The DOs and DON’Ts of Unhindered Birth

Trusting your body, and trusting birth, it’s all well and good, however it won’t mean you achieve an unhindered birth! Follow these simple DOs and DON’Ts and you will increase your odds significantly.
Trusting your body, and trusting birth, it’s all well and good, however it won’t mean you achieve an unhindered birth! Follow these simple DOs and DON’Ts and you will increase your odds significantly.
I was the world’s best mother once upon a time. The only trouble is that in practice I’m not as good as I was in theory. I’m just good enough now. I suppose that will just have to do!
Whenever possible, caesareans should be calm and respectful, but let’s not kid ourselves that they can ever be natural. Dentures, pacemakers, hip replacements, and caesareans are MEDICAL, not natural.
Can you really FAIL at breastfeeding? Perhaps fail isn’t the right word when we take a close look at the formula culture we live in. Society FAILS to support loving mothers, mothers do their best!
Tell anyone that you’re planning a homebirth and the odds are exceptionally good they’ll have a stack of weird, whacky questions for you. You might like to try out some of these answers on them.
Birth matters to women. Not because they have unrealistic expectations, or are selfish. It matters because some moments in life are important to us. I know this because I am the mother of an adult.
Saying no is hard for women at the best of times. Saying no to a maternity care provider can be even more challenging. Find out why that is, and what you can do about it. It’s hard, but not impossible
When in doubt WASH IT! Dear America, you can WASH penises. That’s all you need to do, you really don’t need to amputate whole pieces of your sons to keep them clean. Washing is the key to whole babies
Mothering: it’s the only job in the entire world that doesn’t get easier as you gain more experience. Step into the limelight for just one minute and acknowledge the hard work you do as a mother.
We need to decide once and for all whether birth is a dangerous event or not. If we decide that birth is indeed dangerous, then we need to stop the denial of birth trauma once and for all!