How Dilated Am I? Assessing Dilation in Labor WITHOUT an Internal Exam.

"It’s the magic question weighing on most laboring mothers’ minds: (as well as the minds of her partner or birth attendants!) How much longer? Is there any way to tell how far along I am in the birthing process?"

Baby loss healing journal

"Created as a healing journal for mothers who have lost their babies, Mending Invisible Wings is filled with healing words, drawings, poems and exercises. Each exercise includes an action, an affirmation and a self-nurturance activity designed to help the mother move through her grief. There are also plenty of blank pages where she can express her grief through words or pictures. If you have recently lost a baby, or if you know someone who has, Mending Invisible Wings could be an important step in the healing process."

Brand New Bradley Method® web site!!!

Come and check out the new and improved, better than ever Bradley Method® web site. It's got a great new look and lay out, as well as awesome new features that are easier to use than ever!

"Birth is not an emergency. It is simply an emergence." - Jeannine Parvati Baker

“The guys who fear becoming fathers don’t understand that fathering is not something perfect men do, but something that perfects the man. The end product of child raising is not the child but the parent.” - Frank Pittman

Le Leche Leauge Meeting

LLL Evening Series Meeting #3

We will have a shorter meeting time and a Holiday Tea. Tea will be provided; please consider bringing a snack/treat to share.

Come join us for the Rochester Area Evening La Leche League Meeting,

Series Topic focus: Avoiding Difficulties
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
6:45pm-8:15pm

Zumbro Lutheran Church
624 3rd Ave. SW, Rochester

Directions from Broadway: Parking is available in the front
lot--follow the steps down to the nursery. Or ramp access is
available behind the church from the Soldiers Field Memorial lot and
on 7th St. SW. One of the front doors will be open. Follow signs to meeting
room.

If meeting is canceled we will send a message via this Yahoo! Group.

Meetings are open to all women interested in breastfeeding.
Babies are always welcome!

Local Leaders

Amanda 398-2688
Aimee 536-3937

Visit La Leche League International on the web. www.llli.org

It's a GIRL!!!

This precious little girl was born in August of 2010 and her birth was especially special to me as a teacher because her father was the brother of a couple who had taken classes with me back in 2009 and it was partly because of the brotherly encouragement that this family decided to take the classes as well. Here is Moms testimony and here is Dads.

2010 Bradley Dad Testimonial

Coming from a "natural" background and being born at home myself, I thought I knew almost everything there is to know about natural childbirth - I was wrong. These classes are absolutely necessary for anybody looking to have a natural birth experience.

Here is this Dads little angel.

Click here to read more testimonials.

2010 Bradley Mom Testimonial

We thought we we "prepared" for a natural childbirth because we were planning a home birth and drugs wouldn't be available. But with prompting from our midwife we took the classes and are so glad we did. They helped us have not just a natural delivery but a joyful birth of our daughter. It was great! Our midwife couldn't believe it was our first baby!

Click here to read more testimonials.

There have been a total of 14 babies born to A Better Beginning families during 2010 and I could NOT be prouder of all those awesome families that I have had the privilege of getting to know and sharing a very small part of their wonderful births!!!