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is posted on the Empowering Birth Blog. 
It was really enjoyable to read!  Go visit and enjoy!

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On a new blog, created by a Hypnobabies mom, Cynthia, who had 2 Hypnobabies births.  I love that Hypnobabies helps empower moms and helps them create wonderful births.  Then they share the joy with others! 
Go check out her blog and her birth stories!  Both her babies were over 10 pounds.  So for those whose Doctors [...]

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Great VBAC HypnoBirthing Story  A hospital had it’s first waterbirth and it happened to be a VBAC mom! 

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From a fellow blogger.  She is looking for painless childbirth stories for a book. 
If you have one to share, go visit her blog.  The more positive birth story books out there, the better! 

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I am glad I do not have a mom due right now.  B has been sick since Thursday.  I brought him in today and he has an ear infection and a throat infection.  No wonder he has been so miserable.  We got some medication, so hopefully he will be better soon.
I did get a call [...]

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N’s birth. 
 
I first met N at the library when I did my library display!  She worked there and was pregnant, so asked me some questions.  I invited her to join my Hypnobabies class and she did.  Half way through class she decided she wanted to hire me as her doula, but at a reduced rate.  She was [...]

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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 nurse [...]

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V called me at 4:30AM  to tell me she was having PW every 5 -10 minutes, since about 2:30.  She had showered and was moving around to make sure they stayed consistent.  Did I think she should head in to the hospital?  We talked a little bit more, she was worried she would get sent [...]

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I am a little slow in getting this up on my blog.  But I was honored to be asked to write a guest post on Rixa’s blog about my births.  Here it is!  If you don’t read Rixa’s blog, you should, it is great!
http://rixarixa.blogspot.com/2008/04/guest-post-1.html

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You may remember this mom.  G was one of my students, whose OB told her scary things which were all about the routines he did to EVERYONE (episiotomy, pitocin, etc), she changed to a homebirth midwife soon before her birth.  I got a phone message from her on a trip saying what a great birth [...]

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