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“Somehow, as women, we think we will automatically know how to give birth, but we are so detached from our instinctual selves that sometimes we need to be reminded of what we already know.” ~ Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa, co-founder and director of Golden Bridge Yoga
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Tag Archives: birth story
Shaping our lives: In the Womb, at Birth and Beyond
What we do and how we feel during pregnancy and birth shapes our baby’s future. This is why we eat healthy foods, come to prenatal yoga, get a massage, and learn to relax. Gurmukh says, that as pregnant women, we … Continue reading
Deena Blumenfeld
Deena Blumenfeld RYT, RPYT, LCCE is a Lamaze Childbirth Educator, a Prenatal Yoga instructor and owner of Shining Light Prenatal Education.
Posted in Into the Light, Main Blog Page
Tagged Birth, birth story, C-section, Emotional State, Epigenetics, Fear, Newborn, Pregnancy, yoga
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“A Belated Thank You!” – A testimonial that made me tear up.
Heather and Ryan were students of mine, shortly before I opened Shining Light in January, 2012. Heather sent me this email a few weeks ago. I was so touched by it that I wanted to share it with all of … Continue reading
Deena Blumenfeld
Deena Blumenfeld RYT, RPYT, LCCE is a Lamaze Childbirth Educator, a Prenatal Yoga instructor and owner of Shining Light Prenatal Education.
Posted in Inspirations, Into the Light, Main Blog Page
Tagged birth story, Childbirth, Deena Blumenfeld, Labor, Natural Birth, Testimonials, Unassisted Birth, yoga
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A Birth Story – Barb and Rob, mama and papa to Flynn Viktor
Barb was a regular at our Prenatal Yoga classes. She and Rob also came to Infant Care class. I’m honored that she’s sharing her birth story with all of us. Happy reading! I woke up in the morning on … Continue reading
Deena Blumenfeld
Deena Blumenfeld RYT, RPYT, LCCE is a Lamaze Childbirth Educator, a Prenatal Yoga instructor and owner of Shining Light Prenatal Education.
Posted in Into the Light, Main Blog Page
Tagged Baby, Birth, birth story, breastfeeding, Childbirth, Coping Skills, Fathers, Fear, Infant, Labor, Newborn, Pain, Pittsburgh, Placenta, Pregnancy, Prenatal Yoga, The Midwife Center, Water breaking
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Aurelia’s Birth Story
Amy and Pedro came to my Confident Birthing class this summer. Here is Aurelia’s birth story. Enjoy! Aurelia’s birth went really well, we were very lucky. I had a very long prelabor – started getting light contractions on the evening of Saturday … Continue reading
Deena Blumenfeld
Deena Blumenfeld RYT, RPYT, LCCE is a Lamaze Childbirth Educator, a Prenatal Yoga instructor and owner of Shining Light Prenatal Education.
Penny Simkin was in Pittsburgh and I got to meet her!
On Monday, 10/15/2012, I had the honor and the pleasure of meeting and learning from the incomparable Penny Simkin. She happened to be in town for a conference and took some time out of her busy schedule to meet with … Continue reading
Deena Blumenfeld
Deena Blumenfeld RYT, RPYT, LCCE is a Lamaze Childbirth Educator, a Prenatal Yoga instructor and owner of Shining Light Prenatal Education.
Posted in Into the Light, Main Blog Page
Tagged Birth, Birth Plan, birth story, Childbirth, Childbirth Education Classes, Communication, Coping Skills, Decision making, Emotional State, Fear, history, Homebirth, Lamaze, Motherhood, Mothers, OB, Pain, Penny Simkin, Pittsburgh, Pregnancy
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Myth: Childbirth is the Worst Pain, EVER!
Dad (to me): “So, how painful will childbirth be for her?” Before I can answer, Mom blurts out, “It’s the worst pain of your life!” This is one of the most common myths about childbirth. When we talk about pain, … Continue reading
Deena Blumenfeld
Deena Blumenfeld RYT, RPYT, LCCE is a Lamaze Childbirth Educator, a Prenatal Yoga instructor and owner of Shining Light Prenatal Education.
Birth Story: Christine’s birth – Connor Michael
Written by Christine, to share with all of you! As requested, however, I just wanted to share a little bit about my birth with you: Connor Michael was born October 3rd 2011 (about 6 days after my due date) at … Continue reading
Deena Blumenfeld
Deena Blumenfeld RYT, RPYT, LCCE is a Lamaze Childbirth Educator, a Prenatal Yoga instructor and owner of Shining Light Prenatal Education.
Posted in Into the Light, Main Blog Page
Tagged birth story, breastfeeding, Childbirth Education Classes, Coping Skills, Fear, Labor, Lamaze, Position, Water breaking, yoga
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Elaine’s Birth Story – My VBAC
Elaine Margaret’s Birth Story: 3/28/09 – 3/29/09 7 lbs, 11 oz; 19 3/4”; 3/29/09, 9:59 AM I went to see Ina May Gaskin today (3/28). She is so real, honest, direct, doesn’t mince words and talks about poop! Can’t get … Continue reading
Deena Blumenfeld
Deena Blumenfeld RYT, RPYT, LCCE is a Lamaze Childbirth Educator, a Prenatal Yoga instructor and owner of Shining Light Prenatal Education.
Posted in Into the Light, Main Blog Page
Tagged birth story, breastfeeding, Ina May Gaskin, Labor, VBAC
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Owen’s birth story – My C-section
As promised, here’s birth story #1. This is how I wrote it, in the week after his birth. It’s interesting reading it with my childbirth educator eyes. I’ll comment on the birth story at the end of it. Looks like … Continue reading
Deena Blumenfeld
Deena Blumenfeld RYT, RPYT, LCCE is a Lamaze Childbirth Educator, a Prenatal Yoga instructor and owner of Shining Light Prenatal Education.
Posted in Into the Light, Main Blog Page
Tagged birth story, breastfeeding, C-section, Ina May Gaskin, Labor, VBAC, Water breaking
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