Childbirth 7 February 2011

So few people actually take a moment to consider how a woman’s birth experience affects her.  Is it just a process that results in a baby?  Or is it the darkest moment of a woman’s life, her most vulnerable time, when she faces her demons and comes out on the …

 Childbirth 23 January 2011

A mother of two birthed each child with different methods. The first one was a hospital delivery and the second one was done completely naturally at a birthing center. The difference was amazing.

 Childbirth 23 January 2011

Water birth is said to be the next best pain reliever to the epidural. For women desiring a natural birth this can be a wonderful way to help ease the pain and work of labor and help them to relax. During labor the uterine muscles contract very intensely, with the …

 Childbirth 23 January 2011

Our western culture has made natural childbirth something mysterious. It really isn’t talked about, and most women have never been exposed to it by the time they themselves are ready to birth their own babies. Doctors, with all of their knowledge, truly don’t understand the art of birthing a baby …

 Pregnancy 16 January 2011

This last week and a half has been difficult for me.  After nine and a half weeks of pregnancy, I had a miscarriage.  It’s hard getting over, emotionally.  Not yet past my trimester and I had fallen deeply in love with my babe, had hopes and dreams planned for the …