Author Archives: Heidi Thaden-Pierce
Blessingway Ideas
I’m reading a fun book called Blessingways: A Guide to Mother-Centered Baby Showers–Celebrating Pregnancy, Birth, and Motherhood. It explains some of the traditions developing for blessingways as they become more popular and I’ve attended a few baby showers that incorporated … Continue reading
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Writing A Cesarean Birth Plan
For those mothers who know they’ll be delivering by cesarean birth, or for those mothers who like to prepare for every possible outcome, here are some questions to consider for your birth plan. Many people believe that a c-section means … Continue reading
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I’M CERTIFIED!
I’m DONE! I just received my birth doula certification after submitting my five evaluations from birth clients last night. I’m official. 🙂
Birth Books – The Best
I loaned The Thinking Woman’s Guide to a Better Birth to a client this weekend and remembered that it really is one of the BEST books for parents to read while they are expecting. (And it’s good for you to … Continue reading
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Infant Massage
I’m excited to read through this new book, Infant Massage: A Handbook for Loving Parents. I ordered it from Paperback Swap! 🙂 (Update – fun, I’m also getting this one from Paperback: Loving Hands: The Traditional Art of Baby Massage) … Continue reading
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Paperback Swap
I know, this doesn’t seem doula related but it is! 🙂 Paperback Swap lets you list old books (paperback, hardback, whatever) that you don’t want anymore. List ten books and get a free credit right away. People can request your … Continue reading
Delayed Cord Clamping
What is delayed cord clamping and why does it matter? Depending on your care provider, your baby’s umbilical cord may be clamped immediately after delivery or they may wait until the cord stops pulsing before clamping it*. Is one way … Continue reading
Hypnobirthing, Hypnobabies, Hypno-Doula!
I’ve enjoyed completing the Hynpo-Doula workbook and listening to the five CDs (which I admit had me so relaxed I fell asleep with the last one!) but I was still curious to learn more. So I’ve ordered HypnoBirthing: The Mongan … Continue reading
Sweet Postpartum Visits | Denton Birth Photography
That was his expression as he gazed up at his mom. Is that not the sweetest thing? He’s less than 2 weeks old. Today was my final postpartum visit for certification, woo-hoo! I drove home thinking, “I cannot believe I … Continue reading
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The Running Analogy
This will apply if you love to run or if you haven’t run since that torturous junior high gym class. 🙂 But this is geared towards moms hoping for a medication free birth/natural labor/whatever you want to call it when … Continue reading
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