Skip to Main Content

Blog

Showing Entries with tag "Waterbirth"

Close

Entry Tags (271 found)

A Mom's Story Acupuncture Advocating for Yourself amc theatres amniotic fluid apgar score armco park Autonomy In Pregnancy Award babies and bagels Babies Being Born at Night Baby Baby Blues Baby Fair bath Be Her Village Bereavement Doula Best Doulas of Cincinnati Best Doulas of Dayton Birth birth class birth doula Birth Experience Birth Interventions Birth Partner Birth Patterns birth photographer Birth Plan Birth Positions Birth Preferences birth story Birth Support birthmarks bloody show blue ash bowling braxton hicks breakfast Breast Engorgement breast feeding breastfeeding positions breasts leaking bump advisors butler county C-Section Calcium Calcium Certified Birth Doula Cervidil Cesarean Cesarean Section Child Birth Childbirth Class Childbirth Education Childbirth International Chiropractor Cincinnati Cincinnati Baby and Beyond Expo Cincinnati Baby Expo Circadian Rhythm Co-Sleeping Cobb Theaters Colic Collagen Contractions Coronavirus Crying Date Night Dayton Delivery Depression Diaper Bag Dilation DNC Donut Trail Doula Doula Support doula support Due Dates Each Stage of Pregnancy Early Labor Eating During Labor Effacement Engorged Breasts Entertainment Junction Epidural Epidurals essential oils Exercise Exercise During Pregnancy Family Fun Fertility Coach First-Time Mama Folate Foley Bulb Folic Acid Fontanels Fort Hamilton Hospital Free Service Frisbee Golf Gestational Diabetes Half Price Books Hands and Knees heart happy Holistic Holistic approach Home Birth Home Birth Preparation Homebirth homeopathic remedies Horomones Hospital Bag Hospital Birth Husband hydration Induction Inductions Informed Consent Iron Jaundice Jordan Panzeca Kangaroo Care Kettering Health Network Kristen Zumberger Labor Labor Comfort Labor Interventions Labor Inventions Labor Positions Labor Stages Labor Support Labor Symptoms Labor Symptoms Lactation Lanugo Latching LGBT Liberty Center Lightening Loveland Castle Low-impact Exercises Lunar Influence Managing Stress Mason Maternal recovery Medicated Birth Meditation Meghan Nowland Membranes Rupture Mental Health Midwife Milia Milk Production Miscarriage Mom Mom Tips Moms Moms Group Mongolian Spots Morning Sickness Movies Mucus Plug Music Natural Birth Natural labor choices natural relaxation techniques natural relaxation techniques natural relaxation techniques natural relaxation techniques natural relaxation techniques natural relaxation techniques natural relaxation techniques natural relaxation techniques Nesting New Baby New Sibling Newborn newborn development Newport on the Levee NICU Northern Kentucky Nursing Nutrients Ohio Pain Management Partner Support Patients Rights Perinatal Loss Pitocin Placenta Placenta Encapsulation Postpartum postpartum care Postpartum Depression Postpartum Home Visit postpartum support Postpartum Visit Posture PPD Pre Labor Preeclampsia Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications Pregnancy Diet Pregnancy Due Date Factors Pregnancy Fitness Pregnancy Guide Pregnancy Preparation Pregnant Friend Prenatal Care Prenatal Class Prenatal Exercise Prenatal Loss Prenatal Visits Prenatal Vitamins PROM Prostaglandins Purple People Bridge Rainbow Baby Rhythm Risks and Benefits Roller Skating Services Services Sexuality Siblings Side Lay Release skin to skin Skin to Skin Contact Skylar Rae Cruz Smale Riverfront Park Social Media Spinal Anesthesia Spinning Babies Spouse Stage of Pregnancy Stillbirth Stillborn Stork Helpers Stork Helpers Stretch Marks Strong Support Network Summit Park Supplies Tamara Kankowski Tandem Breastfeeding Teen Mom Teen Pregnancy Testimonial The Banks The Web Toddler Tooth Fairy Twins Umbilical Cord Upright Labor Vaginal Delivery Vernix Vitamin A Vitamin B12 Vitamin B6 Vitamin C Vitamin D Wahlburgers Warren County Water Break Waterbirth Wellness Practices West Chester Workshop Young Adult Class
a woman hold her newborn baby while in a tub text reads How a Water Birth Can Enhance Your Labor Experience

Have you ever wondered if there’s a way to make your birthing experience more peaceful and soothing? One that allows you to feel calm and empowered as you bring your baby into the world? 

As you prepare for this life-changing moment, finding a birth plan that feels right for you is essential. Waterbirth has become a comforting option for many mamas who want a gentle, supportive environment during labor.

A water birth with Tam, Mid-wife, and mama

Birth is one of the most important parts of life.  

For babies, it is the beginning, their first experience with the outside world. For mamas, it represents a monumental change in lifestyle and priorities.  

Water Birth 101: What to Expect

Over the last ten years, waterbirths have dramatically increased in popularity.  

It’s always up to Mama how she brings her baby into the world. Today there are more options than ever to help Mama give birth the way she is most comfortable.  

In a previous post, we very briefly outlined why some mamas choose a waterbirth 

Waterbirth

Should I have a waterbirth?  Can I have a waterbirth?  These are questions I get from many as they prepare for birth.

baby crying black and white photo

When my first client approached me about wanting a water birth I was a little weirded out to be honest. I never wanted to do it myself with any of my births. I always thought, why would you want to sit in "your stuff?" And "what if you poop?"  These are just some of the random thoughts I had over the years as I delivered our seven children.   But I never expressed these thoughts to my client. I was very encouraging to her because this was her birth, her story, her body. 

Copied!
^TOP
close
ModalContent
loading gif