Your physical tools are amazing. Your uterus Listening to your body and so much more. In this podcast episode I will share different ways to let your body do what it instinctively knows how to do. Birth your baby! Learning about normal birth is an important step. What exactly is ‘a normal birth’? […]
Your Uterus is Just One Powerful Physical Tool for Birth Read More »
Ask your OB these questions about inductions now! It is important to talk to your care provider EARLY (meaning 1st or 2nd trimester) about how often they induce moms in their practice. Why would this be important? Well on the blog My OB said WHAT? You can see this lovely comment: “It’s SO weird that
Starting your birth on your own – vs – Induction Read More »
Are you wondering where to have your baby? Where is the best place to have your baby? What are your options? Hospital Birth Center Home Take the time to research all three options. Surely your Birthing Day is as important as your Wedding Day. It may sound like a lot of work, but think of
11. Location, Location, Location! Important to Birth Too! Read More »
Your choice of a care provider is one of the most important choices you will make regarding your birth! So Choose Wisely! How can you know if you have the right care provider? I have a recording all about how to Create Your Best Birth Team and also a Worksheet you can download by taking
Choosing your Careprovider is Crucial Read More »
It was so much fun teaching Hypnobabies Childbirth Classes. I met so many great people and many are still my friends today! I have so many different funny and awesome stories from when I was a teacher. I compiled some of them together and shared them on this podcast episode. Here are a few of
A Baby Named Kegal and Other Funny Stories from Hypnobabies Classes! Read More »
In this podcast episode, I share my insights into both of the programs. Listen Here or on your favorite podcast player! I took HypnoBirthing with my 2nd baby and Hypnobabies with my 3rd. I originally wrote this when my Hypnobabies class ended. The bold thoughts are what I added after I had Bryson. Immediately when
I used Hypnobabies and HypnoBirthing, which program was best? Read More »
I wanted to post and let everyone know that our fifth child arrived on January 14. It wasn’t a homebirth as planned though. When I went into labor I just felt very panicked internally.. something didn’t feel normal to me..so off to the hospital we went. I asked for an epidural..a first for me out
There was a mom, Michele on the Hypnobabies Yahoo Group who was posting that her OB was doing the “Big Baby Scare” and wanted some input. I shared my Big Baby Bull link and said, educate yourself and follow your instincts. She posted her birth story and this was my reply. This is a GREAT example of
Mom’s Intuition Led her to Choose a Cesarean Read More »
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
Pulled over by Cops on the Way to the Hospital Read More »
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
Breech Baby – Need Help Turning the Baby? Read More »
As parents, we can have great influence on the feelings and beliefs our of little ones throughout their lives. I am going to focus on the beginnings of our influence in our child’s beliefs and feelings: pregnancy and birth. On pre-conception: Now I do need to back up just a little bit. We technically have
Feelings and Beliefs Begin during Pregnancy… Read More »
Finally after over 2 years of planning and hoping, I have the Know Your Birth Options Online Class Series up and running. After taking this session, I had a Dad comment, “I thought it was just epidural, or no epidural.” You have a LOT of choices when it comes to your birth. Each segment you
Know Your Options Online Class is LIVE! Discounted Price for first 20 students. Read More »
If after researching all your options you choose a hospital birth, please take the time to research the different hospitals in your area. Many moms pick their hospital because of convenience. This hospital is closest to them, or it is where their primary care physician is a member. If I suggest a different hospital, some
If you choose a hospital birth – choose the best hospital! – Enjoy Birth {day 28} Read More »
A lot of moms choose their care providers from friend recommendations, PCP recommendation or just randomly picking one out of the insurance choices. This is dangerous. Take time to really research this choice, because it can have a HUGE impact on your birth. Their impact on your birth often starts before your birth even begins!
Questions to Ask Your Care Provider ASAP! – Enjoy Birth {day 25} Read More »
Choosing a good care provider is NOT as simple as: Midwife = low intervention OB = high intervention Some midwives are VERY intervention happy and some OBs are very LOW intervention. So you need to ask questions of ANY care provider to see if they will support you in the birth you want. I have
Midwife or OB? – Enjoy Birth {day 24} Read More »
