I asked a nurse what I could have done differently during this birth. She pointed out that this nurse was probably operating from fear. Fear that something might go wrong and she would get blamed. That helped me to reframe it a bit. I think that I need to remember my doula clients have all […]
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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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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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This is a common concern of moms interested in using hypnosis for childbirth. They wonder if they will just be zoned out on a bed and not aware of what is going on. The easy answer is NO, but read on for more details. One of the great things about the Hypnobabies program is that
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This mom used the Hypnobabies Home Study and ideas from Ina May’s book to have this beautiful birth! I meant to write my birth story a long time ago and with 3 kids well… you know. Anyway, that was me singing on YouTube right before my son was born. His birth went very well. I
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SAVE THE DATE!! On January 26, 2008 South Coast Medical Center is hosting an Open House focusing on ‘the best kept secret in Orange County’. The birth unit desires for professionals and residents of this area of Southern California to recognize how important individualized and personalized the care is for women having their baby. One
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1. Teach 7 Hypnobabies Classes that are filled with couples wanting to have great births! 2. Be a Birth Doula for 6 families. As a mom with 3 little boys, this is just the right amount to keep me busy, but still have time for my family. 3. Attend the Trust Birth Conference and learn
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I added the ICAN link at the end of Devon’s birth story, because recovering from a Cesarean is interesting. There is the purely physical aspect of recovering from major abdominal surgery. Then the emotional aspect really colors the whole experience. Depending on what kind of birth you had hoped for, depending on the reason for
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I can hardly believe that Devon was born almost a year ago. The time has really flown by. When I remember his birth, I have such a mixture of emotions. Disappointment, that I missed out on a normal pregnancy, that I didn’t even come close to a natural birth. Fear, that I almost lost him
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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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Wed. before Thanksgiving day. I had an appt and was 4 cm and 50%. The Dr offered to strip my membranes, but baby was still high so I said no. So Thanksgiving day, we were in our hometown for family stuff, and we’d decided to pack as though I could go into labor since we’d
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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
New Cesarean Rates are not surprising, but are disappointing. Read More »
How can you find the best care provider for your birth? Well, a lot of this depends on what kind of birth you want to have. How can you know what kind of birth you want to have? 1. Take an independent childbirth class. (outside of the hospital system) Here you will learn about all
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