Category: Gentle and Positive Childbirth
Mama’s Guide To Gentle Birth
| February 23, 2013 | Posted by Luschka under Attachment Parenting, Gentle and Positive Childbirth |
This post is a compilation of the best posts on Diary of a First Child on childbirth. Many hours of reading and research went into them and it seems a shame to see them relegated to the archives only. Hopefully you’ll find helpful hints and tips to empower you for the best birth experience you can have.
Embracing Our Birth Stories
| June 12, 2012 | Posted by Luschka under Attachment Parenting, Carnival of Natural Parenting, Gentle and Positive Childbirth |
Ameli’s birth was the most amazing birth experience I could ever have dreamt of. As a first timer with no real experience and nothing but book knowledge, the 48-hour labour and peaceful birth was magical, and an experience that shaped my future, as every birth does.
A Birth Story
| April 12, 2012 | Posted by Luschka under Attachment Parenting, Gentle and Positive Childbirth, Guestpost |
Last week I had the most amazing opportunity to assist a friend of mine in the birth of her second son. I was really only meant to be there to keep her first born occupied, but it turned into an absolutely amazing and powerful experience for me too. It was rather incredible, being on the…
Birth Story of Squidgy – 13 March 2012
| March 24, 2012 | Posted by Luschka under Attachment Parenting, Gentle and Positive Childbirth, Letters to Squidgy, Motherhood, On Mama's Mind, Pregnancy |
Our Squidgy girl’s birth story is a little bit of a lot of things. It’s still quite raw in my head, and this will probably all come out a bit rambly, but… it is what it is. It was imperfect, and yet perfect too. It was perfectly different. Perhaps that’s the first lesson I’ve had…
Activity Pack Ideas For Older Siblings At A Birth
| March 20, 2012 | Posted by Luschka under Gentle and Positive Childbirth, Motherhood, Playful Parenting, Pregnancy |
Ideas for keeping a toddler busy during labour and child birth. Activity packs, joint activities and more.
Announcing: Squidgy Is Here
| March 14, 2012 | Posted by Luschka under Gentle and Positive Childbirth, Motherhood, Pregnancy |
If you follow on Facebook or Twitter, this is going to be old news to you now, but Squidgy is here!! And she’s a girl! What a surprise!! I was really expecting a boy, for some reason!
Pushing During Childbirth – Spontaneous Or Directed?
| March 6, 2012 | Posted by Luschka under Attachment Parenting, Gentle and Positive Childbirth, On Mama's Mind, Pregnancy |
Despite having had an amazing home water birth with my first child, and having watched a few feature film lengths of birthing videos on youtube and around the web, whenever I think of childbirth, I still have the mental image of legs up in stirrups and nurses and doctors and pale looking fathers urging a…
Great YouTube Birth Videos For Children
| February 28, 2012 | Posted by Luschka under Attachment Parenting, Gentle and Positive Childbirth, Home Education, Knowledge and Understanding of the World, Pregnancy, Reading and Resources |
Preparing for a homebirth is one thing, but preparing your older child for a homebirth has been a whole different adventure. I think how much you’re able to prepare them depends massively on the child’s age, and while I have no evidence of this, I suspect the younger they are, the more ‘easily’ they’ll just ‘go…
Does A Newborn Need Additional Vitamin K?
| February 23, 2012 | Posted by Luschka under Alternative Medicines and Remedies, Attachment Parenting, Child Health, Gentle and Positive Childbirth, Pregnancy |
(Q16 on the birthplan: Would I like my baby to be given a vitamin K injection?)
Labour Plan Or Checklist For A Homebirth
| February 21, 2012 | Posted by Luschka under Attachment Parenting, Gentle and Positive Childbirth, Pregnancy |
I’m not a list person. There’s something about spending time making a list that irritates me. It takes my hubby about as long to make a to-do list as it takes me to just do the stuff on the list. Yet, when it came to my last pregnancy and labour, I made a list long…
I’m not a list person. There’s something about spending time making a list that irritates me. It takes my hubby about as long to make a to-do list as it takes me to just do the stuff on the list. Yet, when it came to my last pregnancy and labour, I made a list long before the day of things to do when contractions start.
This list will differ from person to person, but I thought I’d share it with you, in case you’re not sure what to do ‘next’.
In Hollywood, your waters break in a great gush and everyone rushes off to hospital in a mad dash. In reality, very few women’s water’s break in the shopping centre, on the train or as you’re about to set off on holiday. Of course it does happen, but for the most part, in real life, you have time – if your waters even break before contractions start!
Without further ado, my list for what to do when I go into labour if you’re having a homebirth: (more…)
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