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Reduce Infant Mortality Video

Posted in Birth Videos, Cesarean, ICAN, birth on August 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Reducing Infant Mortality from Debby Takikawa on Vimeo.

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Charlie’s Cesarean Birth

Posted in Birth Story - Cesarean, Cesarean, ICAN on August 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

This is a great story of a mom who used Hypnobabies and was comfortable, but ended up needing a cesarean because the baby’s head was tilted a little funny.  She has some great tips at the end! 
On the evening of May 20th, 2009 (a Wednesday and the day after my 27th birthday), I had finished [...]

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Hypnobabies HBAC

Posted in Birth Story - VBAC, Hypnobabies, Hypnobabies Birth Stories, Hypnobabies Classes, Hypnobabies Home Study, Hypnosis and Childbirth, ICAN, Location - Homebirth, Natural Birth, Un-medicated Birth, VBAC, birth on June 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I FINALLY got to sit down and write this all out this evening!  I did not really use Hypnobabies fully, but I can say without a doubt it CERTAINLY helped me stay relaxed, especially early in my birthing time.  I know that it helped me avoid a panic attack during transformation/pushing as well!!  I certainly [...]

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Cesarean Awareness Month

Posted in Cesarean, Hypnobabies, Hypnosis Script, ICAN, birth, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on April 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »

April is Cesarean Awareness Month. 
Hypnobabies has some different tools for Cesarean moms and VBAC moms.  
Some moms have to schedule a cesarean for medical reasons.  These moms need support and Kerry created a CD set just for them.  Ceserean Birth CD Set. 
For moms who take the Hypnobabies course and end up with a cesarean, in [...]

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50 Ways to Enjoy Your Birth

Posted in Birth Videos, Childbirth, Childbirth Education, Homebirth, Hospital, Hypnobabies, Hypnobabies Classes, Hypnobabies Home Study, Hypnosis and Childbirth, ICAN, Location - Birth Center, Midwives, Natural Birth, Pregnancy, Un-medicated Birth, VBAC, birth, birth pictures on March 14, 2008 | 4 Comments »

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Cesarean Birthing CD Set

Posted in CD, Cesarean, Hospital, Hypnobabies, Hypnosis Script, Hypnosis and Childbirth, ICAN, Twins, birth, tagged , on March 6, 2008 | 1 Comment »

This is a wonderful tool for moms who have to have scheduled cesareans! 
Planning a Cesarean birthing? C-Section moms are Hypno-Moms also! You can use hypnosis too, allowing you to feel so much more confident and secure about having major surgery, and how to recover quickly. Hypnosis for surgery is very successful, since the mind and [...]

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Educated and Empowered

Posted in Cesarean, Childbirth, Childbirth Education, Hypnobabies, Hypnobabies Home Study, ICAN, Natural Birth, birth, tagged , , , , on February 28, 2008 | 5 Comments »

This is an e-mail from one of the moms on the Hypnobabies Yahoo Group.  She gave me permission to share it.  I think it is a great example of how educating yourself and being empowered can help shape your birth.
Her OB had been pressuring her into setting an induction date because of “big baby”  She [...]

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ICAN launches new site

Posted in Cesarean, ICAN, VBAC, tagged , , , , on February 23, 2008 | 2 Comments »

http://ican-online.org/
It is wonderfully organized and has great information for all moms…
Pregnant ones, moms recovering from cesareans and moms wanting to VBAC.
Check it out!  ICAN is a great organization dedicated to helping moms have the best birth possible. 

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