on the miracle of birth. She was a doula before she became a L&D nurse. She compares homebirths to hospital births and it is interesting to hear her point of view. The difference between the miracle feeling of a homebirth and the science feeling of a hospital birth. I have only had the privledge of […]
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There are care providers who try to scare their patients into cesareans because their pelvis is too small. I know there are different types of pelvises. Regardless of the type a mom should be able to have a vaginal birth, if she is well supported and allowed to find positions that feel right to her body! I just
You hear “stories” of OB’s who really think everyone should have a Cesarean. Really ask your OB what they think about birth. Their attitudes can have a major impact on the interventions you get. It is fascinating to read this story of an intern and the interaction with the supervising OB during a birth. To
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Private screening of Orgasmic Birth Followed by a panel of birth professionals November 11th, 2008 6:00 pm Regency Rancho Laguna Niguel 8 Rancho Niguel Road in Laguna Niguel A fundraiser for CABO (Community Alliance for Birth Options) Advance purchase: $20/individual; $35/couple. Tickets at the door: $25. Students: $10/individual with school ID
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I was honored to have Hope and her husband in my Hypnobabies Class. They used my doula partner Cindy as their doula and had a great birth! – Sheridan Here is Hope’s story of Lincoln’s birth I would like to preface my birth story by just saying I had been dilating for 3 weeks with
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It is amazing to me that women are not free to choose how they birth. Many women are told they MUST have a cesarean, because their care providers or hospitals refuse to allow them to have a vaginal birth. Seems absurd that women are not allowed the choice. Here is an article about how women in
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A BYU/Harvard/Stanford team of microbiologists have identified the molecule that is the key to immunity getting to the baby through breastmilk. This article explains in detail how even years before a women is pregnant cells that produce antibodies are circulating in a moms system, waiting for when mom starts to lactate and then they go to
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http://www.bigbaby.org.uk/ It looks like it has some great info for parents worried about having big babies. I LOVED this quote from the site I heard a great analogy from an obstetrician once, that likened trying to predict the size of a baby before birth, by ultrasound, to trying to guess the weight of a man, sitting
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A very interesting post about Evan Handler (actor) and how his advocating for himself during his fight with leukemia saved his life many times. His girlfriend also was there by his side watching out for him too. He had a lot of near misses, with wrong medication, forging his doctors signature on things. Crazy, but
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Laila Ali talks about her birth. She was planning a homebirth, but because of baby’s lack of growth, she was induced at a hospital. She encourages moms to do their research and know they don’t have to have a baby in the hospital or get an epidural! She talked about how tough the birth was.
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I must admit, I normally pay little attention to the stars, except for their births and breastfeeding. I know Angelina was hoping for a VBAC with her twins. She didn’t get that, I was sad for her. BUT, I love that there is a picture of her breastfeeding on the cover of W magazine. That
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October 25th at 6:30 pm in Fullerton, CA. Proceeds will go to ICAN.
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A Breastfeeding Olympics would be just my style! 2008 Breastfeeding Challenge Or, as it is known in the Philippines; The Breastfeeding Olympics What: A fun event to challenge geographic areas to see who can get the most babies breastfeeding at one time. The winners are determined by a percentage of birthrate. When: October 11, 2008
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