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Posted on Thursday, May 09, 2013 6:28 AM
We see the beautiful newborn pictures taken by professional photographers of sweet sleeping babies. We ooh and ahh and maybe wish we had found someone to capture these days with our children.
 Here is what you do not see: the tired
mama, and probably papa, standing behind the photographer. They are not getting sleep between adjusting
to life with baby, learning how to breastfeed, and trying to figure out just
how often they are supposed to feed the baby.
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Krystyna Robles-Bowman, AAHCC: Posted on Friday, August 03, 2012 2:28 AM
This monthly series is an introduction to doulas that serve the Phoenix area. Read more about the benefits of doula care HERE. Read more about how to choose a doula HERE.
Crystal Magnuson, AAHCC: Crystal and Paul, and their nine children, ages 3 months to 16 years old, live in Phoenix, AZ. Crystal is an Aspiring Midwife; Paul is a Licensed Massage Therapist. They enjoy being outdoors with their kids and helping other birthing families.
When was the
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Krystyna Bowman, AAHCC & Wendy Diaz, AAHCC: Posted on Saturday, May 19, 2012 3:43 AM
 In the grand scheme of planning our homebirth, there was one
thing that Bruss was unsure about: placenta encapsulation. The idea of consuming a placenta after childbirth was absolutely an eyebrow raiser for me, too, the first time I heard
about it. After going to birth circle and researching some more, I came around to
the idea. Lots of moms testified that there was a positive effect on their postpartum period, going so far as to call them
their “happy pills”. I had postpartum
blues with both Ysabella and Bryan (incidentally, both of their labors were
augmented with Pitocin) and if there was a way to avoid that emotional roller
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Krystyna Robles-Bowman, AAHCC: Posted on Friday, January 27, 2012 5:15 PM
I finally got approval from all the families to post the
Healthy Mom, Healthy Baby pictures. Here
is a brief synopsis of their outcomes along with a birth story from one of the
moms.
All of these are babies from our Fall 2011 Bradley Method®
series. Angelika got to be one of these
babies, too! The families enrolled in
our classes with the intention of having natural births. However, all of them took to heart our
entreaty to evaluate all their decision points with the Healthy Mom, Healthy
Baby filter. |
First stage labor, Birth plans, Midwife, Midwifery Care, Cesarean Birth, Doulas, Placenta Encapsulation, Bradley® Coaches, Coaches, Coaching, Variations and Complications, Going to your birthplace, Homebirth, Hospital Birth, Postdate, In Their Own Words, Epidural, Berman's Law
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Posted on Friday, November 18, 2011 1:09 PM
 On TuesdayI posted some ideas to avoid birth trauma, mental
anguish and physical distress during pregnancy, childbirth and
breastfeeding. It is by no means a
complete list, however it’s a good starting point for thought and action.
As a general rule, the fewer interventions you have during
your birth, the easier your breastfeeding relationship will be to
establish. This leads to a mom who
recovers from her birth experience feeling competent in her abilities to
nourish her child. |
The Bradley Method®, Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding support, Information Center, Placenta Encapsulation, Postpartum Depression, Postpartum Plan, Fussy baby, Support Groups, Planning for Baby, Depression, Allergies, Postpartum Doula, Postpartum
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Krystyna Robles-Bowman: Posted on Tuesday, July 12, 2011 7:00 AM
 We
just had the privilege of attending our first “First Birthday Party”
for one of the babies that was born to students from our first Bradley
Method® class series. She was also the first baby born in our career as Bradley Method ®instructors - it was so fun to be part of the festivities!
While
we were there, one of the other moms from their class mentioned that
they were already trying for baby number two. Which prompted Bruss to
suggest that I write a post about things to consider when you are adding
to your family. |
Birth center, Birth place options, The Bradley Method®, Midwife, Midwifery Care, Doulas, Parenting, Breastfeeding, Chiropractic Care, Breastfeeding support, Information Center, The Bradley Method® classes, Placenta Encapsulation, Nursing and Maternity Bras, Homebirth, Hospital Birth, Support Groups, Pregnancy, Planning for Baby
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Krystyna: Posted on Tuesday, April 26, 2011 4:23 AM
Last evening’s class was the
topic of “Variations and Complications” during Pregnancy and Labor. As much as we all hope and pray for an
easy pregnancy and labor, for some of us, there are some bumps in the road.
The Bradley Method® includes
a class on how to handle those “bumps” so that parents are at least aware of
what the variations and complications are, what the possible reasons are for
them, and the options available to them should they encounter these situations.
We also encourage our students to do additional reading on these situations –
it is never good enough to take an instructors word on these, especially for the decisions that
impact their child. |
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Krystyna: Posted on Friday, March 11, 2011 2:42 AM
 | The Golden Pills Wendy shows us the finished product |
|  | Placenta Print The tree of life: the placenta provides all of a baby's needs while inutero, and can help mom overcome postpartum depression. |
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I know my first reaction to hearing "placenta
encapsulation" was, "That sounds weird!" The more I learn about
it, the more intrigued I am, and the more convinced I am that we will have this
done when we are blessed with another baby. I invited Wendy Diaz, a fellow
Bradley Method® instructor who is also a Certified Placenta Encapsulation
Specialist, to share about "The Golden Pills" today because I want to let our students know
about this new trend in the natural childbirth movement. |
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