Birthing from Within

[rubysmomjess]

So I'm still reading this but I love this book and I wish this was the one book I had read before my first. It's so nice and conforting, and I really think the reinforcement of the idea that our bodies are built to do this is exactly what we need to hear and repeat over and over.

I plan on reccomending this over any of the Girlfriends guide, What to expect, etc. My first pg my Dh made me stop reading 'cause I was so sure I had ruined the baby...and I was never going to be able to have a natural birth. Thank goodness I had a wonderful doula...

Anyways...it also makes me really want a homebirth, although dh is wavering still. I think if I find a really good midwife he might be more convinced...

[lauraess]

This book is Awesome! I used it for my second and am currently using it to help my best freind birth her first! She loves it too and we just reccomended it to the entire birthing class- tonite!
Laura

[dynamicdoula]

I love birthing from within and I'm planning to train as a Mentor in October. As a doula, I also recommend to my clients:

• Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn (2002), by Simkin, Whalley & Keppler
• Ina May's Guide to Childbirth
• Anything from Penny Simkin
• Anything from Dr. Sears
• Anything from Sheila Kitzinger

[lauraess]

dynamicdoula: I want to ask you how involved and what does it entail to train as a mentor with "birthing from within"(Im assuming you are doing it thru the authors' program-?-)
TIA
Laura

[dynamicdoula]

I'm not sure how involved the trainings are, I won't attend a training until October but I can report back after that! I live in WA and the Co-Director of BFW lives here too. I would recommend visiting the website and emailing Palmer and asking your questions about the training.

Yes, I'm going to train through the author's program.