Links to Love

The past few weeks I have discovered twitter. I know, I know, I am ages behind the rest of the world! But I am one of those people who fights some trends for as long as possible and then I crash! Facebook, Twilight, Twitter, etc. I fought them and then quickly became obsessed-I will always be team Edward. After finally getting the hang of Twitter, I am a little sad that I did not hop on the bandwagon earlier, it has opened a whole other doula and birth world to me. Birth and baby-loving tweets, articles, and blogs galore! Why oh why did it take me so long!

Today I stumbled across a few tweets that led me to some new links to love, here they are in no particular order:

The Nurtured Child is a lovely breast-feeding, birth, and parenting blog by a registered nurse and lactation consultant that is obviously passionate about making sure parents have as much insightful information as possible. So much food for thought here!

My Goodbirth is a UK website specializing in waterbirth information. Loads of great information located here from explaining a waterbirth and its benefits to steps to help you prepare for one (including birth plan templates!)

The Hypnobabies Online Store for some fab cds for expectant moms and dads (browse the store as there are also cds for breastfeeding, becoming a new mom, helping baby, etc). I provided one of my clients with a hypnobirth cd that she listened to every night before bed and on her ipod headphones through her labor at the hospital. It really helped keep her relaxed, an issue we knew she was going to have trouble with, and she was definitely a birthing champion!

And finally a quick article on the effectiveness of doulas compared to a mother's friends or family.
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