I am so excited to welcome Morgan to our podcast today. I’m going to do a quick introduction and then we’ll get started. So Morgan has been married to her wonderful husband for over five years and she has three kids under the age of three. She has twin girls and a little boy. And …
Morgan’s 2 positive cesarean births Read More »
I am excited to share this excerpt written by me from the book The Gift of Giving Life. I had a cesarean with my first. I am passionate about sharing all types of birth experiences and letting moms know that all types of birth can be positive Here are the tips I share to create …
12 Tips for a Positive Cesarean Birth Read More »
Positive Birth Story I had a lot of pre-labor before I actually gave birth. Saturday Night (October 15th), I was up a lot with pressure waves. I ended up not going to church and trying to rest on Sunday. Of course they slowed down during the day. Sunday night I had more of the same …
Bryson’s Peaceful Hypnobabies Hospital Birth Read More »
I met Krysti on the Hypnobabies Yahoo Group. She was planning a natural birth, but her baby was persistently breech. It was interesting watching her journey as she had to make tough choices in regards to her babies birth. I was excited to read her birth story and see how in the end she had …
Kristy Shares her Positive Breech Cesarean Birth Story Read More »
I try to keep most of my posts positive, but love to also share resources for moms who are having challenging experiences as well. So be aware this post and podcast episode is geared towards moms having extreme nausea and sickness during their pregnancy. If this isn’t you, feel free to skip it. If it …
When Pregnancy is Hard – Hyperemesis Gravidarum Read More »
This is an excerpt from an interview I did with Maile on The Gift of Giving Life podcast. She is a Hypnobabies mom, so I asked if I could share her story here too. She said yes. I pulled out the parts about Affirmations and Spiritual Creation (Visualization) for this episode. The power of affirmations …
Affirmations and Visualizations help this 8th time Mom have her first HomeBirth! Read More »
This is part two of my interview with Orchid Cameron, and she shares some great tips for postnatal exercises. That can help women not only immediately after birth, but here I am 16 years later after my last birth and I have a problem with sneeze peeing and she has a solution for me that …
There is Hope for Pelvic Floor Issues! Read More »
It was so fun to interview Orchid. She is a prenatal and postnatal yoga teacher, so she has great information to share with us! She shares how amazing the human body is. A bit about her struggles trying to get pregnant with her second baby. Then she jumps into tips for the newborn stage. From …
5 Easy Steps for Better Mental Health in the Newborn Stage Read More »
I first want to say that there has never been a more significantmoment in my life than when I finally held my brand new baby girlbefore they had even cut the cord. I know I will never forget that.It would have been worth anything I might have experienced- good orbad. Next I want to say …
Aurora’s Birth was the Most significant moment in her life! Read More »
Today’s topic is on what are the best types of noises to make while pushing? Audio is better to demonstrate pushing I got this great email today with this question and I was typing up an answer to respond to the question, and I realized what I really need to do is make a podcast …
What are the Best Noises to Make While Pushing? Read More »
Alex Chase was born May 14 at 4:28 AM He weighed in at 8 lbs straight and was 19 1/2 inches long. Little Alex was a gentleman and let Mommy see his big brother sing in church for Mother’s Day. After that though, he was ready to come (or maybe just Mom was), and BOY did he …
Short but Sweet Birth Story – Alex Arrived Quickly and Easily Read More »
Cienna’s Birth First I want to say I started the Hypnobabies homestudy late (about 34 weeks) and that I had a really hard time not falling asleep in them. Hypnobirth practicing Toward the end I would fall asleep to them at night and then listen to them again in the morning before I got out …
Even Though I Slept through my Hypnobabies practice, My Birth was GREAT! Read More »
Donovan’s Birth My pressure waves started early Thursday morning, June 12th (not sure what time as I didn’t look at the clock when they woke me up) but I finally got up after one woke me up at 6:40am. I had another one 10 min later so I decided to try and time them. Starting …
The Nurse Was Surprised – No one had ever done that before! Read More »
Claire’s Birth On Monday, May 5th, I went to my appointment with the midwife. My duedate was on May 3rd, so she started talking about the possibility ofinducing labor since they can not continue my care if I am over duetoo long. I did not want to be induced so I let her strip mymembranes. …
The easiest part of my birthing time was transition. Totally comfortable! Read More »
One of my dearest friends started as my Hypnobabies student many years ago. She asked me to be her doula. I attended Mia’s birth and it was a fine hospital birth. Not quite what she had hoped for, but there was love and joy there. My friend and I as her doulas, her husband, her …
I missed a birth, but felt like I was almost there! Read More »
