For A Better Birth, Childbirth Preparation is a Must
I once heard an OB ask their patient if she had taken a childbirth class. Mama answered no, to which the OB said, “Oh, don’t worry, I’ll walk you through it.”
Yeah, that doesn’t ever happen. Maybe she’ll walk you through the pushing [...]
One of the more common reasons home birthing mothers tend to transfer to a hospital is because of a long, difficult labor. Especially first time moms, she is beyond exhausted, her cervix is not dilating and she’s looking for a solution. At this point, her solution is an epidural which can be helpful and is [...]
The women in Tallahassee are a lucky bunch when it comes to childbirth classes. Just as there are lots of options as to where you can give birth and with whom, believe it or not there are just as many options when it comes to childbirth classes. The problem is, however, most [...]
The next Birthing From Within six week childbirth class will begin on March 7th. Classes are held at The Birth Cottage in Tallahassee, FL and are from 6:30 – 8:30 pm. For more information please visit this page. To hold your spot please contact Lindsey by filling out the contact form
I’ve gotta have a laugh at myself. You see, I spend hours and hours working with parents in my childbirth classes talking about how pregnancy, birth and parenting is a step into the unknown, and you can influence, control and plan some things but in general you can’t plan or control birth. However, I went in to [...]
My head is spinning!
At first I was very relieved to have a diagnosis. I was happy to have something to work with and to have a plan. However, the unknown of my future potential birth(s) seems to be looming around the peripheral of my mind. Ya’ll, I have serious birth tigers (a birth tiger is [...]
Birthing From Within childbirth classes aren’t for everybody. I’d be fooling myself if I thought that everybody would enjoy my classes. In my opinion, the best way to figure out if a Birthing From Within class is is a good fit is for me to tell you why [...]
How do you know when to push? What if you don’t feel the urge to push? How long will it take to push out my baby? Will I poop in front of everybody?
These four fantastic pushing questions are discussed in almost every single childbirth class I have taught. So, let’s discuss them here, shall [...]
I didn’t take my Bradley Childbirth class to learn information. However, the information presented was really interesting. And by golly, we were presented with a lot of information over the twelve week class. I already knew most of the information we went over because I’m a doula, and my husband at least acted like he already knew [...]






