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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, Heather

July 31, 2013 By Deena Leave a Comment

Your Name: Heather Partner’s Name: Ryan Babies: Phoenix (Dec 5, 2011) and Soren (Jan 2, 2013) 1. What is the best part of being a mom? I’ve experienced way too many to narrow it down to just one! I love the nights they fall asleep with us in bed, and the mornings I wake up […]

Filed Under: Interviews with students, Main Blog Page Tagged With: Baby, Birth, birth story, Childbirth, Childbirth Education Classes, Communication, Coping Skills, Emotional State, Fathers, Fear, Labor, Midwife, Motherhood, Newborn, Pittsburgh, Pregnancy, yoga

Sarah and Brian’s Birth Story of Baby Elliott

July 19, 2013 By Deena Leave a Comment

I want to thank Sarah and Brian for sharing their birth story with us. Sarah had a great birth, with some inspirational moments. Read on! ~Deena My husband and I attended your Lamaze class and breastfeeding class. We were the couple that traveled from Greensburg, I wanted to send you a huge thank you for […]

Filed Under: Into the Light, Main Blog Page Tagged With: Baby, Birth, Birth Plan, birth story, Brains, breastfeeding, Childbirth, Childbirth Education Classes, Communication, Coping Skills, Decision making, Expectations, Fathers, Labor, Lamaze, Mothers, Pregnancy

An Occasional Series: Tips to make Labor more Comfortable – Looking like a Pirate

March 26, 2013 By Deena 1 Comment

This is the first of an occasional series on Tips to make Labor more Comfortable.  Alright, so this one looks a bit funny, especially with my long scarves (rebozos) on their heads. I call it “lookin’ like a pirate”, because well, you do look like a pirate. I did have one couple mention, recently, that […]

Filed Under: Into the Light, Main Blog Page Tagged With: Birth, Childbirth Education Classes, Comfort Techniques, Coping Skills, Emotional State, Fathers, Labor, Pittsburgh, Pregnancy

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