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Preparing for VBAC: Letting go in the 3rd trimester

October 22, 2015 by Aprille 1 Comment

I knew going into this pregnancy that one big thing I wanted to be different between this pregnancy and my first pregnancy was that I wanted the third trimester to be much more relaxing. With Ezra’s pregnancy, there were many things that contributed to stress in the final weeks leading up to his birth: The assumption that … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Health, Wellness, & Self Care, Pregnancy & Birth Tagged: 3rd trimester, exercise, guided imagery, induction, oxytocin, pregnancy, prenatal yoga, relaxation, third trimester, TOLAC, VBAC, yoga

Relaxation apps and CDs to relax during pregnancy and prepare for birth

October 17, 2015 by Aprille 3 Comments

Deep breathing and relaxation are very important skills to cultivate for life in general, but doubly so when preparing for birth. My first therapist, a LCSW, introduced me to guided imagery relaxation techniques in 2009. At the time I was very leery of anything that remotely seemed like hypnosis for religious reasons. Over the past … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Health, Wellness, & Self Care, Pregnancy & Birth Tagged: apps, guided imagery, hypnobirth, pregnancy, relaxation, VBAC

25 ways for stressed out special needs parents to relax and recharge

October 28, 2014 by Aprille 12 Comments

Special needs parents are like a pitcher of water. We keep pouring out our energy for our children, the household, work and everything else. It’s no surprise that eventually there’s none left. We are left empty and we have nothing left to give to our children either. We need to find ways to fill ourselves back up with energy, joy and happiness so we can be full of wonderful things to give to pour out to our children.

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Posted in: Health, Wellness, & Self Care, Special Needs Parenting Tagged: autism, reaching out, recharging, relaxation, self care, special needs

Beach Vacation 2010

June 5, 2010 by Aprille Leave a Comment

Over the past week we got to take our block leave (summer vacation). We drove down to where Russell’s mom lives in North Carolina and spent a few days there visiting with the in-laws. They even threw us a baby shower!!! Then we all packed up (again) and drove down to Oak Island where Russells’ … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Family, Pregnancy & Birth, Travel Tagged: baby, baby shower, beach, beach vacation, love, north carolina, oak island, pregnancy, relaxation, vacation

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