Lamaze International, of which I am a member and a Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator, has launched a new campaign today called “Push for Your Baby”. It’s about finding, advocating for and receiving the best care for you and your baby during pregnancy, birth and postpartum. This video is so powerful! Please watch it and learn from these […]
My Expectations for the Upcoming Movie “What to Expect when You’re Expecting”
The movie comes out on May 18, so my full review will have to wait till then. The American, pop-culture view of pregnancy and parenting is rife with stereotypes. We can see them within the trailers and the movie synopsis: We have the bumbling, clueless, often useless dad; a mom who has struggled to get pregnant dealing […]
If I know I’m getting the epidural, do I really need a childbirth class?
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 […]
It’s not the Method, it’s the Mother.
Bradley, Hypnobabies, Brio Birth, Birthing from Within, Lamaze and so many others… Does it matter which flavor of childbirth education you take? Maybe. Every method has its benefits. However, every method is not for every mother. Not every mother needs a method; not every method will work for an individual mother. I note that we […]
Integrating Yoga and Lamaze: How the Ethical Practice of the Yamas and Niyamas Relate to Pregnancy and Childbirth. Part 8 – Tapas
Tapas – (literally – heat) Austerity, Discipline, Dedication to Practice “A better way to understand tapas is to think of it as consistency in striving toward your goals: getting on the yoga mat every day, sitting on the meditation cushion every day—or forgiving your mate or your child for the 10,000th time. If you think […]