Postpartum Preparation
Planning and preparation toward the postpartum period is very important. Sometimes it is even more important than pregnancy and birth preparation due to circumstance or birth outcome. Too often...
View ArticleBlessing the Mother…..
Blessing the mother ease the period at the end of pregnancy and ease the transition into postpartum. Ideas that bless before and after birth: Freezer Meals Organizing Fresh Meals for end of pregnancy...
View ArticlePicking Your Care Provider – Interview Questions
Being an active participant in your pregnancy and birth journey begins with choosing your provider. You can begin the search for the right provider fit prior to becoming pregnant, in early pregnancy or...
View ArticleA Guide to Finding Your Doula
Building a labor support team is part of conscious preparation during pregnancy for your labor, birth and life with the very newborn. Hiring a labor doula continues to gain in popularity for the...
View ArticleCould this be labor?
For first time mamas, previously induced mamas or those who have loads of prodromal labor, getting a handle on the nuances of when labor is going to start or if it is lasting labor can be really...
View ArticleLow Intervention Birth Plan
A birth plan has a few real purposes. It can act as a values clarification exercise for you and your partner. Then it is a vehicle to open communication with your care provider about your needs,...
View ArticleDoulas and Home Birth
Is there benefit to hiring a doula for a home birth? I say YES absolutely. As a seasoned doula who has attended home births as labor support and now an intern midwife who clinically supports the...
View ArticleEMAB and Doulaparty Team Up
Join the #doulaparty on Twitter or follow along at DesirreAndrews.com, June 22nd 6pm PT/9pm ET to kick off summer birth work with something extra special! I am very excited that Earth Mama Angel...
View ArticleF.E.A.R.
I have been thinking on the F.E.A.R. (False Evidence Appearing Real) acronym. What else can it mean? Fear itself can be a positive or a negative. Fear can be a stumbling block or a motivator. I enjoy...
View ArticleScavenger Hunt Contest
Preparing for Birth is having an online scavenger hunt to ring in December. You could win this cute pocket diaper. Here is the scavenger hunt: Answer: 1) How many births has Desirre Andrews...
View ArticleDad Matters – A doula’s perspective
Many men in our culture are fairly apprehensive about birth. Most have never seen a real birth, or talked about it outside of sex ed. They are often nervous about birth itself, seeing their partner in...
View ArticleChildbirth Education Myths 1
Over the next several weeks, Team Preparing for Birth will be debunking some common myths surrounding childbirth education classes. Check back every Monday to see the newest post. MYTH #1: “I’m...
View ArticleChildbirth Education Myths 3
To read the whole series, begin with Childbirth Education Myths 1. MYTH #3: “The hospital class will be good enough.” One of the best ways to be prepared for birth is to learn about birth. What happens...
View ArticlePicking Your Care Provider – Interview Questions
Being an active participant in your pregnancy and birth journey begins with choosing your provider. You can begin the search for the right provider fit prior to becoming pregnant, in early pregnancy or...
View ArticleSo You’re In Early Labor. Now What?
Could this be it? It could be! This is it! You're finally in early labor! You know this because the contractions are coming, no matter what you do. You've had a big glass of water. You've gotten up to...
View ArticleBlessing the Mother…..
Blessing the mother ease the period at the end of pregnancy and ease the transition into postpartum. Ideas that bless before and after birth: Freezer Meals Organizing Fresh Meals for end of pregnancy...
View ArticlePicking Your Care Provider – Interview Questions
Being an active participant in your pregnancy and birth journey begins with choosing your provider. You can begin the search for the right provider fit prior to becoming pregnant, in early pregnancy or...
View ArticleA Guide to Finding Your Doula
Building a labor support team is part of conscious preparation during pregnancy for your labor, birth and life with the very newborn. Hiring a labor doula continues to gain in popularity for the...
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Could this be labor?
For first time mamas, previously induced mamas or those who have loads of prodromal labor, getting a handle on the nuances of when labor is going to start or if it is lasting labor can be really...
View ArticleLow Intervention Birth Plan
A birth plan has a few real purposes. It can act as a values clarification exercise for you and your partner. Then it is a vehicle to open communication with your care provider about your needs,...
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