What does your care provider’s bedside manner in prenatal appointments say about their disposition in the birth room? Well, it can give hints, or it can say nothing at all… When you meet in pregnancy, you’re clothed, you usually meet one-on-one, you have your head on relatively straight, you’re not in pain (hopefully!), and you’reContinueContinue reading “Care Provider’s Disposition in Pregnancy vs. Approach to Birth”
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Book Review: “Breastfeeding Made Simple” by Kendall-Tacket & Mohrbacher
I’ll start with this: baby-feeding questions tend to be high on a new parent’s priority list! Breastfeeding is an important part of the baby-making continuum that includes pregnancy and birth and is extended with the growing of baby outside the womb. Understanding how to feed your baby is crucial to learn during pregnancy, and knowingContinueContinue reading “Book Review: “Breastfeeding Made Simple” by Kendall-Tacket & Mohrbacher”
How a Chinese Finger Trap Teaches About Birth
I found a Chinese finger trap in my kids’ leftover party decorations the other day and, on a whim to avoid my present responsibilities, I felt drawn to playing with it. Naturally, my mind wandered to birth, which is pretty normal… but it seemed like the finger trap was trying to tell me something important.ContinueContinue reading “How a Chinese Finger Trap Teaches About Birth”
How To Make a Pregnancy Belly Cast
Ever wondered how to make a belly cast? This is a fun idea for the last few weeks of the the third trimester (or after baby’s Guess Date has come and gone) when your belly is as abundant as it’ll ever be, and you’re waiting on baby to make his or her arrival among usContinueContinue reading “How To Make a Pregnancy Belly Cast”
Book Review: “Cut, Stapled, and Mended” by Roanna Rosewood
We can all learn quite a few helpful things from “Cut, Stapled, and Mended: When One Woman Reclaimed Her Body and Gave Birth on Her Own Terms After Cesarean” — the memoir of a woman fighting for a vaginal birth after cesarean, and finding her authentic self in the process. First, it reminds of the importanceContinueContinue reading “Book Review: “Cut, Stapled, and Mended” by Roanna Rosewood”
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