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Hospital Birth Plans: The Only Thing You Really Need to Include (with simple template)
It's beautiful to see the shift as a first time pregnant mother moves from her romanticized idea of pregnancy and birth, towards her...
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Doula Diaries Part III: Thoughts on pain-coping
Welcome to my doula life! My main characters are Mike, my superhero of a husband and father to our three children; Jace, my 11 year old...
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10 Simple Tips for an Easier Labor
Are you hoping for an easy labor? My experience as a birth doula and childbirth educator has shown me time and again that nearly all...
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Doula Diaries Part 2: A Day in the Life
Welcome to my doula life! My main characters are Mike, my superhero of a husband and father to our three children; Jace, my 11 year old...
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Are 5 Minute Long Contractions Normal?
It's so interesting, isn't it, how the pregnancy books we read outline "normal" labor, i.e. that elusive 12 hour labor that progresses...
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VBAC Homebirth in the water
Welcome to the world Melia Loren! Baby girl was born at home this morning at 4:45 a.m weighing 6#8oz to mom and dad Renee and Antoine and...
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What Do Doulas Do All Day? Doula Diaries Part I
Show me a preschooler who doesn't love What Do People Do All Day and I'll eat my placenta. Ok, ok, you know what I mean. Back in 1968 a...
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Am I in Labor? 3 Practical Ways to Prepare
Are you wondering if you're in labor? It can be difficult to determine sometimes, and with all of the uncertainty that comes along with...
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Welcome Baby Sabrina!
So pleased to announce the birth of Sabrina Marie Higdon! Jessica and Ray welcomed her into their arms on 10/9/15 at 3:49a.m. weighing...
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Ty Johnson Robert- A Homebirth Story
* 8.14.14 * Ty Johnson Robert Ghali * 10#12oz * 21.5 “ That very first contraction began around 1:30am. We had a hunch tonight would be...
