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	Pamper Your Pregnant Self A relaxed day of good food, great music, and appreciation for the beauty of a pregnant body rejuvenates a harried mom-to-be.
	Buy Buy Baby It's not that we don't enjoy cooing over the various infant accoutrement, it's just that we've got better things to do with our time (and Benjamins) than shop for things we can virtually find for free.
	Hello Baby Doctors used to claim that newborn babies could neither see nor hear, and that they could not feel much. They were simply bundles of flesh, and the more they screamed, the better, because it "opened their lungs."
	Painting Your Fears Away Late pregnancy is a time when fears may resurface, and art is the perfect medium to address challenging emotions during this time.
	Birth Altar Get your home ready for the new baby by preparing a simple altar as a powerful symbol for your birth. Select items that make you feel good.
	Secondary Infertility: An Emotional Journey You've already had one child, so conceiving the second should be no problem, right? Not necessarily. Many women face infertility when trying for a second child.
	Let the Baby Decide: The Case Against Inducing Labor Nearly two decades ago, Roberto Caldreyo-Barcia, MD, former president of ICOG made the stunning statement that "Pitocin is the most abused drug in the world today."
	Choosing a Childbirth Class When you think of childbirth education classes, you may think about being taught how to cope with labor by learning breathing techniques. Most childbirth education courses offer much more than this.
	African Dance & Birth African dance is particularly grounding during pregnancy-it allows you to be present in the moment and to forget about everything else.
	Mothering the Mother During pregnancy, labor, and birth a mother’s overall health is depleted, therefore it is most important that she is replenished and cared for in the postpartum period.
	Questions to Ask a Doula Remember, your doula should be someone you like, since she will be with you during one of the most intense experiences you will ever have.
	Honoring the Placenta It had been two years since Jonah was born. The family marked the occasion in a quiet, relaxed manner: two candles on a vegan carob cake, a few balloons, and a small gathering of relatives.
	Newborn Decisions During the moments directly after birth, you need plenty of time to rest quietly with your baby. Don’t let anything stand in the way of that.
	Fragrant Pregnancy If you think of ways of describing pregnancy, scent is probably not one of them. But throughout history, sweet scents and medical aromatherapy have been integral parts of pregnancy for women throughout the world.
	Herbal Treatments for Group B Many women are interested in alternatives to antibiotics that may help get rid of GBS prior to labor.
	Yoga Together Prenatal exercises and yoga are wonderful ways to spend time with your child. Children can do their own version of your exercises, and they’ll enjoy being a part of your self-care routine.
	Beads and Blessings The blessingway is reputed to derive from a Navajo ceremony honoring the pregnant woman and preparing her for birth.
	Natural Parenting Toolbox: Preparing the House for Homebirth This is a good time to get everything together that you will need, if you plan to birth at home. In the first stages of labor you will have ample time to set it all up.
	Third Time's the Charm Birth number three finally took this mom home.
	A VBAC Experience For a woman interested in vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC), working with a midwife and a supportive partner is critical. Even though medical research favors VBACs, medical practice generally opposes them.
	Saying No to Episiotomy Episiotomy--the cutting of perineal tissues during delivery--is not something that most women give a second thought to, at least not until they've given birth for the first time.
	Choosing A Place for Your Baby’s Birth Studies have shown that a feeling of comfort and safety in your surroundings might be the biggest contribution to a smooth labor.
	Waiting for Baby Waiting for your baby to be born can be a stressful time. Here are some suggestions to help harmonize your body in the third trimester.
	A Touching Look at Touching As soon as it becomes obvious that you're pregnant and not just carrying an excess of cake, the hands fly out from all directions.
	Avoiding the Cascade of Medical Interventions One intervention can lead to another in a cascading sequence of questionable procedures, many made necessary only because of a previous intervention.

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