Sentences with phrase «moms about their birth experiences»

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If moms take some time to learn about their choices and take an Independent Childbirth Class (not hospital based) or read GOOD books (not WTEWE) then they will be in a better position to have a positive birth experience which can empower them!

Education during pregnancy rarely has anything serious to do with breastfeeding, and since breastfeeding is perceived by most pre-parenthood women to be a natural, instinctive thing instead of a learned behavior (on both mom & baby's part) if it doesn't go absolutely perfectly from the first moments they may feel something is wrong with THEM and clam up about it while quietly giving the baby the hospital - offered bottle along with the bag of formula samples they give out «just in case» even if you explicitly tell them you're breastfeeding (which was my experience with my firstborn in 2004 and one of the many highly informed reasons I chose to birth my next two at home).

In addition to getting to know each other over the course of the mom's pregnancy — learning about her hopes, fears, and wants for her birth experience — home birthing moms also have birth plans to clarify things like which post-birth procedures the family does and doesn't want (like vitamin K shot, eye ointment, etc.), and preferred hospitals and care providers to call in case of transfer.

She stays encouraged by seeing other moms post online about their experiences with birth and body changes.

Natural birth is simply about moms who want to play a more active role in their birth experience.

When I created Midwest Mom & Wife, one of my many goals, was to share with you my experiences and passions about: pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding, babywearing, cloth diapering, co-sleeping, and attachment parenting.

It's almost never too late to switch to a new birth attendant; see the Parenting Squad article Prenatal Care and Doctor Wars: Standing Up For Yourself And Your Child to read about one mom's experience switching doctors at 38 weeks.

Yvonne is passionate about helping Moms whose transition to parenthood has been a difficult journey due to experiencing depression / anxiety, infertility, loss, birth trauma, changes in identity and violations of expectations.

Not only does Marijke agree with this mom's sentiment about allowing her child in the delivery room, but in this birth photographer's experience, most older siblings have a similar reaction to Nelle's: simply mesmerized and not terrified or disgusted.

She spoke with The Stir about her experience, what has helped her cope in the wake of the brouhaha, and what she would say to other moms facing pushback about the kind of birth they want to have.

Unfortunately it wasn't the case for me during either of my children's births, and plenty of moms have horror stories about awful nurses ruining their birth experiences.

I'm pretty vocal about my difficulties with hyperemesis during both pregnancies, so why not be vocal about my two very different birth experiences, especially if it helps unveil some of the confusion so many moms feel leading up to delivery day.

Tonight I get to rub shoulders with hopeful adoptive moms, adoptive moms, birth moms — some who are open about their experience and some who are much less so, moms who foster, teens who were adopted, women who were adopted, expectant moms thinking about adoption, women who have siblings who were adopted, birth grandmas, caseworkers, teens and tweens in the foster care program, a couple dudes... and possibly a few that I missed!

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Take a class at your local hospital, watch natural birth videos, read books and talk to experienced moms so that you have knowledge to make an informed decision about your birth preferences, including place of birth.

Might sound like a weird topic, but having experienced home birth ourselves and interviewed dozens and dozens of moms and families who have chosen it as well (some who've also had experiences giving birth in a hospital), it's easy to see why we wanted to talk about the elements of giving birth at home which we really appreciate.

Gisele Bundchen - BOBB did a followup four - part series, one of which featured celebrity moms talking about their various birth experiences.

I had to grieve that my birth didn't go as planned and no mom should feel guilty about their unique experience.

I asked Joniece to write for me (and Tyson's birth mom too — her post is scheduled for later this week) because, for me, asking them to write about their adoption experiences in their own words adds authenticity to this little blog about open adoption.