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Confident Birthing Class at The Lotus Tree Boise

08.10.2014
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There is something about the Confident Birthing Childbirth Classes at The Lotus Tree in Boise. The best way to describe it is to say…like everything at The Lotus Tree… the focus is on PLAY …and learning happens naturally. even coping becomes PLAY and play leads to connections we ease into the 'work' and the work has its own meaning a safe space is created and the space of the couple emerges together individuals become parents in community...

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What is the “Double Hip Squeeze” and How Do You Do It?

11.6.2014
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In the Confident Birthing Childbirth Class, we learn this comfort measure early and repeat it, building layer upon layer of information in several classes, so birth partners can feel not only comfortable in doing it but also clear about their intention while doing it. For some visual recognition, below are some examples of the double hip squeeze (as well as direct pressure) being practiced in class. Here are just some of the positions you can do the double-hip squeeze in while in labor (or even in late pregnancy since much of the mobility of the pelvis is already felt and may be contributing some discomfort for mom). Try it! She might really appreciate a little relief from all that pregnancy pressure. standing leaning over...

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Are You an “Innie” or an “Outie”? Finding Your Personal Coping Style.

25.5.2014
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This week's class was the birth rehearsal and each expectant couple arrived with pillows, birth balls and comfort measures bags in tow. From the very first class, I stress that they are not just preparing for the labor and birth; they are preparing for parenting and partnering as well. Each week, with every exercise and exploration, every comfort measure and coping skill, I try to connect its value to both the birth and beyond. In this class, as they unpack their cars and tote in armfuls of labor "essentials", I jokingly remind them this is practice for all the "essential" baby gear they will be soon be schlepping everywhere they go. (You know those babies...

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Promoting Normal Birth with Lamaze International

02.3.2014
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It is surprising to many people who have been through my Confident Birthing Class to learn that I am a Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator. Having taught childbirth classes for so many years prior to becoming certified by Lamaze International, I, too, associated the name, Lamaze, with hospital-based classes teaching an outdated technique. I was very surprised, in 2005, when my class was part of the ethnographic study commissioned by Lamaze, to learn just how wrong I was about that. Once associated with "patterned breathing", Lamaze is no longer a "technique" and breathing is no longer the hallmark of the organization. Upon discovering the heart of the Lamaze Philosophy through their Position Paper, I found that it was so completely congruent with my...

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