Warrior Birth

Community of expecting mothers learning about natural birthing

"Next time I'm just booking a cesarean."
"My first birth was so traumatic - I want drugs the moment I start labour."
"I can't walk...

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"Next time I'm just booking a cesarean.""My first birth was so traumatic - I want drugs the moment I start labour.""I can't walk through the door of a hospital again.""I think we'd better adopt our second child."To all the women who say these words...Please know that it wasn't your fault.It wasn't your faulty body.It wasn't your faulty mind.It wasn't that you lacked will power.It just wasn't a normal labour.No guilt or blame.It just wasn't a normal labour.If you were surrounded by loving, caring people.If you did the best you could, but the birth still shook you to your core.If it was long and hard and unfathomable and didn't feel right...there is usually a simple explanation.Something just wasn't quite right.It didn't have to be something big.It could have been a sweet pair of hands by the baby's face,or a head tilted to one side,or facing out a hip,or looking upwards.Just bad luck on a big day.This is the baby who didn't get the memoabout optimal positioning for birth.Picture the bab... From: <a href='http://naturalbirthing.org/i/Warrior-Birth/'>Warrior Birth</a>

Prodromal Girls (or how to have the perfect Slow Birth)

Prodromal labour was the name of the game this week. Four babies were born, who each gave their mums long prodromal labours (and some long active labours, too.) None of the births were "easy" this week. But they were all amazing and beautiful and triumphant.

What's prodromal labour? It's Slow Birth at its ironic fines...

Bike the Blossoms

"Abandon your fast life for another day of s l o w ..."

Whether you're pregnant or not (hey, I rode my bike until I was 8 months pregnant!) come and join other Slow Vancouverites at the Bike the Blossom...

There's always room for more babies!

Please email me to see if I have any openings for April, May, June or July. It never hurts to ask! Some babies have come quite early (amazingly!), so I have some emerging space available. Right, lots of room on that comfy sofa!

We'll be off to slow travel through Europe, while...

Slow Birth Breech

"Can we stop on the way and pick up a Big Mac?" asked the woman.

"Sure," said the man, as he turned into the drive-thru...

I was standing at the hospital entrance, wondering what was taking t...

Pauline's Words

We had a beautiful nurse for the birth yesterday.

Pauline, originally from Togo, is a mother of five, and a grandmother of two. Her last child was born on her own bed, birthed into her own hands. She birthed this baby on her own, with joy.

Our time with Pauline was magical. She spoke to us like she was taking us...

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