both have great posts about cesareans this week. Rixa’s Blog Stand and Deliver is always fun to read. Rixa had an unassisted birth with her first baby and did her Dissertation on Unassisted Birth. She is expecting again, so it is fun to see her belly shots and hear her pondering her upcoming birth. It […]
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I love it when celebrities have homebirths. While I don’t think we should hold them up as examples, many people do. So to have them do something out of the box and be an example in this positive way. I think that is super cool! Lori – a midwife has a great post highlighting many
I LOVED this article by Jennifer Block. (I also LOVED her book Pushed.) In the article she talks about how we need to stop blaming moms for cesareans. I agree, usually when moms have chosen a cesarean, there is a care provider pushing it. Obviously there are often times when a cesarean is medically necessary. But many “elective”
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I am really hoping to make it to this conference. It all depends on if my VBAC client has her baby in time. 🙂 I wanted everyone to know about it. The speakers sound terrific. Hi all, ICAN’s “Real Women. Real Lives.” Birth Conference is not just for cesarean and VBAC mothers! It’s for any
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Blessingways are a wonderful way to help a mother celebrate her upcoming birth. I wanted one with Bryson, but had a “normal” babyshower. Which is fun, but doesn’t quite have the depth and meaning of a blessingway. Maybe next time. 🙂 Go over and visit Bellies and Babies!
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I found out on the DoulaMomma Blog. This is great for those moms who want to see it and haven’t had a chance to go to a screening. Here is a link to my review with a caution for Hypnobabies students!
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So what can we learn from these breakdowns? Some planned cesareans are not medically necessary. If your care provider says you should have a planned cesarean you should do some research. You have the right to get second opinions and research your options. It will either solidify the choice to have a cesarean, or open
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If you missed it you can see it here. I love that it is making people “think” about birth. Though many seem to be angry with the thought of birth being enjoyable. I know it can be enjoyable. I had a comfortable, fun and unmedicated birth with Bryson using Hypnobabies. Which started me on this
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I borrowed my friend Jenn’s Blender and made my first Green Smoothie on Sunday. I was pleasantly surprised. I really was worried it would be disgusting. But it was actually tasty. Thing 2 and Thing 3 tasted it, but didn’t like the seeds. (I used Rasberry’s) Thing 1 loved it, I did too. My goal
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There seems to be an epidemic of Emergency Cesareans. When I talk with moms, or read birth stories, many label their cesareans as emergency’s. But as I ask questions or as I read details, I see that it wasn’t a true medical emergency, but mom has been led to believe it was. Even my cesarean,
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There was a wonderful article in the Wall Street Journal about the fact that some families and OBs schedule more inductions or cesareans in December. With the holidays and the tax breaks it seems harmless. But the article, Why Every Week of Pregnancy Counts helps explain why it can actually cause problems instead of prevent them.
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I loved this post by Rural Doctor about Getting Back on the Horse. It was about a birth she attended after a scary birth the night before. I love that she is able to stay logical and realize that one negative birth doesn’t mean you have to stop trusting birth and she is able to
It was distressing to read of a Chicago’s women’s birth experience in which she was verbally abused by an OB during her birth. I know that these things do happen during birth. I have seen it as a doula though to a much lesser extent. Part of the problem is that even if you have
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