A Mom Is Born
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| Blog Name: | A Mom Is Born |
| Url: | http://a-mom-is-born.blogspot.com |
| Language: | English |
| Topics: | doula, birth, midwifery |
| Description: | Maria is a certified doula, birth counselor, and aspiring midwife. Like birth, her blog is a little bit business, a little bit personal, and a little bit political! |
| Popularity: | 24 Followers |
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Our Deepest Fear Is That We Are Powerful Beyond Measure
"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? "I love hearing women, moments after they have given birth, reflect on their amazing strength. They say with wonder, that they never knew they had it in them.And after reading the above excerpt from a prayer by Marianne Williamson, I asked myself, what if women knew this about themselves before going into labor? Maybe some do, but they are unconscious to their strength. Maybe some have an inkling, but
"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? "I love hearing women, moments after they have given birth, reflect on their amazing strength. They say with wonder, that they never knew they had it in them.And after reading the above excerpt from a prayer by Marianne Williamson, I asked myself, what if women knew this about themselves before going into labor? Maybe some do, but they are unconscious to their strength. Maybe some have an inkling, but
And if YOU saw this sign at your OB's office...
...what would you do?So much has been blogged, Facebooked, and tweeted about this photo that I just had to jump on the bandwagon.But the good thing is that Jill at
...what would you do?So much has been blogged, Facebooked, and tweeted about this photo that I just had to jump on the bandwagon.But the good thing is that Jill at
September Snapshots
There are moments that will stick with me forever from this September:-- Baby Ryan's parents: laughing and smiling as he entered the world so quietly, so gently.-- What autonomy, what I value most in my work, looks like: Client F, who labored through the night and was admitted at 9cm, said to me: "An epidural was always a part of the plan. I'm not ready to deliver yet, and I need to sleep before I start pushing."-- The power of love from a visitor: as the long night stretched into the day which also wore on, with virtually no change in the cervix whatsoever, Client A's best friend came into the room. The husband and best friend embraced the mothe
There are moments that will stick with me forever from this September:-- Baby Ryan's parents: laughing and smiling as he entered the world so quietly, so gently.-- What autonomy, what I value most in my work, looks like: Client F, who labored through the night and was admitted at 9cm, said to me: "An epidural was always a part of the plan. I'm not ready to deliver yet, and I need to sleep before I start pushing."-- The power of love from a visitor: as the long night stretched into the day which also wore on, with virtually no change in the cervix whatsoever, Client A's best friend came into the room. The husband and best friend embraced the mothe
It's National Midwifery Week!
Please celebrate National Midwifery Week by honoring your midwife. What is ONE word that comes to mind when you think about your birth experience with your midwife?I choose collaborative.And to add, I will thank her again and again for how we worked together on my pregnancy and my daughter's birth, but also for how she shaped my work as a doula..
Please celebrate National Midwifery Week by honoring your midwife. What is ONE word that comes to mind when you think about your birth experience with your midwife?I choose collaborative.And to add, I will thank her again and again for how we worked together on my pregnancy and my daughter's birth, but also for how she shaped my work as a doula..
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