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On the one hand it seems like I’ve been pregnant for a long time, on the other hand days are flying for me now, so it’s only logical that I prepare for childbirth. HypnoBirthing: The Mongan Method: A natural approach to a safe, easier, more comfortable birthing (3rd Edition) caught my attention and here are my […]

Today during our second prenatal class we learnt about the first (latent) stage of labor (dilation around 1 cm), which can last between a few hours to a few days! If you don’t go to a prenatal class the book Pregnancy Day By Day does a great job at describing what this stage looks like: POSSIBLE […]

An inspirational phrase for pregnancy is my homework for tomorrow’s prenatal lesson. I did read around 15 books on pregnancy so it is quite likely that this sentence came from one of them, anyway, here it is: Conception happens when you make love and birth is part of that love-making continuum. Isn’t that beautiful? When […]

Yes, I’m a freak, I managed to compile 500 songs for my birth playlist. But then I thought – hey, what if I had to make a CD and choose only around 20? So I did it and then I thought – there are really 5 that actually stand out and just make me want […]

FAST – how about getting it over with in 2 minutes? Well it has happened before! A British lady delivered a healthy baby girl in less than 120 seconds after her waters broke. The mother did a lot of walking during her pregnancy and she thinks that the exercise helped the baby’s smooth delivery. No wonder my […]

Although the midwife at my prenatal class said she wouldn’t teach us any particular breathing techniques for labor because our body knows how to breathe, my thirst for knowledge won. I picked up HypnoBirthing: The Mongan Method: A natural approach to a safe, easier, more comfortable birthing (3rd Edition) and here’s what I learned about breathing techniques […]

I started my prenatal classes for natural childbirth today and here’s what I learnt: birthing and being a mom is an event you can prepare for, here are some practical things every pregnant lady should do to prepare: PERINEAL MASSAGE – locate your perineum (it’s the area between your vulva and anus). Wash and dry. Apply […]

What are affirmations? In my book Read Me – I Am Magical: Open Me and I Will Reveal 12 Secrets to Love, Happiness & Personal Power. As You Leaf Through Me See How Remarkable You Feel I explain that affirmations are words or phrases that are said over and over in order to affirm thoughts about […]

My labor/delivery hospital bag is packed! It’s right under my bed waiting for the big day and it’s…big and heavy! I still have 2 months to go but I had this sudden need to get everything ready. Call it nesting or being a control freak, but it’s there and here’s what’s in it: FOR LABOR […]

(Scroll down for Guide to Childbirth) What is happening this week? Baby’s crown to rump length is 18 cm or 7 inches. Baby weighs about 300-350 grams or 10.5-12.3 ounces. Baby is regularly swallowing amniotic fluid i increasing amounts. Fingernails are beginning to grow. There is no danger of the baby scratching itself, since the […]

I know it’s early – I’m only 4 months pregnant but I am already thinking about giving birth and reading so much positive material that I am really excited about it! To start with I don’t want the big day to look like the average American traumatic birthing experience we are used to watching on […]