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A Positive, Deeply Emotional, and Passionate Birth Experience,
O Boy, I am not even sure where to start with my birth story! It was our wish and plan to deliver at home with a wonderful team of midwives within the 42 week time period, which is the time limit that the state of CA puts on home births. That did not happen. On the...
I’d Do A Natural Birth Again – In A Heartbeat!
CLICK HERE for 50% OFF YogaDownload.com Elite Package! My due date was May 27, 2015 (Wednesday). We felt ready for our little man's arrival--we had taken The Bradley Method classes, had our doula on call, and I planned...
6 Reasons To Avoid Induction Of Labor & Questions To Ask
Your due date is just an estimate. The estimated due date (EDD) can be off by 2 weeks before and/or after the date you were given. If ultrasound was used to determine your due date, after 22 weeks, it becomes less, and less, and less accurate in predicting due...
My Natural Birth Was Not In The Cards
The Monday before Ada was born, I woke up at 2 am with intense cramping. I couldn't sleep, so I rocked on my exercise ball, applied a heating pad to my back, and snacked a bit. The contractions were painful, but I could easily talk through them. They...
Yoga For Fertility
Sometimes, An Epidural Is A Good Thing
For the 2 weeks before my due date, I was growing increasingly impatient. I wanted to meet this baby already! I started massaging the labor inducing pressure points, eating spicier foods, and going for long walks. The weekend before the due date, Nico and I walked...
RISKS VS. BENEFITS OF INFANT CIRCUMCISION
RISKS Of Infant Circumcision: A child is at risk for infection and hemorrhage. The loss of the protective foreskin places him at risk for complications including meatitis (inflammation and ulceration of the urinary meatus), meatal stenosis (constriction of the...
Just Like The Squid Birth!
Written by Jacqueline Ramirez with Comments and Editing by Liza Janda, AAHC, E-RYT 200 I went into labor with my second baby on a Saturday night. After dropping our son off at my parents’ house around 10 pm, we drove to the hospital. L&D was packed full, and after...
Surprise You’re Expecting Twins!
Years before becoming pregnant, I knew I wanted to have a home birth and I researched accordingly. In October 2013, we found out I was pregnant and were surprised at our first ultrasound when we were told it was twins. Although I found twin home birth stories online,...
My Birth Went Nothing As Planned
My Vision I pictured sitting in my birth pool, Jack Johnson playing in the background, and lavender candles burning. Bringing my beautiful girl earth-side, in my home, with my husband to catch her was my dream for her birth. All of that sounded beautiful to me. Labor...