I want to point out that as I compare these two births right now, I am not judging these moms choices. They each made the best choices for them and their babies along the way. I am just looking at how different hospitals policies and care providers attitudes can have a big affect on the […]
Policies and Attitudes and how they can prevent or lead to cesareans. Read More »
I have to admit I felt a bit guilty after I found out Cara ended up with a cesarean. When she talked about changing care providers, I certainly said she should change if she felt like it. I even shared ideas of good care providers. But I also nodded my head when she said
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In Honor of Cesarean Awareness Month: a continuation of a Tale of Two OC Hospitals. I had 2 first time moms in one of my Hypnobabies Classes. Their births were similar in many ways – but had different outcomes. In a large part due to the choice of their care providers and birth locations. Mom
The Tale of 2 OC Moms – Your Birth Location Matters! Read More »
I created a survey to look at if and how someone’s faith could effect their birth. Please take a few minutes to fill it out! It should only take about 5 minutes. Click Here to take survey If you took a Hypnosis for Childbirth course and want to do a survey regarding your experiences with
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The Trust Birth Conference was very interesting. It was fun talking with other doulas there. We had one group discussion and someone talked about how our work as Doula’s can be effected by our births. It made me think of my 2 cesareans I have attended as a doula. I always was nervous how supporting
Emotional Aspects of Being a Doula Read More »
The end of 2007 I attended two very long births back to back. Out of 63 hours I was gone 57. I was home for a few hours of sleep between them. I missed my 2 year olds birthday and honestly I don’t know where my boys were during that whole time. I wasn’t worried,
Long Back to Back Births Read More »
I have had a cesarean with my first baby. It was a medical emergency and I feel that it saved my baby’s life. Baby was not OK and needed to be born NOW. I am grateful for living today when this medical intervention is possible. I have had 2 VBACs. They were normal births, baby
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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 »
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 »
