I have been wanting to do a podcast for over 2 years now. I finally am making my dream come true! Well, that may be a little over dramatic, but I am pretty excited about it. I am basically doing this instead of an online childbirth class. Much easier and free for moms everywhere!!! It […]
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I was excited to have the opportunity to review Baby Massage: The Gift of Love. They sent me a copy so I could watch and review it. I decided to share with my friend who had a baby 4 weeks ago, so she could put it into practice. This is what she said. When I
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I had read about blessingways in my book The Gift of Giving Life. I had never been to one, but thought it was such a beautiful idea. A celebration of the mom as she journeys towards birthing her new baby. I had the opportunity to help co-host 2 different blessingways in August for 2 dear
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While it was fun to post 31 days in a row, it was tiring too. So I needed a little break. I haven’t really been sitting around eating bon bons. Birth wise – I am working on getting a podcast up and running and I am writing another book I just finished up a Hypnobabies
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If after researching all your options you choose a hospital birth, please take the time to research the different hospitals in your area. Many moms pick their hospital because of convenience. This hospital is closest to them, or it is where their primary care physician is a member. If I suggest a different hospital, some
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A lot of moms choose their care providers from friend recommendations, PCP recommendation or just randomly picking one out of the insurance choices. This is dangerous. Take time to really research this choice, because it can have a HUGE impact on your birth. Their impact on your birth often starts before your birth even begins!
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Choosing a good care provider is NOT as simple as: Midwife = low intervention OB = high intervention Some midwives are VERY intervention happy and some OBs are very LOW intervention. So you need to ask questions of ANY care provider to see if they will support you in the birth you want. I have
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Take a moment to ponder this question… How did you choose your care provider? Here are the most common answers. (OK, one of them isn’t that common. Can you guess which one?) A friend recommended him to me. He was covered by my insurance. His office is close by. I found him in the yellow
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You may want to add a birth doula to your support team. A doula can start helping you early in your pregnancy by referring you to care providers, birth locations and childbirth classes. She can also help support you during your pregnancy by answering questions and helping you create a Birth Plan. During your birth
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It is important to feel loved in your birthing journey. Being surrounded by supportive people is helpful every step of the way. You will find them to be useful “tools” as you make choices and when you are actually birthing they will be there to hold you up and cheer you on. Today I will
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Your powerful uterus helps your baby to be born. Welcome the power of your pressure waves! Your uterus is the strongest muscle in your body when you are pregnant. It helps to open up your cervix and get your baby in the ideal position to be born. Some moms feel overwhelmed by this power. That
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Your body knows what to do, and if you can harness its power you will find you have many tools you can use during your birth. For example: Changing Positions as you feel led to during your birth allows your baby to move easily down through your pelvis and helps you feel more comfortable.
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Being Flexible This may seem counter intuitive. You educate yourself about your choices, you create birth preferences and choose a care provider who is supportive of them and you plan for the ideal birth. Why would it be important to let go of expectations when your birthing time begins? Because birth is unpredictable—there are many
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Education – We already talked about one mind tool a few days ago and that is education. When your mind is full of good information about birth, you will have the tools to make good choices for you and your baby on your birthing journey. Hypnobabies In my experience the best tool to harness the
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If I gave you nothing but a handful of seeds and a patch of ground, you could probably find a way to plant them and they would probably grow. But if I gave you a shovel and watering can it would make your work much easier—and much more enjoyable. In the same way, the more
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