Posts by courtenay_e

Don't forget that the Lake Orion Clothes Swap is tomorrow, Tuesday October 02, from 10a to 7p. Bring what you have (clean sorted at least playclothes quality clothes <things you wouldn't mind wearing or putting your family...

Please share this with your family and friends! There are typically hundreds and hundreds of families who participate, so there are TONS of clothes and baby things, and the more families who participate, the more fun it...

Awesome.  :)  I am looking forward to getting a handful of chocolate keets in the spring.  We will have a couple of broody hens by that time, so hopefully at least one of them will help the keets to acclimate to...

Yes, midwives used to be able to "sign" the birth certificate and finish the offical document.  As of a few years ago, we are only allowed to sign the pink "worksheet" and then the parents bring the worksheet (the offices around...

I moved this to Arkansas' tribal area so that you'll get responses from women who live there!

In considering the relative danger of a VBA2C, I would also look VERY carefully at the relative danger of a CESAREAN after 2C's.  There is a preponderance of evidence that shows that it's not the first cesarean that is as...

I had a doula (the same one) at both of my births.  She knew exactly the kind of attention I would want...cold cloths when I was hot, water when I stuck my hand out, and NO TALKING OR TOUCHING unless I initiated it.  That's...

I find, though, that my clients appreciate the content of the workbook I give them, and the information we cover, more than the freebies. ;)  I have samples of wraps and carriers for them to try, all the different styles of...

I agree.  I used ALACE to train, and the nice thing about them at that point was that they trained you and then realized that you were intelligent enough and that they had given you the skills to discern the needs of the people in...

Take a look at ALL the training orgs... toLabor, DONA, CBI, birthworks... make sure that your philosophies on birth mesh with those of the org you choose to train with.  I chose ALACE at the time, now toLabor, because I liked...