by Liza Janda | Jan 31, 2017 | acupuncture, Acupuncture in pregnancy, Natural Birth Stories |
ACUPUNCTURE WORKS TO START LABOR! The day before my due date I went to my very first acupuncture appointment to help stimulate labor. I called before going in and told him that my midwives suggested acupuncture to stimulate labor. On the phone, he explained to me how...
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 | Oct 19, 2016 | Positive Birth Stories, Positive Birth Stories, Yoga and Pregnancy |
I have been practicing yoga for over 10 years, after I had a back injury I found yoga alleviated my pain so I have been practicing since 2001. Yoga has always been apart of my exercise routine. When I became pregnant with my first daughter in 2014 I started yoga...
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...
