Pregnancy and Delivery
Books and other things I used to prepare for Peter’s birth
Here are a few things I think really helped me prepare emotionally and physically for Peter’s birth:
Books:
Birthing from Within
Active Birth
The official Lamaze Guide: Giving birth with confidence
Chiropractor that had special pregnancy knowledge. I used her towards the end of my pregnancy when I had pain in my hip joint area.
Prenatal Yoga class with other pregnant [...]
FAQs about the birth
Were you scared by not being medically assisted? I wasn’t scared during the birth, but once the baby was born and things had to be checked I was scared something would not be ok. I had not done any research on what happens after the baby is born - a big mistake! - so I [...]
Peter’s birth story by Carlana
I have wanted to write Peter’s birth story for a while now. One of the things that has helped me put it off is the fact that my husband wrote a beautiful description of it the morning after Peter was born. So, I have decided to just add details in this post as opposed to [...]
Peter’s birth story - by David
Last night I attended a beautiful Easter vigil mass where one of my close friends went through the rights of initiation of the Catholic Church. When I arrived home my wife had thoughtfully prepared a pasta dinner for me and my daughter Sarah to munch on before we went to sleep.
Carlana was nearly overcome with [...]