Tori's Blog
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Happy Mother’s Day To My Mom and To All of You
Sunday, May 13th, 2012
One 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… -
Twins and Triplets
Monday, April 30th, 2012
What 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… -
A Chance Magical Happening
Monday, April 2nd, 2012
This 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.So here goes –…
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Springtime – Labor Coping Methods
Tuesday, March 20th, 2012
Here 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… -
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. What does it mean? How do you make sense of it all?
Clear research shows…
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Postpartum Depression… It’s Not the Baby Blues
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Waves, Surges, or Really Big Pain
Monday, January 30th, 2012
Decades 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… -
Memorable Holidays-Memorable Births
Monday, January 2nd, 2012
Happy 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.Alexander and I were in the Canadian Rockies enjoying vast amounts of…
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My Baby’s Birthday… Such Mixed Emotions… Part 1
Monday, December 19th, 2011
I haven’t been writing a whole lot about pregnancy lately but as this is a blog, the reality is that in addition to having a passion for pregnancy and birth, I am a mom, I am an only parent, and… -
December Babies
Tuesday, December 13th, 2011
It is gray today. I realize that December is cold and often gray in lots of places, but here in San Francisco the fog is thick and the ground has been wet for days.This is a special and bittersweet…
