Private Childbirth Classes in Jax, FL Considering private childbirth classes means you're a dynamic individual! When preparing for birth it's much easier to know what you want when you are aware of what is available to you. You need an educator that is as forward-thinking as you are. Someone that can lay out all of your options, knows the ins and outs of the local birthing facilities, and presents the information in a way that allows you to explore what is best for you and yo

Delayed Cord Clamping Delayed cord clamping is a term that you've likely heard of or read about if you are expecting a baby in the near future. At birth babies are attached to their placenta via their umbilical cord. The placenta is attached to the wall of the woman's uterus. Once the baby is born the cord is clamped. This stops the flow of nutrient rich blood containing iron from the placenta to the baby. When the baby's cord is clamped matters. Some of you just thought, "So

Tearing During Delivery There is one question that undoubtedly gets asked while I'm teaching childbirth education. "Can I avoid tearing during delivery?" Having sex and the physical and emotional satisfaction a couple gets from having sex is of importance. Hearing the words vaginal and tearing in the same sentence sounds worrisome. Let's talk about the power of the va-jay-jay and the possibility of tearing during delivery! First, your vagina is amazing! It's super elastic-lik

Poop In Labor, What If It Happens to Me? "Poop In Labor, What If It Happens to Me?" It's the question majority of women at least wonder about it. As a mother who has given birth three times and a doula that has supported numerous women through labor and birth I can tell you that if it's going to happen, it's just going to happen. There's not a lot that can be done to stop it. After all, shit happens! The act of pooping itself is a normal bodily function. Pooping is as normal

Delivery Room Etiquette Wedding and delivery room etiquette blogs are becoming more popular for good reason. This blog goes right along with some of the benefits of hiring a doula to support you and your partner while you're giving birth to your baby. This blog was inspired by the above linked blog! To Rest or Not to Rest Your doula can give your partner a rest. Your doula actually helps both you and your partner to get sleep and rest that's beneficial through-out labor. ye

There she was, growing physically tired after hours in labor. She was ten centimeters dilated and soon to enter the second stage of labor, pushing. As I wiped her forehead and held her straw to her lips she sipped and then asked me, "Did we lock the back gate before we left the house?" Then she asked, "Will I know when to push?" I reassured her that her body would do it when it was ready, she would know, but if I noticed she was ready before she realized that I was there to h

Rules in the Delivery Room The day you give birth to your baby is the next biggest day of your life! You've read and googled. You've freaked out only slightly, and you ask your friends, "What's labor like?" You ask your best friend, sister, and your doula "Are there rules in the delivery room?" Your doula explains that each hospital has policies and procedures and your provider has guidelines they'd prefer you to follow. She also explains informed consent and informed refusal

I know you've heard it, we've all heard it, "A healthy baby and a healthy mom are all that's important!" Well I am here to tell you, that's a load of crap! Yep, I said it and I mean it! Now, I do agree that the safety of a mother and her baby are first and foremost, but to say that a healthy baby and a healthy mom are all that's important is terrible. Did you know that 25-34% of mothers report that the birth of their baby was traumatic. To shade the way a mother feels abo