My husband Rich wrote up Madison's birth story within a week or two of her being born. Reading it 5 months later brought tears to my eyes. I'm so grateful that he took the time to write this up because all the details I thought were lost are captured … [Read more...]
The Conscious Birth of Madison Rose – Intervention-Free Home Water Birth | PART TWO
Baby Madison is 2 months old! Wow, time sure does fly by with a newborn. In some ways it feels like she's been a part of our family forever yet it feels like it was just last week that I pulled her up into my arms for the first time. I've been … [Read more...]
The Conscious Birth of Madison Rose – Intervention-Free Home Water Birth | PART ONE
(Photo taken by Vairdy Photography 1 week before our birthing time started) My birth story begins on the morning of Monday June 4, 2012. The moon was full at 4am that morning. I woke up at 8am after a full nights sleep and discovered a mucousy … [Read more...]
10 Reasons We Chose Hypnobabies Childbirth Hypnosis
Benefits During Pregnancy • Listening to daily pregnancy affirmations increased my confidence and trust in my body’s ability to grow and birth a healthy baby. • Daily hypnosis sessions enabled me to connect and bond with our baby in utero and … [Read more...]
Homeopathy for Natural Childbirth: A Simple Guide for Moms and Birth Professionals
Enjoy this informative guest post on Homeopathy for Natural Childbirth by Sonya McLeod from Little Mountain Homeopathy in Vancouver. I LOVE homeopathy and have been using it for years. It's such a gentle, safe and natural approach, especially useful … [Read more...]
120th Day Celebration – Welcoming The Soul
Today marks our 120th day (after conception) which in some cultures and traditions comes along with a special celebration to welcome the soul! We're taking a very conscious approach to preconception, pregnancy, birthing and parenting so I'm excited … [Read more...]
Inspiration: A Beautiful Hypnobabies Birth Story!
A big THANK YOU to Christine Cortes for allowing me to share her beautiful Hypnobabies birth story with you! I've read A LOT of birth stories and this is one of my favourites! :-) I love how she transitioned from - WHY on earth would I want to give … [Read more...]
We’re PREGNANT! Expecting Baby #1 June 2012
We're pregnant! What a magical day! Rich and I *knew* in our hearts that we were pregnant this month but we got confirmation this morning with a POSITIVE pregnancy test! Yippee! We are beyond excited and spent the day sharing our happy news with … [Read more...]