by TGrazione | Jun 14, 2019 | Uncategorized
How do you know if you are in Active Labor? When most of us think of active labor, we think of the following rule. The 5-1-1 Rule should NOT be your Holy Birth Grail for gauging active labor. It is vague. You are concerned with when to head to the hospital or the...
by TGrazione | May 26, 2019 | Uncategorized
Am I in labor? What are these cramps? They are far apart but sometimes get closer. Then stop. Then start. I’m feeling pain in my back. Am I dilated? When do I go to the hospital or the birth center? When do I call my midwife? No two labor and births are the same. Not...
by TGrazione | May 10, 2019 | Uncategorized
Moms. We give our all ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Our love. Our sleep. Our bodies. Our schedules. We are selfless. We are exhausted. But we are blessed. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We laugh. We cry. Scream. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Wonder if we are doing enough. Are we a good mom? Wonder what others think of us....
by TGrazione | Apr 26, 2019 | Uncategorized
Self care starts at home. It doesn’t have to be getting your nails done OR spending a bunch of money you don’t have on shit you don’t need. I mean if that’s your thing that lights you up, then go ahead. But the way we take care of ourselves from the inside out, is...
by TGrazione | Mar 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
Trigger warning…some may see this image and envision a traumatic experience. However, it was quite the opposite. So grateful my photographer didn’t stop shooting during the intense moments. I want to share a little of my fourth babies home birth experience....
by TGrazione | Feb 21, 2019 | Uncategorized
Listen up Birth Partners….What can you do to assist mama during pregnancy, labor and postpartum? I should probably have my husband write this one since he has been amazing at all of our children’s births and gets a little more “doula” at each one! We just had...
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