Pushing During Labor: The harder you push the longer it takes? Directed Vs. Spontaneous Pushing
When most people think about the pushing phase of labor what comes to mind is a woman laying on her back with her legs in stirrups and the nurses, coaches and doctors telling her to hold her breath and push as hard as she can as they count 1…2…3…4…5…6…7…8…9…10 three...
Resuming Your Yoga Practice After You Have Your Baby
Every woman is different and when she can return to her yoga practice is based on individual factors. Before returning to any exercise or yoga practice she must first get the “ok” from her doctor or midwife. Most healthcare practitioners will want the...
Important questions to ask your prospective Doula: The Doula Interview
Making the choice to have a doula is one few people ever regret. The birth of your baby is one of the most important events in your life and one you will remember forever. Having a knowledgeable person present to support you every step of the way mentally, physically, and emotionally, is invaluable for you and takes a world of pressure off of your partner.
How to Enjoy Your Hospital Birth!!!
3 Easy Steps to Enjoying Your Hospital Birth!
If there were one thing I would tell all women who are delivering their babies at a hospital it would be that knowing how to communicate with the staff will have the biggest impact on the satisfaction of your birth experience. Many women spend a large part of their pregnancies figuring out what they want and don’t want their hospital birth experience to be like.
The Last Minute Doula: Preventing C-Sections 1 mom at a time
It was one of those crazy twists of fate that Julie called me at 38 weeks pregnant and hired me to be her doula. She had attended one of my Meet the Doula Nights, she said, a few months ago and had been putting off hiring a doula because she wasn’t sure she needed one. As the due date approached, however, she began to feel like she wanted someone there…
