How do you talk to your OB or midwife about your birth preferences?
Being educated and informed does not mean us against them. It means being able to communicate our desires and work as a team.
If You Can't Envision It, How Can You Achieve It?
Have you ever made a vision board?
This is something I totally did when I was growing up. Cut out pictures or words I liked and put them up on my bulletin board.
In HypnoBirthing we teach women to do the same for their birth. Positive affirmations. Words that evoke happy and empowering thoughts about birth. Images that create positive visions about birth.
Practice is Everything
Do you have time to watch TV? Do you have time to scroll FB? Then you have time to practice.
You are NOT Setting Yourself Up for Disapointment
Some people may say, be careful, you can’t plan these things, so don’t set yourself up for disappointment.
This could not be further from the truth. Do we know how your birth will play out? No. Does that mean you can’t dream big? No.
Home Birth Midwives
These two wonderful midwives pictured below, help women bring their babies into the world with absolute optimum care!
Birth Companions
Who supported you in labor? Who is going to be with you when you have your baby?
My husband was more than just there hoping it was all going to go well.
Considering an Unmedicated Birth?
Here are some questions I want you to consider. Believing in birth is a great first step.
Have you heard of Stalled Labor?
Did you experience stalled labor? How did that play out for you? Learn here why in HypnoBirthing we call it resting labor.
Six years ago today I went into labor with my sweet baby girl who entered this world with a vengeance! Her labor involved 12 hours of resting labor. Here is how it played out...
Induction Massage
Does an induction massage really work? Yes and No.
Like all other means of natural induction, if your body and baby aren’t ready, then it will not work.
However, if your body is on the cusp of labor it could send it over the edge and get things going!
What big event in your life did you say, I will just see how it goes.
Think about a huge event in your life. A big presentation at work that could result in a huge promotion. Your wedding day. Running a marathon.
What do all of those things have in common? Planning, Preparation, Practice.
Postpartum Massage
You hear so much how self care is important after you have a baby.
A postpartum massage can be so helpful. As you see in the picture below of the loving embrace that creates a raised shoulder. A loving gaze that results in a forward and tilted neck. So many things effect our bodies those first weeks, months and really years.
Stop Listening and Watching Bad Birth stories!
They are everywhere. And well intentioned friends are possibly telling you theirs right now.
It is unfortunate. It is sad. And I feel for the people that didn’t have good births. And they might have “done everything right”. And they deserved to be honored too.
Bishop Score
Have you ever been told your Bishop Score?
The Bishop Score chart helps your care provider know if your body is getting close to labor and if an induction will be successful.
My Midwife
Monica was my midwife for my 4th and final baby. Monica encompasses everything I wanted in a care provider.
Myth: HypnoBirthing is for Unmedicated Births Only
HypnoBirthing is for everyone. Even if an epidural is still on the table for you or even a definite, the benefits from HypnoBirthing are endless.
Myth: HypnoBirthing is for First Time Moms Only
I LOVE working with second time moms.
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Often women feel like they have prepared for birth. They read the books, the blogs, and listened to the podcasts. .
Then labor starts. And they don’t have tools. They have no idea how to work with their laboring body.
A Fertility Story
After a year of heartache and loss my client shares her personal thoughts of moving through this fertility journey.
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“I was in the dark for a while & grasping on thin straws finding answers to a predicament that not many people talk about but at the same time feel so real & painful.