is born! Read More »
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aEk–fIZAo] This OB talks about a study looking at waiting 2 hours can help prevent cesareans! If Mom and Baby are ok, wait 2 more hours and see what happens. Ask your care provider NOW if they are open to doing this for moms that are “slow to progress”
The Power of Waiting Read More »
I am busy figuring out my Hypno-Doula Statistics. This year I had 10 doula clients. 3 of them had breech babies! They all had cesareans. 2 attempted ECV, 1 the breech baby was discovered when she was 6cm. None of the moms were presented with an option of vaginal birth. That is getting rarer and
Breech Baby = Cesarean? Read More »
Putting Mothers and Babies at Risk: Promoting the Elusive ‘‘Cesarean Delivery on Maternal Request’’ This looks at the risks of promoting even the idea that moms are choosing elective cesareans. It points out that many moms choosing planned cesareans are being led to that choice by their OBs. I have posted before about the need
Great article looking at elective cesareans Read More »
CNN talks about how Joy did have her vaginal birth on December 5th. This demonstrates that VBAC can be safe for many moms. It also shows the sad state that women’s rights to choice regarding birth is in. It is sad that this mom have to go to lengths like moving to a new city
Successful VBAC for Arizona Mom Read More »
(I know this is “old” news, but I am catching up from my trip in November.) Boy, if a mom getting kicked out for Breastfeeding in Target doesn’t get you angry, maybe this will! An OB drops his patient at 40 weeks because she refuses to have a cesarean! There was no medical indication for
You would think I am brocoli – because this gets me steamed up too! Read More »
Often birth really is so simple, a toddler can be your midwife! I say that half kidding. Sometimes birth can be complicated and more help is needed. But often when births go fast like this, they are problem free and you don’t need anyone more than a calm soul to bring you a towel! One
Who needs an OB? Your Toddler can help you birth! Read More »
