When planning a home birth it is SO helpful to hear from other moms. Listening to the birth stories of these experienced women is so insightful and uncovers some of the mystery behind home birth. These 5 home birth questions are vital ones that moms ask me frequently, and today I am going to answer […]
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My first two birth experiences were fairly different from each other. The first was quite blissful and straightforward. The second was more challenging and left me with a bit of anxiety. I never thought I would have a fear of childbirth, but I did for many months afterwards, even though there were no birth complications.
What is ecological breastfeeding and does it really work as a method of natural child spacing? In this post you will read about my experience practicing and relying on ecological breastfeeding and my thoughts on the topic… Have you heard of Ecological Breastfeeding? I hadn’t either, until I did. 🙂 ha! Ecological breastfeeding is more
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I have a hard time using the word ‘pain’ when discussing childbirth, because although the sensations of childbirth are painful (or discomfortable), they aren’t bad or wrong. I think word choice is important because the words you use can influence the way you think, and visa versa. If you use frightful vocabulary, you may start
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I have noticed a trend when discussing the safety of Home Birth: When reporting on outcomes, home births which are accompanied by a Licensed Midwife who is skilled, has a transfer plan, and only serves ‘low risk women’ are almost always lumped together with unplanned or accidental home births, freebirths in which no midwife attends,
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If you are planning an unmedicated birth, you might be interested in learning some natural labor pain management techniques. Well, you are in the right place! It is SO possible to have an empowering and naturally managed natural childbirth. (Grab a snack, this is a long one!) Before I get to the list of techniques,
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