Birth Education Center blog
Building The New
The secret to change is to FOCUS all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on BUILDING THE NEW… Socrates What are you doing to create something new in your life? Welcoming in new deliciousness into your life means changing the old, setting…
Use Your BRAIN!
The B.R.A.I.N. acronym is something that birth educators, doulas and midwives have been using for a long time to help parents become more educated and engaged with their care providers. The world of birth medicine and obstetrics seems very overwhelming to a lay person. And…
I Had a Natural Birth After Having a C-Section
What is a VBAC? It’s the acronym for “Vaginal Birth After Cesarean.” One of our HypnoBirthing, VBAC moms shares her story, along with her husband. The tips and tools they used and how they made it to the hospital in time for 4 pushes and…
Sexy Birth – Oh, It’s a THING!
Sexy birth – You down? Believe it or not, there is a sexy side to labor and birth that does not get addressed in normal conversation. I don’t know if it’s because of our countries foundational Puritan values or if people just have so much…
Birth Plan or Bust!
I have seen birth plans that list every ingredient in every vaccinations and the toxicity level of products that should not be used on their baby. I have seen birth plans with more exclamation points at the end of every sentence then curse words on…
Keep It Simple | Birth is NOT a Spectator Sport…
Why does everyone feel they should be invited to your birth? It’s commonplace now with all the 3 minute, rushed, family and friend saturated, emergency looking Hollywood births we’ve watched on TV for years, that you already have family making airline arrangements two weeks earlier…
Picture This | Make it Happen…
A clear picture or ”vision” of what you’d like your baby’s birth to be, is the best way to set yourself up for success in achieving those results. I think we all start off with the idea that we “just want a healthy baby at…
Fairy Tale vs Real Life
So with all of these books, websites, birth plans, options in where to birth, how to birth -medicated, not medicated, scheduled belly birth – are you overwhelmed yet? Or have you just decided or resolved yourself to –“The hospital knows best. I’m just gonna show…
Freedom From Fear
Emotionally dealing with ALL the ideas and feelings that come up around pregnancy, labor and birth is part of our natural transition into this new phase as a woman – becoming a mother in the physical. My adoption of a sweet, little 5 year old…
Ready or Not – Your Baby is Coming!
It makes me sad that when we think of birth – the images that quickly come to mind aren’t happy, empowered and joyful. A disservice our modern day media has “gifted us” where we can easily share and perpetuate even more fear and distrust of…