by Liza Janda | Jul 8, 2019 | Anxiety About Childbirth |
If you are experiencing anxiety about childbirth, you are not alone. Feeling worried and anxious about childbirth is commonplace. Women have heard so many horror stories and anticipate that the pain is going to be impossible to bear. But if that were true, we’d...
by Liza Janda | Nov 5, 2018 | Best Cesareans Possible Positive Birth Experiences |
Some people think that a Cesarean Section is a normal birth. Though it can be a life saving medical procedure, it is over used and is best avoided if possible. Some people think that inducing labor and using medications in labor is normal. It is typical but it is not...
by Liza Janda | May 6, 2018 | Best Cesareans Possible Positive Birth Experiences, Microbiome/baby's immune system |
When babies are born by Cesarean, they miss out on establishing a strong, normal immune system. Here’s Why: When a baby is born by Cesarean section, that baby misses out on picking up the mother’s immune system that she passes on to her child through her vagina,...
by Liza Janda | Apr 6, 2017 | Bradley Method, Labor and Birth Advice, Pregnant in San Diego |
I’ve been teaching childbirth classes since 1995. My students’ goals are to have safe, healthy, and natural births. Sometimes the stars align and things fall into place and those goals are reached. Sometimes choices my students make or choices their care providers...
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...