Protected: Class 4: Daily Exercises & Why They’re Important
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Protected: Class 3: Know Your Options Now before it’s too late
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Protected: Class 2: The nitty gritty on prenatal checkups
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Protected: Class 1: Welcome! Let’s be practical about this birth thing
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Why I chose a Midwife and Home Birth
Two and a half years ago I was preparing to welcome my oldest daughter into the world. I wanted to have a natural childbirth, but due to circumstance I wound up having an emergency cesarean after working so hard to naturally birth a frank breech baby. My doctor told me the morning after delivery that I was a…
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My Successful VBAC Home Birth Story
It was 11:53pm the night before my birthday. And the next day would become the most unforgettable birthday of my life. I didn’t receive a single gift that day, didn’t eat any cake or blow out candles, and almost entirely forgot that it was “my” day because all I was focused on was bringing a…
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Preparing for a Newborn – Week 3
Getting closer and closer to your estimated due date can mean feeling an intense urge to nest and prepare for your upcoming labor and childbirth experience. Week 3 of Preparing for a newborn is all about having the supplies you need handy (regardless of if you are having a hospital birth or homebirth) and setting…
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After Birth Must Haves – the unglamorous postpartum list
Everyone seems to prepare for a new baby by gathering up things for a hospital bag and collecting baby toys and clothes. But rarely do we stop to think about the post-baby and after birth must haves for new mamas. Maybe it’s because no one really talks about what it’s really like after the baby comes. Maybe…
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Adventures in Breastfeeding – Truths for First Time Moms
As I prepare for baby number two and as I celebrate 2 years of nursing my daughter, I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to revisit this post I did when my daughter was born. It’s all about real truths about breastfeeding, how it’s not easy, but how it is so worth it. Ok,…
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How to Write a Birth Plan & Make a Birth Binder
Part of being prepared for childbirth and labor is being well organized and ready for all situations. Keeping great records can also be extremely helpful regardless of if you plan to give birth in the hospital, a birthing center, or at home. Writing our your expectations for birth, labor, and what you would like for…
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Preparing Dad for Childbirth & Understanding Newborn Procedures
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…
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Stages of Labor
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…
