Just a glimpse into my life. Upon finding a snail carcass on a plate in the kitchen, I inquired what happened. This was the response I got. “I promise the snail did NOT explode in the microwave!” Hmm, I AM glad the snail did not explode, but why did we cook it? Apparently Thing 1 […]
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Hmm, after typing the title so many times, I am beginning to wish I had called it something shorter. 🙂 Tracine, a first time mom sent me this comment: Thanks for sharing this concise, easy to read and inspiring piece with me. As my husband and I prepare for our first birth, we have found
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Can you give me tips on how to get rid of this morning sickness? There was a mom on the Hypnobabies Yahoo Group who was kind enough to share her tips. Here is a link to the Happy Pregnancy Tummy PDF It has great info! Also she references the Eliminate Nausea Hypnobabies script which has
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Moms who want epidurals are not able to get them. (This happens in the US too) Another reason to take a great childbirth prep class. Then you will have tools to have the best birth possible. If you enjoyed this post, get free updates by email or RSS.
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Ok, not really smoke signals, but they do send a signal to initiate birth! This is an old study, but cool nonetheless. Fetal lungs provide a signal initiating labor I had heard this briefly in a Discovery Show, but never found a reference for it. So here it is! 🙂 If you enjoyed this post,
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Keep your baby with you after you birth! Of course if the baby is having problems adjusting to life outside the womb, then it may be best for baby to be worked on in the baby warmer. (Though the benefits of keeping the cord pulsing can help the baby adjust) But I am talking about
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My DH and I went down to Mexico for a lovely get away without our Three Things. It was lovely. Lots of Resting and Reading and Eating. I would be happy to hang out on the beach or by the pool every day. Sadly my DH likes to have fun. So we also went on
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First off – Thank Goodness for Back Up Doulas! I love my GAL Doula group. It is so great to be able to have each other. Friday Night/Saturday Morning The details of what I missed. Their baby turned posterior late Friday night. Lisa had back labor until she started pushing. Alison spent most of the
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6AM Saturday Morning I wake up and immediately check my phone – no text. Ok, maybe no news is good news? I text Alison for an update. 7:45 AM Saturday We are driving to the airport and I get a text! Lisa is starting to push!!! Whoo Hooo! I assume I will get a text
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5:30 AM Friday We “woke up” and everyone took showers. We ate breakfast (snuck some to Lisa so she would have the energy she needed.) We met OB #2 and got a new nurse. Lisa and Ryan were ready to start some pitocin. That was started by 9:30 AM. It is upped nice and slowly
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Lisa and Ryan hired me as their doula, knowing I was heading out of town when she was 41 weeks. She picked Alison as her back up doula, just in case she hadn’t birthed yet. She is a first time mom, so we knew it was totally possible I may miss the birth. 7 AM
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My 12 year old was SO excited, until he found out it was an internet radio show, as if somehow it doesn’t count. He wanted to join in, but when I told him it was about birth (surprise, surprise) he said “never mind” So you will not get my 12 year old’s wisdom about birth,
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I would love to answer any questions you may have? What is the #1 question you have about pregnancy? about birth? about hypnosis for birth? about editing birth videos? about life as a doula? about being a mom of 3 boys? Really just ask me a question about anything! BTW, tomorrow I am starting a
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Talk about the ultimate multi-tasking! I love this story of how mom births the baby WHILE driving to hospital. Here is another article where she says it “Was no big deal” That is impressive! This mom deserves a medal for sure! If you enjoyed this post, get free updates by email or RSS.
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I love this blog post by Birthing Beautiful Ideas where she shares ways you can find a low cost doula! I know that I did my first 3 births for free and then I did quite a few low cost births, before I started charging full price. It was a great way for me to
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