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About Me

Why homebirth? First and foremost- because it's your home. Where you are most comfortable, and where you are most at peace. No IV's, no monitors, no doctors or nurses continually checking your cervix. Just you, maybe your husband, a friend, whoever you want. Walk around!! Take a shower, go for a walk, whatever you like. Women should be mobile in labor, not strapped to a bed. Your baby is birthed into the warmth and peace of loving arms, in a position chosen by you, not "delivered" laying on your back, into the harsh pain of bright lights and the rough hands of the standing physician. Instead of being whisked away to be poked, prodded, suctioned and scrubbed, your child will be wrapped in the warmth of your body and breast, and take in the world as a calm, loving place.

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Women who are not afraid to take control and stay in control of their own birth experience. Women who realize that birth is safe, homebirth is an option, and yes!!, you CAN do it yourself. Hospitals ARE for sick people. There really is nothing better than having your child born into you or your partners hands. Take all the time you want to admire and look over your baby, count the fingers, play with the toes, gaze into your child's beautiful eyes and know that he/she is safe, and that you have given your baby a wonderful gift. Do your research!! Homebirth is a safe option. Don't take my word for it! Go!!My research on the subject led me straight to homebirth. Or, unassisted birth, which is homebirth without the aid of medical professionals. Instead of dreading birth, I suddenly looked forward to it. I envisioned my labor, and my birth, and filled with joy knowing that I was doing the right thing. In my research, I spoke via the internet with many other women who had or were considering UC. The conversations and the birth stories I read changed my life. I really did not know there was any other way for me. People always tell me I am brave, or lucky, or whatever else they can muster up. I say, no, I am blessed. I have found a power in myself that most of our generation, our mothers' and grandmothers' generation, have forgotten, or was robbed of. The power to birth WITHOUT the assistance of the hospital staff, WITHOUT drugs and painkillers, and without intervention as a whole. It is time to take control again. Embrace your labor!! It is what reminds you that you are alive!! Labor is full of intensity~ it is what makes you enjoy the serenity after your birth is over.Convinced yet? This IS the way we were meant to birth!! We MUST teach our daughters and sons that birth is a beautiful, affirming entity!! It WILL change your life, and the lives of your children. I guarantee it.This video below takes place in a medical facility, but it still shows the power of HANDS OFF!! It is a beautiful twin birth.

My Blog

Freebirthing on Discovery Health Channel

The documentary "Freebirthing" will air on Discovery Health Channel tonight and also on October 25. http://www.freebirthing.org/"the unassisted childbirth documentary "Freebirthing" will be prem...
Posted by on Tue, 21 Oct 2008 22:44:00 GMT

The Birth Of Shanahan Jr.

This was written about a month after my son was born- and I thought appropriate to post as a one year reminder of his birth. It's fairly detailed and graphic, but I am not a sugar-coater :) &nbs...
Posted by on Thu, 12 Jun 2008 22:31:00 GMT

Why Mothers Kiss Their Babies

This is from The Online Childbirth Class Center For Unhindered Living Why Mothers Kiss Their Babies A revealing essay on the elegant partnership between human physiology and emotion. Af...
Posted by on Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:16:00 GMT

Investigate Before You Vaccinate (A List)

This list is from the Bornfree! forum and contains links to some great websites, books, and videos. A little OT blog, I know- but was inspired from a conversation I had with a lovely mommy tonig...
Posted by on Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:11:00 GMT

"At Least You Have A Healthy Baby"

Posted by on Tue, 04 Mar 2008 14:24:00 GMT

The Dangers of Prenatal Ultrasound from The Center For Unhindered Living

Ultrasound, sonograms, and dopplers use high frequency sound waves to produce an image of the baby on a viewing screen or amplify the baby's heartbeat so it can be heard more easily. NO STUDIES have b...
Posted by on Fri, 19 Oct 2007 12:13:00 GMT

The Butterfly and the Episiotomy

The Butterfly and the EpisiotomyA man found a cocoon of a butterfly. A a small opening appeared, and he watched the butterfly struggle to force it's body through that little hole.It seemed to stop mak...
Posted by on Mon, 24 Sep 2007 21:33:00 GMT

Orgazmio

ORGASMIO a parody by Lynn Baptisti Richards and Dr. Harlan Sparer, D.C. If men were conditioned from early childhood that the loss of control with orgasm was disgusting, would men not be seeking meth...
Posted by on Thu, 20 Sep 2007 19:25:00 GMT

My First UC Birth Story

Madeleine AuroraBorn January 13 2006 38 weeks, 6 pounds and 18 inchesAfter a fairly "normal" hospital birth with my first daughter six years before, I was still left feeling really crappy about how I ...
Posted by on Tue, 11 Sep 2007 19:55:00 GMT

Getting Started

Here are some great websites to get you started on your journey to better birthing. my favorite www.unassistedchildbirth.com this is run by a wonderful woman named Laura Shanley, who travels all ...
Posted by on Wed, 22 Aug 2007 11:51:00 GMT