by Liza Janda | Apr 3, 2017 | Bradley Method, Natural Birth Stories, VBAC |
WE HAD A LOT OF FEARS ABOUT MY VBAC ATTEMPT We had a lot of fears that I wasn’t going to go into labor naturally and that would interfere with my VBAC attempt. We also feared that baby was going to be really late in coming. Because our goal was to have a VBAC, those...
by Liza Janda | Feb 10, 2017 | Bradley Method, Positive Birth Stories |
INFORMED CHOICES This is the story of a courageous mom and dad who became their own advocates, and good consumers of medical care by making their own informed decisions under challenging circumstances. They chose to make informed decisions with their care providers...
by Liza Janda | Feb 7, 2017 | Bradley Method, Natural Birth Stories, Positive Birth Stories |
CERTAIN MY BABY WAS ARRIVING EARLY It was Tuesday and I was 40 weeks pregnant. I was at my appointment with my midwife, Paula, and I was full of disappointment. I had been certain my baby was arriving early. I was hesitant to have a vaginal exam since I knew it...
by Liza Janda | Oct 25, 2016 | Bradley Method, Group B Strep & Pregnancy, Natural Birth Stories |
On 9/22, my actual due date, I got up to use the bathroom at 5 am and my bag of waters broke. I was really excited that our baby was on his way. But the first thing that came to mind was disappointment that I wouldn’t be able to labor in the tub. The risk of...
by Liza Janda | Aug 24, 2016 | Bradley Method, Natural Birth Stories |
Camlan Michael was born on Monday at 35 weeks, 5 days. Here is my birth story… At 35 weeks 5 days pregnant I woke up at 3:30am to a popping sound, similar to snapping your fingers. Snap, snap and I knew exactly what it was. After going to the bathroom and...
by Liza Janda | Jul 27, 2016 | Bradley Method, Healing From Traumatic Birth, Labor and Birth Advice |
PICTURE PERFECT PREGNANCY I had a picture perfect pregnancy. It was absolutely blissful! I ate right; exercised almost daily, attended Bradley Method classes, went to prenatal yoga, meditated, practiced relaxation, prayed and created a birth plan dripping in beauty...
