Labor of Love Review and Give Away!

There is nothing more exciting than to recieve a book in the mail, except recieving a BIRTH book in the mail.  I got it on Friday and had finished the book by Sunday. 
The Labor of Love was written by Cara Muhlhahn, was the midwife who is shown in the movie, The Business of Being Born.  It was [...]

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How I became a RELUCTANT Web Programer

Before I was ever a doula or Hypnobaibies Childbirth Instructor, I created my first webpage.  Pregnancy Birth and Babies.  I was a member of this great Hypnobabies Yahoo Group and moms kept sharing their wonderful birth stories.  I wanted a place where everyone could read them.  I also wanted them divided into sections, so moms [...]

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A must read book for Introverts

The Introvert Advantage by Marti Laney
 
On the back cover it says, “Filled with Aha! Moments.”
 
It is true, as an Introvert, I had many of these reading this book.  I scrapbook with a group of wonderful girls.  One time Christine brought this book.  We took the quiz and all but one of us are introverts.  [...]

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Library Display is UP!

I will admit it isn’t very pretty, but hopefully it will attract attention and people will take the free bookmarks with list of books and websites!
I had the information on doula poster from a Babies R Us fair we did last year.  I put out some books on the bottom shelf. 
Taped to the wall on [...]

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Pushed by Jennifer Block

Pushed:  The Painful Truth about Childbirth and Modern Maternity Care
by, Jennifer Block

Wow, what a book!  When I read books from the library, I put little slips of paper on the pages I want to go back and look at.  You should see my book; there is easily over 20 pieces of paper sticking out of [...]

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Great ideas for choosing a care provider…

How can you find the best care provider for your birth?   Well, a lot of this depends on what kind of birth you want to have.  How can you know what kind of birth you want to have? 
1.  Take an independent childbirth class. (outside of the hospital system)  Here you will learn about all your [...]

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Review of a Perfect Pair of Books

     I do NOT recommend What to Expect When you are Expecting… this tells you everything that can go wrong and tells you to expect it.  I used to recommend Your Pregnancy Week by Week, because moms wanted a book to tell them how their baby was developing and have a reference to what may [...]

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Birth by Tina Cassidy

Birth by Tina Cassidy
Who is the intended audience of this book?  Care providers of pregnant women… if they actually take time to read it, the may learn something.  Women of childbearing age or younger or anyone in their families…. DO NOT read this book
It is scary to read and starting with the first chapter, that [...]

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