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Bruss Bowman, AAHCC: Posted on Tuesday, March 12, 2013 1:37 AM
Coach's CornerBruss shares some coach's insight to questions asked in our classes
We were asked a question in a recent class regarding the *natural* birth process. To paraphrase the question, why not just turn your birth experience over to the medical professionals and trust them to do the best job for you, since they have had years of training and more years of experience in attending births. Why get educated in the birth process, since you will never know as much as the professionals. |
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Bruss Bowman, AAHCC: Posted on Wednesday, January 02, 2013 5:37 PM
COACH'S CORNERBruss taught class last week. As is our custom, he writes the next blog post as a follow-up to his class. Here are his thoughts on an original question he was asked last week:
We are teaching our winter Bradley class and I just finished the
fourth class on coaching. I received a question from a student that
I've never had before. Specifically, I was asked, what was the single
most important thing I've learned from our first labor. What a great
question that was. |
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Bruss Bowman, AAHCC: Posted on Tuesday, July 24, 2012 9:02 AM
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Today's post is about breastfeeding from the male perspective. Please read the
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Carnival runs July 16th through the 31st! |
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Bruss Bowman, AAHCC: Posted on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 5:01 PM
Coach's CornerLabor readiness
With The Bradley Method®, the labor Coach has lots of responsibilities.
During pregnancy, Coach must ensure that Mom's diet is great and that she's
doing regular exercise. Coach is
encouraged to work with Mom on various relaxation techniques and practice.
These are added to the weekly Bradley™ classes (12-week course) to absorb
a wealth of information on pregnancy, birth and beyond.
But it doesn't stop there.
There are Coaches that tell me, 'I'm not sure what to do. |
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Bruss Bowman, AAHCC: Posted on Saturday, March 31, 2012 1:55 PM
Coaches CornerToday's post is from Bruss' perspective. He led class on Monday and told a story he had never shared in a class setting before...here it is along with an introduction that shares the line of thinking that went along with the story...
An important part of The Bradley Method® (some say the most important) is relaxation. The superficial view I had of relaxation going into our first Bradley class and subsequent birth was that of *physical* relaxation. Krystyna and I were/are regular Yoga practitioners and my mental picture of relaxation was the final Yoga posture where one lays prone on the floor after a hard workout where the only option is total physical relaxation.
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Bruss Bowman, AAHCC: Posted on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 9:36 AM
Coaches CornerAfter teaching Bradley® classes for a few years now and hearing dozens of birth stories there have been a handful of coaches that stand out as being truly great in that role. What are the differences? What makes a good coach great?
It has been our experience that almost every coach that signs up for and completes Bradley® training is already *very* committed to his spouse, the pregnancy and birth. Yet some coaches seem to be able to go over and above in their coaching.
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Bruss Bowman, AAHCC: Posted on Friday, December 30, 2011 8:07 AM
Coach's Corner
Bruss reveals his secret to being a great coach today...this is my first insight into his process, too. He has been an amazing coach at all of our births - now I know how he does what he does for our baby and me!~Krystyna
We are regularly contacted by our Bradley® students as they go into labor. For first time parents there is almost an universal excitement.
It is great to talk to the Dads and hear the excitement in their
voices...the nervous, anxious energy as they start the wonderful
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Bruss Bowman: Posted on Tuesday, September 27, 2011 10:37 AM
Coach's corner
Preparing yourself mentally to be
the best labor coach possible In the spring I wrote
about the role of coaches in the labor process and the key attributes of
successful coaches.
In this blog entry I’ll explore some of the techniques
I’ve used to prepare myself mentally for my role as coach in our three births.
Of course this assumes that you are already fully
committed to being a great labor coach and have been actively involved during
the pregnancy in supporting our spouse to prepare for a great birth. |
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Bruss Bowman: Posted on Friday, September 02, 2011 4:05 AM
A Father’s perspective on breastfeeding:
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are countless choices that you and your partner are faced with when
deciding to start a family. Like a lot of fathers I was excited to
start a family and like most fathers I had a minimal understanding of
what was required in the process of pregnancy, labor, delivery and
caring for baby in the first years of life.
Throughout
the process of all our children’s pregnancies, labor/delivery and first
years I have been open to most ideas with the overarching goal of doing
what is best for the health and well being of Krystyna and our
children. |
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Bruss Bowman: Posted on Saturday, July 30, 2011 6:14 AM
 Why a
home birth?
We are
planning a home birth for our fourth child early this fall.
Personally,
I have always been a big proponent of hospital births. With our first
three children I was always adamant that my preference was to deliver in a
hospital setting. The overriding reason was the safety net. If
something goes wrong I wanted for Krystyna and our babies to be as close to a
medical team and an operating room as possible.
What
changed?
Education: |
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