Qigong a simple and powerful way to exercise – Qigong 101 review I have never been successful at having a consistent exercise routine. Ever! When I first heard about Qigong, I followed along with a few videos on YouTube and enjoyed it but wasn’t sure how to make it a daily routine. So, I was […]
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Congratulations, you’re having a baby. Being pregnant is the most incredible and possibly daunting time of a woman’s life. Everything is about to change your life, your family, and your body. Fitness and body image is what lots of women deal with. You need to work hard to stay in shape and have fun. Staying
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Maybe you are thinking about becoming a doula and wonder, what is life really like as a doula? Well I am here to show you my world. Life as a doula with 3 boys at home is full of excitement! Here are some different things that have happened to me as a doula. The hardest
Too much bandwidth is being taken up by the so called ‘mommy wars’. In this debate, opposing tribes of (typically well-off, middle-class) moms berate each while wielding their totemic claims: “Breast is best” vs “Back off and butt out, it’s every moms right to choose what’s best for her and her baby”. While this conversation
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I know I have shared Devon’s birth experience numerous times. I noticed he wasn’t moving one morning after doing kick counts after breakfast. I called the Dr. and went in for a Non-stress test. He was under distress and was born via emergency cesarean minutes later. My being aware of his movements saved his life.
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We purchased our Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid February 20th, 2018 from Huntington Beach Chrysler. I needed a mini van to hold all of the kids in the carpool I am in for my youngest son. I wanted a rear view camera and a Bluetooth radio. Our older van I had bought a new radio with Bluetooth,
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After you give birth you will get this little squirt Peri-bottle. If you are at a hospital you get it “free”, if you have a homebirth you probably have one in your birth kit. Great for cleaning your perineum after using the bathroom. Well, I found something even better, that I have been using all
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Birth is one of those things that is very fluid. Even if we prepare as much as possible, things sometimes come up which can make birth not so enjoyable. This can sometimes make it hard to let go and move past the birth experience. Is there an easy way to move past a birth experience
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I was excited to try the ZenBand because I had a similar product that had recently accidentally gone through the washing machine with the bed sheets and had bit the dust. So I was thrilled to be able to try the ZenBand. (They were kind enough to send me one for free, so I could
ZENBand – a sleep headphone for listening to your childbirth hypnosis scripts. Read More »
T3 is enjoying his week at Galileo Camp. He keeps asking me to sign him up for another one. He is especially interested in the Olympic week, obviously because the “real” Olympics are coming. The week he signed up for is Toys and he has been having fun creating toys throughout this week. He is
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Caden’s Birth Here is the day of his birth.. sorry it is so long! May 19th, Monday morning at 5am on the dot, I was waken up by some real strong pressure waves. I had been waking up at this time for the last few weeks, even though the alarm is always set for 7:00am
Hypnobabies Birth Story: The worst part was: I didn’t have time to make brownies. Read More »
Brie’s Birth This was my fourth pregnancy and my first real attempt to have a natural birth. Seven years ago with my first baby I thought I would go “as long as possible” without an epidural. This of course set me up to fail. I had no idea what I was going to do or
I am always looking for fun summer camp experiences for my boys. My older boys are now too old for summer camp. One works at a summer program for kids now! T3 is still loving summer camp. So far we are only signed up for Cub Scout Day Camp, which we do every year. I was
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I recorded a class about how to do energy work with your clients. Simple easy tools you can implement right away, as well as links to resources if you want to learn more and go deeper. I have cut down on my doula client load and am really focusing more on helping women with energy
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Caterina’s Birth Story Let me start by saying thank you to this group. I feel like I learned so much from you. I read the posts faithfully right up until my daughter’s birth. I didn’t post at all, but still feel like I ‘know’ most of you. I also have to admit that I was
