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Natural labor coping techniques
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Cassandra Okamoto: Posted on Tuesday, March 05, 2013 6:48 AM
Bruss and I would like to welcome Cassandra to the Sweet Pea Births Family. She will be a regular contributor to the blog and you will start seeing her around the internet on ourother social mediaplatforms. I am looking forward to sharing her areas of expertise with our students and readers. Bienvenidos, Cassandra! ~KRB
 Hi, I am Cassandra Okamoto and I am a new contributing
writer here at Sweet Pea Births! I thought I would tell you all a little bit
about myself & then share my birth story, which just happened to take place
almost exactly one year ago. |
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Krystyna Bowman, AAHCC with Katie Hess: Posted on Friday, June 22, 2012 8:52 AM
 I had the pleasure of meeting Katie Hess at a networking
eventlast year. Thanks to that meeting,
I used her flower essences to release some fears and to
find calm as we approached our birth. We
also used them at the blessingway and each guest got to enter our “sacred
space” by getting a mist of the flower essence of their choice.
I also feel like Angelika “resonates” with the benefits of the flower essences. I used them every day for the last two weeks of pregnancy, and then in the time afterwards I have used them pretty consistently. |
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Krystyna Robles-Bowman, AAHCC: Posted on Friday, June 08, 2012 7:27 PM
Here are some of the ways we recommend our students
manage their labor without analgesics or anesthetics. Even when they are used in labor, we are so happy that our couples use them as tools to manage a long labor and their children are born nursing vigorously and with high APGAR scores.
 Mom and Coach are informed. Through the course of The Bradley Method® class series,
parents are taught about what to expect as “normal” in labor, what the
variations on normal might be, the different options and interventions in
labor, and how to recognize a complication that warrants a change in the plan
for a Healthy Mom, Healthy Baby outcome. |
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Krystyna Robles-Bowman, AAHCC: Posted on Friday, June 01, 2012 1:52 PM
 We have had a couple of students have had textbook “NAPS” in
the last two classes…and since we still have several couples waiting for their
babies, I thought this might be a reminder and an inspiration to them for their
labors. NAP – no, they didn’t take epic
naps in labor (although I am a big advocate for sleeping in labor)…what it
means is that they were very patient in their labors.
One of the cornerstones of The Bradley Method® is a Healthy
Mom, Healthy Baby outcome. All of the
discussion below only applies if Mom and Baby are not showing any signs of
distress through labor. |
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Krystyna Robles-Bowman, AAHCC: Posted on Tuesday, April 10, 2012 7:17 PM
We
had a simple question come up in class last night that we have never been asked
before…usually we get to the material before hand and the question answers
itself. Since the mama asked it though,
I figured that a good topic for today’s post is a written answer to her
question.
The topic of last evening's class was "Introduction to Second Stage Labor". This is the point in The Bradley Method® class series when we introduce the labor stage of transition, second stage, and then the basics of pushing in regards to breath and positions. |
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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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Krystyna Robles-Bowman, AAHCC: Posted on Friday, February 17, 2012 4:55 PM
 I had planned to take you through a tour at the
Celebration Stem Cell Centre for today's post.
I had to change my plans to go due to family illness, which brings me to
today’s topic: Parent Fail. This is not
about pregnancy, birth or breastfeeding…it’s about what sometimes happens as
these infants grow up and away from us.
“Fail” is such a strong word for me. In my generation, an “F” grade was a “Fail” – it was the ultimate sign of
incompetence. So when I say I feel like
a failure as a parent, it is a harsh criticism. |
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Krystyna Robles-Bowman, AAHCC and Jennifer Hanson: Posted on Monday, February 13, 2012 9:21 PM
 I am
grateful to Jennifer and Devin Hanson for giving me permission to add their
birth story to our Birth Story Archive.
Their generosity is premiering our first twin story. They have an inspiring story that is a testament to faith and belief in
your body, your coach and your birth team.
Jennifer
was also kind enough to share some thoughts about Bradley Method® classes, care providers and life as a momma
of twins. Read our “virtual interview”
below the links to her birth story. |
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Krystyna Robles-Bowman, AAHCC: Posted on Tuesday, January 10, 2012 7:37 AM
 I made the mistake of serving sweet gooey treats for snack
in class tonight. It got really quiet
after we did our labor rehearsal – oops.
So what are ways of increasing your energy during pregnancy,
or additionally, your labor, if you are feeling low energy?
Abdominal
Breathing We talk about it often in class – deep abdominal breathing
is one of the best ways to increase oxygen in your body while still maintaining
a deep level of relaxation.
Chest breathing wastes a tremendous amount of energy. |
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Krystyna Robles-Bowman, AAHCC: Posted on Tuesday, January 03, 2012 9:35 AM
 Happy New Year! Thank
you to all of you, especially our regular readers – we are now embarking on our second
year of musings about pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and parenting. I welcome any comments you may have and
suggestions on topics you are interested in exploring with me.
To close out last year, students from our fall series
welcomed their child on December 31st. They had what might be a record for longest labor
from one of our students…51 hours! This
family labored for 2 days and 3 hours…our hats are off to them for making the
decisions they needed to make in order to have a Healthy Mom, Healthy Baby
outcome. |
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