Pregnancy Incontinence Stories | Mother Rising
You Ain’t Cool Unless You Pee Your Pants When I was 20 or so weeks pregnant I caught a nasty, nasty cold. I was congested, coughing, sneezing… it was the …
DIY Moby Wrap | Mother Rising
Benefits of a Moby Wrap Moby wraps are my favorite baby carrier for infants. They are excellent for holding babies and toddlers when you need your hands free for other …
20 Waiting For Labor Activities | Mother Rising
Waiting for labor is one of the hardest things I’ve ever done. It’s the longest month ever, in the history of months. Waiting for Labor Are you full term? Or …
Switching from Hospital Birth to Home Birth | Mother Rising
Switching from Hospital Birth to Home Birth An Interview with Celeste Bracey For low risk women, out of hospital births are proven to be (link, link, link) as safe or …
By Invitation Only – Creating a Birthing Plan | Mother Rising
Birth is by invitation only. In order to attend a birth, one needs to receive an invitation from the mother-to-be, rsvp as a yes, and then get their name on …
Intense Birth Pain and the Gate of Great Doubt | Mother Rising
For most laboring women there comes a point in their experience when all sensations become so overwhelming, the break between contractions is GONE and you just can’t pull it together …
Gabriel’s Birth Story – Natural Birth Stories | Mother Rising
Natural Birth Stories If you want to read more natural birth stories, check out my daughters’ natural birth stories here and here. And my third daughter’s birth story, a homebirth in …
Your Vagina Is Not a Vacuum Cleaner | Infection During Labor | Mother Rising
The Possibility of Infection Tick tock. Tick tock. That is the sound of the clock ticking after a woman’s water breaks. Tick tock, better start contracting! Tick tock, let’s get …
Your Vagina Is Not a Crystal Ball – Dilation in Pregnancy | Mother Rising
No Vaginal Exams! When I was pregnant with my first child, I swore up and down that when I got closer to my due date I was not going to …
Bringing Spirituality to Birth – Christian Birth | Mother Rising
Bringing Spirituality to Birth Bringing spirituality to birth is so important. Whether it be a poem, a song, a prayer, a statue, or a picture, a reminder of your spiritual …
Ice Cubes and Easing Labor Pain | Mother Rising
Easing Labor Pain In my Birthing From Within childbirth classes I teach ways of easing labor pain by explaining pain coping techniques with ice cubes (aka pain cubes). There is …
A Place of Knowing – Preparing to Give Birth | Mother Rising
A Place of Knowing When a mama approaches the end of her pregnancy, she is in a place of knowing. She has begun preparing to give birth by taking her childbirth and …