I loved hearing the things that Kelly learned with each of her births. She not only learns and applies these things in her life. She is also a birth doula and childbirth educator and shares her knowledge with other expecting moms. This was such a fun interview and I know you will learn a lot […]
Birth is a Great Teacher – Interview with Kelly – Mom of 8 Read More »
Morgan had a cesarean with her twin girls and then a cesarean with her son. She used some tips from the Creating a Sacred Cesarean and got some of the things she really wanted with her second birth experience. She also shares the magical time of those first 2 weeks after a baby is born.
Morgan discovers the power of the postpartum period Read More »
I hadn’t forced anything by doing a version or getting an induction, both choices I was fine with making, of course. It was just reassuring to me when my water broke and left us with one, clear answer. I wasn’t nervous anymore (still freaked out about the recovery, but the surgery itself, I was really pretty chill with), and it no longer seemed like the undesirable choice. It was just the way this baby needed to come into the world, and who was I to argue with that or stress or worry about it. It was right, and I knew it.
Hilary’s Footling Breech Cesarean Birth Read More »
My titles never can capture all the awesomeness of my interviews. I love that a hymn helped her to have courage to move forward through her fears. After her preemie was born at 26 weeks via classical cesarean, having another baby was high risk and doing a VBAC even a higher risk. I love the
I was terrified to have another baby Read More »
This is part 2 of my interview with Kayla. 5 days after Kayla’s 6th birth, she had a very scary experience and it made her plead to God to not have any more babies. God reassured her that it was OK and there was that baby girl still waiting for her. She did go on
Needing Extra Courage to Have Baby 7 – Kayla Moves Forward with Faith Read More »
Kayla knew from when she was a teenager she would have a boy and his name would be Jacob. It took her quite a bit longer than she expected to have him! He ended up being baby number 5! In this part of the interview you will hear about her first 6 births. Ranging from
Waiting for Baby Jacob – Kayla’s has 5 Babies Trying to Have Him! Read More »
Awhile ago Robyn posted about a birth that changed her heart. It made me think about a recent birth I didn’t attend, at least not physically. One of my dearest friends started as my Hypnobabies student many years ago. She asked me to be her doula. I attended Mia’s birth and it was a fine
My favorite birth I didn’t attend… Read More »
Cherise is an Arizona Mother, Doula, Childbirth Educator, Placenta Crafter, and Creator of the marvelous “Big Baby Project” (a website full of empowering vaginal births of babies 9 lbs and over). I love how her story illustrates what I wrote about in my essay “Unity with Providers of Care” in The Gift of Giving Life. I love that Cherise continued to search and pray until she found the right care provider for her. -Lani
The Weight of My Decision, Caused Me to Doubt )Sacred Space for Birth, Part 1) Read More »
“Have ye experienced this mighty change in your hearts?” Alma 5:14 Life as a doula. Every birth changes me in some way. I always learn. Often the lessons are unexpected. A little over three years ago, I attended at birth that I recognize as one of those unexpected yet key experiences that shape a doula.
Their Hearts Were Changed Read More »
For me singing in choir spiritually feeds me. It is something that I need to do and luckily I enjoy it too. I will say sometimes singing can feel overwhelming at Christmas time. My 3 boys and I are singing in our Stake’s Sing Noel performance this weekend. We have been practicing each week since
Choir Christmas Miracle Birth Story Read More »
