About Blog After
the positive natural birth of her daughter, Simone Toomer with her doula and partner by her side, Simone wanted to channel her energy in a new direction, by becoming a certified birth and postpartum doula, childbirth educator and doula educator / mentor for her certifying organization Doula Trainings International.
About Blog After
the positive natural birth of her daughter, Simone Toomer with her doula and partner by her side, Simone wanted to channel her energy in a new direction, by becoming a certified birth and postpartum doula, childbirth educator and doula educator / mentor for her certifying organization Doula Trainings International.
Had a very
positive natural birth experience
Watched videos and participated in an online natural birth course (that I took twice during the course of pregnancy) I focused on others»
positive natural birth experiences and tried to block out the worst - case scenario stories.
If you have a healthy pregnancy, take this short assessment form, regarding your likelihood of having a healthy,
positive natural birth experience.
There are many websites you can visit that talk about «
positive natural birth» if you do a search.
This post is the third in a series of
positive natural birth stories that I will be publishing in the hope that more women will feel empowered to give birth just as nature intended, without intervention or medication.
Thank you for sharing such
a positive natural birth story!
It's so nice to read
a positive natural birth story.
I've compiled a list of 120
positive natural birth stories from around the internet.
Not exact matches
Tips and resources to help moms create healthy lifestyles for their families through
natural pregnancy and
birth,
positive parenting and
natural living.
Second
birth, water
birth at home, during pregnancy connected with midwife, read great books, did hypobirth home study, watched
positive birth videos, used
natural techniques to get baby into optimum position, created special birthing space.
Our aim is for you to use these real life
positive birth stories to encourage yourself to be confident in your
natural ability to give
birth gently, to surround yourself with the sweetness
Home
birth, mama is a nurse for maternity home health company, faced opposition but support from immediate family, had some formative and transformative experiences that were precursors for a deciding on a home
birth, devoured much research on
positive births and home
births and empowered herself with it, lots of visualisation, hand s and knees swaying, followed the urge to moan and it felt good, bath,
natural endorphins produce a feeling as «high as a kite», felt her own baby, skin to skin bonding, ready to have another one!
If you are well - informed and well - supported, no matter what the outcome of your
birth (
natural childbirth with no medical intervention, pain relief, induced labor, or Caesarian
birth) you are more likely to have a
positive birth experience and to be more present to your newborn child.
I chose to have my daughter with a CNM in a large hospital, still managing to have one of those comically disastrous «
natural births gone wrong» despite
positive energy, essential oils, and hardcore spiritual tripping etc..
Through childbirth education and learning about hypnobirthing and coping techniques, he came to believe that an all -
natural birth can be
positive and not traumatic.
I do think working with a midwife, but in a hospital that supported
natural child
birth and caring, respectful nurses made it more possible and likely that I had
positive and minimally invasive
birth experiences.
September 9, 2011 Categories: attachment parenting, babywearing,
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This are great picks for books to prepare for a
natural birth, and to read
positive birth stories (which really helped me --RRB-.
I looked at the facts carefully those years ago, and despite my
positive feelings about
natural birth options, for personal and professional reasons, I chose the path of nursing as the safer choice for my patients / clients and myself.
On this site you can not only purchase a number of movies but will find links to other
positive media on
natural birth.
I've been trying to maintain a really
positive idea that I can (and will) have a
natural birth so it's wonderful to hear that that helped you.
I think all of the preparation I did helped me immensely and I would say that for women who want a
natural birth too: educate yourself, become an expert on your
birth, be
positive and surround yourself with caring people.
«I thought my video was sending out a really
positive message about
natural birth and I hope it reassures other pregnant women.»
During the time before we had much of a voice - when we were still shamed into silence - the «
positive adoption language» people moved in for the kill and stole what rightfully belongs to us and every other woman who has given
birth: the titles of «mother,» «mom,» «
natural mother,» and «real mother.»
Please be
positive and respectful of each mother's choice in diapering, the same as you would to each mother's choice to breast or bottle feed, or to have a
natural birth or medicated
birth, family bed or crib... There are lots of sites on the internet, not just this one, that go into great detail about elimination communication, as well as many support groups which provide tips and encouragement to moms who want to take their relationship with their baby to this new level.
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«You were not trained to attend normal,
natural, low risk, spontaneous
births... -LSB-...]... You were not taught to give laboring women massage, to walk the halls with them, to whisper
positive, empowering affirmations in their ears, to help them change position, to catch a baby with mom in a squat or on all 4's!»
Hypnobirthing focuses on
positive thought patterns, teaches self hypnosis, relaxation and breathing, while Bradley boldly proclaims that, «
natural childbirth is an important goal since most people want to give their babies every possible advantage... The Bradley Method classes teach families how to have
natural births.»
It surprises me because I have been so
positive and open with them about
birth and the
natural process of
birth.
Peppered throughout are
positive birth and pregnancy stories from women of all backgrounds (and all stages of their
natural journey) along with advice and insights from a Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) plus a Registered Nurse (RN), doula, and lactation consultant.
From people — both women and men (but, sadly, mostly women)-- who do not want you to have the right to choose where you have your baby, who gnash their teeth at every
positive piece of evidence that reinforces the idea that
birth is a
natural, beautiful, wondrous process.
Natural pregnancy includes creating an internal and external environment of healthy,
positive elements: healthy eating, appropriate exercise, listening to
positive birth stories, gathering knowledge, planning the ideal care, and partnering with a caregiver who can lead you through each step safely and confidently.
AF — Aunt Flow (Menstruation) AI — Artificial Insemination ART — Assisted Reproductive Technology BABYDUST — Good wishes for getting pregnant BBT — Basal Body Temperature BCP —
Birth Control Pills BD — Baby Dancing (Love Making) BFN — Big Fat Negative (Pregnancy Test) BFP — Big Fat
Positive (Pregnancy Test) BW — Blood Work CD — Cycle Day CF — Cervical Fluid CM — Cervical Mucus DH — Dear Husband DPO — Days Past Ovulation EP — Ectopic Pregnancy EWCM — Egg White Cervical Mucus FP — Follicular Phase FSH — Follicle Stimulating Hormone HPT — Home Pregnancy Test HSG — Hysterosalpingogram IF — Infertility IUI — Intrauterine Insemination IVF — In Vitro Fertilization LAP - Laparoscopy LH — Luteinizing Hormone LMP — Last Menstrual Period LP — Luteal Phase LPD — Luteal Phase Defect MC (M / C)-- Miscarriage MF — Male Factor NFP —
Natural Family Planning NP — Nurse Practitioner O - Ovulation OB / GYN — Obstetrician / Gynecologist OPK — Ovulation Predictor Kit PCOS — Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome PG — Pregnant POAS - Pee on a Stick PTS - Pregnancy Test Strip RE — Reproductive Endocrinologist SA — Semen Analysis TTC — Trying to Conceive
Your
natural and
positive birth story is the BEST inspiration for expectant mothers who are hoping for a
natural and enjoyable
birth experience.
I read a ton of
positive birth stories on here and watched many beautiful
natural birth videos.
If you make / think
positive statements like «I'm not afraid, I know my body was designed for this,» then you will go into labor with the confidence to accomplish your goal of a
natural birth.