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Tag Archives: Birth Plan
Perfection vs. Purpose OR the Birth Experience vs. Giving Birth
To interrupt the series on “Integrating Yoga and Lamaze” for a moment… I’ve had something nagging at me for a while… I keep hearing the same theme from mothers who didn’t have the natural birth they wanted; the birth they … Continue reading
Does Your Attitude Towards the Hospital Staff Affect How They Treat You?
“The self-fulfilling prophecy is, in the beginning, a false definition of the situation evoking a new behavior which makes the original false conception come ‘true’. This specious validity of the self-fulfilling prophecy perpetuates a reign of error. For the prophet will cite … Continue reading
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Tagged Be Present, Birth Plan, Brains, Communication, Decision making, Emotional State, Expectations, Fear, yoga
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Attachment to Your “Ideal” Birth
The “ideal” birth is usually an all-natural, no medical intervention birth. It goes something like this… You labor at home as long as possible. You eat, drink and move as you see fit. You decide when to go into the … Continue reading
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Tagged Birth Plan, Expectations, Ideal Birth, Non-Attachment, Traumatic Birth, yoga
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The Dual Purpose Birth Plan
Do you really need a birth plan? What’s the purpose of it? “Sometimes I hear that you need to have a birth plan to let them know what you want… sometimes I hear that if you have a birth plan … Continue reading
