Posted in Birth Healing, postpartum, tagged bellingham doula, eating and breastfeeding, fighting postpartum blues, life song, Life Song Perinatal Services, Mary Burgess, new mama food, postpartum eating, postpartum eating and favorite recipes, preparing food for new mothers on January 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Welcome, Mama! Want some delicious, nourishing, and comforting things to eat? Or are you preparing food for a new mama and her family?
First, ask yourself: What were some of your favorite, most cherished meals when you were a kid? Maybe those meals that Mom made for you when you were sick, or something that [...]
Posted in Birth Healing, tagged building community for parents, Caring Bridge, grief support new parents, parents of premature or sick babies, premature babies on October 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My deepest hope is that mamas have healthy babies, born at full term, and both mama and baby are well.
Occasionally, babies are born early, sick or fragile. And if baby is born in a smallish community like Bellingham, she will be transported to Seattle or Everett or other large city for care. But friends [...]
Posted in Birth Healing, Birth Matters, Keeping Labor Normal, VBAC, videos, tagged Birth Healing, birth videos, cesarean section, EBAC, empowered birth after cesarean, recovery, vaginal birth after cesarean, VBAC, VBAC in Bellingham, VBAC preparation, VBAC videos on May 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Thank you, Beth Arcese, for sharing this great video. Check out the great cesarean prevention tips. A wonderful video for all EBAC (Empowered Birth After Cesarean) and VBAC (Vaginal Birth After Cesarean) mamas!!!
For more information, please see Empowered VBAC Mama video, and check out my EBAC Class Schedule
Birth blessings, mary.
Posted in Birth Healing, Birth Matters, tagged birth, cesarean, cesarean section, childbirth educators, doula, lactation consultant, midwife, REACHE, REACHE 2008 conference, VBAC on April 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Last Friday, I attended the REACHE 2008 Conference, which is a gathering of childbirth educators, doulas, midwives, lactation consultants, etc. This year’s topic was on cesareans – what an amazing way to spend the day. There was information on the rising epidemic of cesareans, the impact they have on mothers and babies, especially in the [...]
Posted in Birth Healing, tagged baby death, Bellingham, Birth Healing Quilt Project, doula, healing, Healing the Earth by Healing Birth, healing through creative arts, Ina May Gaskin, Jeannine Parvati Baker, Life Song Perinatal Services, Mary Burgess, midwife, pregnancy loss, quilts, recovery, Safe Motherhood Quilt Project, traumatic birth on April 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It is time to gather together as women, and create a tapestry of healing for mothers, a statement about the power of birth as a sacred rite of passage, and the impact upon a mother who experiences trauma or loss in pregnancy or birth.
Was your birth a traumatic event? Did something happen during pregnancy or [...]
Posted in Birth Healing, Birth Matters, Keeping Labor Normal, VBAC, videos, tagged birth video, empowered birth, VBAC on March 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I love this video. If you or someone you know is considering a VBAC, or an EBAC (Empowered Birth After Cesarean), please share this with them.
Posted in Birth Healing, Birth Matters, Keeping Labor Normal, tagged birth as rite of passage, Birth Healing, birth transformation on March 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Birth is likely the most challenging physical journey a woman will ever take. It takes extra-ordinary events to open to us our biggest strengths… our physical and spiritual strengths. Our sense of self. What is it a woman relies on when she is at her edge? Does she rely on external “help” – that [...]
