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A Birth Story – Barb and Rob, mama and papa to Flynn Viktor

December 17, 2012 By Deena Leave a Comment

Barb was a regular at our Prenatal Yoga classes.  She and Rob also came to Infant Care class.  I’m honored that she’s sharing her birth story with all of us.  Happy reading!   I woke up in the morning on November 23 (my due date) feeling great with no plans to do Black Friday shopping. Since […]

Filed Under: Into the Light, Main Blog Page Tagged With: Baby, Birth, birth story, breastfeeding, Childbirth, Coping Skills, Fathers, Fear, Infant, Labor, Newborn, Pain, Pittsburgh, Placenta, Pregnancy, Prenatal Yoga, The Midwife Center, Water breaking

Newborn Photo Sessions – What You Need to Know

December 12, 2012 By Deena Leave a Comment

Having a baby? Wondering about pictures?  Well here are some important things you should know before you make that appointment. My name is Danielle Kaminski and I am the owner of Tiny Toes Portraits based in Pittsburgh, PA. I’ve photographed a lot of newborns over the years. I got my start in photography taking photos of newborn […]

Filed Under: Into the Light, Main Blog Page Tagged With: Baby, Hospital, Infant, Newborn, Photographer, Photography, Pittsburgh, Postpartum

Optimal Umbilical Cord Clamping

December 8, 2012 By Deena Leave a Comment

Dr. Alan Greene gives us an insightful look into the practice of immediate clamping of the umbilical cord and the detriments of doing so.  These include: decrease of red blood cells, decrease of white blood cells, decrease in baby’s iron levels and decreased oxygen levels.  His talk is thorough and compelling. He advocates for waiting at least […]

Filed Under: Into the Light, Main Blog Page Tagged With: Baby, Childbirth, Delayed Cord Clamping, Dr. Alan Greene, Evidence-based practices, Infant, Newborn, OB, Placenta, TED talk, Umbilical Cord

Day 2, morning – Lamaze Innovative Learning Forum 2012 – Redux

November 13, 2012 By Deena 4 Comments

After finally getting 7 hours of sleep it was my turn to teach. Yours truly, “Morning exercise session – Prenatal Yoga: Learning proper alignment and taking it into your childbirth classes.” Teaching at 7:30 am is not my best time of day… especially on mediocre hotel room coffee and no breakfast.  However, I think I […]

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Day 1 – Lamaze Innovative Learning Forum 2012 – Redux

November 1, 2012 By Deena Leave a Comment

I’ve broken up this post into three parts.  There’s a lot of information and a lot that happened at the conference this year.  Here’s Part 1 for you! 2012 was the year of country music.  We were in Nashville, TN for this year’s conference.  The conference was shorter by a full day due to the […]

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