All in Birthing
As you carve the turkey and pass the rolls, consider this: your birth is your feast. You can savor it, honor it, and make decisions that nourish you, without anyone else’s opinions overshadowing the experience. And just like the perfect holiday meal, the best outcomes come when you focus on what fills you up—not what fills someone else’s expectations.
Whether or not you consider yourself religious or spiritual, that picture of breath as something more than just oxygen can be deeply reassuring during birth. Breathing for birth is vital—but it’s also timeless. It’s not just oxygen; it’s alignment. It’s a rhythm that has carried humanity through both ordinary days and extraordinary thresholds for generations.
Birth classes are valuable for building knowledge, confidence, and a support network as you approach your due date. Let’s explore some of the key benefits these classes offer to first-time parents and how personalized birth classes can make your experience even more rewarding.
A mucus plug is similar to vaginal discharge in consistency and makeup, but it’s much thicker, denser and there’s a lot of it…which makes sense because it’s designed to protect your baby from any harmful material that might enter the uterus.
Whether you’re aiming for a smooth delivery or simply a nutritious start for you and your growing baby, okra is an MVP in the building of a strong birthing body. Nutritious and rich in vitamins, minerals, and fiber, okra is often used in traditional medicine and it has been suggested that it may have benefits for pregnant people as well.
I literally crossed a threshold into a new way of being, thinking and moving in this world. And it was right on time. This Fall, I will officially begin training to become a childbirth educator with Birthing from Within, an organization committed to honoring the sacred in birth experiences.
Her vigilance was with her over the years, even as she supported my postpartum recovery. Days after delivering my daughter, it was my mother who noticed I wasn’t feeling well. She ended up ringing the alarm for me when I couldn’t recognize that I may have been at risk for blood pressure complications of my own.
How do we protect our narrative and stop it from becoming the medical systems’ tool for fear mongering? And how do we do this while honoring those who have been harmed? These are not simple questions. But we can all play a role in the answers.
I will share our stories of pain and peace, laughter and sorrow, tragedy and triumph, to help nourish a whole and balanced picture of what our maternal health looks like.
