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Prayer
I’m getting ready for a birth, prepping dinner for my family, triple checking my bag, baking cookies for the nurses. 🙂 When a mom calls me in early labor I’m trying to be calm as I ask questions and reassure … Continue reading
Ways to Entertain Kids
Here’s a great list of ways to entertain your child while laying (or sitting) down. From Babycenter. For moms on bedrest with older children to entertain, or for moms with a new baby and big siblings needing some attention, this … Continue reading
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VBAC Questions When Choosing a Care Provider
I read through several lists and compiled them, adding the questions I asked care providers during my VBAC consults. (I knew who my primary care provider would be but I wanted to find out back up options in case I … Continue reading
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New Books! Prematurity & PPD
Our library has a small bookstore where they sell donated or former library books. Today was a half price sale and I was so excited to find two new books for my doula lending library: Preemies: The Essential Guide for … Continue reading
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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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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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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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Children at Birth
I just received that from a sweet little girl, we were together at the home waterbirth of her baby sister. Can you see in the picture the girl, her mom in the pool, and me taking photos? Oh, this made … Continue reading
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