Sentences with phrase «one's birth bag»

-- Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness, 1899 The books I pack in my hospital birth bags are never the books I later need to have packed.

And while I never overtly contradicted a care provider, unplugged my clients from their monitors without permission or guidance from their nurses, put my hand in front of a pair of scissors about to cut an episiotomy, or secretly hoped for an accidental home birth (or any other opportunity to catch a baby), my birth bag and arms - load - of - balls did some serious damage to my relationship (as a doula) with hospital staff.

At Doulas of Cincinnati, we're not interested in hitching our baggage (birth bags or otherwise) to your birthing day.

New MAMA Bottom Spray is a must - have for your hospital or home - birth bag and would also make a considerate gift.

9) Formulating and buying needed supplies (for your office, care visits, and birth bags).

Pack it in your birth bag and take it with your peri bottle for those first post childbirth bathroom trips.

You pack and repack your birth bag 3 times, check the on off switch on your pager / cell phone 5 times and go to bed with your clothes on... on a hunch... and you get called three hours later.

You'll also learn vital information every pregnant woman needs to know about topics like the vital role of the birth hormone oxytocin, the relationship between your mind and body, and practical tips on everything from feeding in public to packing your birth bag.

Homeopathic remedies and knowing how to use them are an extremely helpful addition to any birth bag, whether you are going to have your baby in hospital or at home and whether you are planning a normal birth without interventions, a birth with pharmacological pain relief or a caesarean birth.

Energy rich, nourishing snacks and healthy drinks like coconut water take up nearly half of my birth bag.

After we ate, we watched the movie Madagascar while I bounced on the exercise ball, packed our birth bags, chatted on facebook, and wrote an email to work.

I also prepared a «birth bag» with several of my old soccer socks filled with tennis balls for counter pressure and relaxation, heating and cooling pads, essential oils, herbs, my own pillow, my own clothes to labor in, food and drinks (contraband!)

Begin preparing your birth bag and tool kit for comfort as our exercises provide you and your partner opportunities for discussion and reflect on the birth you desire.