Emma Ilori - Bradley Method Instructor

04/20/2017

https://www.facebook.com/michelle.granicyvandergon/posts/10101094721990461

When moms in a recent study had one more hour to push, the C-section rate was cut in half.

09/02/2016

PDD is real and nothing to be ashamed of, but something that must be confessed, then addressed, so that moms can find rest! Please watch, share and become aware so that you can better support new moms if and when they may need it! Blessings❤
️http://blogs.babycenter.com/mom_stories/no-we-dont-all-survive-postpartum-depression/

Several months after the birth of my third child I would wake up in the morning cursing the fact that I was still alive. The world was just too much to bear. Waves of emotions overwhelmed me. Anger, sadness, resentment, uncertainty, and guilt. I was drowning in sorrow.

05/21/2014

This is a great article that really captures true feelings, needs and desires that so many of us women go through after having a baby. Please read and pass it along!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sarah-bregel/what-postpartum-moms-really-need_b_5343907.html

Everyone talked about the baby bliss, the love I'd feel, the joy, the natural instincts. And while I certainly felt those things, I also felt depleted, overwhelmed, exhausted and utterly alone....

01/01/2014

Great news!

Great news! Nursing moms are getting a new tax break from the IRS for breast pumps and other supplies. The same proposal was rejected last year because the IRS didn’t think breastfeeding had enough benefits to be considered medical care. But, the American Academy of Pediatrics and other breastfeedin...

08/11/2013

No matter where you are, feel free to celebrate Empowered Birth Awareness Week, Sept. 2-8, 2013. If you're in Fresno, check out the event below!


Empowered Birth Awareness
Free Open House
Sponsored by


Sunday, September 8th, 2013
1 – 4 pm
Woodward Park Library
Birth information, Presentations, Round-Robin Meet ‘n Greets
And “Meet the Doulas”

WWW.CHILDBIRTHRESOURCENETWORK.ORG
OR CALL (559) 779-8316 FOR INFORMATION

We meet monthly (Jan - Oct) on the third Monday 7-9 PM Check ourpage for current meeting location in Fresno.Join us in making a difference!

08/04/2013

It's national Breastfeeding Awareness Week! Please be proud of any amount of Breastfeeding you've done for your children, encourage those Mommies you know who are Breastfeeding now, and be excited and honored to Breastfeed your future children!

06/04/2013

Good nutrition during pregnancy does matter! Stick with that well balanced diet with plenty of protein; you'll be doing your baby and yourself a world a good!

Children born to mothers who get more vitamins from their diets develop stronger bones even years later, a new study shows.

05/07/2013

If you've ever seen the PBS series "Call the Midwife", then you'll get a kick out of this!
There's talk of vajazzling AND the P word! **gasp!**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qO4qkngduRE

A very funny comic relief sketch involving call the midwife, one born every minute and doctor who.

05/07/2013

May is Maternal Depression Awareness Month
"Speak Up When You're Down"
http://library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/1104191370961-262/SpeakUpWhenYou're+Down.pdf

04/24/2013

With it being Cesarean Awareness Month, it's important to share information regarding VBACs (Vaginal Birth After Cesarean).

Here is the National Institute of Health's Statement on VBAC:
http://consensus.nih.gov/2010/images/vbac/vbac_statement.pdf

04/24/2013

Don't just wipe the baby off as soon as they're born, rub all that great white vernix into their skin! Read more about it here!

Hoath, S. B., Pickens, W. L. and Visscher, M. O. (2006), The biology of vernix caseosa. International Journal of Cosmetic Science, 28: 319–333. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-2494.2006.00338.x

03/28/2013

American College of Obstetrics and Gynocology president states "Let nature take its course" when it comes to labor and birth.

“Let nature take its course.” Over the years, I’ve found this saying particularly applies to the process of giving birth. My personal experience as an ob-gyn and reams of scientific research demons...