Check out the give away on the Hypnobabies Blog!

Give away time.   
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Great Quiz

Consumer Reports has done some good articles discussing the problems in maternity care in America.
They have this wonderful quiz to see how much knowlege you have about safe birth. 
Try it and tell me what your score was!
If you have taken my Hypnobabies Class I think you will get 100% right. 

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Cervical Checks – are they necessary?

We talk about cervical checks in Hypnobabies.  How they don’t really show anything, except how you are at that exact minute.
Certainly before birth there is no need to check.  What about during birth?  What about before pushing?
Here is an interesting post by a midwife who says no, not really. 
It inspired me to listen to one [...]

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Being Sick when you are a Doula.

I was fighting off a cold all week long.  I was still able to do all the mom things I had to do.  I attended a Baby Shower Wed. night, Karate graduation Thursday night, Blue and Gold Dinner Friday night.  I was exhausted, but did it all. 
I fell into bed Friday night, thinking if I [...]

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Driving 100 miles for a VBAC

You all know how passionate I am about a woman’s right to have a VBAC!  I have had 2 VBACs and am lucky enough to live in an area where I have a hospital and OB who are supportive of them.  Actually at my last OB appointment we spent about 15 mintues talking about VBACs [...]

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Birth Love is Back!

Birth Love is a wonderful website that has great information and support for pregnant moms.  It has been off-line for quite some time now and I was happy to hear that it is back online!
I especially love the 10 month mamma page. 
Enjoy!

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Pitocin – a nurses perspective

Pitocin is such a powerful drug and should be used with care.  I always encourage my doula clients who are being induced that they should request that the pitocin be upped VERY slowly and then stop upping it when the pressure waves start.  Just let your body take over at that point. 
When a mom doesn’t [...]

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What a lot of doctors feel about going unmedicated

This is an important reason why you should talk to your care provider about how they feel about un-medicated births.
I love to read Rebirth’s Blog.  She works on the L&D floor.  In this post she says what happens to a mom who is wanting to go un-medicated.
So water now broken, woman happy but contracting more [...]

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Striking visual difference between hospital and home birth

A picture is worth a thousand words.  So these 2 pictures in Keyboard Revolutionaries blog must be worth Two Thousand words. 
It really hits home to me why I would choose a homebirth next time. 

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Fun Giveaway

On a birth blog I love. 
Stand and Deliver. 
BTW, I am going to be doing a give away on the Hypnobabies Blog soon.  Keep an eye out for that!

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