Posts Tagged ‘childbirth’
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) correlated to high blood pressure during pregnancy?
High blood pressure. In your third trimester of pregnancy you do not want to hear these three words, especially if you are planning to have a home birth. My blood pressure nearly caused me to have an induction for my first birth and transfer to a hospital birth for my second birth. I wish I…
Read MoreMy Motivation for Giving Birth the “Right” Way
My Inauthentic Motivation Fear of birth hit me within minutes of seeing the lines on my pregnancy test. My mom, friends and society had me believe that birth was the worst and most painful thing I would ever do. As someone who loves challenges, my motivation was fueled to change my experience of birth. I…
Read MoreTrust in Birth
Our culture portrays birth as this awfully painful event to get through just to get your baby out in to the world. It’s just something to endure or to numb. Well, I believe that childbirth is transformative if you trust in birth. I had two amazingly transformative births, each time opening me up to so…
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