by Liza Janda | Jan 16, 2017 | Pregnant in San Diego, Yoga and Pregnancy, yoga class |
During pregnancy, up to 13% of pregnant women can experience clinical depression or anxiety. Often, women who experience depression or anxiety during pregnancy are at greater risk of having an episode of postpartum anxiety or depression. In addition to medication,...
by Liza Janda | Jan 13, 2017 | Labor and Birth Advice |
Everyone wants a safe and healthy labor and birth. Well, how about a relaxing, soothing labor and birth? Yes. It’s possible. If you have these items handy, they can help reduce stress, which helps reduce fear and pain. You can create a calm, supportive atmosphere...
by Liza Janda | Apr 24, 2016 | Bradley Method |
After growing up on a farm and watching animals giving birth, Dr. Robert Bradley, an established OBGYN, decided that women in labor didn’t have to be knocked out to deliver a baby. Dr. Bradley believed that women could give birth the way nature intended. What he also...
by Liza Janda | Feb 18, 2016 | Backache in Pregnancy, Easier Labor & Birth, Natural Birth Stories |
Cohen James was born at 10:38pm on February 4th (two days after his due date).I started having contractions in the afternoons for a few days prior, but they were very mild and always stopped when I went to bed. On the 4th, I woke up at 3am with mild...
by Liza Janda | Feb 10, 2016 | Easier Labor & Birth, How To Avoid A Labor Induction |
8 Tips on How to Avoid Labor Induction: 1. Start acupuncture at 35 weeks. To avoid a labor induction and for all the “stars to align” and labor to start on its own and go smoothly, your hormones need to be balanced and your baby needs to be in the optimal position....