Many times moms and dads are so focused on the big day of the baby being born, the idea of baby coming home is overshadowed! Here are 10 tips to make that transition smoother. 1. Limit the visitors for the first two weeks. This is a special time when you are learning to be a […]
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Did you know how to distinguish the “Musts” from the “Shoulds” for your infant safety equipment? Have you ever made your list? Here are the baby-proofing items that should be at the must-have tippy top. I know that we don’t all have hundreds of dollars to be able to throw down the all-important childproofing budget
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I saw this fun app and contacted the designer to see if I could review her app. She gave me a free sample so I could play around with it. I decided to do the It’s a Girl one so I could send it to my DH and freak him out. 🙂 The app is
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BIRTH 10 top birthing misconceptions Hey – keep your fingers out of there! Great reminders of why we don’t need multiple vaginal exams. I love these VBAC goals! I agree with them whole-heartedly. Not all midwives are created equal. It is so important to question your care provider, even if they are midwives! I love
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I find it interesting that I have been praying that my 3 moms have there babies a week apart and so far they have, exactly! So I am guessing next Friday I will get to attend another beautiful birth. (Edited to add – Now that I have had a good nights sleep I am praying
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I love this picture of Crystal smiling at 9.5cm! Here is her birth story. July 23rd I felt crampy all day long, but didn’t think anything of it since they weren’t tightening like contractions. I decided to take DD and her BFF to see Ramona and Beezus at 1:40pm still feeling crampy, but no contractions.
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BIRTH MOMS – good bill vs MOMS bad bill Great tips for preventing Preterm Labor – An awesome sounding Birth Movie highlighting births from around the world! Sounds so cool, I just went to Amazon.fr and ordered a copy! 10 common OB procedures not supported by science. BIRTH WORKER Are you a Childbirth Educator? You
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I was nervous because the hospital isn’t even VBAC supportive so I wasn’t sure what we would be up against. Would it be a huge fight? Would they really let it happen? All I can say is we got an angel of a nurse and baby looked perfect the whole time (until last minute of
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That might make you question what your OB wants to do! I love the blog My OB Said What? This great quote prompted my post. At 12 week prenatal appointment; OB: “So, are you reading books about birth?” Mother: “Yes, I am…” OB: “Well, don’t bother, nobody has any control over labor, least of all
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My 12 yo knows how to push my buttons, even about birth. Thing 3 (age 4) was talking to me about birth. Thing 1 (the 12 year old) pipes in, “You HAVE to go to the hospital to have a baby.” Me – No, you can have a baby anywhere, at home… Thing 3 suggests,
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Fear of Alzheimers My grandma has alzheimers and the gene that is related to it. So my mom and I are a bit worried about us getting it one day. She got this book and DVD set, Change Your Brain, Change Your Body. There was a questionnaire in there to help determine our risk of
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With each of my boys I had a point where I just knew it was time to have a baby. Each time I had to ease my husband into the idea. I was always ready before him. But because I had the strong impression it was time, I would encourage him to pray about it
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My sweet husband outdid himself. My 40th Birthday was the end of September and I wasn’t expecting much. Maybe a nice dinner out or something. Well, he planned and executed a wonderful surprise party for me. It was wonderful to have my friends there (many who also came to a girls night out birthday party
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I totally came up with this idea! My friend Angela was also my Hypnobabies Student and doula client a year or so ago. She loves birth almost as much as me. Her DH planned a surprise party for her birthday and it was going to be at her neighbors house, T. who happened to be
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I love to ski. Well, I used to. Lately when I ski I feel nauseous. We go on an annual ski trip every winter and the last 2 years I have thrown up on the hill. Not very fun at all. So this year I used the accupressure point I learned in Hypnobabies. It helped
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