Just after deciding to move forward with our plans for a homebirth, I was scheduled for my hospital midwife visit. I was going to continue to see the midwives at this practice to receive parallel care for the duration of my pregnancy- not something they look favorably on. On this day I was supposed to… Read more
Sleepless much?
My Beautiful Baby Boy, Zephyr, has been screaming since birth. Really. The 4 hours immediately after he arrived were filled with inconsolable screeches. In the birth video, I am lying in the tub awaiting my placenta and I comment that “he sounds like a dinosaur”. Eventually he did calm down and relax enough to rest. But… Read more
Is this really gonna work?
One of the more frequently asked question comes after a Mom tries to ‘prove’ that her Hypno-anesthesia is ‘working’ with some type of ‘test’. A Mom may become discouraged when her pubic pain, sciatica, etc… doesn’t dissipate. The biggest obstacle with this situation is that the tools learned in our classes (Hypnobabies® Childbirth Hypnosis) are specialized with language… Read more
Signing with multiples
So many Mamas to multiples swear by signing, and now that you can take Baby Signs® Program classes in Metro Atlanta, Gwinnett County or Greater Athens, Georgia you can really take advantage of the many resources. Here’s a look at some babies doin’ their thing… Read more
What is this ‘Hypno-Anesthesia’ you speak of?
One of the wonderful advantages of taking Hypnobabies® Childbirth Hypnosis over some of the other hypnosis programs is you’re learning to create not only calmness and relaxation, but something very deep called Hypno-Anesthesia. Here is an excerpt from an article by Carole Thorpe, CHt, HCHI, HCHD, CLEC, CiHOM (Hypnobabies® Childbirth Hypnosis, VP Director of PR & Marketing)… Read more
