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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

An Interview with Pregnant Mom, Gina

August 7, 2013 By Deena 1 Comment

Gina was gracious enough to respond to our interview questions. She and her husband, Scott have been attending Confident Birthing. She keeps me on my toes in class and has some great questions. Read on!  ~Deena Your name: Gina Partner’s name: Scott Estimated due date: Sept. 1, 2013 Care Provider: OB Location: Hospital 1. What is […]

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

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

An interview with pregnant mom, Kelly

July 24, 2013 By Deena 1 Comment

This is the first post in our new interview series with our current and past students. Kelly was gracious enough to answer our questions and put herself out there. Please show her some love and support for being brave!  xoxo  ~Deena Mom’s name: Kelly Partner’s name: Robert Estimated due date: End of October Care Provider: […]

Filed Under: Interviews with students, Main Blog Page Tagged With: Birth Plan, Childbirth, Childbirth Education Classes, Expectations, Fear, Homebirth, Interviews, Midwife, Motherhood, Mothers, Pittsburgh, Pregnancy, yoga

Day 1 – Lamaze Innovative Learning Forum 2012 – Redux

November 1, 2012 By Deena Leave a Comment

I’ve broken up this post into three parts.  There’s a lot of information and a lot that happened at the conference this year.  Here’s Part 1 for you! 2012 was the year of country music.  We were in Nashville, TN for this year’s conference.  The conference was shorter by a full day due to the […]

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