by thebirthhour | Apr 28, 2016 | BIPOC Stories, Birth Stories, Hospital
Bricia shares her hospital birth story and all of the preparation she did prior to the birth and although the birth went very much like she had hoped, her placenta didn’t come and she had to be taken to the OR. Listen to her tell her whole story in her own words.
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Bricia Lopez’s Bio
Bricia is a partner at Guelaguetza, LA’s temple for Oaxacan cuisine. She has become a staunch proponent of Oaxacan culture and an integral figure in the gastronomic culture of Los Angeles. Her blog, moleandmore.com reaches a wide audience of young people in search of cooking tips and cultural experiences. Her and her family’s story have been featured in a number of multi-media national and international publications.
Bricia was also recently invited to the White house to participate in a roundtable discussion with President Obama and eight other of the country’s business leaders on immigration and economic issues. She has also spoken of young immigrant issues in front of Mexico’s President, Enrique Peña Nieto.
Bricia also co-hosts Super Mamas Podcast alongside her sister where new, experienced and expecting mothers come together to exchange knowledge and support. Connect with her on Instagram.
by thebirthhour | Apr 26, 2016 | Birth Center, Birth Stories, Hospital, International
Tammy gave birth in the UK and was in active labor with her son Milo for 24 hours. Tammy credits her yoga practice prior to getting pregnant for getting her through such a long and arduous birth.
Tammy is a Senior Yoga Alliance certified Yoga Teacher & Therapist with over 1000 hours of training. She’s practiced yoga since the age of 14 and has been teaching for 8 years. She considers herself a life-long yoga student and teaches a wide range of people — from professional football players, cage fighters and snowboarders to pregnant ladies, children and senior citizens. She is passionate about inspiring and nurturing the intuitive and creative powers that are innate within women at all stages of the female life cycle including menstruation, conceiving, pregnancy and postpartum. She believes that yoga practice teaches that there is so much potency and wisdom available to women when they really open up to exploring it. You can connect with Tammy on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Twitter or visit her website.
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Here is another UK birth Story if you want to hear another perspective.
Birth Resources
Guide to Childbirth – Ina May Gaskin
Guide to Breast Feeding – Ina May Gaskin
Childbirth Without Fear – Dick Grantly- Read
Mother’s Breath -Uma Dinsmore Tuli
Show Dad How (Parenting Magazine): The Brand-New Dad’s Guide to Baby’s First Year
Birth Skills – Juju Sundin
Gentle Birth Method – Dr Gowri Motha
The No Cry Sleep Solution – Elizabeth Pantly
Core Awareness – Liz Koch
by thebirthhour | Apr 7, 2016 | Birth Stories, Hospital
Two Hospital Birth Stories with Lynzy Coughlin
Todays’s The Birth Hour podcast guest is Lynzy Coughlin. Lynzy is a Physician Assistant in the Emergency Room and the editor behind the life & style guide for motherhood, Lynzy & Co. She has two daughters, Olivia and Eliora and a husband that also lives off the adrenaline in the ER. I guess you could say that they like to live on the edge. When they aren’t working, they love to travel and fix up their “fixer upper” by the CT shoreline.
In this episode she shares her two hospital birth experiences including details like the crazy drive to the hospital, epidurals that only halfway took and her outlook on the whole experience as an ER physician’s assistant. Lynzy and I also had a great conversation covering helpful information about her postpartum and breastfeeding journeys.
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You can connect with Lynzy on Instagram and be sure to follow her #latenightnursingfeed where she posts a different topic each night and you can connect with other mamas up late nursing their babies.
Resource Links
Lansinoh Soothies Gel Pads
Mother Love Nipple Cream
The Pregnant Chicken
photo credit: Rowanberry + Lavendar
by thebirthhour | Mar 31, 2016 | Birth Stories, Hospital
Christy Knutson’s Hospital Birth Stories
Christy Lee Knutson is a communications and creative professional at MoxieSpeak.com. She lives in Raleigh, NC with her husband (Jon), two children, Annazalie and Bennet, and 2 cats. She is also the founder of BirthMemoirs.com and the creator of Your Birth Story Journals.
In this episode, Christy shares her birth stories, both in a hospital, and both with the same birth team. Christy had positive experiences both times which she attributes to planning ahead, choosing a birth team she felt comfortable with and confident in, and using a hospital friendly to midwives, doulas, and especially, babies.
You can find Christy at her site Birth Memoirs, and be sure to use the promo code BIRTHHOUR to get 40% off your purchase!!!
Resource Links
Your Birth Story Journals (40% off promo code for listeners: BIRTHHOUR)
Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way
Spiritual Midwifery – Ina May Gaskin
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by thebirthhour | Mar 22, 2016 | Birth Stories, Hospital
Lauren Barlis’s Birth Story
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Lauren Barlis is a teacher. She got her start teaching 10th grade English in Baltimore County and now teaches other teachers and administrators how to build powerful effective partnerships with the parents of their students. She is married to a wonderful man who also works with her at Step Up For Students, an education non-profit in Florida that provides scholarships to low-income families who want to send their children to private school. She has a daughter, Josie, who is 16 months old. She is also expecting a son, Benjamin, in May 2016.
Resource Links
Doula Match
Spinning Babies
The Business of Being Born
Daily Essentials: Activities for Pregnancy Comfort and Easier Birth
