This is something I say often during my Confident Birthing classes. It is a major component to having a birth experience where you are comfortable with any medical intervention you may need, or that you may choose. Please share it!
The Great Transitions, Birth and Death
As I write this, my maternal grandmother lies in hospice care, her life-support removed a morphine drip in place. (edit: She passed away last night) Both birth and death are the great transitions in life. When death is lingering, the family gathers at the bedside and holds vigil. They wait, hope, pray, eat, doze-off, and […]
Perfect is the Enemy of the Good
“Le mieux est l’ennemi du bien.” ~ Voltaire Recently, I read a blog post about how tea has pesticides and is dangerous and how this kind of tea bag is bad, but that one is worse, etc. Beyond the extraordinarily bad ‘research’; what I found interesting was the comments below the article. The readers bemoaned […]
Choosing a Childbirth Class: Confident Birthing (Lamaze) or Birthing from Within
Yes, you read that right. We now have two choices for you for childbirth education here at Shining Light Prenatal Education. There are many similarities between the classes (same number of hours, same price) and some key differences. To help you decide which childbirth class is a good fit for you, Cortney and I have […]
Gratitude and Thanksgiving with an upraised glass of wine
Thanksgiving is upon us. It’s an interesting time of year for me. On a personal level, it’s my parent’s anniversary – would have been 40 years this year. It’s also the 4th anniversary of my father’s death from a wicked form of cancer. I think it was his favorite holiday. Dad was a fan of […]