Labor

What do I need for labor?

This is a multifaceted question. We have unpacked some of the emotional and spiritual needs of a woman in labor. There are some ladies...

Just Poop!!!

* Conversations at Blessed Joy Birthing Center * I hear from the other room, "just poop!!" Which inspired a blog post! Ladies, what...

The Plot Thickens

I learned something very interesting the other day, and it made me very frustrated with hospitals. (more so than I already was, I mean, I...

Pain or Strength?

Red and blotchy, big and puffy, snot everywhere… her throat hurts and in a little bit she will have a head ache. She’s been crying....

Why are we called "crazy" for doing what we are called to do?

“I’m not strong enough.” “PFTT. Birth without medicine?? I could NEVER do that.” “I don’t want to feel ANYTHING.” “Girl, you’re crazy.”...

Hugs Cure All

Blog post about hugs

Success in Labor

https://www.facebook.com/sheilabrown1973/videos/1563573360413394/ Head over to this link on my facebook page for some great tips on how...

Is it pain in labor and birth? Or something deeper?

I have yet to come across a woman who has not wondered about the mysteries of childbirth, and what the actual feelings, sensations, pain,...