April Asorson is a natural childbirth instructor from Eugene, Oregon. She was born at home and gave birth to her daughter in the same way. This blog is all about how you can give birth naturally and painlessly through education, health, overcoming fear an... moreApril Asorson is a natural childbirth instructor from Eugene, Oregon. She was born at home and gave birth to her daughter in the same way. This blog is all about how you can give birth naturally and painlessly through education, health, overcoming fear and birthing with love.
Having a birthing ball on hand during your birth can be a huge help. For me personally I wouldn’t even dream of giving birth without having one there in case I needed it, and most birth professionals would agree that it’s one of those “must have” items. There are just so many beneficial ways to use one. A birthing ball can [...]
It’s a pretty common experience when we’re pregnant to have intense dreams and visions about pregnancy, our babies, our natural childbirth, etc. Some of them may not make a lot of sense to us, but occasionally we can experience something really profound that can serve to awaken us to certain truths that we may not [...]
Sounds fun right, but yes ladies this is indeed a part of preparing yourself for natural childbirth. You want to be as stretchy as you can be, so that your baby’s head will slide right on out easily without a lot of resistance. This can be beneficial to you in so many ways! First [...]
I know that there’s a ton of things that demand your attention when preparing for natural childbirth, but please do not allow yourself to overlook what to do to your baby’s umbilical cord at birth. In this article I would like to express to you the enormous importance and value of waiting to cut the [...]
Of all the things that I write about natural childbirth, if you learn nothing else from me please let me share with you this single truth, and allow yourself to believe it. Despite everything that you may have seen, heard, read or thought throughout your life time that has lead you to believe that natural [...]
If you have never used hypnobirthing techniques before they are a great way to help you stay in a positive mindset during your pregnancy and your natural childbirth. Through mastering these techniques you can effectively rid yourself of destructive patterns of negative thinking and empower yourself with the tools needed to replace them with positives. This can go a long way when preparing yourself for birth! In this [...]
Pregnancy, just like natural childbirth is untouchable in its’ magnificence, but not because it is all easy, fluffy and filled with fun times and sunshine. But because it is powerful! It will lift you high, up into the light of the divine, but in doing so it will shake the very foundation that you stand [...]
Though we have all come to embark upon this grand journey of natural childbirth through our own separate paths, we are not really separate at all but united in a common calling towards our purpose. As a Mother our purpose is possibly the greatest of them all. We have been called to birth, to [...]
Conscious gestation and natural childbirth is a gift of divine creation. It’s an ancient energy that acts powerfully through you, first growing your baby and then peaking during your birthing time, rhythmically pulsing, surging and moving through you, bringing life perfectly into the world. What you and your baby experience together during this time is [...]