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Birth Story: “Breath is SO POWERFUL”

after birthYou may remember the moving, wildly honest letter from a second-time mama to herself on the topic of fear that the Blooma blog posted a while back. What an example Sarah B. sets for not stuffing your fears, but instead looking them right in the eye! Now, make sure you catch her Christmas Eve birth story!

Love,

Alisa, Sarah & the women of Blooma

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{By Sarah Bach-Bergs}

Our little one was 11 days overdue — it was honestly getting a bit emotionally trying on me. I literally began to think that I would FOREVER be pregnant (not cool — except for the part about forever being able to go to prenatal yoga! Ha!) I was beginning to get worried about many things – like “will I give birth to a 15 pound baby?!” or “will I actually be able to push this baby out if it gets too big?!” or “will I even be able to give birth at Health Foundations naturally or will I have to go into some cold hospital to be induced?!” All of these things were circling my brain. And even though I was very aware of “letting them go” and telling myself that “what will be will be,” I couldn’t help but find myself worrying about these things on a frequent basis.

I also was aware that there is no “right way” to birth but I also was very determined and passionate about giving birth naturally, at a birth center, with those that have been with me through this whole journey. Some things are just hard to let go of or imagine otherwise, even if you hold no judgement on other ways of birthing.

inductionAnyway… our little one DID finally arrive! I gave birth to a BEAUTIFUL BABY BOY on the morning of Christmas Eve — 7:55 a.m. to be exact — at Health Foundations Family Health & Birth Center. Viggo Edison made his grand entrance in the bright, beautiful morning sun weighing in at 9lbs, 3oz and 22 1/4 inches long. Details you say? :) Well, here’s the birth story, in a nutshell…. Continue reading →

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Birth Story: “Pure Exhilaration & Joy!”

Jennifer’s second baby, Samira, was born at a Twin Cities birth center. If you’re curious about the vibe of a birth center birth, this is a lovely story to read!

Big congratulations to Jennifer for managing her way through a difficult pregnancy and laboring so beautifully with so much trust in her body!

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Alisa, Sarah & the women of Blooma Continue reading →

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Water birth in the Twin Cities

The first family to have a waterbirth at Abbott.

Blooma loves hearing about and sharing the latest options in birth throughout the Twin Cities. So when we learned that waterbirth recently became an option at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, we had to give a little cheer!

A Coon Rapids mom claimed the honor of the first mom to deliver in a tub there, welcoming baby girl Kaelyn on Sept. 15.

“I can’t imagine what it would have been like without the water,” said the mom, Aimee. “It was so relaxing and a huge pain management tool.”

Most women who’ve experienced waterbirth say they couldn’t imagine it any other way. The benefits are immeasurable: easier movement during labor and delivery, natural pain relief, warmth and relaxation. And for baby, an “easier, more gentle transition from mother’s womb to an external ‘womb’ of water that is weightless, warm, wet and soft.”

Blooma families, we’d love to hear from you about your waterbirth experiences: What would you say to couples considering waterbirth? And where did you deliver?

If you’re deciding where to have your baby and birthing in the water is something you’re interested in, see below for other places in the Twin Cities metro that offer waterbirth. Your options are homebirth midwives, birth centers and various hospitals.

When making your decision, be sure to ask your specific care provider if he/she does water birth, how comfortable he/she (and the group) is with waterbirth, and what the success rate is of water births for the given group and/or hospital.

Hospitals:

• HCMC Midwives (Minneapolis)

• St. Joseph’s Hospital (St. Paul)

• Woodwinds Health Campus (Woodbury)

• Regions Hospital (St. Paul)

• Hudson Hospital (Hudson, WI)

Freestanding Birth Centers:

• Health Foundations Family Health & Birth Center (St. Paul)

• Morning Star Birth Center (St. Louis Park)

We’ve also heard that the midwives at Methodist Hospital plan to add water birth as an option sometime in 2012. If we’ve missed listing any other waterbirth resources, please let us know! And to learn more about waterbirth, head over to Waterbirth International for a slew of great info!

Love,

Alisa, Sarah & the women of Blooma

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