I loved taking Hypnobabies with Thing 3. It made my pregnancy better and helped me have a wonderful birth! I LOVE teaching Hypnobabies to expecting parents. I love to see them get excited about their upcoming births. I LOVE to doula my Hypnobabies students. It is so amazing to see them birth their babies in […]
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There is a 5 week range for a full-term baby. 37-42 weeks. A due date – is a guess date. And in reality it is a guess month. Remember your EDD is not an Expiration Date. Here are my biggest tips regarding due dates. 1. Don’t tell anyone when your baby is due. Say, sometime
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When you told people you were having your 20 week ultrasound, I can guarantee they asked, “Are you finding out the sex?” If you say No, you may get interesting responses. Why wouldn’t you find out? It would be so much easier to know and be prepared! But I want to know! Then you will
Episiotomy is a word that may strike fear in your heart. Some feel that it is an evil, outdated practice. Others feel it is necessary for all moms. I feel that it is neither. I think that to do it routinely to all moms is stupid. But there are some OBs out there who do
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The big showdown is about to go down! Who is more important to have at your birth – Dad or Doula? Well, luckily it isn’t really a contest at all. Dads and Doulas can work hand in hand and provide joint support to help you have the best birth possible. Dads are perfect at knowing
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I love the letter B! It is obvious that I love birth. I seem to eat, drink and breathe it. I have loved learning about it since I was a teenager. I love the outcome of birth – a sweet new perfect little person. Then the joy of Breastfeeding – that our bodies can make
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I loved my Spinning Babies Workshop, because it really clarified to me why births tend to go much easier if baby is in an Anterior position. Anterior babies are facing the moms back, with their spine close to the moms belly, they tend to be facing the right or the left. (As one of my
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There are no NORMAL weeks in April (see below for why). I have no idea what my life will be like, so I have simplified my life by doing the A to Z challenge. I am not sure how this simplifies things, except that I am on top of it and am trying to
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Some people felt I was judging the mom whose birth I attended. Not at all – she did awesome. I was really curious what it would be like, as it was my “first” What was I doing? I was just pointing out the differences I noticed. I thought it would be helpful for other doulas
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I was the back up doula heading to a birth of a couple I had never met. To make matters more interesting I had never attended a birth of a couple who hadn’t taken Hypnobabies. I was more then a little nervous. I said a few prayers on the drive to the hospital and
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I have tried a few different kinds of birth control since getting married 15+ years ago. Pill – liked it before T1. Hated it after T2, it gave me headaches. Didn’t like the hormones. Spermicide (love VCF – Vaginal Contraceptive Film – others burn and are uncomfortable for me)] Condoms – don’t love these… they
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My DH and I were talking about decluttering and our organizational issues. It came out that he hates having things on top of the fridge. I never knew that! So I decided to tackle the kitchen counters, the outside of the fridge and our island. Here are the before pictures, you can see the fridge
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The List by Melanie Jacobson When I got this book I was warned it wasn’t “deep”. I thought it would be perfect to save for our upcoming cruise. I tried to read the first chapter to just get a taste. Well, I couldn’t put it down, so I guess I need to find a new
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I am part of a Doula Group and we back each other up in case someone has 2 births at the same time. In 5 years of existence, it has only happened one time. And it worked perfectly, because my Hypnobabies Student had hired Carole and when Carole ended up being at another birth, I
I went to a Book Release Party for my friend Melanie. She wrote The List. I started reading today and it is so fun! I also got to meet Karen at the party, from A Peek at Karen’s World, it was her blog that inspired me to do these goal posts. I also think that
Goal Updates and I got to meet a Blog “friend” in real life! Read More »
