Carson just came up to me and said, “Mom, what are you doing?” Me: Reading about Breastfeeding. (I was reading a great post on Rixa’s blog about breastfeeding sabatoge kits) Carson: Cool. What is that? Me: A statue of a pregnant woman. Carson: Cool, maybe one day I could make a statue of a pregnant […]
Fun conversation with my 8 year old. Read More »
I love it when celebrities have homebirths. While I don’t think we should hold them up as examples, many people do. So to have them do something out of the box and be an example in this positive way. I think that is super cool! Lori – a midwife has a great post highlighting many
I am really hoping to make it to this conference. It all depends on if my VBAC client has her baby in time. 🙂 I wanted everyone to know about it. The speakers sound terrific. Hi all, ICAN’s “Real Women. Real Lives.” Birth Conference is not just for cesarean and VBAC mothers! It’s for any
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Blessingways are a wonderful way to help a mother celebrate her upcoming birth. I wanted one with Bryson, but had a “normal” babyshower. Which is fun, but doesn’t quite have the depth and meaning of a blessingway. Maybe next time. 🙂 Go over and visit Bellies and Babies!
Bellies and Babies Blessingway Giveaway! Read More »
I found out on the DoulaMomma Blog. This is great for those moms who want to see it and haven’t had a chance to go to a screening. Here is a link to my review with a caution for Hypnobabies students!
Orgasmic Birth available on NetFlix! Read More »
If you missed it you can see it here. I love that it is making people “think” about birth. Though many seem to be angry with the thought of birth being enjoyable. I know it can be enjoyable. I had a comfortable, fun and unmedicated birth with Bryson using Hypnobabies. Which started me on this
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I’m a Seattle-area doula who enjoys reading your blog very much and wanted to let you know about my new doula referral website: www.DoulaMatch.net I created this website so expectant families, referral coordinators, health care providers, and anyone looking for a doula can quickly and efficiently find birth and postpartum doulas who are currently available
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If you have had a cesarean what type was it? Read More »
It was distressing to read of a Chicago’s women’s birth experience in which she was verbally abused by an OB during her birth. I know that these things do happen during birth. I have seen it as a doula though to a much lesser extent. Part of the problem is that even if you have
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on the miracle of birth. She was a doula before she became a L&D nurse. She compares homebirths to hospital births and it is interesting to hear her point of view. The difference between the miracle feeling of a homebirth and the science feeling of a hospital birth. I have only had the privledge of
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You hear “stories” of OB’s who really think everyone should have a Cesarean. Really ask your OB what they think about birth. Their attitudes can have a major impact on the interventions you get. It is fascinating to read this story of an intern and the interaction with the supervising OB during a birth. To
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I must admit, I normally pay little attention to the stars, except for their births and breastfeeding. I know Angelina was hoping for a VBAC with her twins. She didn’t get that, I was sad for her. BUT, I love that there is a picture of her breastfeeding on the cover of W magazine. That
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A Breastfeeding Olympics would be just my style! 2008 Breastfeeding Challenge Or, as it is known in the Philippines; The Breastfeeding Olympics What: A fun event to challenge geographic areas to see who can get the most babies breastfeeding at one time. The winners are determined by a percentage of birthrate. When: October 11, 2008
I wish I was still nursing! Read More »
I was tagged by a fellow Hypnobabies Instructor Michael. here are the rules: 1. Link to the person who tagged you 2. Post the rules to your blog 3. Write 6 random things about yourself 4. Tag 6 people at the end of your post and link to them 5. Let each person you have
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This tragedy breaks my heart. Three babies have now died from tainted formula and over 6000 have been made sick from it. This mother of a 2 month old said, “Doctors said I better not feed her powdered milk,” Xinhua quoted a “tearful” Wang as saying. “In the past few days, I fed her fresh milk
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