They are worried about the giant needle or want to experience what women for thousands of years have experienced or they fear not being
in control of their birth experience.
When we learn to
take control of our birth, we learn to take control of our lives and we begin to make healthier choices for ourselves and our families.
The good thing is parents are starting to open their eyes to this, they are starting to become more informed and take
back control of their birth and postpartum experiences with more education and more support.
I would recommend this course, the Bradley Method, and especially NICOLE GREEN — The Birth School — to anyone of my friends and family members who want to educate themselves, who trully care about taking
control of their birth experiece, and who know they have what it takes to deliver a healthy baby without the uneccesary interventions that most hospitals needlessly love to offer to uneducated parents.
Regardless of outcomes, interventions used, or paths taken, will a woman who feels in
control of her birth choices go on to take more control of other areas of her life than a women who choices a passive role?
Take
control of your birth experience with THE complete birth class, covering everything from birthing basics to postpartum, how to prepare for baby and how to get the best care out of your care provider - all on YOUR time!
I had no say with either of my first two babies, and I credit my doula for giving
back control of my birth experience to me.
You are ultimately in
control of your birth but you also can't get so caught up that you lose sight of what is important, your life and the life of that tiny unborn baby.
I am committed to sharing my birth stories to help give others strength and confidence that they CAN have
control of their births.
However, had I known what options I had to make my cesarean a more family - centered experience, I would have felt more in
control of my birth and less scared and upset upon learning I'd need a cesarean.
I teach parents what to expect from birth, what their choices are, and how to take
control of their birth, without alienating their care provider, or compromising on safety.
Families wanted: • To have as safe a birth as possible • To face the unknown of the coming birth with confidence • To stay on top of and in
control of their birth experience even in the most challenging situations • To look back on their baby's birth with pride and empowerment
Feeling in
control of my birth was so empowering and helped me to heal from my past experiences.
I was in
control of MY birth.