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A Little Bit of All of It · 6h ago

The Double Hip Squeeze – Comfort During Labor

This post is part of the Preparing for Birth Series. Guest Dionna of Code Name: Mama shares a labor comfort technique your birth partner can use during labor. For more information about Dionna, be sure to check out the bottom of this post and for more posts on birth support, check out our week of bi...
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A Little Bit of All of It · 1d ago

Preparing for Birth: Birth Support

Welcome to the fourth week in our 10 week series on Preparing for Birth! This week’s focus is on Birth Support. This is timely for me as we just made the sort of last minute decision (at 30 something weeks pregnant) to hire a doula to support us during my upcoming birth. I’ll be sharing ...
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A Little Bit of All of It · 1d ago

Choosing a Care Provider for Prenatal Care

This week in the Preparing for Birth Series we are talking about Choosing a Care Provider. Of course, the most important aspect to choosing who will care for you while you are pregnant, and ultimately, while birthing your baby, is knowing what is important to you. There is obviously a difference bet...
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A Little Bit of All of It · 1W ago

Preparing for Birth: Choosing a Care Provider

Welcome to the third week in our 10 week series on Preparing for Birth! This week’s focus is on Choosing a Care Provider. You don’t have to go with the first person that’s recommended to you or use your gynecologist. Just because they are a good fit for your gynecological health do...
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A Little Bit of All of It · 1W ago

Lots of Thoughts on Childbirth Education

This week 4 other bloggers shared their thoughts and experiences with childbirth education. Be sure to check them out! Melissa of Vibrant Wanderings writes about her discovery of natural childbirth, how that led to her first natural birth, and what she’s doing to prepare for her second. Gretch...
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A Little Bit of All of It · 1W ago

Childbirth Education

As I mentioned in the intro post for the Preparing for Childbirth: Childbirth Education week, I took many classes during my last pregnancy. I have also taken one during this pregnancy as well. I personally feel it is a very wise decision to, at minimum, take a breastfeeding class and childbirth clas...
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A Little Bit of All of It · 2W ago

Not All Childbirth Classes are Equal; or, You Get What You Pay For

This post is part of the Preparing for Birth Series. Guest Julie of Inexplicable Ways shares her thoughts on childbirth classes. For more information about Julie, be sure to check out the bottom of this post and for more posts on childbirth education, check out our week of childbirth education posts...
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A Little Bit of All of It · 2W ago

Preparing for Birth: Childbirth Education

Welcome to the second week in our 10 week series on Preparing for Birth! This week’s focus is on childbirth education. I took several classes in my first pregnancy and recently finished up a Hypnobabies class we took this time around. I actually had a spreadsheet of all the classes in my area ...
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A Little Bit of All of It · 2W ago

Erica’s Birth Story

This post is part of the Preparing for Birth Series. Guest Erica of ChildOrganics shares the birth of her son. For more information about Erica, be sure to check out the bottom of this post and for more birth stories, check out our week of birth stories here on the blog. I had been experiencing Brax...
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A Little Bit of All of It · 2W ago

Cinco de Mayo Menu

This weekend is Cinco de Mayo so I have a special Mexican themed menu to kick off the week. I love Mexican food and have fond memories of eating it growing up in Southern California so I’m looking forward to a day full of Mexican! This weekend also marks the return of the Saturday Market ̷...
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