Cyrus’ Birth I was sure I was going to give birth on Friday, but I had had a cold and I think my body held off for a day to give me some extra recovery time. I had some birthing waves on Friday, but never closer together than 10 min. and very irregular. I had […]
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Claire’s Birth Story When my husband and I got pregnant we did extensive research on the having the safest birth possible for both mother and baby. We chose a midwife as our healthcare provider based on exceptional outcomes research. We quickly came to the conclusion that natural birth was what we wanted. Our midwife recommended
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A toiletry bag review may initially seem like an unusual review for my blog. However I know the benefit of always having a stocked toiletry bag in my doula bag. Here are my must haves: Female “Supplies” – There is something about the hormones at a birth, there have been quite a few births where
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Note: the word p**n is in here once or twice – though I don’t think I really felt any besides the crowning moment (and that was pretty brief). What I felt is better described as intense pressure or force, rather than p**n. Just a heads up for you. ******************************************************************************* I’m finally getting around to writing
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Amelia arrived safely into this world on a Tuesday evening after a quick and natural labor. She is a happy healthy baby, joining her 3 older sisters into our growing family. BIRTH STORY I was ready to no longer be pregnant. We tried to schedule an induction on Tuesday morning. My OB, Dr. F., knew
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Amberle was born at 6:25ish on May 6. I woke up Monday morning around 4 with cramping thinking to myself, if I don’t get back to sleep I’m not going to have a very good time! I plugged in my easy first stage track on my iPod and didn’t wake back up until about 6:30.
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Just wanted to post and say I had Abigail early Thursday morning just after 5am. My birthing time started at about 8:30pm Wed night. I had visualized my birth being about 8 hours so right on the money. We called my parents once we were sure it was time so they could watch Ethan. I
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I lost my mucous plug on Saturday (December. 1st…my due date was the 5th) and had some waves that night, but they stopped around three in the morning. The next day we walked around the mall and about a million other places but the waves weren’t coming back. Finally I decided to go to be
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I skeptically studied Hypnobabies for the last few months of my pregnancy. My husband was a true critic often trying to prepare me for “reality”. Joking about the “brain washing” CDs. Though he did browse through the partner’s handbook once. This is my story I smile as I write it because even I can’t believe
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On a Friday evening, my “nightly contractions” began. Even though they were pretty regular, I did not allow myself to believe I was in early labor because I had been having contractions each day for several weeks that would get regular for a few hours and then taper off. In fact, I had pre-term
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It is hard to believe my first Hypnobabies Class “babies” are 8 years old. I have worked with hundreds of Moms, maybe even thousands if I count the Moms from the Hypnobabies Yahoo Group. Here is my update… Baby Bryson from my Hypnobabies Birth Video is 9. T2 is 14 and an aspiring you
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Have you ever been watching a movie with your kids in the room and you cringe when you hear or see something inappropriate? Or what about when you are so excited to show your kids a movie you loved from your youth – like Back to the Future and then are shocked by all the
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Sadly it is hard to find a care provider who will support a mom in doing a vaginal birth of a breech baby. There are some out there, but you really have to search. Contact your local childbirth educators and doulas to see if they have resources for you. Another option is to try
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T3 is 9 years old now. You might think he is too old for Lullabies. He has listened to music or a hypnosis CD almost every night as he falls asleep. It helps him make a really smooth transition into sleep and he usually sleeps really well. So he is quite the critic of Lullaby CDs.
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Tracine Lost mucus plug early in morning, was able to go back to sleep. Up around 7:30. Angela arrived at some point. Sheridan joined the party around 10:30. H- Big Sister went to buy glue with Grandma and Grandpa. Tracine enjoyed pressure waves on the Birth Ball. 11ish Angela left for awhile and Tracine, Juan
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