photo credit: jdlasica I attended 3 great births in the last few weeks. A lot of what made those births so wonderful were the nurses we were assigned to. For sure with my VBA2C mom, her nurse was an angel in disguise. A fellow VBAC mom who was totally supportive of Shannon’s desire to VBAC […]
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This is something we talk about in my Hypnobabies Classes. Many careproviders give ALL their moms pitocin after birth, with the purpose of speeding up the third stage of birth. (Delivery of the placenta) There are certainly times when it is medically necessary (excessive bleeding) but to give it routinely to every mom is not
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Hi Everyone, First of all, just a reminder that Kerry and Carole are speaking at the “Uniting for the Future of Birth” Mega Conference in Milwaukee in early October! http://www.futureofbirthconference.org/ Our session is called, The Transformative Language of Birth and will allow us to teach birth professionals how to alter their thinking and use positive
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It was a major milestone for me when Thing 1 turned ten. I found myself very reflective about his birth and how it effected me and him. Thing 2 turned ten yesterday and it was just a fun celebration. I was thinking about that and wondered why his birth wasn’t really in my thoughts at
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I’m not talking multiple choice exams, I am talking vaginal exams. Vaginal exams during late pregnancy are optional. Yes, you heard me correctly, optional. Starting at around 36-37 weeks at every visit you will be given a gown to change into so your OB can do a vaginal exam. What is the purpose? To chart
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One thing that I suggest to my doula clients facing induction is to ask their care providers if they can turn up the pitocin SLOWLY. Even turn it down once pressure waves have started. I know that this is possible. Here is a great post from Birth Sense about a hospital based midwife who does
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I have posted a list of typical questions asked upon admittance for birth on the Hypnobabies Blog. I was hoping you could check them out and see if we missed any. Thanks!
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In honor of my Lactation Education training weekend, here is a lovely breastfeeding story. The Princess and the Chick Pea Here is the deal, some nurses are AWESOME, they know tons about breastfeeding, have great tips and can offer wonderful support. Some nurses, don’t know much at all. Breastfeeding maybe scares them a little, because
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I had a nurse tell one of my Hypnobabies students this, during a hospital tour. You can bring a birth ball, but you may not want to sit on one during your birth it can cause your cervice to swell. Really? What is she basing this judgement on? A birth where a mom had a
The more births I attend as a doula, the more I see the impact a nurse can have on a mother’s birth. First I would like to say most of the nurses are GREAT! I love L & D nurses. But sometimes a nurse just doesn’t mesh with a mom or her desires. Sometimes a
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It is reading nurses blogs that make me see how stressful their jobs are. How understaffed many hospitals are. How that can effect the care mother’s receive there. It reinforces my belief that for low risk moms, the best care you can get is from a well trained midwife who trusts birth at home. It
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