Today was our first day exploring Zion. We did the short hike up to Weeping Rock, which was amazing. The girls loved seeing the water raining down. There’s even an overhang you can walk under and the water falls down in front of you. Then we had a picnic down by the stream before doing […]
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Red Rock to Zion
This morning we got packed and headed out to Red Rock Canyon for a hike with my Diva/Mamas group. It was awesome to get out into some fresh air, and the weather was absolutely perfect. Most of us are displaced from more nature-friendly parts of the country – the group today consisted of Oregonians, a […]
Presentations
I gave a presentation at a local Birth Year Network meeting tonight. The BYN is a group of local professionals presenting natural birth option to area mothers. I, of course, talked about placenta encapsulation and its benefits for women during their postpartum recovery. I hope I was convincing enough for the pregnant mamas present to […]
Birth Stories
Just back from a meeting with some local birth professionals. I think we’re all fed up and frustrated with the situation here in Las Vegas. The good thing is that we are frustrated enough to DO something about it. I am more motivated than ever to start doing my part to manifest change. The […]
Loss for natural birth in Las Vegas
I received some bad news involving a fabulous midwife here in Las Vegas. In August, Certified Nurse Midwife April Kermani performed an emergency D&C on a postpartum mom who was hemorrhaging. She asked the nurse to page the back-up doctor. The bleeding was heavy and persistent and reached the point where she felt that […]
Another happy mama
I love getting happy little posts in my inbox – this is from one of my clients. It was accompanied by a picture of an adorable baby girl. “I have been meaning to send you an email for WEEKS to thank you for doing my placenta encapsulation! I loved it! I had no mood […]
