Here I am on vacation, checking e-mails and blogging. I am the Hypnobabies Yahoo Group Moderator. It probably takes me about 1 hour a day on average to be in charge of that group. Well maybe 5 hours a week, there are not as many messages on the weekend. I do not get paid for […]
The top 10: Reasons Why I Moderate the Hypnobabies Yahoo Group Read More »
This post is NOT about medically necessary cesareans, there are certainly times when choosing a cesarean is obviously the best choice, when the life of mom or baby is at stake. This is also is a total of 4 posts that go together, scroll down my blog for the rest! It is sometimes frustrating to see
Why is she choosing a Cesarean? Read More »
When I find out someone is planning a cesarean, I start by asking, “Why?” It helps that I can say, “I had a cesarean with my first baby. Why are you having one?” Then I listen to their reasons. I ask how they feel about having a cesarean. Some moms feel really good about it,
Talking to a mom planning a cesarean Read More »
Let’s face it some moms don’t want a vaginal birth and that is OK. Some moms do, but are not willing or able to put the effort into it. Because we know in some cases it does take a lot of extra work or time. I have a great group of friends at church. Many
What if they don't listen? Read More »
What can we do to help change the system? Is it enough to just complain about how the system and how our friends, relatives, acquaintances are being led to cesareans? Is it enough to help one woman at a time? It is important and valuable. But what if we each did one thing this year
Don't Just Complain, Help Make A Change! Read More »
As noted in my previous post, I am on vacation, so I haven’t been tied to my cell phone. I discovered a lovely phone message on there from this morning from one of my students. The message was from G., from this post, with the OB who tried to scare her that the routine interventions
Lovely phone message Read More »
This is a tricky thing. Our family seems to go on a vacation every 3 months. In some ways it is great, but in some ways it is exhuasting. As a doula it is very very challenging. Right now I pretty much only doula my Hypnobabies Students. With 3 small boys, I don’t want to
Taking a Vacation as a Doula Dilemma Read More »
I would love to go through each part of the statement and despute it… but I don’t have to, because someone else did a GREAT job doing it and I am just going to send you over to the House of Harris Blog and read what she said. I wholeheartedly agree!
ACOG's Statement on Homebirth Read More »
This is a topic that really presses my buttons. I think it is safe… but let’s see others say. 1) I love this meaty article from the Journal of Perinatal Education it includes a lot of great links and information in here and basically comes to this conclusion …no detrimental effects on maternal or neonatal
Is it really safe to eat and drink while in your birthing time? Read More »
I asked a nurse what I could have done differently during this birth. She pointed out that this nurse was probably operating from fear. Fear that something might go wrong and she would get blamed. That helped me to reframe it a bit. I think that I need to remember my doula clients have all
What to do next time… Read More »
Why, why, why must you try to scare moms? Why can’t you just say “It’s hospital policy”, or give them pros and cons rationally, then let the mom decide. Why lie to them? Why bully them? Why treat them like they are a stupid child? It really is starting to make me MAD! I am
Care providers of birthing mothers… Read More »
When I drive home there are 2 different ways to enter my neighborhood. I always go the same way regardless of the direction I am driving home. It is just my normal routine, which is normally fine. But when I am driving my husbands car, I should enter the other way, because he parks on
Are Routines During Birth Good or Bad? Read More »
This post is somewhat prompted by reading a blog entry about how it bugs this mom when people say educate yourself about birth, because she educated herself but still didn’t have a good birth experience. The birth environment today is not always accepting of normal births, so it can be a challenge to have one.
Is Education Enough? Read More »
This is a common concern of moms interested in using hypnosis for childbirth. They wonder if they will just be zoned out on a bed and not aware of what is going on. The easy answer is NO, but read on for more details. One of the great things about the Hypnobabies program is that
Do you feel disconnected to your birth using hypnosis? Read More »
This mom used the Hypnobabies Home Study and ideas from Ina May’s book to have this beautiful birth! I meant to write my birth story a long time ago and with 3 kids well… you know. Anyway, that was me singing on YouTube right before my son was born. His birth went very well. I
An inspiring Birth Video of a Hypnobabies Birth! Read More »
