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No Matter What, I Believe: On Broken Faith and Healing Birth

October 31, 2015 by Aprille 7 Comments

August 25, 2015 – 39 weeks, 6 days I had originally planned to title this post “Strong enough? Finding the balance between female empowerment and dependence on God.” And I’m going to talk about that, I promise. But I realize, at 1 day shy of 40 weeks up at 5:30AM having contractions, that I can’t … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Hope: One Word for 2015, Messy Faith, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings, Pregnancy & Birth, Redemption Stories Tagged: cesarean, church, faith, god, TOLAC, VBAC

Cut, Stapled, and Mended: a book review

October 27, 2015 by Aprille 1 Comment

Cut, Stapled, and Mended: When One Woman Reclaimed Her Body and Gave Birth on Her Own Terms After Cesarean by Roanna Rosewood was the only book I read while I was pregnant. Roanna is a HBA2C mom who wrote her story in a memoir format. This book covers not only her three pregnancies but also story from … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Pregnancy & Birth Tagged: book review, cesarean, hbac, home birth, TOLAC, VBAC

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

Facing your fears: planning for cesarean when you are preparing for VBAC

October 21, 2015 by Aprille 5 Comments

July 22, 2015 I’m 35 weeks pregnant today. Last night, we attended the 2nd week of our two-week “childbirth refresher” course at the hospital where we will be having Little Brother. Another mom asked a question about catheter procedure during epidurals and spinals, and I almost gasped. Just like that I remembered that the night … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Pregnancy & Birth Tagged: anxiety, birth plan, cesarean, fear, fears, nightmares, PTSD, TOLAC, VBAC

Preparing for VBAC: Processing your birth fears

October 20, 2015 by Aprille 2 Comments

A lot of the work of birthing can be done during pregnancy – especially the emotional work. Take the time to consider your fears or anxiety about birth and work through those. This is especially important for first time mamas and mamas planning a VBAC. … As midwife and Russian birth pioneer Elena Tonetti-Vladimirova says … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Pregnancy & Birth Tagged: birth, fear, pregnancy, TOLAC, VBAC

Going Local: VBAC-friendly birth resources for Triad, NC Moms

October 13, 2015 by Aprille 1 Comment

When I moved to NC in 2013, one of the first things I did (before we even moved) was start Googling to try to find resources to prepare for a VBAC in preparation for the birth of our next child. I was hopeful that, when the time came for us to have another, my birth experience … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Health, Wellness, & Self Care, Pregnancy & Birth Tagged: going local, north carolina, piedmont triad, pregnancy, TOLAC, VBAC, winston-salem

Optimal fetal positioning: what does science have to say?

October 12, 2015 by Aprille 9 Comments

Optimal fetal positioning is a hot buzzword in the natural birthing world, especially when it comes to VBAC. So what is it all about, and why does it matter? More importantly, what does the scientific research say? My Story I remember lying there on the operating table when they came back and told me my first … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Health, Wellness, & Self Care, Little Brother, Pregnancy & Birth Tagged: birth, c-section, cesarean, malposition, optimal fetal positioning, TOLAC, VBAC

Affirmations for ANY birth (even a c-section!)

October 10, 2015 by Aprille 7 Comments

Birth affirmations. Those wonderful mantras that mamas repeat to themselves in pregnancy and birth to maintain a positive outlook on birth. When I was preparing for my VBAC, I ATE THEM UP! (You can view the complete list of birth affirmations I used in pregnancy here.) Looking back, I almost find it humorous. Other times, … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Health, Wellness, & Self Care, Pregnancy & Birth Tagged: affirmations, birth, birth affirmations, c-section, cesarean, pregnancy, TOLAC, VBAC

My VBAC Preparation Pregnancy and Labor Playlist

October 7, 2015 by Aprille 6 Comments

Music was one of the most instrumental things that provided comfort, healing, and hope for me during my pregnancy and birth. I started looking for songs for my playlist in the first trimester. By second trimester, I had all of the songs on my phone, in a Youtube pregnancy and labor playlist, and burned to … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Pregnancy & Birth Tagged: cesarean, Christian, faith, healing, labor, music, playlist, pregnancy, TOLAC, VBAC, youtube

Preparing for birth when your husband has anxiety

October 5, 2015 by Aprille 2 Comments

In the five years between our two children’s births, my husband (who is a combat veteran), was diagnosed with a generalized anxiety disorder. While he had always struggled with anxiety, things that he went through in the Army and panic attacks leading to an emotional breakdown on his second deployment (just after our first child was … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Little Brother, Marriage, Military and Veteran Life, Pregnancy & Birth Tagged: anxiety, anxiety disorder, birth, combat veteran, disabled veteran, preparing for birth, PTSD, TOLAC, VBAC
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