We’re keeping the birth story train going here, after receiving so much response to giving women a place to share! Women often say the thing that helped them feel the most prepared for birth was reading other women’s stories. This really epitomizes the Birth Takes a Village theme… women sharing their stories in the community of other women wanting to… Read more →
When I shared my sister’s family freebirth (birth outside the medical system) story and birth images last week, they created a ripple effect in the online world that inspired a lot of women to want to share their stories and images from their beautiful births. Over and over again I have women tell me that the thing that helped them most… Read more →
A few weeks ago my colleague wrote a post called Facebook Censored Me Again. When my sister’s gorgeous story and birth photo were censored from facebook, I couldn’t help but write my own post on the topic . I am so frustrated with our society’s viewpoint that women’s bodies are only acceptable for public viewing if it’s in a sexual context. People don’t bat an eye… Read more →
I had always thought I’d have a hospital birth. After all, I wanted to make sure that my baby and I would be safe…where could be safer than a hospital? My sister Jessica is a birth doula and she told my husband and I that research shows home births are safer. But not until we began talking about getting pregnant and… Read more →
Childbirth: Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering, Sarah Buckley Childbirth Without Fear, Grantley Dick Read The Thinking Woman’s Guide To A Better Birth, Henci Goer Rediscovering Birth, Sheila Kitzinger Ina May’s Guide To Childbirth Breastfeeding: Dr. Jack Newman’s Guide to Breastfeeding The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding Newborn and Parenting The Baby Book, Dr. William Sears The Newborn As A Person, J. Keven… Read more →