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The third stage of labor, the placenta birth, is often completely ignored or talked about cursorily even in more “holistic” birth circles. It is WRONGLY assumed that this is the job of someone other than the birthing person. How did we get to the point where we understand so little about this part of the […]
I made and recorded this podcast at the end of my 9th pregnancy; about 2 weeks before Cove came earthside! These are the mantras and thoughts I had in preparing for her birth, which turned out to be a really fast and painless experience. I hope these mantras are as helpful to you as you […]
The birth process evolves out of our last days of pregnancy; there is a flow and rhythm to that last month (maybe more, maybe less) that plays a part in determining how we segue into the birth. As I always say, the birth process is not an event but a process. How we shape our […]
It’s about 48 hours after birth that I am fortunate to sit here with my sweet babe and reflect on the last days of pregnancy and her birth. Different lessons come in at different stages of reflection but I always prefer to get the story out, fairly fresh, before the sensations leave my body and […]
In this podcast, I share my experiences from the end of pregnancy. Written words aren’t the best to express the feelings at the end of a pregnancy; relief, excitement, anticipation and a general feeling of being caught between worlds. I reflect on the things I am feeling and how labor isn’t really an event but […]
Free Indie Birth Workshop in Lexington, Kentucky NEXT WORKSHOP: SATURDAY NOVEMBER 19 FROM 11 am-1 pm YOU MUST CLICK THE “RESERVE A SPOT” BUTTON BELOW TO RECEIVE ADDRESS OF LOCATION. We are doing an experiment and offering a FREE 2 hour workshop version of our 50 hour birth education class (usually $499). It has been […]
We are launching our brand new 13 Moons: The Indie Birth Experience Course on January 13th, 2019, but in the meantime…. We are offering a FREE online workshop for all Indie Birth Mamas called “You Can Have a Birth Like This: A Visit With Maryn and Margo, Your Virtual Midwives”. We will walk you through […]
Today’s gift will give you some intellectual and emotional food for thought. We talk a lot about Susun Weed’s “6 Steps of Healing” here at Indie Birth, and I thought it would be fun to talk through the steps from a birth perspective. This would be helpful for pregnant and birthing women who have issues […]
We talk a lot about Susun Weed’s “6 Steps of Healing” here at Indie Birth, and I thought it would be fun to talk through the steps from a birth perspective. This would be helpful for pregnant and birthing women who have issues or problems they think they need to solve; from something like heartburn, […]
