As mothers, we want to always protect our children, do what we feel is best for this, love them unconditionally, teach and guide them with the hope they will feel loved, be happy and turn out better than us. Women tend to criticize themselves, to never feel good enough. I know that I have these perfection expectations as a mother.…
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More Tattoos, Birth and Babies
I recently shared this post with beautiful pictures of birth where moms and dads have awesome ink! (Started as a Facebook status update and went from there.) The number of emails that came in sharing pictures was more than expected! Which leads to part two…enjoy. Natalie and Ian… Taken at home with blessing #6, unassisted with my husband and children.…
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10 Tips for Parenting Beyond the Only Child
Catherine Bell was generous for putting together a helpful guest blog post about how to prepare for siblings for the BWF Blog. Having 5 children in 7 years, I know what a struggle it can be to prepare and adjust! Thank you Catherine for showing women there are things they can do to help with this transition! ~Mrs. BWF When…
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Affirmations for Pregnancy, Labor and Birth
“When you change the way you view birth, the way you birth will change.” ~Marie Mongan, Hypnobirthing For more affirmations you can visit here and here. Thank you Monica Y. Barrientes for allowing BWF to use your beautiful maternity pictures. www.myphotographysa.com
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VBAC: Be Informed, Don’t Rely on Luck
This is a guest post by Sara, a BWF mama, who I asked to do a post on VBAC. She shares her story, what led to her VBAC and how it could have easily been different. Oh, and I am hardly famous, just a mom and birth advocate with a blog and Facebook page. I appreciate Sara taking the time…
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A 10‐Year Population‐Based Study of Uterine Rupture Shows Risks of VBAC to Mom and Baby are Low
Obstetrics and Gynecology released this 10 year population based study of uterine rupture in October 2002. Objective To review the incidence, associated factors, methods of diagnosis, and maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality associated with uterine rupture in one Canadian province. Methods Using a perinatal database, all cases of uterine rupture in the province of Nova Scotia for the 10‐year…
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Twin Home Water Birth Video, Born at 40+ weeks and 1 1/2 Hours Apart
I shared this video months ago on Facebook. It’s an incredible birth video shared by Sarah with Geneabirth of a natural twin birth. It was her fourth birth of her fourth and fifth child/ren. They were a planned home waterbirth. They were 40 weeks and 3 days in gestation. She was surrounded by three midwives, her husband, three daughters, and…
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Choose Compassion and Love
I have been humbled since participating in social media. I’m sure I’ve offended people, whether intended or not. I used to have no problem expressing my opinion on hot topics like CIO (crying it out), spanking, circumcision, vaccines, and of course birth (mostly before BWF). Then something happened. I noticed how some people will go further than expressing their opinion…
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What is a ‘Birth Without Fear’?
An empowering birth without fear. What does that mean? It does not mean there are never any fears, it doesn’t only take place at home and it is different for each women. A birth without fear can take place… –At home –In the hospital –Unassisted –As a Cesarean Birth –When having a VBAC –At a Birth Center When asked what…