The Type Of Birth And Place You Birth

What do you read or hear about childbirth? Do you feel everyone is basically arguing about the best or worse place to birth or what type of birth is the safest and best for mother and baby? You’re right. Everyone is arguing! We want to soothe your overwhelmed...

Sister delivers Baby Brother

I’m sure you’ve all seen these great photos of a 12-year-old delivering her baby brother. Funny, why suit up? Nice Obstetrician. This should be happening more. Many, many Birthing Better mothers (me included) birthed our children on our own in hospital,...

Your Homebirth Midwife

Why did you decide to choose a midwife for your home birth? How are you going to work with your homebirth midwife? What do you expect of your homebirth midwife? These are all the questions you need to investigate and may already be. Let’s ask some questions for...

Five Myths about Fatherhood

I’m so happy to see increasingly more stories about fathers. Here’s one that’s pretty good. There are more than 5 myths about men/fathers than expressed in this article . What are some of the other myths? Men don’t understand women … the...

33 Weeks Pregnant

33 weeks pregnant is just another week closer to your birth. Over the next few weeks, your baby will put on weight very quickly. Both Baby Center and What To Expect have good posts about your body and your baby. Once again, they are very light on The Birth …...

Hospital VBAC Success

Are you planning and wanting a VBAC? And have you decided that hospital is the place you are choosing to have your VBAC. That decision to VBAC in hospital may be really something you want, need for your own reasons or are being pressured by your unique situation. Does...