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Here you will find information for various times during pregnancy, labour, and postpartum. All files are in the pdf form. You will need acrobat reader to open them. This is available as a free download from www.adobe.com. These files I also have as Word files if you need them, please contact me if you need them in that format.
What is a doula/montrice and what are the advantages to having one?
Childbirth Education Courses Offered by My Birth By Design
The Family Way of Prepared Childbirth - Childbirth classes in your home!!!
iCare Pregnancy Classes - Coming Soon!!!
Ideas for dealing with common pregnancy ailments
Some remedies for morning sickness
Pregnancy Symptoms APA article: Are you pregnant? Great article explaining symptoms of early pregnancy, will take you off of my site to a great site with tons of information on pregnancy!!!
BRAINED - How to make informed decisions and know what questions to ask your provider, your doula, and yourself befor consenting to any treatments that you are unsure of.
Breeches and Transverse Babies, possible ways of turning them
When labour starts, what to do
Water Breaking, signs and symptoms
Staying At Home after your water breaks
Alternate Methods of Induction
Bishop's Score - The system used to determine if an induction will work
References for Fetal Monitoring handout
Emergency Childbirth Preparation
Drug Free Birth Sign for your hospital room door
Waterbirth Myths vs. Realities
Waterbirth revised apgar score
Things to do with your placenta
Breastfeeding Benefits - kellymom.com [only available as a professional handout, but there is lots of info on benefits here]
AAP Breastfeeding Guidlines - kellymom.com [updated 2005 version ]
Handling Criticism from friends, family and others about nursing - kellymom.com
Breastfeeding Card for your baby's bassinet - kellymom.com [ only available as a professional handout ]
Breastfeeding your newborn, what to expect - kellymom.com
Engorgement - kellymom.com
Breastfeeding log week one - kellymom.com
Breastfeeding log weeks 2-4 - kellymom.com [ only available as a professional handout, but the above handout can be used for later weeks ]
Nipple Care for sore or cracked nipples - kellymom.com
How to Bottle Feed your Breastfed baby your breastmilk - kellymom.com
Why Delay Solids? - kellymom.com
Breastfeeding during pregnancy - kellymom.com
Breastfeeding Manners for Toddlers - kellymom.com
Family bed - from Unicef about sharing your bed with your baby
Happiest Baby on the Block - Information on how to calm your crying baby, help with colic, and help with having your baby sleep longer!!!
Doula Evaluation Form - for after the birth, I care what you think bout your birth experience with me!
Things are being added as soon as I can get to them, check back often for more pregnancy,childbirth, breastfeeding, midwifery, and support information sheets. I plan on adding quite a few more.
Disclaimer:The materials provided at this site are for informational purposes and are not intended for use as diagnosis or treatment of a health problem or as a substitute for consulting a licensed medical professional. A special thanks to kellymom.com for her wonderful work in the field of breastfeeding! Please visit her site for any questions or concerns about breastfeeding! http://www.kellymom.com
