An Interview With Valerie Hall, LM, CPM So what is it like to be a midwife? Valerie Hall LM, CPM, graciously agreed amidst her busy schedule to answer a few questions for me about her work as a midwife. I have known Valerie since she began her journey by becoming a childbirth educator. She was […]
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I was excited to get this blog post in our inbox about the importance of reading to our children. I will never forget the first Relief Society Enrichment meeting that I attended after my first baby was born. It was a presentation on reading to your children. My baby was only about a month old
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I wanted to share some information about Polly Block, a more recent LDS midwife. I had the privilege of connecting with her daughter, Jeanette, who provided me with this background information about her. She also kindly wrote about her mother’s life of service in the church. What a treasure to have this information. Thank you
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Birth By the Numbers: Gospel Symbolism, Numbers and Birth If you did not yet read part 1 of this post then please do. It will make more sense. Truth be told, mathematics and numbers are not my thing but I have really enjoyed pondering gospel symbolism, numbers, and birth while researching for this topic. NINE
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For today’s “guest post,” I’ve asked three of our book’s fans who have not yet crossed the bridge into motherhood to join me for an interview. Childbirth wasn’t something I became interested in until I became pregnant myself. So it intrigued and excited me that we had women reading our book who were not yet married or mothers. I wanted to dig into their heads and see if I could figure out how to get more of their peers to begin educating themselves about their sacred life-giving abilities (before marriage and pregnancy). I’ve loved “talking” with these women… Shaylee Ann, Emily, and Lynette. I hope you love them too.
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Today I am posting one from our archives. Felice wrote this about a year ago and I loved it so much. I think that the turtle neck analogy is a great one and I know that it has given me a lot of peace as I’ve birthed my babies. It also a great analogy to
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