I’ve added two new classes to my schedule! Mark your calendars for Monday, May 7th and Saturday, May 19th. You’ll love HypnoBirthing, so come check it out!

Just wanted to let you all know that we will be having Mother’s Circle this Friday Friday, April 20th at 10:00 a.m. at my home. Email me at fiona@ihypnobirth if you need the address. The topic will be “Essential Oils for Pregnancy, Labor, Birth, and Infant Care.” I’ve got a lot of great information for those who want to learn how to heal their bodies (and their babies’ bodies) naturally with the help of essential oils. I’ve been using essential oils for a few months now and have been amazed with the results! This class is free and open to all, so bring a friend! If you have a specific ailment that you’d like me to address, please email me so I have time to research it and find the best method to use. Hope to see you there!

Update: I changed the date since a lot of you will be going out of town for Spring Break this weekend and next weekend. Hope more of you can make it!

Some of you who took my class may remember me talking about a study showing the effects of drugs given to the mother during labor and separation from the mother after birth on breastfeeding 1 hour after birth. I was only able to show the video to one of my classes, but it looks like it is back up on youtube if you are interested! Very eye-opening! You can really see the difference in the two babies attempting the breast crawl.

You can learn more about the breast crawl at BreastCrawl.org.

Can you tell I’m passionate about this issue? I’ve been posting about it a lot lately!

Here is a scientific article from a medical journal showing that early cord cutting can be harmful to the baby. I find it interesting that, despite research like this appearing in medical journals more and more often, many doctors still believe that the cord needs to be cut immediately after birth to “prevent the baby from getting too much blood.” Nature designed the process of birth perfectly, including those few minutes afterward where the placenta continues to supply blood, oxygen, and nutrients to baby. Why deprive the baby of what’s rightfully his? It makes no sense!

I would encourage all pregnant mothers to educate themselves about this issue and request that their doctors/midwives leave the cord attached until it has finished pulsating. If your care provider will not allow it, find someone who will!

I am excited to announce that I will now be teaching some of my classes at the BetterBirth/BellaNatal Birth Center in Orem! My first class at the birth center will start on Monday, March 26th at 6:30 pm. Sign up today! Also, BetterBirth clients get a 25% discount on this class, so please let me know if you are a BetterBirth client when you sign up. Hope to see you there!