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“Best Start for your Birth” Giveaway!!!
I am very excited to offer a special giveaway this month! I call it the “Best Start for your Birth Package“. It’s a new product that I have created and will soon make available. This product was born when I really … Continue reading
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this is only a test . . .
I talked with a mom recently who is 27 weeks pregnant. She was told by a nurse practitioner that her belly was measuring large compared to a previous measurement. Despite the mother showing no other signs of concern: heart rate, blood pressure, … Continue reading
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dare to dream
I just wrote a guest post for a blog called “Dare to Dream” about my work as a childbirth educator/doula. You can read it here. Whitney Johnson explains the philosophy of her blog with this statement, “When I took a sabbatical from Wall … Continue reading
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Big Baby
A young family in British Columbia recently welcomed a new baby into their family. He was a big baby . . . over 13lbs. He was not born by cesarean and his mother did not have any drugs during labor. … Continue reading
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Books
I love books. Of course I’ve read a lot of pregnancy and childbirth books and have a few favorites. You can check them out here. Today, I was excited to share some recommendations with a local librarian who wants to acquire some … Continue reading
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Send a Message to ACOG re: VBAC Access!
Here is another important guest post from Heather Johnson at www.nurturedmoms.com regarding a petition that is active through October 31. Please take a moment to consider this important issue and let your voice be heard. For a long time, birth activists … Continue reading
meet me at the library
I am excited to announce a workshop I have coming up at the Rose Hill Library on Saturday, November 6th at 10:00am. I would love to see you there. “The 6 Traits of Optimal Maternity Care: Essential Knowledge for Anyone … Continue reading
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Tagged birth, childbirth education, derby, doula, kansas, labor, pregnancy, rose hill, wichita
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skin
The recent story of Kate Ogg reviving her baby, Jamie, after he was pronounced dead by doctors highlights a very important issue for moms-to-be. Kangaroo care, or placing a newborn in skin to skin contact with his/her mom (or even … Continue reading
Links
In case you haven’t noticed my links tab, I just wanted to point out that I have compiled several of my favorite sites on birth-related topics. There are a lot of websites out there, and I really tried to keep … Continue reading
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Tagged ACOG, baby, birth, books, breastfeeding, essential oils, labor, links, pregnancy, VBAC
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Epidural in Labor: Wading Through the Insanity
The following is a guest post, written by my friend, Heather Johnson from www.nurturedmoms.com. I loved her thorough take on such a complicated issue! “I loved my epidural. It gave me the opportunity to sleep for awhile until I had to … Continue reading
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"Active Birth" by Janet Balaskas
� Janet Balaskas ironically subtitles her excellent book: “The New Approach to Giving Birth Naturally”. She advocates that laboring mothers use upright and active positions, which may seem like a “new approach” in the world of modern obstetrics, but actually … Continue reading
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Did you hear?
Recently, I decided to partner with the website NurtureCenter.com by submitting 3 of my articles for their online resources section. They are now up on the site and I am excited to reach out to an even broader audience than I now … Continue reading
"Back to School" 20% off Special
Is it possible that it’s August first? We are getting down to the last weeks of summer and preparing for school to start. I want to take this opportunity to extend another offer to my childbirth education clients. I will … Continue reading
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V.B.A.C. (vaginal birth after cesarean)
On May 26, 2010, B. H. traveled 106 miles while in labor to have her baby at a facility that permitted a vaginal birth after cesarean. At nine weeks pregnant, she was told by her doctor that she would “have … Continue reading
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Thanks to YOU
I completed the second half of my doula training while I was pregnant with my daughter. I was constantly reading and studying with the objective of preparing myself to best support ‘you’, my real or imagined future clients. I wasn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged birth, doterra, essential oils, labor, pregnancy
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Assisting Your Little Navigator
In order to navigate the shape of mom’s pelvis, babies usually enter the wide oval and rotate clockwise as they pass through. The relative positioning of how the baby’s head enters actually impacts the length and difficulty of labor much … Continue reading
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Summer Special
I am proud to present my first web promotion! Register for either Group or Priviate Childbirth Classes by JULY 15 and receive a 25% discount. Shoot me an email at cindy@birth-smart.com with your class preference AND due date to reserve your spot … Continue reading
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optimize your experience
There are volumes written about childbirth from many different sources. Expectant parents who want to educate themselves can feel overwhelmed by information. That is why I love this list of the 6 traits of optimal maternity care. It condenses years of study and … Continue reading
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What to DUE?
One of the first things a newly pregnant woman does is calculate her due date. This estimation is the closest thing we have to our baby’s future birthday and gives us something for which to prepare. This date plays a … Continue reading
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"Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth" by Ina May Gaskin
Another of my book recommendations is “Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth”. This is a very unique and wonderful book, as it appeals to emotion as well as intellect. Ina May is a legend in the field of midwifery and has … Continue reading
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