One thing that happens during this 3rd phase of pregnancy (24-32 weeks) is that you can have more anxiety for your baby … and sometimes your baby’s mother. There may be nothing bad happening at all yet in your mind you can imagine terrible things. This is...
From 24 weeks of pregnancy onward you have to split your awareness. First, you need to keep growing your fatherhood (and partnership) qualities. Second, start helping your pregnant partner to prepare her body to let out your baby when the birth process happens. If you...
The importance of preparing every pregnant body to give birth cannot be understated. This is where a man’s attention to detail comes into play. Imagine this: How big will your baby be when it’s born? The average weight is 7.8 pounds. If you don’t...
We’re still going to talk about the split that occurs from 24-32 weeks of pregnancy. On one hand, you need to continue to grow your fatherhood qualities such as ‘being able to see what needs to be done and doing it’ and how that fits into preparing...
I have a cartoon in my head. I see you working through the video segments in Birthing Better online birth classes learning skills such as the Hip Lift, The Sacral Maneouvre, Sit Bone Spread, Mapping the pelvis, Pelvic Clock and Directed Breathing … and using one...
There are approximately 3,680,000 births each year in the US, another 700,000 or so in the UK, maybe 250,000 in Australia and over 2 1/2 million in S. Africa … obviously mostly English speaking countries. Perhaps you discovered this blog early in your pregnancy...
