(Second part of Confinement without the Confinement Lady) So how is one to rest during confinement if one has to look after the baby and the housework and the planning and cooking of meals? 1. Make resting your top priority When I did my confinement without outside help, I would make REST a priority, especially […] Read more…
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Confinement Without a Confinement Lady
Is it possible to do confinement without a confinement lady? Yes! Two things help to make it easier : your mindset, that you CAN do it, and training or the older child/ren to be helpers. And planning ahead will make everything go a little smoother instead of flying by the seat of your pants! Read more…
Birth Story #6
As we prepare to give yet another talk on Experiencing God In Pregnancy this Saturday 29th March 2008, I realised that I had not posted our 6th birth on the website. I’d only blogged about it shortly after the baby’s birth. So here it is to encourage those who are about to birth or perhaps […] Read more…
Preparing For Baby’s Arrival – The Hospital Edition
I usually get myself all prepared by Week 38. So if there are any last minutes things to be done, I would have about 2 weeks more to get them ready. But please note that this is due to the fact that I have birthed 5 babies and know that generally, my babies usually do […] Read more…
10 Things to Get Ready Before Baby’s Arrival
10 things to get ready before baby’s arrival. I share the 10 basic things I made sure I had on hand to welcome each baby into our family. From baby furniture to baby clothing and diapers. Some things are non-negotiables for me like the sarong sling. It allowed me to carry the baby and hold on to one or two other children at the same time! Read more…
Natural vs Managed Birth
Just this week, I had two friends birthing, with two very different experiences and outcomes. After my first birth I became a strong proponent FOR natural, unmanaged, unmedicated births. In other words, birthing the way God made our bodies to birth. And after listening to the two birth stories, I am convinced that the way […] Read more…
Birth Story #5
God answered all my prayers with this birth – both the inconsequential and the really important requests! My prayer requests I have never liked to labour in the hospital, preferring to labour at home instead. So my one desire is to be able to check myself in and birth the baby in just 1 hour. […] Read more…
Birth Story #4
Don’t put God in a box! For births #2 and #3, my water bag had burst before I checked myself into the hospital. So for #4, I had just assumed it would be the same. Therefore, I prayed for the water bag bursting as THE sign to leave for the hospital. Start of labour Contractions […] Read more…
Birth Story #3
No magic formula! Due to possible blue baby syndrome, I was determined to avoid the pethdine jab during this labour. It didn’t help anyway. Naively, I had thought that I could ask for the same sign from God to know when to go to the hospital. But like I had said before – there is no […] Read more…
Birth Story #2
I was determined this time round to not go in too early! But I didn’t know when to go in. Also I didn’t know what a waterbag bursting on its own felt like. Many told me that there will be a huge gush and the amniotic fluid would just flow non-stop. So armed with this […] Read more…