http://naturalbirthplan.com Sat, 03 Jan 2009 06:31:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en   I came across this article in the Sydney Morning Herald: http://www.smh.com.au/news/lifeandstyle/lifematters/orgasmic-birth-an-old-midwives-tale/2008/12/29/1230399175667.html Wow, I can't believe that a woman is really judging this fabulous person, Ina May Gaskin.  Yes, her views are really out there, however, some women fully believe that an orgasm is possible during labour.  And why not, if anyone can ... http://naturalbirthplan.com/category/sydney-morning-herald-gives-orgass/ Hi there world, My second child is now 16months old and I still get warm fuzzy feelings when I think of his birth.  I drive past the spot on the road where I nearly gave birth every day and remember how exhilerating and liberating my birthing experience was. My first birth to ... http://naturalbirthplan.com/category/natural-birth-my-story/   Hi All, I wanted to comment on an article in The New York Times Magazine entitled 'A Near-Death Birthing Story'.  Lisa Belkin has started a dialogue between mothers and will publish women's stories as Parenting Adventures called Motherload.   What I am concerned with is the fact that women may come in ... http://naturalbirthplan.com/category/a-near-death-birthing-story-leads-to-near-death-of-natural-birthing/   Wow, what an awesome effort!  I commend this Grandma for carrying 3 babies to 31 weeks.  Now I know that a natural birth was a far fetched idea, but at least it was mentioned.  It is amazing what family will do.  Good luck to the whole family.  One thing I ... http://naturalbirthplan.com/category/grandma-56-carries-daughters-triplets/ Hello to all you beautiful pregnant women, As you know I am a midwife, lactation consultant and mother of two beautiful boys and I am very passionate about women finding the answers they need.  It is all too common that women are given misleading information which then leads to choices that ... http://naturalbirthplan.com/category/ask-loretta/ I have met so many wonderful pregnant women that sell themselves short.  When I ask them of their plans for birth, they jump and say, ‘epidural, epidural, epidural!!’  They have shut themselves off before even exploring any other plans.  What I want to say to these women is to open ... http://naturalbirthplan.com/category/natural-birth-%e2%80%93-want-it-but-can%e2%80%99t-handle-it/   Hi All, I was checking out the fabulous blogs on natural birth and came across a wonderful post about The Bradley Method of Birthing.  The Blog , 50 Book Challenge, is about reviewing books and the person behind the blog is pregnant and reading Husband-Coached ChildBirth.  She makes a fantastic statement, ... http://naturalbirthplan.com/category/natural-birth-so-logical/ Natural Birth is what all pregnant women strive for, they may not think they do, but they do.  We are all afraid to say that we are GOING to have a natural birth for fear of not coming through with the goods!  I am hear to tell you that thinking ... http://naturalbirthplan.com/category/natural-birth-how-do-you-stay-positive/ Did you know that in the first hour of birth a woman’s oxytocin levels are at their highest ever, and never will be that high again?  Oxytocin is a hormone that our clever body produces to help:  ·        Contract the uterus, limiting blood loss ·        Increases the temperature of the mother’s breasts, ... http://naturalbirthplan.com/category/natural-birth-see-how-clever-our-bodies-are/ Natural Birth Plan: Share With the world http://naturalbirthplan.com/category/natural-birth-plan-waterbirth/