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If I know I’m getting the epidural, do I really need a childbirth class?

April 9, 2012 By Deena 1 Comment

In short – YES! Ok and now for the longer answer: Your anesthesiologist won’t come to your house and you won’t be admitted to the hospital if you are too early in labor.  So, what do you do while you labor at home?  How do you know when to go into the hospital? What if […]

Filed Under: Into the Light, Main Blog Page Tagged With: C-section, Childbirth Education Classes, Communication, Decision making, Epidural, Expectations, Fathers, Fear, Natural Birth, Pain, Placenta, Valid Medical Reason

Lamaze Conference Redux

September 23, 2011 By Deena 4 Comments

Hey Y’all, I’m back from Fort Worth, TX where I attended the annual Lamaze conference.  I had some reservations about going to the conference.  Some of which revolved around the potentiality of Elaine weaning.  (After me being gone for 4 days, she was clawing at my shirt to get to the boob… she’ll nurse longer […]

Filed Under: Into the Light, Main Blog Page Tagged With: Acupressure, breastfeeding, C-section, Childbirth Education Classes, Chiropractic Care, Communication, Epidural, Fear, history, Interventions, Lamaze, Orgasmic Birth, yoga

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