It’s the home stretch to welcome your baby earth side and to finish up the Natural Childbirth Course! I hope you have enjoyed your local course if you have gotten to take it! So what do you need to do in this time? Prepare your coaches and make sure they are confident and comfortable in…
This week covers the stages of labor and preparing the environment that you want to have while giving birth and in labor. With the winding down of the Natural Pregnancy and childbirth course, it is probably very apparent that you are progressing very quickly in your pregnancy. For me, I know I have felt more…
Many of us face complications in pregnancy whether it is as simple as being overdue or something more serious like Strep B or having a breech baby. There is no need to panic in any of these situations because there are both preventative and natural solutions for almost all of them. While they are not…
So being pregnant while already having at least one child can be even more challenging that doing prenatal exercises alone. I found that not only did I feel like I didn’t do them because of time constraints, but that I was neglecting the attention of my daughter when I did manage to squeeze them in…
Things got a little more serious this week and discussion focuses more and more on labor and birthing itself. From the stages of labor to birthing positions to help alleviate pain, there were some important topics to cover. Be sure to get your free birthing positions download cheat sheet too! I am combining two classes…
Understanding how to adequately prepare for labor as a couple is crucial to prepare for the big day. From understanding how to time contractions to knowing the stages of labor and what they mean. Week 4 of the Natural Childbirth class digs deeper into the relationship that the mother and coach have and the open communication…
This week is about pregnancy in general. We talked about the structure of the uterus, function of the placenta, and baby’s position throughout the pregnancy. This week seems to be where you have to truly ask yourself if you are going to fully commit to the exercises and preparation or if you are going to be lackadaisical….
Healthy Pregnancy nutrition not only includes the Brewer Diet, but is a focus on working to maintain a healthy pregnancy that prevents some fairly common complications. Week two discusses not only what to eat, how often, but also why. It’s so important to know how nutrition affects both your own nutrition and that of your baby….
The Brewer Diet is not really a “diet” per se, but a nutrition guide to help ensure a healthy pregnant woman and even to help a mother postpartum keep up the calories, intake, and nutrients needed to sustain herself and breastfeeding her child. The Brewer Diet is a large part of with the Bradley Method…
Being pregnant again, I am looking back on the thing I did with my daughter and how I prepared. The best preparation for our family was the Bradley Method of Husband Coached Childbirth. It prepared me physically and emotionally, while informing and preparing my husband for his critical role in helping me through our daughter’s…