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Week 3: Routine Checks & Ultrasounds

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Our Adoption Story: A Father’s Heart

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Our Adoption Story

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A Birth To Remember

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  • Are you 1 in 4? If you are, you are not alone. I am 1 in 4. I am a mama to 3 but a parent of 2. To many, our second was known as 2 lines on a pregnancy stick but to my husband and I that was one of our babies. A baby we dream about meeting one day. If you are 1 in 4 I encourage you to join in tonight at 7 pm worldwide as we light candles for those lost too soon. If you are local the St. Catharines Hospital will be holding a candle lighting ceremony in the auditorium from 6:30-7:30 pm. If you are not 1 in 4 I encourage you to light a candle in support for those around you who are 1 in 4. #1in4 #candlelightingceremony
  • Congratulations to our two winners of the Fresh 48 draw! @carlyrow91 & @tanyaabiq you are our winners. I will be in touch soon! Thank you everyone who took the time to join the draw! #winners #fresh48giveaway #giveaways
  • FRESH 48 GIVEAWAY! ***Giveaway will end October 14 th at 12 am. It includes FREE digital package. Must be done within first 48 hours in hospital only. Petite hair and makeup are available for an extra cost.*** HOW TO ENTER: PLEASE READ CAREFULLY 1. Follow us on Instagram 2. Like the post 3. Tag 3 expecting mamas 4. Extra entries for entering on Facebook @trulovebirthphotography Good luck everyone! Winner will be announced on October 15th. #giveaway #fresh48giveaway
  • It’s giveaway time! With Thanksgiving right around the corner I thought now is the perfect time for a little giveaway. Keep an eye out for our next post to see what the big giveaway is! #giveawaytime
  • This is a great little diagram by Evidenced Based Birth on the ripple effect of what can occur when you have continuous consistent labour support. This is the desired goal of hiring a Doula and the outcome of all those wonderful statistics we talked about in previous posts. On a more positive note, your birth can also have a beautiful ripple effect whether you choose to have a medicated or unmedicated birth, home birth or hospital birth, OB or midwife. #rippleeffects #goodrippleeffect #birthdoula #doulasupport #evidencebasedbirth #doula #niagaradoulas #hamiltondoulas #burlingtondoulas
  • To every action there is a ripple effect……like a wave in the ocean. Each wave that comes after the first wave can either bring you closer to shore or pull you deeper out into the water. The size of the ripple effect is determined by the size of the first wave; that first stone tossed into the water. In birth there is a saying that goes along the lines of this, “If you have a good thing going then leave it be.” We know from studies that the less interventions there are in birth the smaller the ripple effect. The more interventions the bigger the ripple effect can possibly be. This is not to say this occurs with every birth. But for every action in birth there is a ripple effect. But there are good ripple effects and there are not so good ripple effects. For example, I’m going to start out with a not so great ripple effect. If you were to get an epidural and you were very early on in your labour (maybe 2-3cm, hard and long cervix), maybe you’re a first time mama, the ripple effect could go something like this……a longer, slower labour, possibly leading to pitocin to keep labour going when the epidural slows it down, depending on the length of labour or how baby responds to pitocin, this could eventually lead to fetal distress which could in return lead to meconium or a lower APGAR score or possibly even an emergency cesarean or an instrumental delivery to get baby out faster. Or it could not at all and go very smoothly. But did you notice how one little thing could very easily lead to another and then another? This is what I mean by ripple effect. We have been talking about the effects of a Doula present during birth so in our next post we will take a more positive note (not that having an epidural is bad because it most certainly is NOT) and look at the ripple effect of a Doula. #rippleeffects #therippleeffect #toeveryactionthereisaripple #birth #birthdoula #ifitsgoodleaveitbe
  • Have you ever wondered about the facts? Well here are some great stats about how Doulas can be of help during your birth……..What if I told you I could help you feel more satisfied with your overall birth experience? What if I told you the decrease in low APGAR scores meant not only you but also your baby benefited from the consistent support of a Doula? I have based my stats on information from Evidence Based Birth as well as the American Pregnancy Association to get a broader scope of how Doulas were being helpful. In the Evidence Based Birth article it showed that the best results occurred when the birthing person had CONSISTENT support from a DOULA, not a care provider (OB, midwife or nursing staff) or someone from your social circle but someone who was a Doula. In the article by the American Pregnancy Association it talks specifically about the support from Doulas alone. It is amazing to see the impact that consistent support from a Doula can make. Article links: https://evidencebasedbirth.com/the-evidence-for-doulas/ https://americanpregnancy.org/labor-and-birth/having-a-doula/ #doulastatistics #howdoulashelp #doulasupportedbirth #doulasupport #birthdoula #evidencebasedbirth #statistics #reductionincesareanrates #increaseinvaginalbirths #decreaseinuseofmedication #shorterlabours #decreaseinlowapgars #decreaseindissatisfaction #decreaseinepidurals #decreaseinpitocin #decreaseinforcepdelivery #whatarethenumberssaying #trulovedoulaservices
  • Doulas can help in so many ways but what about the facts? What about the numbers? What are the numbers saying? Check out my next post for more detail on how Doulas help during your birth. #doulastatistics #whatarethenumberssaying #doulasupport
  • There are a lot of misinterpretations surrounding birth. This image speaks so much truth! Some stereotypes I often hear are that midwives and Doulas are for hippies, Doulas are trendy, home birth is dangerous and heaven forbid you have all three you are definitely a hippy. I mentioned in my previous post how I’m not a fan of stereotypes and that’s simply because these statements have very little facts or truth behind them. The truth is that midwives are healthcare. Home birth is not a luxury or dangerous. Did you know only low risk pregnancies are approved to have a home birth? Did you also know you need to be approved as a low risk pregnancy by your midwife before you can have a home birth? Did you know that studies on home birth and hospital birth prove that there is no greater risk having a home birth? If I might add, these studies were done locally here at McMaster as well. Did you also know that hospital birth only started to get more popular around the 1920s but this also came with the use of forcep delivery and episiotomies. That’s only the last 100 years that hospital births have become more popular. Doulas are NOT trendy. Having a Doula present at your birth is actually a practice that is centuries old. Did you know the concept of a woman attending your birth, other than a midwife, to provide support to the birthing mother dates back to the 1500s? You see, when we stereotype birth we neglect the truth and facts surrounding the subject to project our own understanding. But sometimes our own understanding can be ignorant to the truth. Don’t get me wrong, stereotypes can be humorous. For example my husband’s Dutch family jokes whenever I arrive to holidays with lots of food and tell me how Italian of me it is 😆 lol. And well for me this is a funny truth. I can’t make a 2 person meal to save my life. For some reason everything is made to feed an army 🤷🏻‍♀️ My point is stereotypes can be used in light terms for the right things but when we project them on things like birth we neglect others from the truth and facts that could potentially help with their overall birth decisions and experiences. #stereotypes #birthtruths #birthhistory

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