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Archive for May, 2008

Birth as a creative process

Posted in Birth Thoughts, birth, giving birth, normal birth, tagged , on May 30, 2008 | 3 Comments »

I recently finished reading the book Rediscovering Birth and there was a section in it that I absolutely LOVED about birth as a creative process. The author quotes another writer, Dr. Michelle Harrison. She forms an analogy about women giving birth as like dancers on a stage and how just as routine interventions for the [...]

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New logo!

Posted in Birth Thoughts on May 21, 2008 | 2 Comments »

I’m delighted to unveil my new logo. I have used the ALACE logo for some time, since I am certified by ALACE, but I really wanted to create my own logo. So, here she is!

She has a yoga connection (”seated mountain pose”), because I have practiced yoga for some time. I also incorporate yoga [...]

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More Words for Pain

Posted in Birth Thoughts, birth, birth classes, giving birth, tagged , , , on May 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

A while ago I posted about needing more words for pain. I got a book for my birthday called Labor Pain (I wanted it in hopes it would have more good coping ideas for me to share with couples in birth classes). In it, she discusses the results of a study about how women feel [...]

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Do Epidurals Impact Breastfeeding?

Posted in Birth Thoughts, babies, birth, birth education, breastfeeding, maternity care, mothers, normal birth, tagged , , , , on May 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

There was a question recently on a list I belong to about the impact of epidurals on breastfeeding. The person asking the question had been told by several hospital based childbirth educators that epidurals do not “cross the placenta’ and thus do not have an impact on the baby. Since this is an issue of [...]

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