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Building empowerment, self-confidence and connection through candid education and compassionate advocacy for all families before, during and after pregnancy.

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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 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

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

The Not-So-Bumbling Dad, A Father’s Day Post

June 12, 2013 By Deena Leave a Comment

Every time I see something in the media about the “bumbling dad” it makes me cringe. There is a stereotype in our culture regarding incompetent fathers. They put the baby’s diaper on backwards; feed them chocolate cake for breakfast; forget to bathe them; buckle them in the car seat incorrectly; have no idea what to […]

Filed Under: Into the Light, Main Blog Page Tagged With: Baby, Birth, breastfeeding, Breastfeeding Essentials Class, Childbirth Education Classes, Confident Birthing, Father's Day, Fathers, Infant, Infant Care, Lamaze, Mothers, Parenting

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