06Oct/17

Waiting for Baby. Let Your Heart Smile.

October 6, 2017Birth, Birth Center, Doula, Homebirth, Hospital Birth, Labor, Natural Birth, Nonjudgmental Support, Pain Relief, PregnantBirth, birth ball, birth dance, Birth Preferences, blo-no, Bloomington, bloomington IL, Bloomington-Normal, C-Section, celebratory meal, Central IL, Central Illinois, Champaign, champaign IL, childbirth, Doula, epidural, Heartland Doulas, home birth, hospital birth, Labor, labor doula, lamaze, midwife, natural birth, newborn, nonjudgmental support, Pekin, pekin IL, Peoria, peoria IL, Placenta, Placenta Encapsulation, Postpartum, Postpartum doula, pregnancy, springfield IL, twins, VBAC, water birthStacy Ash

You know your estimated due date, but we know that is not an expiration date. It’s an estimate, a date given based on averages. Will you have your baby before or afterRead More…

02Oct/15

There’s No Such Thing as a Natural Birth

October 2, 2015Birth Plan, Doula, Epidural, Natural Birth, Pain ReliefBirth Plan, Birth Preferences, Bloomington, Central IL, Doula, natural birth, Pekin, Peoria, Vaginal DeliveryKate Herzel

I was talking to my pregnant friend about her birth vision a few years ago, and her husband shared this awesome story about his sister, who had birthed 3 children: When she wasRead More…

28Aug/15

I Don’t Need a Doula; I’m Getting an Epidural!

August 28, 2015Doula, Epidural, Pain ReliefBirth, Bloomington, Central IL, Doula, epidural, Labor Pain, Pain Relief, Pekin, PeoriaKate Herzel

You’re not wrong. No one needs a doula. Women have given birth for millennia without the aid of continuous labor support, in many different ways. Whether you choose to have a doulaRead More…

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