Nakita Baby

ShareSo I was perusing Facebook this evening and came across a posting from BWI regarding this little video/commercial regarding BWI and their philosophies. I almost did not stop to watch because I know just what the philosophies are, but I did anyway. I am so impressed with the quality and how well they put it …

ShareFor years I have been very expressive in my art and talents. There is nothing I enjoy more than to create something original and special for a person and see their eyes light up and their hearts fill with joy and sheer pleasure of receiving a gift that is truly original, unique and specialized just …

ShareIna May Gaskin on Rising U.S. Maternal Mortality Rate, Midwifery and Home Births soundcloud.com As the controversy over women’s access to contraception continues, Democracy Now! looks at the access to safe, affordable and comfortable birthing options with pioneering midwife Ina May Gaskin, director of the Farm Midwifery Center in Tennessee. Her book is “Birth Matters: …

ShareThis is great! On the “not-so-great” side of things, I’m still finishing up book 3 of 11 and feeling slightly panicked that my self-designed timeline is not being adhered too. Flip side, this fabulous book, Birthing in the Spirit by Cathy Daub has just come along in my life exactly when I have seemed to …

ShareWhat you don’t know about your cervix….

ShareFamily Movie Nite has become a regular thing in our house. Saturday nights we climb on the enormous couch with some special munches and each other to snuggle with and watch a new film. Always trying to find something that no one has watched before (or at least has not seen a dozen times before …

ShareToday’s essay for BWI training was about my personal experiences relating to childbirth and breastfeeding related workshops, conferences, meetings. It was kind of a reminiscent piece for me, as much of this I have not thought about in quite some time, and not in the way that was asked of me. Amy Jarjusey – BWI …

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ShareWe seriously have not been on a road trip in SOOOO long that I feel like I’m doing something I’m not supposed to. I felt this way back in January when we were trapped in the house for a couple of weeks cycling that horrible illness we all had (including strep and a round of antibiotics …

ShareOur first labor started slow and lasted nearly 24 hours, however active labor quite honestly, was more like 12 hours when I finally figured out how I needed to really apply that Bradley knowledge in my birthing process! I was successful in sticking my guns on a natural birth in the hospital with an OB. …