Meet The Doulas!

Here is the meeting you should attend if you are thinking of using a Doula. It’s going to be...

Lafayette Area Birth Services

I was thinking of just writing a brief post about what I’m doing and sending you to the CHOICES website for any input, but then, I thought, “Why not get all thorough with an explanation of my plans?!” So here I go. As you may, or may not know, I’ve been helping a friend with our local CHOICES group. (Check out the website to see what it’s all about!) Since I’ve been involved,...

Centering Your Pregnancy

Throughout my pregnancy I have been listening to a podcast called Pregtastic. It’s a podcast out of San Diego, California with a panel of pregnant women sharing their journey through pregnancy and motherhood. Also, each week has a topic related to either pregnancy or parenting. The guest speakers range from doctors, nurses, midwives, doulas, lactation consultants, birth educators, yoga instructors, and many...

Fabulous News!!

We has an ultrasound today and baby was head down to begin with, but then he moved into a transverse position. I am thrilled! Being transverse isn’t great, but he is most definitely on his way to being head down. I feel so relieved!

breech

So, my baby is breech…or at least he was a few days ago when my Midwife checked. So, tonight we have our first home visit with her, and she will check me once more. If he is still head up, then we look into the External Cephalic Version option. It seems like something worth trying. I’ve also been doing lots of crazy stand-on-your-head stuff at home to coax my little one to turn. Basically, you want...