I have received some awesome blog awards recently, and since I have just finished my site switch, I figured it was best to post them now! I was given the Beautiful Blogger Award from Baby Dickey and Little BGCG!! The Rules: Thank the person who nominated you and link to their blog. Copy the award and [...]
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The one thing I always hear when I recommend a woman hire a doula is, “Why can’t my husband just do it?” And from the men, “If there is a doula there, I won’t be needed, so why should I even go?” Men are very protective by nature. They protect their wives, provide for their [...]
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Working in the birth community, I am always amazed when I hear a woman has had a repeat cesarean with no other reason besides that she has had a cesarean previously. And then I hear the woman’s story. The majority of these women are beaten down. They are disappointed. They are not given the option [...]
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It is a long video, but about three minutes in is where they start to show the actual breast crawl. Babies that are left to their own devices and placed between a woman’s breasts, will crawl toward the breast and latch on themselves. They get a better latch and you get to start breastfeeding on [...]
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Last night was the prenatal for our new client. She is 38 weeks pregnant and has dropped her OB and chosen a homebirth. Her last baby she had also chosen a homebirth, but it was managed and not let to “just happen”. Her homebirth midwife stripped her membranes twice, had her on large quantities of [...]
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About a month and a half ago, right before my last period, I was discussing options for how women deal with their menstrual flow. **If the thought of this topic grosses you out, then just stop reading** I used to use tampons, but after I had Glade they hurt and I couldn’t put them in [...]
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This one had me and my husband trying to read through the tears. The emotion in this story is intense, and shows that love doesn’t come easy, even with a great birth. The Story of Nella Cordelia
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I am taking a neonatal resuscitation course to certifiy for assisting and apprenticing at homebirths. Now, I love learning, but this stuff is deep and the book reads just like radio instructions. Now, I need to have studied the textbook before I take the course, and I have absolutely hated it. This book is so [...]
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Lately, I have been thinking about the women that choose homebirth for their first baby, and if a bad homebirth could make them change to the hospital for their next babies. ***This post is not directed at anyone, I am just thinking out loud*** So, I believe that women that choose a homebirth for their [...]
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I got internet again today, so I get to post again! I AM SOOOO EXCITED!! The first post will come later today.
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