Author Archives: Heidi Thaden-Pierce
Beautiful Home Waterbirth
Video here.
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The Doula Difference
“When the results of these six studies were calculated together, the presence of a doula reduces the overall cesarean rate by 50 percent, length of labor by 25 percent, oxytocin use by 40 percent, pain medication by 30 percent, the … Continue reading
But What Does a Doula DO?
The most commonly asked question (following after “A Do-WHAT?”) is what does a doula do? Recognizing that I am still at the very, very start of this journey to becoming a doula, this is my current view of what a … Continue reading
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Birth Tip from the Nine Year Old
C just informed me that he has an important birth tip I need to share on the doula blog: Chocolate is good for labor. After I stopped laughing I asked where he heard that and he said on some video … Continue reading
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Belly Casting
(Our own with baby #5!) Today our doula came (busy day – midwife in morning, doula in afternoon) and helped us make our belly cast. We bought the Rigid Wrap (plaster bandages) at Michael’s and for two rolls it was … Continue reading
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Things I Wish I Had Known
In no particular order, I wish I had known in my first pregnancy: – A midwife. Not that all midwives are equal by any stretch, but I wish we had interviewed some in California. – I wish we had hired … Continue reading
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Swaddling Tips from the PRO!
A friend was asking about swaddle blankets and I mentioned it to Kit and this was the email he sent in response to her questions. I married the Swaddle Pro. 😀 Seriously, he does all the swaddling around here because … Continue reading
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Why We Hired a Doula for our (Fifth) Birth!
(I wrote this up to explain to friends why we had hired a doula for our fifth birth. We hired the same doula for our sixth birth, of course!) Why did I need a doula? In order to be able … Continue reading
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Breastfeeding & Brains
In a nutrition book I’m reading they mentioned the higher IQ scores found among breastfed babies but said perhaps it’s related to the increased bonding from frequent feedings – since breastmilk is digested faster, bottle fed babies often go longer … Continue reading
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Pregnancy – Keep Them Baking!
Why every week counts – interesting article about the dangers of inducing labor/scheduling c-sections for babies prior to 39weeks. Not just short term risks but the long term impacts showing up in children school age. And the diagram of comparative … Continue reading
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