by thebirthcenter | Dec 19, 2020 | Birth Stories, Pregnancy, Birth, Postpartum, and Motherhood
by Lamya Abdel-Rahman The days leading up to Zayne’s birth were filled with uncertainty. This would be my first birth experience. How would I handle the labor pains? What would the pain be like? How will labor start? My birth plan was straightforward. No...
by thebirthcenter | Nov 12, 2020 | Pregnancy, Birth, Postpartum, and Motherhood
by Lynne Govatos, MPA, CD(DONA) A question that came up at our last doula meet and greet was, “How do I know which doula is right for me?” More often than not, choosing a doula can be a tough decision. I thought I would compile a list of questions that I...
by thebirthcenter | Nov 1, 2020 | Birth Stories, Pregnancy, Birth, Postpartum, and Motherhood
by Courtney Seiders My plan my whole pregnancy was to have my son at The Birth Center. My wife and I fell in love on our initial tour and so it was really set in my mind that I was going to deliver my baby there. I also set it in my mind that I would give birth...
by thebirthcenter | Oct 2, 2020 | Pregnancy, Birth, Postpartum, and Motherhood
by Shannon Keegan It wasn’t until I experienced a loss that I understood that sometimes the seemingly innocent phrases we say and things we do to try and bring comfort to someone, is really us minimizing an event that, to the person going through it, is cataclysmic. I...
by thebirthcenter | Aug 8, 2020 | Pregnancy, Birth, Postpartum, and Motherhood
The Birth Center recognizes and values the important contribution doulas make in improving the birth experience for laboring women and their partners. Just over three years ago, we launched The Birth Center Doulas. Across the United States, doulas attend only a very...
by thebirthcenter | Jul 17, 2020 | Birth Stories, Pregnancy, Birth, Postpartum, and Motherhood
by Andrea Bigus, Birth Center Mama When I took a pregnancy test on July 7, 2019 and it came out positive, I proceeded to take another three tests over the course of the next 48 hours to rule out any error from the tests. I had a nutritionist and weighed out my food to...
