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 | Sep 14, 2016 | Uncategorized |
Nesting On Sunday morning, August 14, I felt very energetic and then was completely exhausted at like 3pm in the afternoon. I cleaned the kitchen, bathroom, vacuumed, cleaned the oven, finished laundry and then was completely tired and exhausted. And I’ve been...
by Liza Janda | Sep 7, 2016 | Uncategorized |
Labor started off at 11:45 Friday night with contractions about every 7 minutes. By 4:30am they’d made it to 3 minutes apart but not quite strong enough to head to the birth center. Our midwife told us to press on and we did. I labored all over our apartment and...
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 | Apr 21, 2016 | Bradley Method, Easier Labor & Birth |
I occasionally get phone calls from pregnant women who say,” I’m due in 3 weeks and I’m looking for a childbirth class. Do you have a class coming up?” To be honest, I really want to reach through the...