Category: Gentle and Positive Childbirth
Positions For Labour And Childbirth
| February 2, 2012 | Posted by Luschka under Attachment Parenting, Gentle and Positive Childbirth, Pregnancy |
(Q6 on my birth plan – positions for labour) (Q9 I would like to be in the following position to give birth:) I sat in a hospital waiting room during my first pregnancy, waiting to see someone when a couple came in looking for labour ward. Her waters had broken and they were trying to find…
Pain Relief Methods In Childbirth
| January 31, 2012 | Posted by Luschka under Attachment Parenting, Gentle and Positive Childbirth, Pregnancy |
(Q4 on the birthplan: During labour, I would like the following pain relief:) I’m just a few weeks off the birth of my second child right now, and with the birth of my first I was so prepared. I’d spent eight months reading, learning, studying. This time I’ve been less focused on the birth, and more on surviving a…
Books To Prepare Children For Childbirth, Homebirth Or Waterbirth
| January 26, 2012 | Posted by Luschka under Gentle and Positive Childbirth, Home Education, Knowledge and Understanding of the World, Pregnancy, Reviews |
I went to my library recently to find books to use to prepare Ameli, not only for a new sibling, but also for the arrival of a new child. While there were plenty books and stories, there weren’t any that didn’t have the older sister or brother going in to the hospital room to see…
Must Haves And Baby Essentials
| January 19, 2012 | Posted by Luschka under Alternative Medicines and Remedies, Baby Wearing, Breastfeeding, Cloth Nappies, Gentle and Positive Childbirth, On Mama's Mind, Pregnancy |
Alternatively titled: What’s My Wishlist? I love seeing pictures of my baby and how he or she is growing in there, deep beyond my line of sight. When I found out I was pregnant, I signed up for a whole bunch of those ’your baby is x weeks along’ emails, so that I could get a…
I’m Not Trying For A Homebirth, I’m Having One
| January 17, 2012 | Posted by Luschka under Attachment Parenting, Gentle and Positive Childbirth, Pregnancy |
Have you ever run a marathon? How about a 10k run- fun runs, as they’re sometimes called, although I can’t imagine why?! I’ve run a few 10k runs (about 6 miles) in my lifetime, and have the medals somewhere to prove it. For some I’ve trained, I’ve been healthy, I’ve been in the right frame…
When Last Did You Google Your Doctor?
| November 24, 2011 | Posted by Luschka under Alternative Medicines and Remedies, Gentle and Positive Childbirth, Pregnancy |
A friend of mine had a little boy a few years ago. She was young – early twenties – and fit and healthy. Her pregnancy was uncomplicated and the day she went into labour she went to the hospital as instructed. She had a highly recommended obstetrician who all the way through her pregnancy assured…
Writing a Birthplan: The Where, The Who And The Documentation
| November 1, 2011 | Posted by Luschka under Attachment Parenting, Gentle and Positive Childbirth, Pregnancy |
As a starting point to how to write a birth plan, I want to have a look at some of the very basics of who, where, and what to expect with it. Before I do though, let’s recap two very important points about birth plans: The benefit of a birthplan is how it guides you…
How To Write A Birth Plan And Why You Should
| October 28, 2011 | Posted by Luschka under Attachment Parenting, Gentle and Positive Childbirth, Pregnancy |
Birthplans have been the topic of much debate over the past few years. I’ve seen so many reasons given for why we shouldn’t write them: they set you up, they give you false expectations, they are rarely read anyway and mean nothing to medical staff, just to name a few. But I honestly believe in…
Lack Of Experience Doesn’t Equate To Informed Decisions, OBGYN
| June 30, 2011 | Posted by Luschka under Attachment Parenting, Current Events, Gentle and Positive Childbirth, Pregnancy |
I read an article titled Why Posh has the right to push: Caesareans are no more dangerous than natural births last night, and I have been hopping mad over it ever since. Let’s be clear about a few things here: I don’t care what Posh (Victoria Beckham) does. My anger isn’t about her. This is an…
I Had A Perfect Birth – Now I’m Scared Of Trying Again
| May 24, 2011 | Posted by Luschka under Attachment Parenting, Gentle and Positive Childbirth, Pregnancy |
You hear birth horror stories all the time. Terrible pain, terrible doctors, lack of respect, loss of dignity. It all seems synonymous with childbirth these days, and from birth to birth trauma to birth rape, the range of experiences mothers go through are as varied as the mothers themselves, and the babies they birth. From…
You hear birth horror stories all the time. Terrible pain, terrible doctors, lack of respect, loss of dignity. It all seems synonymous with childbirth these days, and from birth to birth trauma to birth rape, the range of experiences mothers go through are as varied as the mothers themselves, and the babies they birth.
From time to time, you even hear about wonderful births. Home births and water births often fall into that ‘wonderful’ birth experience. And every now and then you’ll find someone talk about a perfect birth.
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