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Tag Archives: Pittsburgh
Two Mother’s Day Specials!
Mother’s Day is one of my favorite holidays. To celebrate, we’ve got 2 specials for you: A Pregnancy Special and a New Mama Special. Pregnancy Special: Purchase Confident Birthing, Breastfeeding Essentials and Infant Care together and receive 4 Prenatal Yoga classes free! (that’s $50 saved!) All three … 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.
Dancing for Birth Training is coming to Pittsburgh this weekend!
I’m so excited that Dancing for Birth™ is coming to Pittsburgh this weekend! I am a bit sad that my schedule doesn’t allow for me to attend or I would be there! I met Stephanie Larson, DFB, CD(DONA), CBE, BFA 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.
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Tagged Birth, Childbirth, Childbirth Education Classes, Dancing for Birth, Exercise, Fitness, Lamaze, Pittsburgh, Pregnancy, Preparing for Labor
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An Occasional Series: Tips to make Labor more Comfortable – Looking like a Pirate
This is the first of an occasional series on Tips to make Labor more Comfortable. Alright, so this one looks a bit funny, especially with my long scarves (rebozos) on their heads. I call it “lookin’ like a pirate”, because … 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.
Since you asked: Birth Plan Template
You all have been asking for it, so here it is – Deena’s ever fabulous birth plan template! This is a bit longer than I usually suggest. Your birth plan should be one page, chronological, bullet points. It should cover … 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 Plan, Brains, breastfeeding, C-section, Childbirth, Childbirth Education Classes, Communication, Decision making, Epidural, Expectations, Ideal Birth, Infant, Interventions, Labor, Midwife, Newborn, OB, Pittsburgh, Pregnancy, Valid Medical Reason
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Postscript to: Birthstory film screening
What an amazing night we had! The screening of Birthstory: Ina May Gaskin and the Farm Midwives was more successful then I could have imagined. Thanks to our sponsor, Black Cat Tattoos for making this possible. We had 47 adults and 8 … 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 Birthstory Movie, Film Screening, Ina May Gaskin, Pittsburgh
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Film Screening: Birthstory, Ina May Gaskin & the Farm Midwives 2/8/13
One Night Only: Special benefit screening of acclaimed documentary film, BIRTH STORY: INA MAY GASKIN AND THE FARM MIDWIVES in Pittsburgh,PA. Friday, February 8 7:30 pm Suggested donation $10 Click here to purchase your ticket in advance. Tickets will also be available … 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.
Celebrating One Year in Lawrenceville, and You are Invited!
Our 1st Anniversary Celebration and Open House Wow, can you believe it? It’s time to celebrate our one year anniversary! In our first year, we’ve served 506 pregnant and new moms and their families. We’ve built relationships with our students, other birth professionals … 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, Classes, Community Groups, Families, Fathers, Lawrenceville, Mothers, One Year Anniversary, Packages, Pittsburgh, Pregnancy, Pregnant, Workshops
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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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Newborn Photo Sessions – What You Need to Know
Having a baby? Wondering about pictures? Well here are some important things you should know before you make that appointment. My name is Danielle Kaminski and I am the owner of Tiny Toes Portraits based in Pittsburgh, PA. I’ve photographed a lot … 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, Hospital, Infant, Newborn, Photographer, Photography, Pittsburgh, Postpartum
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Day 2, morning – Lamaze Innovative Learning Forum 2012 – Redux
After finally getting 7 hours of sleep it was my turn to teach. Yours truly, “Morning exercise session – Prenatal Yoga: Learning proper alignment and taking it into your childbirth classes.” Teaching at 7:30 am is not my best time … 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, Breastcrawl, breastfeeding, C-section, Childbirth, Childbirth Education Classes, Communication, Decision making, Dr. Jack Newman, Electronic Fetal Monitoring (EFM), Epidural, Gestational Diabetes, Infant, Interventions, IV Fluids, Labor, Lamaze, Lamaze Conference, Newborn, Pain, Pitocin, Pittsburgh, Pregnancy, Skin to skin, yoga
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