by EnlightenedMama | Aug 11, 2014 | Birth, Birth Stories, Blog
“Never were we scared, never was it too much. Yes it was hard work, but the best kind of hard work.” To preface our story, I had no idea what to expect from labor. Our midwives said, “Ask your mother, your labor will probably be like hers” but my mother...
by EnlightenedMama | Aug 7, 2014 | Birth, Birth Stories, Blog
Although I totally bought into the idea of a guess date, and theoretically prepared to go past that date, when June 12th came and went I started getting very impatient. I was experiencing contractions fairly regularly, had my cervix swept, lost my mucus plug and was...
by EnlightenedMama | Aug 7, 2013 | Birth
From our July Newsletter…. Five years ago on this day, I was smack in the middle of a crazy “Time of Zwischen”–a phrase using the German word for “between,” coined by a fabulous midwife, describing the wild end-of-pregnancy ride...
by EnlightenedMama | Mar 25, 2013 | Birth
Tonight Enlightened Mama is hosting the very first Home Birth 101. Families consider home birth for a variety reasons, such as desiring a close relationship with their midwife and a decreased likelihood of needing medical interventions. Home Birth 101 is designed for...
by EnlightenedMama | Feb 18, 2013 | Birth
The University of Minnesota School of Public Health published new research in the American Journal of Public Health this week showing that “doula support may improve birth outcomes for low-income women; and state Medicaid programs offering coverage for birth doulas...
