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A story of miscarriage, loss and recovery

September 9, 2013 By Deena Leave a Comment

This is written by our Dancing for Birth instructor, Ellen Huffmyer. She is a doula, childbirth educator, mom and a friend of mine. Here, she shares her story of miscarriage and loss. This is an important subject that often lives in the shadows of our hearts. Ellen is brave in her openness to share her […]

Filed Under: Into the Light, Main Blog Page Tagged With: Baby, Birth, Coping Skills, depression, Emotional State, Expectations, Labor, miscarriage, Pittsburgh, Pregnancy, Pregnant, support

An Interview with Pregnant Mom, Jessi

September 4, 2013 By Deena 2 Comments

Your Name: Jessi Partner’s Name: Kevin Estimated Due Date: September 8th Care Provider: Midwife Location: Birthcenter 1. What is your favorite thing about being pregnant? Seeing the multitude of changes that my body is going though and experiencing this innate creative power that I had but never had access to before. And how my husband kisses […]

Filed Under: Interviews with students, Main Blog Page Tagged With: Baby, Birth, Birth Plan, Childbirth, Childbirth Education Classes, Communication, Coping Skills, Fathers, Interviews, Labor, Lamaze, Midwife, Pain, Pittsburgh, Pregnancy, Pregnant, yoga

An Interview with New Mom, Samantha

August 28, 2013 By Deena Leave a Comment

Your name: Samantha Partner’s name: James Baby’s birthdate: 8/5/2013 1. What is the best part of being a mom? I feel an overwhelming sense of love and fulfillment, and an unspoken bond with my son. Being a mom has made me work even harder to be the best version of myself possible. 2.Give us the cliff’s […]

Filed Under: Interviews with students, Main Blog Page Tagged With: Baby, Birth, Birth Plan, birth story, breastfeeding, C-section, Decision making, Emotional State, Expectations, Fear, Ideal Birth, Labor, Pittsburgh, Pregnancy, Prenatal Yoga, Traumatic Birth, yoga

An Interview with New Mom, Cara

August 21, 2013 By Deena Leave a Comment

You may recognize Cara and Jason from the pictures on our website here. They were gracious enough to allow us to photograph them during Confident Birthing. They can be found hanging out in their awesome storefront for Black Cat Tattoos here on Butler St. Check out Cara’s thoughts on motherhood! ~Deena Your name: Cara Husband’s name: Jason […]

Filed Under: Interviews with students, Main Blog Page Tagged With: Baby, babywearing, Birth, birth story, Childbirth, Childbirth Education Classes, Expectations, Interviews, Labor, Midwife, Motherhood, Mothers, Newborn, Pittsburgh, Pregnancy, yoga

An Interview with New Mom, Constanza

August 14, 2013 By Deena 1 Comment

Your name: Constanza Partner’s name: Greg Babies birthdates: My first boy May 9 2011, my second February 21 2013 1. What is the best part of being a mom? That is a very hard question to answer! There are so many things I could think of, like the unconditional love in the eyes of your baby as […]

Filed Under: Interviews with students, Main Blog Page Tagged With: Baby, Birth, birth story, C-section, Childbirth Education Classes, Emotional State, Expectations, Interviews, Labor, Motherhood, Mothers, Newborn, Pittsburgh, Pregnancy, The Center, VBAC, Water breaking

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