Archive for 2012
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Happy Mother’s Day To My Mom and To All of You
Sunday, May 13th, 2012One of my favorite songs, by John Mayer, has a line that says, “Girls become lovers who turn into mothers, so, mothers, be good to your daughters, too.” This resonates with me because all the work I do concerns the parents that you will become, or already are. When I was pregnant, a close friend who has three children said to me, “Don’t wish away your pregnancy or those first sleep-deprived months. One day, you’ll wish for them back.” This is so true. I love each stage of Alexander’s growth, but some days, I wish he still had tiny feet! Although the parent-child relationship is always complicated, it is also the most fundamental human bond. I just want to share with you a story of my own mom.
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Twins and Triplets
Monday, April 30th, 2012What an incredibly wonderful day I had today. This morning I had the pleasure of being a participant in the vaginal birth of breech twin girls. This is not at all common and needs to happen in the hands of a skilled provider and an excellent support team. The birth was lovely and everything went very smoothly. Later in the day, I shared in another wonderful birth of triplets.
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A Chance Magical Happening
Monday, April 2nd, 2012This is just simply the best story – ever. Every now and then something happens in life that is too perfect — too amazing. So perfect as to think that it can’t possibly be an accident.
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Springtime – Labor Coping Methods
Tuesday, March 20th, 2012Here in northern California spring-time is coming in with all the rain we should have had (but didn’t) over the winter. Suddenly flowers are popping up everywhere. All the spring flowers have me thinking about new birth. I thought this would be a good time to review some of my favorite labor coping methods. These are the the strategies I have found to be most helpful to women.
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Scheduled Birth – What’s It About?
Sunday, March 4th, 2012Scheduled birth, labor induction, ever-increasing cesarean section rate, elective primary c/section…It’s enough to make your head spin.
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Postpartum Depression… It’s Not the Baby Blues
Thursday, February 16th, 2012It’s normal to feel tired after giving birth, but how do you know if you’re suffering from depression? Let me try to explain the difference.
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Waves, Surges, or Really Big Pain
Monday, January 30th, 2012Decades ago when Dr. Fernand Lamaze wrote the book “Painless Childbirth” the natural childbirth movement was born. Thousands upon thousands of women diligently learned their breathing techniques and prepared themselves for their births. Unfortunately, what many women found out was that labor and birth actually did hurt for them. A lot.
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Memorable Holidays-Memorable Births
Monday, January 2nd, 2012Happy New Year to everyone! I hope you were able to enjoy some down time with your partners, your babies, your families and all the people you love.
