Category Archives: Birth

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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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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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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Consumer Report & Pregnancy!

Consumer Reports article about potentially risky & way overused medical interventions and underused low risk tools to help with pregnancy & birth. Nothing shocking or earth shattering, just more verification that even if we have the medical tools, it does … Continue reading

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Birth Links to Explore

Borrowing the following from my midwife: Orgasmic Birth Homebirth in the Hospital: Integrating Natural Childbirth with Modern Medicine Birth Models That Work The Business of Being Born She met authors of some of the books and it was very interesting … Continue reading

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Birth Supplies List for Home

This is a combination of lists from US based midwives, so check with your local care provider for additional supplies they may need (and please feel free to let me know what things are missing from this list!) 8-10 old … Continue reading

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Resource List

Here is an Amazon link for books we have read and enjoyed enough to share! GENERAL PREGNANCY, BIRTH & NEWBORN INFORMATION: Ask Dr. Sears, one I reference often. Henci Goer, author of The Thinking Woman’s Guide to Birth The Midwife … Continue reading

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