by Lisa | Dec 29, 2014 | Birth options
I have been a doula for many successful VBAC’s and HBAC’s and one of the common concerns and questions are revolving around the common fear of uterine rupture. My friend Heather has some great birth stories as she has given birth several times with VBAC,...
by Lisa | Dec 5, 2014 | Uncategorized
Is Assessing strength and patterns of contractions useful? In many birth settings people often ask ‘how strong are her contractions?’ or ‘is she having effective contractions? While it may be possible to find out how often contractions are coming, and how long...
by Lisa | Nov 23, 2014 | Birth options, Child Birth Education, Uncategorized
There are many birth options in our area, we have several wonderful CPM’s in North East Florida under my resource page www.gracefulbeginningsdoulaservices.com/resources/ I list all our amazing midwives if you should choose a homebirth or a birth center...
by Lisa | Nov 20, 2014 | Uncategorized
Vaginal Steams: Forgotten Ancient Wisdom for Women’s Healing Also called Yoni steam or bath This is from the Birth Institute : Painful menses plague women of all ages, often causing withdrawal from daily activity or the use of toxic pain relievers, month after...
by Lisa | Nov 17, 2014 | Uncategorized
I have personally been to many water births as a birth Doula. The photo on my blog of the baby was a beautiful water birth, at home. In April there was report that went out In their opinion statement, ACOG and the AAP firmly admonished that water birth should be...
