Posts by Beautiful Birth Choices
Listening to Mothers II 2006 report
http://www.childbirthconnection.org/article.asp?ck=10396 In class I realized I was giving out information from the 2002 Listening to Mothers I report. Although very similar, I thought would be good to give you access to the 2006 report. It only recently came available for free and I will update my information! It is LONG but can scan through for…
Read MoreI love birth!
I Love Birth! Sometimes I just have to shout it out for the world to hear (or – just our limited circle of bloggers, but hey…) – I Love Birth! Last week I had the privilege of attending a wonderful, natural, normal birth. This was the birth of a beautiful baby girl, whose mama happens…
Read MoreBirthdays…A Rite of Transition
What is a Birthday, anyway? Wikipedia tells us that, “Birthday is the name given to the date of the anniversary of the day of a person’s birth… Birthdays are traditionally marked by celebrations including a birthday party or, in some particular cases, a rite of transition.” When our children are born, they are not the…
Read MoreTrusting Birth
Things you can trust about birth… What do you know to be true about birth?
Read MoreCommunity
Women are cool. We just naturally feel the need to bond and take care of other women. Even when I meet or have contact with a woman that doesn’t strike me as “best friend material”, my brain still starts going through all the ways I might be able to support her through whatever trial she…
Read MoreMissing in Action
We have been missing in action for many weeks now… Could it be months? Great apologies for our neglect. Summer hit with a wave of force and we disappeared in the action for a while. As with many transitions, it takes a little bit to get your head above water and then you can breathe…
Read MoreRecipes For Good Pregnancy, Birth & After
Lately I have been coming across some great recipes and wanted to share a few with you. Every week it seems like more so I might just add one or two or five to each blog I do from this time out. But to catch you up a bit on my findings, let’s get cooking!…
Read MoreTransition unto Transformation
My family is currently experiencing what I believe to be the throws of transition… So it got me thinking about birth (of course), because what we’re doing is birthing a new day for our household. For a couple of years now we have been juggling the idea of actually settling into Rochester, finding that ‘permanent…
Read MoreVBAC…we got your back
April is not only the true sign that Spring is REALLY HERE!!! But it is also Cesarean Awareness Month. So I wanted to share a little about an email we received that blew me away. It was from a woman with amazing foresight and an incredible respect for birth. She was not yet pregnant with…
Read MoreBottom of the Ninth, Bases Loaded
“Enjoy the end of your pregnancy…” “Take these last few days to relax and enjoy each other before baby joins you…” “Just spend this time feeling the baby move inside you and savor the moment…” Pleeeeeease! Can you imagine saying this to the major league ball player in the bottom of the ninth, with the…
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