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The One Question You Should Never Ask a Doula

February 18, 2019 By Deena 2 Comments

Before hiring a doula, clients interview them. This is a time to get to know the doula, learn about the compliment of services offered and see if the doula is a good fit for the client. However, it happens fairly often that a client will as the one question they shouldn’t.

Filed Under: Doulas, Into the Light, Main Blog Page Tagged With: Childbirth, Communication, Decision making, Doula, Expectations, Ideal Birth, Motherhood, Mothers

Pushing side lying OR, how to turn a squat on its side!

March 2, 2018 By Deena Leave a Comment

Amy might look slightly awkward here, but this pushing position in bed is one of the best I’ve found.  Let’s break it down. If you look at this image sideways, you can see that Amy is actually squatting. Brilliant, I say! As we know, squats can open the pelvis 1 – 2 cm to make […]

Filed Under: Into the Light, Labor Postures for Comfort and Pain Management, Main Blog Page Tagged With: Birth, Childbirth, Childbirth Education Classes, Coping Skills, Epidural, Labor, Lamaze, Mothers, Pittsburgh, Pregnancy, pushing, Squats

Rock Your Labor with these Birth Ball Pro-Tips

August 11, 2017 By Deena 12 Comments

One of my favorite tools for labor comfort is the birthing ball (i.e. exercise or yoga ball). Most of the time, we envision sitting on the ball during labor. Sitting is comfortable and lovely. However, the ball is one of the most versatile labor comfort tools out there. So, let’s explore two of the most […]

Filed Under: Into the Light, Labor Postures for Comfort and Pain Management, Main Blog Page Tagged With: Birth, Birth Ball, Childbirth, Childbirth Education Classes, Coping Skills, Fathers, Josh & Amy, Labor, Lamaze, Mothers, Pain Management During Labor, Pittsburgh, Prenatal Yoga

Babywearing to make shopping easier

November 17, 2014 By Deena 2 Comments

This is a guest post written by certified babywearing expert, Laura McCarthy. Laura teaches our Babywearing 101 & 102 classes and does private, one-on-one work with expectant and new parents as well. ~Deena As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches, we often spend more time shopping.  It may be grocery shopping for our holiday meals, purchasing gifts […]

Filed Under: Into the Light, Main Blog Page Tagged With: Baby, babywearing, Fathers, Guest Posts, Infant, Laura McCarthy, Motherhood, Mothers, Newborn, Parenting, Shopping

Babywearing vs. Baby Gear: A thoughtful comparison

August 14, 2014 By Deena Leave a Comment

guest post by Laura McCarthy, Babywearing Guru Who knew having a tiny baby involves so much stuff? I attended a baby shower this past weekend and even having two young kids myself, was surprised by the amount of gadgets and gizmos the new family received for their soon-to-arrive baby. The mom and dad-to-be had to […]

Filed Under: Into the Light, Main Blog Page Tagged With: Baby, babywearing, Classes, Fathers, Guest Posts, Laura McCarthy, Money, Motherhood, Mothers, Newborn, Parenting

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