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Lavender & Letting Go (Warning: Miscarriage/Baby Loss)
My life has taken a sad and unexpected turn. I was 14 weeks pregnant with my third baby and we found out on Friday afternoon that the baby had died. Very early Saturday morning, he was born at home. T… more →
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Lavender & Letting Go (Warning: Miscarriage/Baby Loss)
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talkbirth wrote 2 weeks ago: My life has taken a sad and unexpected turn. I was 14 weeks pregnant with my third baby and we found … more →
Moving During Labor
talkbirth wrote 1 month ago: The second Healthy Birth Blog carnival is up on Lamaze’s Science & Sensibility blog. It is … more →
The most important event shaping my life as a mother?
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talkbirth wrote 1 month ago: Recently, this quote from a Midwifery Today blog post came to my attention: “your birth is the … more →
Birth Talk
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talkbirth wrote 1 month ago: As I have referenced several times before I have a special interest in the language of birth. That i … more →
Birth as a Rite of Passage & 'Digging Deeper'
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talkbirth wrote 1 month ago: I’ve posted about the idea of birth as a rite of passage before and want to share some additio … more →
Quick Births
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talkbirth wrote 2 months ago: I recently finished reading the book Permission to Mother by Denise Punger (you can read my full rev … more →
What to Expect When You Go to the Hospital for a Natural Childbirth
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talkbirth wrote 2 months ago: I’ve been debating about whether to share this post or not. I’m concerned that it may co … more →
Beautiful Homebirth Slideshow
talkbirth wrote 2 months ago: Today I was sent a link to a lovely homebirth slideshow (scroll down through the photos and story to … more →
Awakening Your Birth Power
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talkbirth wrote 2 months ago: “If you have heard enough birth ‘war stories,’ advice, and medical information … more →
Red Tent - Postpartum Bliss
pipermartin wrote 3 months ago: Enjoying the Red Tent Circle - Summer 2009 After I survived my first round of postpartum I set about … more →
Word Associations
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talkbirth wrote 3 months ago: If you could choose only one word to describe the type of birth experience you want, what would it b … more →
Cut here?? What not to say to pregnant or laboring women...
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talkbirth wrote 3 months ago: The Rebirth blog is having a “blog carnival” with “what what not to say to a pregn … more →
Fear Release for Birth
talkbirth wrote 3 months ago: I want to share a fear release exercise that I’ve used several times at Blessingways for pregn … more →
Birth Quotes
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talkbirth wrote 4 months ago: I’ve been periodically posting various birth quotes to my Talk Birth Facebook page. Then, I re … more →
Birth & Courage
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talkbirth wrote 4 months ago: I wrote previously about when birth doesn’t go as planned and shared my perspective that a ces … more →
When birth doesn't go as planned...
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talkbirth wrote 4 months ago: Some time ago I was talking to a mother whose birth hadn’t gone as planned. She said that she … more →
Fear & Birth
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talkbirth wrote 5 months ago: I was interested to read a short segment in the book Labor Pain about studies on fear about birth. A … more →
Can I really expect to have a great birth?
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talkbirth wrote 5 months ago: I received a comment via another blog asking “given my limited situation, can I really expect … more →
Birth Wisdom: Your Inner Voices
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talkbirth wrote 6 months ago: It is International Birth Wisdom Week and I want to share something from The Pink Kit about inner v … more →
