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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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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Devon turns 10 today. January 2, 1998 The scariest day of my life…. and the happiest day of my life. A day that changed my life forever. I became a mother that day, but in reality I became a mother months before when I conceived my first baby, Devon. I guess I really became a mother
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Pushed: The Painful Truth about Childbirth and Modern Maternity Care by, Jennifer Block Wow, what a book! When I read books from the library, I put little slips of paper on the pages I want to go back and look at. You should see my book; there is easily over 20 pieces of paper sticking
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Cesarean rates are at an all time high and no one in the medical community or women’s groups seem to care. But there are women who DO care! I am one of them. In the next weeks I will be posting some articles I have been working on regarding worries and fears and how these
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I am grateful for: My husband who supports me as I live a life with this passion for birth. He didn’t mind that I was gone for 57 hours out of 62 consecutive hours 3 days last month, as a doula for 2 long induction births. He listens to me talk about birth things all
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They are not used wisely. I thought of this when at the last birth I attended as a doula, the OB says, “You have fallen off the ‘curve’ of typical labor progression. ” Referring to the bell curve of the length of typical stages of birth, developed by Emanual Friedman. He is horrified on how that
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Birth by Tina Cassidy Who is the intended audience of this book? Care providers of pregnant women… if they actually take time to read it, the may learn something. Women of childbearing age or younger or anyone in their families…. DO NOT read this book It is scary to read and starting with the first
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I was so excited to go to Belly Sprout, in Fullerton to see the Business of Being Born. I had heard good reviews of it and I love birth, so it seemed obvious I would love this film. Belly Sprout is a great little space, with natural items for babies and moms, with room in
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