Shannon took my Hypnobabies Class while planning on a VBAC a few years ago. She enjoyed the classes and hired a free doula in training. Her OB ended up scaring her into a repeat cesarean due to “low fluid”. Her doula in training called to tell me that the OB said, “low fluid, you can […]
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I just wanted to add a few Hypnobabies-specific things that I experienced with this birth from my own point of view. I wasn’t sure how well the program was going to work. I sometimes forgot to listen to my CDs and I didn’t remember to do the finger drop/eyes open practice 5 times a day.
Imperfect Student, sleeping through CD’s – Still had a great birth! Read More »
Cadeon’s Birth I LOVE Hypnobabies! I wrote one birth story and this is it…itdoesn’t use the hypno lingo specifically, but it is a very positivestory. Comfortable, fast and easy. It couldn’t have been moreperfect. Saturday night, October 28th I was awoken by a few pressurewaves/contractions during the night. I wondered if we would make itto
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For me singing in choir spiritually feeds me. It is something that I need to do and luckily I enjoy it too. I am especially loving it, because now Thing 2 has joined me at choir! Or ward choir was planning on singing 3 numbers on the 20th. I am an alto and you know
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I read about a Texas Basketball Coach who led her team to a regional semi-final victory on a Friday night. She then went to the hospital and had her baby an hour later. The next day she went back to coach her team to another win moving up to the next level. Good for her!
Originally Posted on May 27, 2009 by Robin from Birth Activist blog (which no longer is up – so I put it here so others can enjoy her analogy, which I loved.) So I was driving down the street listening to an interview with Rocco Mediate, a golfer who nearly beat Tiger Woods last year
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I often have moms who are pregnant and nervous about their upcoming births, because of past negative birth experiences. I love working with them, because with energy work we can quickly and easily see a shift. I have even worked with moms that want to have another child, but are having such a hard time
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Take time to create the social support team you need to have a better birth. From a supportive birth partner to online groups and everything in between. Learn about the 3 different types of social support and how to build your team Personal – Family and Birth Partner Professional – Such as a Birth
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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’?
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There are different mental tools you can use as you prepare for and then during your birth. Your mind is very powerful, so harness it for your birth! In this episode I share a few different mental tools you can use. 🙂 Hypnobirth Tool Visualize Your Birth In Hypnobabies class we teach Moms to
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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
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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
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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 »
Rebirth Blog is having a birth carnival and the next entry is First Births. I realized I never posted my first birth as a doula. So here it is! My first Hypnobabies Student Callie took my first Hypnobabies class I taught and her birth was great. Many of the births I attend as a Hypno-doula are
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I was looking back through my blog and I don’t think I ever have told the story of how kick counting saved my baby’s life. I don’t tell this story to scare you, I tell it to let you know what you could do if your baby isn’t moving as much today. What is Kick
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