Grateful For My Birth(s) Carnival
I am so thankful to all of the submissions I received for this Why I am Grateful for my Birth(s) blog carnival. I have found no matter what a woman can learn something and be grateful for something in...
View ArticleCelebrating the Birth of Our New Location
DATE: January 15, 2011 TIME: 10am-2pm LOCATION: 6180 Lehman Drive, Suite 103, Colorado Springs, CO 80918 WHO’S INVITED: Mothers and families, birth professionals, related professionals, friends, media...
View ArticleWish List In 2011
A clean slate. A fresh start. Hope and dreams reactivated. Passions toward change are stirred. All of this by the calendar rolling over from one year to the next. It is not just anew year though, it...
View ArticleSay What? Getting a handle on birthy terminology.
So often I am in conversation and forget that everyone does not eat, drink and sleep birth related information like my peers and I do. I have put together a list of useful terms and definitions to take...
View ArticleBlessing the Mother…..
Blessing the mother ease the period at the end of pregnancy and ease the transition into postpartum. Ideas that bless before and after birth: Freezer Meals Organizing Fresh Meals for end of pregnancy...
View ArticleCould this be labor?
For first time mamas, previously induced mamas or those who have loads of prodromal labor, getting a handle on the nuances of when labor is going to start or if it is lasting labor can be really...
View ArticleLow Intervention Birth Plan
A birth plan has a few real purposes. It can act as a values clarification exercise for you and your partner. Then it is a vehicle to open communication with your care provider about your needs,...
View ArticleTips to finding the right “childbirth” class
If you were my best friend, I would tell you there is not any one-size-fits-all “childbirth” class. Education can be foundational to informed decision making and better outcomes for both mother and...
View ArticleF.E.A.R.
I have been thinking on the F.E.A.R. (False Evidence Appearing Real) acronym. What else can it mean? Fear itself can be a positive or a negative. Fear can be a stumbling block or a motivator. I enjoy...
View ArticleScavenger Hunt Contest
Preparing for Birth is having an online scavenger hunt to ring in December. You could win this cute pocket diaper. Here is the scavenger hunt: Answer: 1) How many births has Desirre Andrews...
View Article