Posts tagged birth preferences
A Labor Support Quick-Guide | A Fridge Sheet for My Partner
A Labor Support Quick-Guide | A Fridge Sheet for My Partner

As we talked through our experiences with our first birth and our anticipations for our second, one thing became clear: having a quick-guide on the fridge to reference these reminders would be very helpful for us! It would help me:

  1. reflect more comprehensively on my labor wishes (writing things out is a great way to prepare!),

  2. trust that my partner will recollect what I’ve asked for (because he can take a quick look at the sheet on the fridge anytime!),

  3. and give me permission to drift off to labor land when the time comes (peace out, mental load! Time to turn off my thinking brain!).

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Preparing for BirthShay Gabriellabor prep, labor, birth prep, birth, childbirth, birth partner, labor support, birth team, comfort measures, doula support, doula love, grand rapids maternity photographer, Grand Rapids doula, Grand Rapids Birth Photographer, labor preferences, birth preferences, birth wishes, birth planComment
Hello, Labor Hormones! How Can I Help You?
Hello, Labor Hormones! How Can I Help You?

Did you know that you have the power to influence your hormones and to help them better serve you and baby in childbirth? Yes, we can impact the flow of hormones throughout labor, and in such a way that helps us labor more gently and with manageable pain. So let’s talk about which hormones we want to boost, which we want to minimize, and how!

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Preparing for BirthShay GabrielSprout and Blossom Birthhormones, birth, birth prep, labor, labor prep, labor hormones, childbirth, childbirth hormones, oxytocin, endorphins, adrenaline, prolactin, breastfeeding, physiologic birth, natural birth, homebirth, hospital birth, doula care, doula support, doula love, birth doula, birth plan, birth preferences, birth values, birth wishes, mind, body, mindfulness, mindful birth Comment
Your Birth Team Matters | Grand Rapids Doula + Birth Photographer
Your Birth Team Matters | Grand Rapids Doula + Birth Photographer

Don’t get me wrong, I do think that the process of making a birth plan is valuable. But your birth team matters more.

Find a doula who you trust…and then trust her knowledge of local providers.

With a doula and a clinical provider that you are really confident will support you, you will be set up the best you can be for the unknowns of your individual birth experience. Your birth team matters more than your birth plan.

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Preparing for BirthAnnica Quakenbushdoula, doula support, doula care, birth team, birth, birth photographer, birth photography, west michigan birth, grand rapids birth, grand rapids doula, birth doula, labor, delivery, OB, midwife, midwifery, hospital birth, homebirth, Grand Rapids doula, natural birth, physiologic birth, birth plan, birth preferences, plan, cesarean birth plan, cesarean birth Comment