tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49952336284360113012024-02-18T23:11:27.179-08:00A Well Lived LifeA blog about living life wellAbout Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04872871279882290399noreply@blogger.comBlogger258125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995233628436011301.post-87351569593879351152018-01-23T22:21:00.002-08:002018-01-23T22:21:51.152-08:00Did you own a pair of these back in the day?<div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="3atp9" data-offset-key="3ugjl-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "SF Optimized", system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.12px; white-space: pre-wrap;">
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If you recognize these shoes from the 90s, it's time for ART Renewal Serum...just sayin' <span class="_47e3 _5mfr" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 0; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle;" title="wink emoticon"><img alt="" class="img" height="16" role="presentation" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/f95/3/16/1f609.png" style="border: 0px; vertical-align: -3px;" width="16" /><span aria-hidden="true" class="_7oe" style="display: inline-block; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0px; width: 0px;">;)</span></span></div>
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Check out some of the ingredients of the Renewal Serum:</div>
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One of the ingredients of the Renewal Serum is sodium hyaluronate. Sodium hyaluronate has water-binding and water-attracting attributes, but has a smaller molecular size and is able to be absorbed by our skin. In fact, it can hold more water than any other natural substance—up to 1,000 times its weight in water! It fills up the sp<span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline; font-family: inherit;">aces between the connective fibers collagen and elastin in the dermis and functions to hydrate and separate the skin, i.e., it plumps our skin up! This action is beneficial because as we age, we lose our natural hyaluronic acid, which can result in the appearance of fine lines, dryness, roughness, etc.</span></div>
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Orchid extract: The essence of this flower has the advantage that it can be applied on all types of skin and increases cell regeneration. In addition to its antioxidant qualities, it helps regulate skin pigmentation, fighting the natural aging process caused by free radicals and retrieving natural coloring.</div>
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Orchid extract is also touted as an effective moisturizer and is known for its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.</div>
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Not to mention Frankincense and Myrrh resin, a bunch of other root and flower extracts, AND essential oils!</div>
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What ingredients does it NOT have? Toxic preservatives, phthalates, dyes, synthetic ingredients, etc.</div>
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Pro-tip: Always apply a moisturizer on top of your serum to help "seal" the nutrients of the serum on your skin. I alternate between ART Intensive Moisturizer and Sheerlume.</div>
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If you'd like to learn more about Young Living's awesome non-toxic skin care line, feel free to contact me via my website at <a href="http://www.carolyehgarner.com./">www.carolyehgarner.com.</a></div>
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About Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04872871279882290399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995233628436011301.post-56664179532647979222018-01-11T20:53:00.001-08:002018-01-11T20:53:49.654-08:00Cats and Oils<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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You may have seen a story that has gone viral that shares about a sick cat and essential oils. We are so sorry to hear this cat is not doing well and also sorry for the poor woman who thought buying essential oils on Amazon was a good idea.</div>
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Essential oils are all the rage these days. Everyone is talking about them because they work! The problem is other companies have decided to market fragrance oils as essential oils. Some of the other brands may have as little as 5% actual plant based oils in the bottle while the other 95% is filler of some sort, usually synthetic solvents.</div>
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It is true that cats do lack a certain enzyme needed to metabolize some drugs and other chemicals. That is why some drugs and products labeled for use on dogs will have a warning that says “not for use on cats or kittens”.</div>
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So, this poor woman and her husband googled Eucalyptus and cats and read where some essential oils can be toxic to cats. In the cases of sickened cats and kittens where oils were involved, the oils used were not pure enough to be used on animals (or people for that matter) or weren't used properly (dilution ratios, ventilation if diffusing, etc).</div>
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Essential oils can be used safely on cats when certain guidelines are followed. As far as diffusing essential oils around cats, or most pets in general, as long as they can leave the room, then diffuse away. Most oils (citrus oils are not recommended for cats) can be used very safely around them, even topically, just in small doses.</div>
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Here's the deal:</div>
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<span class="_5mfr _47e3" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 0; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle;"><img alt="" class="img" height="16" role="presentation" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/f80/3/16/1f4a7.png" style="border: 0px; vertical-align: -3px;" width="16" /><span class="_7oe" style="display: inline-block; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0px; width: 0px;">💧</span></span>Young Living is PURE essential oil. They won’t settle for anything less. Favorite plant oils like Blue Tansy be out of stock for years because Young Living couldn’t find a resource that met their standard of excellence.<span> </span><br /><span class="_5mfr _47e3" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 0; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle;"><img alt="" class="img" height="16" role="presentation" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/f80/3/16/1f4a7.png" style="border: 0px; vertical-align: -3px;" width="16" /><span class="_7oe" style="display: inline-block; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0px; width: 0px;">💧</span></span>Young Living has an entire line of oils labeled specifically for pet use, including cats.<span> </span><br /><span class="_5mfr _47e3" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 0; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle;"><img alt="" class="img" height="16" role="presentation" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/f80/3/16/1f4a7.png" style="border: 0px; vertical-align: -3px;" width="16" /><span class="_7oe" style="display: inline-block; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0px; width: 0px;">💧</span></span>Young Living has an entire scientific advisory board just for animals. That board consists of several Veterinarians.<span> </span><br /><span class="_5mfr _47e3" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 0; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle;"><img alt="" class="img" height="16" role="presentation" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/f80/3/16/1f4a7.png" style="border: 0px; vertical-align: -3px;" width="16" /><span class="_7oe" style="display: inline-block; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0px; width: 0px;">💧</span></span>Young Living hosts an entire conference every year just for oils and animals.<span> </span><br /><span class="_5mfr _47e3" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 0; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle;"><img alt="" class="img" height="16" role="presentation" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/f80/3/16/1f4a7.png" style="border: 0px; vertical-align: -3px;" width="16" /><span class="_7oe" style="display: inline-block; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0px; width: 0px;">💧</span></span><span> </span>Many Veterinarians use Young Living oils and recommend them in their practices.</div>
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Can you say that about those oils you bought on Amazon or at TJ Maxx? Don’t get me wrong, we love ourselves some TJ Maxx! We also love our Amazon Prime account but we do NOT buy oils from Amazon. Young Living actually has a policy that states that distributors canNOT sell on third party sites like Amazon, Ebay, etc. So, if you're getting Young Living oils off of Amazon, you're getting them from someone who isn't following the company's Policies and Procedures, which is red flag #1.<span> </span><span class="_47e3 _5mfr" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 0; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle;" title="wink emoticon"><img alt="" class="img" height="16" role="presentation" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/f95/3/16/1f609.png" style="border: 0px; vertical-align: -3px;" width="16" /><span aria-hidden="true" class="_7oe" style="display: inline-block; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0px; width: 0px;">;)</span></span></div>
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Please educate yourself on what essential oils are and what makes them so pure before you grab some cheap oils. NEVER take any of our advice, recipes, or recommendations on the use of Young Living oils and apply that to some other brand. It just isn’t the same.</div>
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To learn more about the painstaking process Young Living goes through to provide pure essential oils we can trust, visit<span> </span><a data-ft="{"tn":"-U"}" data-lynx-mode="async" href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fseedtoseal.com%2F&h=ATPquWMVVc8-0Z9O1AohkKiNPQhtcievQdDVL7fywO8-m9gT9u6VV8XVwX4kmSzhr5MPzAc1rYnF8Z056p_Lb6b6ECqDfhFPIZv5u4FEHY3hVbjQ28wezneUiICjjItQze3gUs9zZw0QiDs-w_VQKzCOvFGO1bPj5OlyxUYFhA5h12Z-I_MWLdjmpwM_0tr2FGkD2zC-D_xtml86hWFRto66ZThznWE-CD2Lh3dkWkRrC2SOUBb8ZDIopEjlzwZONTypKjJ1fMKiLQNQ6OJ1_YaKlLTkjEncJw" rel="noopener nofollow" style="color: #365899; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">seedtoseal.com.</a><span> </span>Seed to Seal isn’t just a marketing slogan. It is Young Living’s commitment to purity.</div>
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We hope the cat in the original post pulls through okay. She did say he was 16 years old. His symptoms may not even be related to the essential oils she bought on Amazon. It may be just old age or the candles she mentioned in the post. Either way, we never want to see an animal suffer and we can’t imagine what she’s going through.</div>
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Please use this experience to educate yourself. Know more so you can do better.</div>
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Young Living is PURE essential oil. They don’t sell fragrance oil labeled as essential oil. They don’t adulterate their oils. These two things can harm or kill a cat if you don’t know any better.</div>
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Our founder, Gary Young, is one of the biggest animal lovers we know. He’s used pure Young Living oils on his horses and dogs and many other species for a couple decades now. Most animals can benefit including rabbits, birds, snakes, chickens, goats, cows, hamsters and even fish!</div>
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<span class="_5mfr _47e3" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 0; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle;"><img alt="" class="img" height="16" role="presentation" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/f1b/3/16/1f63b.png" style="border: 0px; vertical-align: -3px;" width="16" /><span class="_7oe" style="display: inline-block; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0px; width: 0px;">😻</span></span><span> </span>Many of our members are 100% confident in using Young Living on and around their cats because they are what they say they are. They use our oils without fear because they’ve educated themselves on synthetic vs real oils. Pure, unadulterated, genuine, authentic plant made essential oils. No chemical, fillers or solvents ever used or needed. Essential oils absolutely can be used safely with cats. Education is key though.</div>
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And while the thought that adding a warning label on the products sounds good in theory, let's remember that we have never once seen a warning on chocolate, grapes, raisins, onions, or garlic because they're toxic to dogs, but they are. And most toxic cleaning chemicals don't have warnings on them to not allow your pets to get the cleaning products on their paws and lick them, even though those products ARE toxic to animals.</div>
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Get educated and help your fur babies out. 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About Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04872871279882290399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995233628436011301.post-44836152197594627362017-12-28T09:33:00.000-08:002017-12-28T09:33:34.297-08:00Goodby 2017, Hello 2018!<div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "SF Optimized", system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.12px; margin-bottom: 6px;">
Ready to ring in a New Year full of abundance? First, we've got to get rid of the things that held us back in 2017.</div>
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Join me on my Facebook page at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/carolyehgarnerawelllivedlife/" target="_blank">Carol Yeh-Garner: A Well Lived Life</a> on Friday, December 29th at 10 am PT for a FB live where I'll be doing a guided imagery exercise to help you get rid of the blockages holding you back and helping you start your 2018 with abundance.</div>
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I'll also be giving away 10 copies of Secrets of a Millionaire Mind by <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show="1" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=101677158389&extragetparams=%7B%22fref%22%3A%22mentions%22%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/HarvEker/?fref=mentions" style="color: #365899; font-family: inherit; text-decoration-line: none;">T. Harv Eker</a>and 10 copies of Finish by <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show="1" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=56273389949&extragetparams=%7B%22fref%22%3A%22mentions%22%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/authorjonacuff/?fref=mentions" style="color: #365899; font-family: inherit; text-decoration-line: none;">Jon Acuff</a> on January 7th, 2018.</div>
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Get the details of the giveaway on my Facebook page.</div>
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If you use oils, I recommend that you have Build Your Dream, Abundance with Humility, or Into the Future diffusing when we do the guided imagery.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "sf optimized" , , , , ".sfnstext-regular" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.12px;">Whenever people reach out to me online and tell me that ingesting essential oils is dangerous and should never be done, I be like </span><span class="_5mfr _47e3" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "sf optimized" , , , , ".sfnstext-regular" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.12px; line-height: 0; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle;"><img alt="" class="img" height="16" role="presentation" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/f8c/3/16/1f644.png" style="border: 0px; vertical-align: -3px;" width="16" /><span class="_7oe" style="display: inline-block; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0px; width: 0px;">🙄</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "sf optimized" , , , , ".sfnstext-regular" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.12px;">.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "sf optimized" , , , , ".sfnstext-regular" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.12px;">I like to ask them if they have ever had a peppermint candy? Chewed a stick of cinnamon gum? Had one of those white Life Savers? Because if you have, you have ingested essential oils.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "sf optimized" , , , , ".sfnstext-regular" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.12px;">Do yourself a favor: Google “FDA GRAS” and find a list of more than two dozen essential oils that the Food and Drug Administration Generally Recognized as Safe </span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; display: inline; font-family: "sf optimized" , , , , ".sfnstext-regular" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.12px;">for Human Consumption, and send the haters away.</span><br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; display: inline;"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "sf optimized" , , , , , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.12px;">Or just go <a href="https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfcfr/CFRSearch.cfm?fr=182.20" target="_blank">here</a> and read up on what the FDA says about the topic.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: -0.12px;">Friends don't let friends buy crappy oils!</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: -0.12px;">Did you know that the essential oil industry is expected to double in the next few years. That it is expected to reach a $50 billion industry by 2020. What does this mean? It means that if you aren't currently using oils, it is likely that you will be in the next 5 years.</span></div>
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Consumers are demanding healthier products (and rightly so!) and they are FINALLY seeing all of the benefits of essential oils! That’s why they keep purchasing them. So why *wouldn't* companies give them what they want?? I get it! I truly do! But what companies like the one below DON'T understand is that putting a $9.99 bottle of essential oil in someone's hand is NOT fulfilling the need they are asking to be met. It's doing more harm than good.</div>
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And just for full disclosure, I started using oils I bought from the health food store because I thought that there wasn't any difference. But once I started using Young Living oils, I saw dramatic effects in my health and well-being.</div>
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So, when you are ready for oils, save yourself the time, frustration, and energy. Young Living is the best stuff on the planet. Truly, friends don't let friends do ridiculous things like pay $9.99 for a bottle of essential oil (regardless of the scent!).</div>
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Pretty much every store is now selling essential oils. But don't be fooled--get only the best for yourself and your family. Remember that any oil that you use topically or in a diffuser is going to go into your body and into your bloodstream. Do you want to buy a cheap oil to save a few bucks and put who-knows-what onto your skin and into your bloodstream? Or do you want to know with 100% confidence that there are NO toxins, additives, synthetics, pesticide by-products, etc in your oils?</div>
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I choose the latter and hope you do too because there IS a difference!</div>
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If you're ready to give the real thing a try, click <a href="https://www.carolyehgarner.com/order-oils" target="_blank">here.</a></div>
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About Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04872871279882290399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995233628436011301.post-82020227043711598442017-12-18T12:06:00.000-08:002017-12-18T12:06:39.904-08:00New Moon Essential Oil Recommendations<div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "SF Optimized", system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.12px; margin-bottom: 6px;">
Today is a New Moon <span class="_5mfr _47e3" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 0; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle;"><img alt="" class="img" height="16" role="presentation" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/f99/3/16/1f31a.png" style="border: 0px; vertical-align: -3px;" width="16" /><span class="_7oe" style="display: inline-block; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0px; width: 0px;">🌚</span></span>...and you know what that means? It's time to get your intentions ready to manifest! <span class="_5mfr _47e3" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 0; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle;"><img alt="" class="img" height="16" role="presentation" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/fb7/3/16/1f44a.png" style="border: 0px; vertical-align: -3px;" width="16" /><span class="_7oe" style="display: inline-block; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0px; width: 0px;">👊</span></span></div>
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I've partnered up with best-selling <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show="1" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=123895198258&extragetparams=%7B%22fref%22%3A%22mentions%22%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/hayhouse/?fref=mentions" style="color: #365899; font-family: inherit; text-decoration-line: none;">Hay House</a> author, <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show="1" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=655442207854725&extragetparams=%7B%22fref%22%3A%22mentions%22%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/yasminboland/?fref=mentions" style="color: #365899; font-family: inherit; text-decoration-line: none;">Yasmin Boland</a> of <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show="1" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=155849854459613&extragetparams=%7B%22fref%22%3A%22mentions%22%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/YasminBolandsMoonology/?fref=mentions" style="color: #365899; font-family: inherit; text-decoration-line: none;">Moonology</a> and wrote up some New Moon essential oil recommendations.</div>
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Check them out here: <a data-ft="{"tn":"-U"}" data-lynx-mode="async" href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.moonology.com%2Flove-essential-oils-2%2F&h=ATMktFRz08KXKhUiaqTRyMIncohRjMPUpbcb2eNThuP1ItletMxAvq-a823D8GpMhWarOiykoymV_IseiaBthI6IzR8OgD1N4v0cDqxq63ooilXk0oQVkzv132GPrhPmVQWA0chPMiiCqB69bHrjzzEcRwyOtaQNh5VN6CMwHtJRLFHniB_36nJNVT8tPaGSogIf-L8WjmauGH0dbrFRxXGDWVZqNLx9ErFqDerkvqjtvBqrNKq8tqiqcoeDwQVZJEjFGoRnHHGdPXTT04_KrIX9P9JVnd2Kwg" rel="noopener nofollow" style="color: #365899; font-family: inherit; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">http://www.moonology.com/love-essential-oils-2/</a></div>
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She also has some really insightful information about the New Moon on her blog as well as free downloadable worksheet to help you make the most out of the last New Moon of 2017.<br /><br /></div>
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Well, come to find out, you really are getting what you pay for! Young Living's Seed to Seal guarantee is what makes this company different.</div>
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Learn about our Seed to Seal Guarantee by clicking <a href="https://youtu.be/OLQuvo1hxpo" target="_blank">HERE</a><br />
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Next, watch this video of the <a href="https://youtu.be/zojoQguK6wg" target="_blank">Young Living Tansy harvest.</a> Yes, that is the owner of the company, D. Gary Young driving the tractors! Notice the cleanliness of the fields, distillery machinery? Notice that the harvested plant goes right from the field to the distilling machinery? Notice that the distillery machinery is made of medical grade stainless steel? Notice that the lab is taking samples of each batch to test to ensure that they're getting what they want out of the plant? They actually test each batch numerous times throughout the entire distillation process to ensure it's only the highest quality and purity. Notice that they also store the distilled oil in a medical grade stainless steel container?</div>
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I encourage you to see where other companies get their oils. Oh, that's right--no one else owns their own farms so they can't show you! Hmmmm...isn't that interesting?<br />
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IF you're lucky enough to find a company that says they source their own oils, how do they ensure that the farms are testing the dirt for RoundUp residue which is a possible cause of cancer? Are they testing for other pesticides and herbicides in the dirt? Are they ensuring there are no GMOs in their plants? What do they use as a pesticide? Young Living uses essential oils, neem oil and other natural pesticide remedies. What are they distilling their plants in? Is it medical grade stainless steel or an aluminum drum? I don't know about you, but I don't want the oils that are going onto my skin and into my body to have any by-products from aluminum! What are they storing the distilled oils in? Plastic jugs or stainless steel? I, for sure, don't want BPA leaching into my oils! You only know that is in your oils if you can follow it back to its source and follow it's progress from seed to bottle.<br /><br />Here are some questions that you can ask essential oil companies to ensure you're using the most pure oils for your family:<br />
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Some other things to think about: Other companies say they get their oils from farm indigenous areas. Well, here's a question for ya---are you eating all of your food from indigenous areas? People are so concerned about their food these days--organic, certified organic, etc. Well, it's pretty rare to find food that is truly indigenous. Does it really matter where the plant is grown if they're not paying attention to the rest of the process? <br />
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Here's an example, just an example (sorry, I couldn't help myself & make a Cypress Hill reference)....Young Living couldn't find an excellent source of black spruce--the one ingredient in our much coveted Valor that led to it being out of stock for what seemed like forever. You know what they did? Well, first thing they did...well, I should say DIDN'T do, is accept less-than-excellent black spruce from multiple farms that offered it. They almost had a farm that tested "good" or "acceptable" but there were just a few constituents of the oil that didn't meet with Young Living's stringent standards so you know what Young Living did? You think they restocked Valor and made a crap ton of money because customers were getting angry and impatient that it had been out of stock and were waiting (not so patiently) to buy it? NO! They continued to search and kept Valor out of stock (except thank goodness in our Premium Starter Kits). And then when they couldn't find it, Young Living decided to BUY A FARM! You read that right---they BOUGHT A FARM!?!?! Who does that?!? It's a beautiful farm up in Northern Canada that has acres and acres of high quality black spruce trees and enough room to plant more so that we will have a continuous supply of black spruce. They are currently building a distillery, a spa, an RV park and a visitor's center on the land. I mean, that's insane! No other oil company would do that! </div>
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No other oil company invests in its own farms and its own distilleries to ensure the highest quality product. Other oil companies don't run out of stock (Young Living currently has quite a list of out of stock oils)--that's because they're willing to buy and use whatever quality oil just to make a buck. Young Living doesn't compromise on quality or purity and is willing to be out of stock for a time rather than put an inferior product on the market. The good thing is that they have almost 200+ oils to choose from so even with quite a few out of stock, there are other oils that can do similar things. I'm proud to be a part of this company and every time I hear stuff like this, every time I go visit a farm (seen three so far as of this original post but seven by the time I updated this post) and see the entire process, I am even more impressed.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Ok, almost everyone wants to be healthier, right? We all want to make sure that we are doing what we can to live a healthy life and a long life, right? I know I want to be healthy for a really long time. That doesn't necessarily mean I want to just "live" a long time--I want to be healthy, vital & vibrant as I age!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Well, what if I told you that you could spend approximately $1 per day & it could support your desire to improve your health? Sounds too good to be true, right? Yeah....totally get it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">But here's the thing--there's a superfood drink that Young Living makes that really does that! For reals!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Ningxia Red Contains:</span><br /><span style="line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">*18 Amino Acids </span><br /><span style="line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">* 21 Trace minerals</span><br /><span style="line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">* 6 essential fatty acids </span><br /><span style="line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">* Vitamin B1, B2, B6</span><br /><span style="line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">*Vitamin E </span><br /><span style="line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">*Vitamin C: 180 mg per serving</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Ningxia Red is an amazing source of vitamins and minerals – calcium, magnesium, chromium, potassium, copper, zinc, beta-carotene and manganese.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">These are all essential nutrients which can help support normal cardiovascular function, normal eye health, normal cell growth, and healthy liver function.*</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So, have I peaked your interest? Want to learn even more?</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Well, we are starting a 30 Day Challenge on Facebook on September 10th where you'll all learn more about what just 1-2 ounces of NingXia Red can do for you. We'll watch some educational videos, share recipes and hear from all of you about what improvements you've noticed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It always makes me cringe a little when I see those plug in air fresheners in homes, offices, or even worse....school classrooms. They always give me a headache! The aroma is too strong for me! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Here's proof that those other air fresheners are harmful to your health!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /><span style="line-height: 19.31999969482422px;">"A study of 14 common household air fresheners has found that most of the surveyed products contain chemicals that can aggravate asthma and affect reproductive development."</span></span></div>
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Alanna & Mike took my Tuesday night HypnoBirthing classes in Encinitas (North County San Diego, CA) to prepare for their second birth. They had taken another birthing class for their first birth, but weren't happy with the outcome and decided that they wanted to learn more to be even more prepared for their second birth.</div>
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<b>Alanna's story:</b><br /><br />On Monday and Tuesday (Feb 10 & 11) I started having some mild cramping sensations in my lower abdomen, almost like pre-menstrual cramps. They were infrequent and mainly only started in the afternoon through evening and went away by morning. They weren't uncomfortable at all but I practiced my slow breathing through them just to start preparing for labor, which I assumed was probably a few days away.</div>
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On Tuesday (11th) the cramping was becoming a little more intense and by that night I figured we were probably getting close to the start of labor. I researched prodromal labor (false labor), sat on my birth ball for a bit and drank some red raspberry leaf tea in hopes that my cramping would turn into labor surges rather than disappear again in the morning. I was convinced that this was going to drag out over several days.</div>
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Sometime between midnight and 1:00 AM on Wednesday morning (12th) I woke up with what I could tell were real uterine surges. I could actually feel everything tightening up and starting to push my baby down. I started listening to my Rainbow Relaxation and HypnoBirthing music playlist on my headphones and slowly breathed through each surge. Mike had fallen asleep in Sammy's room so he had no idea anything was going on. I figured I'd have a long time to go so I didn't want to wake him and bother him yet. One of us might as well get a good night's sleep! Around 3:30 AM I decided I should probably start timing the surges just to be sure that we didn't need to get ready for the hospital yet. I timed them for about an hour but they were all over the place - no rhythm or pattern to them at all. I went back to bed and continued my breathing and relaxation. Around 5:30 AM I noticed Mike was back in our bed and he realized that I was having real contractions. I assured him that nothing serious was happening yet and that we'd see if everything slowed down again in the morning as they had the two days before.</div>
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Around 7:30 AM on Wednesday 912th) I got up for the day. I had a cup of coffee, sat at my computer, and took care of some essential business, just in case. I let our friends know that there was a good chance we'd need them to watch Sammy that day. Then I hopped in the bathtub around 8:00 AM where I soaked for about an hour while listening to a podcast about "How to Know if You are in Real Labor" (I decided that it was still practice labor since my surges were still irregular) and then listened to my relaxation music. Getting in the tub slowed down my contractions for a while but eventually they became pretty consistently 5-7 minutes apart.</div>
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Mike was still home that morning and was getting Sammy ready for the day while preparing to go out and run some errands. I figured that since my surges were still pretty far apart (real labor would start when they were 4 minutes apart) he had plenty of time to go out and do some things before we had to go to the hospital. I was planning to call my aunt, who was going to be our birth companion at the hospital, and let her know that we would most likely be going to the hospital that afternoon. </div>
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I sat up in the tub and started draining the water when a really strong surge hit me. I breathed through it and continued my process of getting dried and dressed. I did my best to get my hospital bag ready but from that point on, I just kept having surge after surge. I couldn't even properly brush my teeth because they were coming so fast. I started timing them and realized they were consistently 2 minutes apart and about 1 minute each. I was afraid I wasn't going to have time to track them for an hour to see if they fit the 2-1-1 timeframe! It was at this point I realized there was probably no way in hell we were making the 45-60 minute drive to Balboa Hospital down in San Diego.</div>
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While Mike made me some eggs for breakfast (so I'd have energy for the day ahead), I sat in my chair and kept breathing through the surges and relaxing. I got about two bites of my eggs and then had another surge. That one was SO intense that I suddenly had a moment of panic and felt like I couldn't take it anymore. I yelled to Mike that I didn't think I could handle this anymore. He came in the room, told me to calm down and relax. (While he was <i>seriously</i> concerned that I was already losing it so early into the labor process!) I relaxed for a minute until the next surge hit. This time I yelled again that I didn't know how long I could do this. </div>
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All of a sudden I felt the urge to push. I thought that it was still way early in my labor so I figured I must just have to poop. I rushed past Mike into the bathroom and told him so. He said "no, I don't think you do" but figured that this pressure was just a part of labor. I sat down on the toilet and started pushing and instantly realized that it was NOT poop pressure....my baby was ready to be born. Mike checked and at first didn't feel anything, but then I breathed down a little bit and he could feel her crowning. He made me scoot forward so he could see (and catch!) the baby. He handled it so calmly that it was easy for me to get back to my relaxed state. I remembered that I wasn't supposed to "push" and I just needed to bear down a bit with my breath whenever I had a surge. This is what I did, and I think it took about 4-5 breaths before my baby was fully born at 9:35 AM. She was still in her bag of waters, and thankfully we had seen this in a birthing video recently so Mike wasn't freaked out. He knew it was totally fine and once she came out he just broke it open and handed me our baby.</div>
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While I held her, Mike called 911 to ask for assistance. The EMT's showed up and helped transfer us to the hospital to deliver the placenta and make sure we were okay. It was pretty crazy and exciting! Meanwhile, Sammy was in the bathtub in the other bathroom, completely oblivious that her sister was being born. After the event, Mike went to get her so she could see her sister before we transferred to the hospital.<br /><br /><br /><div>
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First let me say “I am the man”! Whoo. That aside, I went to sleep the night before labor with my daughter Sam aound 11, woke up around 2 and crawled into our bed. Alanna was awake and said she was feeling some tremors and I asked if we should get the birthing party started. She said the contractions weren't that strong or consistent yet so I went to sleep. I woke around 7:30 and Alanna was in the rocker recliner in the baby’s room covered in a blanket with her eyes closed and headphones on. She looked asleep. I knew that was part of the hypno-birthing deal so I took a pic when she wasn’t looking and went to my daily routine. After some coffee and some email checking I asked Alanna if she thought I should stay home from work. She said it wasn’t necessary but it would be nice to have someone around the house to help with Sam while she was in the pre-labor stage. While Alanna took a bath it slowly crept into my mind that this was going to be the day so I cleaned, had breakfast with Sam and then put her in the tub. When Alanna got out of the tub she said her contractions were coming hard and fast. I mentioned that maybe they slowed in the tub and now her body is catching up to make up for lost momentum. She agreed and I made some her eggs and an english muffin. </div>
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We’re now happy and healthy and doing what we do, but now with a new Kat. The experience of helping birth my daughter was one of the best things that ever happened to me. I tried to liken it to something else I’ve done before. It’s pretty impossible, I was excited yet super relaxed, anxious and focused. It was awesome. While our culture doesn’t support it and most dudes would pass, I think dads should have the opportunity to receive their baby and bring them into this world. I would do it again in a second.<br /><br /><b>Alanna's story:</b></div>
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To make the rest of the story short, everything went fine - baby Katrina and I are both perfectly fine and healthy (even after me being GBS+ and not getting any antibiotics!) with no complications whatsoever. I was a little annoyed that they kept trying to push an IV and medications even after I had a 100% natural home birth, but we just kept refusing everything, to the doctor's annoyance. Like Mike said, the hospital experience was <i>not</i> good at all. If I were to have another birth (which I am NOT planning!) I would totally do it all at home. The labor and birth at home were AMAZING and I can only imagine how much more peaceful and relaxing it would have been to just finish up everything else with a midwife at home. I have no regrets though - this birth experience was absolutely amazing. I will never forget any minute of it!<br /><br />Side Note: I highly recommend HypnoBirthing to anyone interested in a natural, peaceful birth experience. I am convinced that my labor went so smooth and easy because I was totally relaxed the entire time. My relaxation allowed each contraction to be so effective that I didn't even realize anything was really happening yet! On my contraction timer I started by noting each surge as "Mild", then gradually started marking them as "Moderate". Toward the end a couple of them brought tears to my eyes but I never really considered any of them to be painful. It wasn't until the last two surges (where I yelled out to Mike) that I considered them "Severe". It was just amazing. No words can really describe how awed and amazed I am about this experience. I can hardly believe it, but I did it!<br /><br /><div>
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WOW! Congratulations Alanna & Mike! I'm thrilled to hear that things went so well that you didn't even make it to the hospital...and yet, were still really prepared to handle anything that came your way! Mom, baby, mom's body (& dad) knew exactly what to do once the body is able to relax! So excited for you--thank you for sharing your story!</div>
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If you are interested in taking Carol Yeh-Garner's HypnoBirthing classes, please visit her website at www.AWellLivedLife.Net. If her classes do not fit your schedule, feel free to contact her for other local practitioners. If you're outside of the San Diego area, you can visit www.hypnobirthing.com to find a practitioner near you.</div>
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About Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04872871279882290399noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995233628436011301.post-13476409453712461292014-01-24T10:40:00.003-08:002017-12-18T12:50:30.948-08:00I'm OBSESSED!<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So...I haven't posted anything on my blog in quite a while because....I'm obsessed....seriously, day & night--OBSESSED!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">What am I obsessed with? OILS people...yep! Essential oils! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I know, I know...sounds completely crazy, but I've gone a little crazy, I guess!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">My first introduction into essential oils (EOs) was a few years ago. I heard about thieves oil and was impressed that the blend of oils in thieves oil had been around for centuries for supporting the immune system. I knew Young Living oils sold it & I wanted it, BUT when I saw how much it was ($44 for a 15 ml bottle), I thought...I can make my own for cheaper! So I looked online for the recipe & went to Sprouts, Jimbo's & Whole Foods to get the oils....mixed them up with a carrier oil and started using them in the hopes that we would all stay healthy throughout the winter. I'd use them on the our feet at bedtime to help support our immune systems. I'd even take a few drops internally every night. I wasn't THAT impressed with how it worked, but kept using it anyway.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Then, I ran across a FB post of a friend, who posted about Young Living oils and decided to look into it a little more. I really wanted the <i>real</i> thieves oil and thought I'd bite the bullet & pay $44 for the bottle if it would help keep my family healthy this winter. I had also had a few people I knew use doTerra oils, so I did my research there too. They have a blend that is very similar to thieves oil, but they call it a different name and have one different ingredient. So, being the kind of person that researches and researches (and then researches some more) before committing to things, I did just that.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">What I found was very surprising! <span style="background-color: #edeff4; color: #333333; line-height: 115%;">A</span><span style="background-color: #edeff4; line-height: 115%;"> quick comparison
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Living carries 87 single oils and 70 blends and has been around for 20 years</i>! <u>I like having more options and having products from an established company with an excellent record</u>...</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Young Living oils is the ONLY essential oil company that owns its own farms (in five different continents)! That means they know the quality of the seed, the dirt (no pesticides or residues of pesticides, herbicides or chemicals in their dirt), etc. They know how their ingredients are harvested and processed (they often have their own distillery with their own distilling machinery on site on the farm) AND their oils are first distillations, which means they're distilled ONCE and only once--leaving you with the purest form of essential oil. <u>Quality is important to me as is purity...</u></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">I did enough research to feel confident to make MY choice. Other people will happily choose other essential oil companies and that's fine with me!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="line-height: 115%;">But...then, a funny thing happened! I joined an awesome FB group that discusses essential oils uses...I became addicted to reading the multitude of posts to learn more about all of the amazing things essential oils has helped people with. I couldn't believe it! I wanted <u>all</u> of the oils so I could completely support my health and wellness with essential oils. I was hooked, so signed on as a distributor. (sucker...you might say)</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="line-height: 115%;">I purchased the Premium Starter Kit which comes with the 9 oils listed above along with Stress Away, Joy and a FREE cold-mist diffuser/humidifier. I couldn't wait for it to come! Well, in my first month of using Young Living oils, I used almost every oil in my kit and ran out of thieves, peppermint, lemon, and lavender! (time to reorder!) These oils really worked!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="line-height: 115%;">So, when I started with Young Living in the middle of October, I figured I'd give the business end of things a go. The way that the Lemon Droppers Young Living team had everything broken down in a really easy-to-understand way made the whole MLM thing seem do-able & not pyramid-scheme-y. So, I posted a picture of my new oil kit with my awesome diffuser on my FB page & got some interest and signed up two of my friends.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="line-height: 115%;">So, at the end of October 2013, I had <b>2 people that signed up</b> (bought the awesome kit that I did). <b>My commission check covered my oil order.</b> I thought that was pretty cool for just signing up myself & two other people. I figured,"Ok, I'll give this whole business thing a whirl! If I can make some extra money for my family, it's worth giving it a go!" Ha ha....the Universe is so wise...just <i>wait</i> til you see what happened!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="line-height: 115%;">November came & I continued to post a few things about how the oils were helping me & my family with so many issues. Well, by the end of November, <b>I had signed up 18 people</b> and <b>my</b> <b>commission check for November was about half of what I made teaching HypnoBirthing classes.</b> By the end of the month, I had <b>55 people</b> on my team because people I signed up had also signed up people. There was also a contest that Young Living was offering--Drive to Win--a car & a trip to Hawaii. It had started in August, so I figured I had no chance of even qualifying for the top 60 since I had just started in October. By the end of the month, I was on the leaderboard for the top 300 fastest growing teams in the entire Young Living organization! I decided I was going to buckle-down & do my best to get to the top 60 so I could win a trip to Hawaii.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="line-height: 115%;">December was busy! I was the busiest I had ever been with my hypnotherapy practice. I had HypnoBirthing classes. I was dealing with the holidays & getting everything ready for that. I was still grieving my Dad's death. I wasn't sure how I was going to do it all and if it was even possible to do as well as I had in November. I kind of figured that December was going to be slower because everyone was saving or spending their money on presents. But...again, the Universe had different plans for me. I had <b>15 sign ups that month</b> and my team did amazingly well! By the end of December, I had <b>109 people on my team</b> AND<b> I made it to 55th place in the Hawaii contest</b>--meaning I had the <u>55th fastest growing Young Living business in the entire Young Living organization</u> (<i>WHAT?!? Didn't I just start this whole thing in October?!?</i>)--but even more importantly, I had won the hotel accommodations for a 5 day/4 night trip to Kona, Hawaii in February! My <b>commission check for December was enough to pay for three round trip tickets to the Big Island of Hawaii</b>! Unbelievable! That meant that my family could join me on this amazing trip! AND I had done so well this month, that <b>I made it to Silver level in the business</b> (something that Young Living says usually takes people about a year to achieve). Because I did it so fast, <b>I earned an Aroma Complete essential oils kit worth over $2500</b>! I am now stalking my email inbox waiting for the email letting me know it's on its way. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="line-height: 115%;">I'm SO thankful I took the plunge into the Young Living business and am even more thankful that I found the amazing Lemon Dropper team, who have made this business format so successful for me and all of the people on my team. We truly help each other out & build each other up! I'm so grateful for everything that I've been able to accomplish so far & look forward to what my team & I are able to accomplish this year!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If you would like to join me on this incredible journey, know that it's unlike what you think a typical MLM is about. You will get tons of support and training from me but also from our team. The Lemon Dropper team is the one of the<i> fastest growing teams in Young Living history</i>. The team leaders know what they're doing & they're sharing their knowledge with the rest of us. If you're even just the tiniest bit interested in learning more, just let me know. There's no pressure because I totally understand that everyone needs to figure things out in their own time and in their own way.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So, if you've made it this far and been patient enough to get to the end of this blog post, I applaud you! :) Please contact me if you'd like more information about joining the awesome FB group that talks about oil uses (there's no sales talk), joining my team or buying a kit so you can start seeing how these oils will change your life! No pressure, I promise! I'll just share information with you & let you decide what you want to do with it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Best way to contact me is by messaging me on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/carolyehgarner">FB</a> or visiting my website at <a href="http://www.carolyehgarner.com/">www.carolyehgarner.com</a> and contacting me through my Contact Form. You won't regret it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.naked-clean.com/">Naked Clean</a> is a local cleaning company that is awesome! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">First off, if you know me, you know that I'm <i>really</i> into natural, alternative, organic stuff. I first learned about Naked Clean years ago when I first started teaching HypnoBirthing classes. I was putting together my resources page for my website & I came across Naked Clean. Of course, the name gets you at first, but what they do is really interesting!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Naked Clean uses PRO-BIOTIC cleaners! What does that mean? Here's what they say on their website: </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 22px;">"Our Probiotics clean at the microscopic level because there is simply a larger quantity of the good guys preventing the bad guys from over-taking the environment. This is called “competitive exclusion”—microbes fighting it out for survival by attempting to crowd-out one another. Our Probiotics give you that competitive edge you need to keep a clean and healthy home.</span><br />
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And our patented Probiotic cleaners will keep on working up to 72 hours AFTER we clean your home." </div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">How cool is that?!?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here's more info from the Naked Clean website: </span></div>
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"Bio-film—the germs secret hiding place.</div>
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If you’re like most people, you’ve probably have never heard of bio-film. It’s like a microscopic city full of bad stuff. Bio-film is on almost all surfaces that are somewhat wet and warm, including on our teeth as plaque. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) believes that 65% of certain types of infections in hospitals are a result of diseases (e.g. H1N1, MRSA, Staph, E.coli), which live and hide in bio-film. But here’s the real kicker—bio-film cannot be removed with any cleaning products including acids. Not even the strongest disinfectant can penetrate its hard crust-like layers. It’s an armor-plated home for germs to live.</div>
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The picture you see here is bio-film magnified many times by an electron microscope. You can actually see the microorganisms under the bio-film.</div>
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When you eliminate the bio-film, germs and especially viruses have no place to live and reproduce, so they die. Viruses ‘outside’ a bio-film can only survive for a very short time, so removing bio-film is very helpful for a healthy home.</div>
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Our Probiotics are proven to significantly remove bio-film as this is also their food!"</div>
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Did you know about Bio-Film? I didn't before this! GROSS!</div>
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So, full disclosure here...I got an offer from <a href="http://www.sandiegobargainmama.com/">San Diego Bargain Mama</a>'s Stacey Ross who was doing some marketing for Naked Clean. They wanted to offer me a free cleaning (3 hours--which means one hour with three maids--three total hours, but since there were three maids, each maid had a one hour allotment of time). How could I refuse?</div>
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Well, it took me a long time to finally get my schedule to the point where I could actually get a housecleaning in. When I finally did call to schedule my cleaning, they were able to fit me into their schedule within a few days. My family did the usual pick-up beforehand so the Naked Clean maids wouldn't have all of our clutter to deal with.</div>
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The maids came and asked what areas I'd like them to focus on. I figured the kitchen and the master bathroom/bedroom would be good places and given the fact that I only had them for one hour, that'd give them enough time. They were courteous, polite & quiet while they worked. </div>
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There was one maid that worked in the kitchen and two maids that worked in the master bathroom/bedroom. I'm not sure how they did it (must be that amazing probiotic cleaner), but our shower doors were completely clear--crystal clear! They got a lot done in an hour!</div>
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I decided to pay them for an extra hour so that they could dust the entire house. (We hate dusting!) They used cloths that had the probiotic cleaner on them, which apparently leaves the probiotic micro-organisms on the surface. Apparently, those probiotics love to eat dust mites, which is great because we all have allergies to dust mites!</div>
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I was impressed with the fact that they not only cleaned those two areas of my house to a cleaner level than I've ever gotten it to plus dusted the entire house in a very short time. I also loved the fact that they put things back generally in the same place they were so that we didn't have to search for where things disappeared to or have to deal with a lot of time spent putting everything back in place.</div>
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So, all in all, I was REALLY impressed! The prices are really reasonable too...so much so, that we are thinking of making a monthly cleaning a regular part of our budget! And I love that they're using a really natural, safe product!</div>
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I'd HIGHLY recommend their service. Please contact them for more information:</div>
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Naked Clean 760-720-3830 www.naked-clean.com</div>
About Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04872871279882290399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995233628436011301.post-40154641888208141752013-10-30T21:44:00.002-07:002013-10-30T21:44:48.169-07:00Vivian & Charlie's HypnoBirthing story<div style="background-color: white;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our sweet baby girl arrived on April 11th, her due date, which totally shocked me. The week prior to her due date, I had started taking evening primrose oil supplements, taking long walks, got a massage, pedicure, etc. I was really focused on staying away from going "over due" by the hospital standards because I wanted to avoid the induction conversation if at all possible. The day before I was due, I decided I needed to relax and stop thinking so much about when our baby would come; that day I told myself that she probably wouldn't come for another week and that would be OK, whenever she was ready to come would be the right time. I went to the beach with some girlfriends and decided to enjoy myself until she was ready. My friend told me later that day with that attitude the baby would come that night, and she was right. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; line-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The night my labor began I had gotten up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom a couple of times, but had gone in the dark like always. At 3:30 am, I woke up again to go to the bathroom, but this time decided that I should turn on the lights. When I did, I noticed a small bit of blood, I couldn't believe that it looked like things were getting started just when I convinced myself to be patient. I went in and woke up my husband and then went to the bathroom again. This time, my mucus plug came out and almost immediately after that I started to have stronger surges. I took a shower and let the bath fill up around me while I listened to the rainbow relaxation playlist. After that, I put on some cozy clothes and sat on my birthing ball while leaning over our bed. I was constantly leaking fluids and my surges started to get stronger and were staying close together. I saw Charlie's phone keeping track of the surges, but blocked it out of my mind as I didn't want to think about how long they were or how close together, I just wanted to focus on breathing through them. After an hour and a half of this, Charlie suggested that I get back into the bathtub. He drew a bath for me and he started reading one of the scripts to me. After barely 2 minutes of being in the tub, my water broke at 7:30 am. I swear I heard a little pop and then felt a rush of fluid. I told Charlie that I thought it had broken and he confirmed that it looked like it had. I stayed in the tub for a while longer, but as the surges started to get stronger, I wanted to get back to my yoga ball. I asked Charlie to call our Doula, Valerie Peterson, over to our house. In the 15 minutes it took for her to arrive I told Charlie that I thought we should go to the hospital, but I wanted to wait for her to arrive and tell me what her thoughts were. As our Doula arrived, I was out of the shower and on my hands and knees in the bathroom. Like Carol's births, I also started shaking towards the end of a few surges at this point and I began getting hot and cold flashes. I told our doula that I wanted to head to the hospital and she agreed. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; line-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We drove down to Scripps La Jolla, which took about 20 minutes. I kept my eyes closed so that I wouldn't be paying attention to the exits as we crossed them and listened to the RR playlist again. In the car, it was tough to find a comfortable position to focus on relaxing through my surges, but I breathed deep and slow during them until we made it. Once we arrived at the hospital it was 9:15 am. The nurses wanted to check me in a small room to see how far along I was before admitting me into L&D, but they saw me have a surge and moved me into a L&D room for monitoring right away. I wasn't loud, but my body shook during the surge. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When we got to our L&D room, Charlie asked the nurse if she was familiar with hypnobirthing and told her we wanted to have a natural birth. She said that she was familiar and he gave her our birth plan to go over. They allowed me to say no to the IV, but insisted on putting a heplock in my hand in case I bled too much after birth which I "cancel, cancelled." The nurse hooked me up for monitoring and was concerned about my blood pressure being high, but thankfully it didn't become an issue. At 9:30 am, the nurse checked my cervix to see where I was at and I was 7 cm dilated. This was such great news to hear, because on the drive down I was nervous that I wouldn't be far enough along and since the surges were so strong I was worried I wouldn't be able to hang on. The nurses couldn't believe that I was a first time mom coming in at 7 cm. All of this really encouraged me and I knew that I could continue on with our birth plan staying relaxed. Once they were done monitoring me, I got back in the shower, but didn't end up staying in for long because I couldn't find a comfortable position. I got out of the shower and back on my birthing ball. This ended up being the most comfortable position for me through out labor. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After a while, I started shaking again during some of the surges so the nurses checked me again to see where I was at and this time I was at 10 cm. This was at 11:30 am. The nurse told me not to start pushing yet, but my body started sort of convulsing at the end of the surges and pushing for me. Our doula told me that I should start pushing since my body obviously wanted to. So I began bearing down while side lying. For me this technique was difficult, but it felt good to finally be doing something against the surges. I pushed for an hour and 45 minutes, phew. After about an hour of "pushing", my doula started giving me tips on how to hold the bearing down while using my J breathing and it worked. The nurse from Scripps was staying in the background and only giving her advice every now and again, but once I started taking my doula's advice she noted that it looked like our baby had dark hair like my husband. Again, I felt encouraged and kept going with my focus on bearing down. After another 15 min or so they called in the doctor. He wasn't my regular OB, but was really awesome. He asked me if the position I was in was where I wanted to stay for the birth which I thought was so wonderful instead of them telling me I needed to be in a certain position. In the early part of pushing, I was side lying, but by the time I was ready to breathe the baby all the way out I was lying on my back at an incline. They removed the lower part of the bed so my legs could rest low and let gravity help. As I continued to bear down, the nurse told me that she could see the head crowning and told me to reach down to feel the baby's head, which I did. As soon as I felt her right there, I started to get teary eyed because I knew how close we were to meeting our girl. I really focused on bringing her out, after a couple strong surges with bearing down her head came out and with the next push the rest of her body came out and they immediately put her on me. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our daughter was born at 1:15 pm, 15 minutes shy of 10 hours from the beginning of my labor. It was the most beautiful relief that I have ever felt to have her put on my chest and to hear her cry. It gives me the butterflies now just thinking about what a beautiful experience it all was. My placenta came out on its own after a few more minutes and I only tore a little requiring two stitches. (We did perineal massage every night for at least 3 weeks until I went into labor and it really helped!)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; line-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have to say that our hynobirthing class along with having our doula absolutely helped me obtain the birth that we did. After the dust had settled, I told Charlie that I wasn't as relaxed as the women in the videos that we watched, but my husband and our doula assured me that I did better than I was remembering. At some points during my labor, I would tell myself to relax and open up, sometimes I would talk in between surges, but mostly I laid back with my eyes closed. Our doula took some video in the final stages of our birth and I was surprised when we watched it to see that I really was able to do it quietly with only a few sounds of effort here and there. The next morning in the hospital, my regular OB came to our room and told us that our delivering nurse had told her that our birth was one of the most beautiful she had ever witnessed. I was nervous about how things would go with being at the hospital, but our nurses and doctor were so respectful of our birth plan and let us be. It was an amazing experience. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; line-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Like our doula said "Every birth is special no matter how the day goes!" and the important thing is to be happy with your birth, because the outcome is a beautiful little baby that will steal your heart. The love you feel is absolutely life changing. We are all so blessed and I am thankful for your teaching Carol--thank you so very much!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Congratulations Vivian & Charlie! I'm so happy that the classes and your doula helped you have such a positive birthing experience! Yes, most people say that they end up not quite looking like the women in the videos we watch in class, but those are really just to get your mind wrapped around the idea that birth CAN look and be calm, peaceful and comfortable rather than the images we've been so programmed with. And like you said, it often seems like we are louder than we really are.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thank you for sharing your birth experience! I hope you are enjoying your babymoon!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you're interested in taking HypnoBirthing classes with Carol, please visit her website at <a href="http://www.awelllivedlife.net/">www.AWellLivedLife.Net</a> for more information about how to sign up. If you are outside of the San Diego area, please visit <a href="http://www.hypnobirthing.com/">www.hypnobirthing.com</a> to find a Practitioner near you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you are interested in hiring Vivian & Charlie's doula, Valerie Peterson, you can contact her through her website at <a href="http://www.birthdaywithval.com/">www.birthdaywithval.com</a>.</span></div>
About Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04872871279882290399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995233628436011301.post-63686329199378488442013-09-26T14:14:00.003-07:002013-09-26T14:14:51.528-07:00Laura & Will's HypnoBirthing story<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Laura & Will took my HypnoBirthing classes at Seaside Women's Health in Encinitas, CA (North County San Diego). Here is the birth story of their first baby:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Congratulations, Laura & Will! Even though your birth wasn't your ideal birth, I'm so glad that you had a positive birthing experience and that the classes helped you & Will confidently make the best decisions for the best outcome for you & your baby. That's really my <i>ultimate</i> goal for my classes---not a quiet, peaceful birth like all of the videos (which is definitely one of my main goals)--but a birth in which you & your partner are empowered, in control and make educated, informed decisions every step of the way so that no matter what happens, you can look back at your birthing experience and know you did everything the way that it needed to be. So, I'm pleased to hear that the classes helped you make the right decisions and feel as in control as possible during your birth experience.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">If you'd like to take Carol's HypnoBirthing classes to prepare for your upcoming birth, you can learn more about her class schedule at <a href="http://www.awelllivedlife.net/">www.AWellLivedLife.Net</a>. If you are outside of the San Diego area, you can visit <a href="http://www.hypnobirthing.com/">www.hypnobirthing.com</a> to find a Practitioner near you.</span></div>
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About Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04872871279882290399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995233628436011301.post-47264379887284681092013-09-13T15:12:00.000-07:002013-09-13T15:12:34.291-07:00Jocelyn's VBAC (vaginal birth after c-section) HypnoBirthing Story<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Jocelyn came to my HypnoBirthing classes very late in her pregnancy. So late, that she started with class 5 of a series that was</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"> ending, just to ensure she got all of the classes in before her impending birth. She actually didn't make it to class 5 of her own class series!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">She had a c-section for her first baby...things didn't progress, she tightened up when she had contractions and reported that she just didn't know what to do during her first birth.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">I just wanted to write to tell you we had our baby last night! Thanks for your strategies, encouragement, and positive thinking. I had a successful VBAC against some pretty serious odds. (Water broke first, Group B strep positive, posterior baby through labor, not dropping/engaging for hours,...and cord wrapped around his neck twice in the end) It wasn't easy or pretty and I didn't look like the ladies on the video the whole time...but I used the music, relaxation strategies, scripts, and position strategies...and they really made all the difference.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 21px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I ended up getting an epidural 8 hours into labor. It was a wonderful part of the process for me but I was glad that it wasn't my only option as I needed every part of the natural birthing techniques to get me to the point where my labor wouldn't stall out as opposed to if I had gotten it right away. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"> I know I would have had a repeat c-section had I not taken your class. I am very grateful. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px;">Congratulations on your successful VBAC! I'm thrilled to hear that you did it and that you were able to use the HypnoBirthing techniques with success. Like I always say in class, the videos are the complete opposite of what we're conditioned to think birth looks like, but sometimes our births end up looking or sounding different, and that's okay! You had several special circumstances that could have prevented you from having a successful VBAC, but I'm glad that the education you received in my classes, helped you achieve your goal.</span></div>
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About Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04872871279882290399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995233628436011301.post-13796512299504036132013-09-02T20:24:00.001-07:002013-09-02T20:24:36.191-07:00Kristin & Brian's HypnoBirthing story<br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The arrival of our little man began on Monday March 11th at 10am when my mucous plug along with a </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">small amount of fluid spilled out on my kitchen floor. I went straight to the internet and researched if this </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">was a indication of early labor and read that it only means that labor could be over the next week and a </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">small amount of discharge is normal in the last few weeks. After reading this, I continued with my day of </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">grocery shopping (where I bumped into Carol at Trader Joe's), laundry and cleaning the house. I started </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">having minor cramping but just brushed it off as Braxton Hicks.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At seven o'clock that evening, Brian (my husband) came home and said to call the doctor just in case </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and as soon as I talked to the doctor on call at Scripps La Jolla, he insisted I immediately come to the </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">hospital to get checked to see if the watery discharge was amniotic fluid. To my dismay, I packed my bag </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and headed for the hospital still only having minor cramping but feeling great overall. After the nurse </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">confirmed that it was indeed amniotic fluid and my water had broken, the 24 hour hospital clock started and they </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">were going to let me go until morning before inducing me if labor hadn't begun.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At around ten o'clock, the cramping started feeling like surges and progressively got stronger and </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">stronger... since my water had broken, I refused to be checked for risk of infection so I never knew how </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">far my labor was progressing. At 3:30ish, I hit a wall and was contemplating the epidural but all of a </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">sudden felt the urge to push. Melissa (my mid-wife) checked me and sure enough I was ten centimeters </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and it was time to push! </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After about forty-five minutes of intense pushing, Hudson Patrick </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">entered this world at 4:32am weighing 7 lbs 3oz and measuring 19 inches. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">I'm so grateful to have </span><span style="color: #666666;">taken your class and proud to say I was able to give birth at Scripps La Jolla with no hep lock/IV or </span><span style="color: #666666;">epidural and was treated with the utmost respect and kindness even though my doctor was on vacation </span><span style="color: #666666;">and the mid-wife, whom I never met, delivered our baby. It went better then I could have ever imagined </span><span style="color: #666666;">and we were able to leave the hospital the next day with the most handsome little man. Recovery has </span><span style="color: #666666;">been great and I can't thank you enough Carol for all you do!!!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you are in San Diego and would like to take HypnoBirthing classes with Carol, please visit her <a href="http://www.awelllivedlife.net/">website</a> to sign up. If you are outside the San Diego area, please visit <a href="http://www.hypnobirthing.com/">www.hypnobirthing.com</a> and go to the Find a Practitioner section. The HypnoBirthing Institute recommends taking classes sometime between your fifth and seventh month of pregnancy. Carol's late September classes are filling up, so sign up now! </span></div>
About Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04872871279882290399noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995233628436011301.post-5148751861670828962013-08-19T21:16:00.002-07:002013-08-19T21:16:32.031-07:00Kristie's HypnoBirthing story of her 3rd baby<br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well, I ended up being almost a week late. Alana Margaret was born on Thursday, February 21. It was seriously THE BEST experience. While it wasn't pain free (which I wasn't expecting anyway), it was such a calm, pleasant atmosphere. My sister and husband were in the room. The only other people in there were the nurse, and then Dr. Capetanakis when it was close to birth time. I was able to use visualizations and breathing techniques to get me through the worst surges. Honestly, I couldn't have planned a better birth. Dr. Capetanakis broke my water at 8:30 am (I pretty much knew I wouldn't go into labor on my own as I never did with my boys either) and I was already at 6 cm with no surges (that I could feel). Around 10:15 am, things started getting serious. By 11:30 am, I was feeling the intensity and almost lost it a couple times, but I was able to completely keep myself calm. I only let out a couple little squeals at the end during the birth. She came flying out with one push at 11:50 am. 8 lbs. 14 oz...my little peanut! My boys were almost 11 pounds, so she was so tiny!!!!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I just wanted to say that I SO appreciate all of your last minute help to get me through. It was so wonderful to have your support and encouragement. My sister actually made a video of the birth (don't worry, no inappropriate shots:) so you can check it out if you like. You can fast forward to the labor part just to see how it went. Click <a href="http://youtu.be/ZhkOJKtZ7Jw">HERE</a> to watch the video.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Congratulations! I'm thrilled that you had such a positive birthing experience this time around and that we were able to fit the classes in before you had your baby! Thanks so much for sharing her story & the video. I love that you were playing cards while in labor! And while you said labor was "hard", you really did make it look easy! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you live in the San Diego area and would like to take HypnoBirthing classes with Carol, please visit her website at <a href="http://www.awelllivedlife.net/">www.awelllivedlife.net </a>or call her at 858-837-1259. If you are outside of the San Diego area, please go to <a href="http://www.hypnobirthing.com/">www.hypnobirthing.com</a> to Find a Practitioner near you.</span></div>
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About Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04872871279882290399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995233628436011301.post-63502320229296313412013-08-05T16:20:00.000-07:002013-08-05T16:20:21.301-07:00Danielle & Max's HypnoBirthing story for their 2nd baby<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hi Carol. My son was born six weeks ago on January 11. Here's my birth story. My doula, Rosie Peterson, said I was the most textbook-perfect case of hypnobirthing she'd ever seen. I think you deserve to share in the credit for that. :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I took Carol's Hypnobirthing class because I wasn't totally pleased with the experience I'd had with my first son. It wasn't necessarily a bad experience, but I didn't like the epidural. I was also disappointed with some parts of my situation at the hospital. With my first son, I pushed for three hours and was told by the doctor that if he wasn't born within three hours of pushing, she would have to take him by c-section. My water had also broken before I went into labor, so I was under time constraints because of that too. I didn't like spending my entire labor at the hospital.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So in search of a different experience the second time, I asked my doula for recommendations for natural birth classes and she recommended Carol's class. I was a bit nervous to attend class because I thought I would be surrounded by hard-core natural birth types. But I was relieved that most other people at the class started out like me--more curious than convinced. And I appreciated that Carol's style was very even-handed and not abrupt or abrasive in any way. By the end of the first or second class, I was sure that natural was the way I wanted to go and that I could do it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had been having contractions for a couple of weeks before my due date, which had at times been fairly intense. But I suspected I was in true labor when I woke up at 3:30 the morning after my due date with uncomfortable contractions. I timed them for about an hour, and they were consistently seven minutes apart. I was able to go back to sleep for another hour and a half before I got up to shower and get ready. I told my husband that the baby was coming, and we got our two-year-old ready to head to the park with his grandma (who had luckily flown in the day before).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I called my doula at 9:30 and asked her to come over at 11:00. I was doing ok on my own, but it was definitely nice to have my doula's calming reassurance and to have two people available to fetch me things and be there for me to lean on (literally).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">By 1:00 the contractions were about 90 seconds long and were coming back to back. At 1:30 I figured it was time to head to the hospital (Scripps Memorial in La Jolla). When we got checked into the hospital around 2:00, the nurse checked me and said I was fully dilated. So I'd accomplished the first part of my plan, but the second part of my plan--which was to show up at the hospital ready to push out a baby--was not so easy. The nurse said the baby's head was still at -3 station, so I still had a way to go. I guess that's pretty rare for a mom to be fully dilated with the baby not yet descended. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My doula had me lunging and marching to try to get the baby to come down. I was also occasionally having the urge to push. Because I didn't want to spend all day there waiting for the baby to come down, I was pushing on and off pretty much since we got settled in at the hospital. Throughout the whole process, the nurses were all very deferential and mostly left us alone to do our own thing. I was very glad that we got nurses that were happy to oblige us in our birthing wishes. One of the nurses confided in me that she was bending some of the rules for us and was glad she was able to stay until our baby was born so that we didn't get another nurse who wouldn't have been as accommodating. And just as I've heard other people say, all the nurses on the floor wanted to come in and get a peek at the girl who was quietly laboring without any medication. They all seemed pretty impressed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Probably about three and a half hours after we got settled in at the hospital, I could feel the baby getting closer. I called out that he was coming, and there was a flurry of activity as the nurses called the doctor in and got all the tools and supplies ready. And shortly after, my son Bradley was born. He ended up being quite a big boy, weighing in at 9 lbs 3 oz. The nurses and my doula were all marveling at how big he was, but to me he just looked like a sweet tiny little baby.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All in all, I'm very happy with how things went. At the time, I was not mentally prepared to have to get through four more hours of contractions and pushing after arriving at the hospital, but I know I was only able to handle it because of the hypnobirthing training. I have to admit that the "ring of fire" was way more intense than I anticipated, and I do not look forward to experiencing that again in the future... In the moment, I told my husband that, even though I knew I was about to say something that was typical labor room talk, I never wanted to go through that again. As I expected, I've since reconciled with it and know it was completely worth it. My recovery was much smoother and faster than with my first baby. And my doula mentioned something I hadn't thought of. She said it's likely that if I'd been on an epidural that I would've ended up with a c-section because I wouldn't have been able to get up and move around to get the baby to descend. The doctor might have just said that since I wasn't progressing the baby would need to be taken by c-section. Who knows how things would have turned out, but thank goodness I was able to have the smooth natural birth that I wanted! Thanks so much for your class!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thank you so much, Danielle, for sharing your story! A lot of moms who have not the greatest, but not the worst 1st birth experiences end up taking HypnoBirthing classes so they can have the birth experience they knew they could have. I'm so glad that you were able to have such a positive experience and that the classes helped you with that.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you are in the San Diego area and would like to take HypnoBirthing classes for your 1st, 2nd, 3rd or even 4th baby, please come join us! Carol's class info can be found at her website at <a href="http://www.awelllivedlife.net/">www.AWellLivedLife.Net </a>or she can be reached at 858-837-1259. If you are outside the San Diego area, you can find a HypnoBirthing class near you by going to <a href="http://www.hypnobirthing.com/">www.hypnobirthing.com</a> to the Find a Practitioner section.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you are interested in hiring Danielle & Max's doula, Rosie Peterson, you can contact her at <a href="http://www.rosiedoula.blogspot.com./">www.rosiedoula.blogspot.com.</a></span></div>
About Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04872871279882290399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995233628436011301.post-58922835486373942032013-07-09T16:03:00.002-07:002013-07-09T16:03:21.648-07:00Melissa & James' 2nd HypnoBirthing Story<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small; line-height: normal;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Calibri;">Corrina Anne Peterson was born 11/15/2012.<span style="line-height: 22px;"> </span>She was 7lbs 8oz and 21 inches long. First off, I need to mention that I had done a private session with Carol Yeh-Garner around 20 weeks pregnant to do some fear release and to help me work through some anxieties I was having about pregnancy and our decision to have a home birth.<span style="line-height: 22px;"> </span>I left her office feeling emotionally lighter and ready to move forward confidently.<span style="line-height: 22px;"> </span>My husband and I read the hypnobirthing book, and I listened to the cd during acupuncture appointments, but not as often as I had with Guthrie’s pregnancy.<span style="line-height: 22px;"> </span>We did a refresher course with Carol at 39 weeks. We went through how I wanted the labor to go and any fears or anxieties I had.<span style="line-height: 22px;"> </span>MY LABOR WENT ALMOST EXACTLY AS I HAD HOPED FOR AND HOW ARE GUIDED MEDITATION WENT WITH CAROL.<span style="line-height: 22px;"> We used Jamin and La Shel, San Diego Midwife, for her homebirth.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small; line-height: normal;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Calibri;">I woke up about 12am on 6/15 with mild surges, lasting about 30 seconds about 5-7 minutes apart.<span style="line-height: 22px;"> </span>I wasn’t convinced this was going to last, and I lied in bed watching the clock till about 1.<span style="line-height: 22px;"> </span>I texted my midwives somewhere in there to give them the heads up it might be happening, I still wasn’t convinced.<span style="line-height: 22px;"> </span>James was in and out of sleep and I was sort of anxious, not having the clear ‘yes your water broke this is happening now’ sign. (But I didn’t want my water to break, and had hoped and visualized it wouldn’t till end) So I wasn’t sleeping.<span style="line-height: 22px;"> </span>I kept having the urge to pee and I was passing clots.<span style="line-height: 22px;"> </span>About 2:30 I called midwife, Jamin, and at that point the contractions were between 3-5 minutes apart but still lasting less than 1 minute. She offered to come then, but I felt as if the contractions weren’t doing too much and felt pretty comfortable during the surge and I said I would contact her when it became more intense.<span style="line-height: 22px;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small; line-height: normal;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Calibri;">I woke up James and told him to start prepping the house. In between contractions, I was very able to help set up. I was very alert and functional.<span style="line-height: 22px;"> </span>He finished setting up the house and I went and took a long hot shower for about 30 minutes while he finished prepping. The water felt amazing. I had candles lit and the lights off and I really got into the mode.<span style="line-height: 22px;"> </span>I held the shower head on my low back and did some squats.<span style="line-height: 22px;"> </span>James came in to check on me and to let me know everything was ready, except the pool needed to be filled when that time came.<span style="line-height: 22px;"> </span>I got out of the shower and I hadn’t felt any contractions for what seemed to be a long time, so James and I lied down to hopefully sleep.<span style="line-height: 22px;"> </span>I think the moment I lied down, I felt a sharp stab across my rib cage and it was on. I was incredibly nauseous, and became sick from both ends. I sat on toilet, swaying and moaning with each surge and the compression in my lower spine was intense.<span style="line-height: 22px;"> </span>James called the midwives. They came about 4:30 am. I was only 5 cm with a bulging bag. I honestly thought the midwives might not stay because I wasn’t far enough along. <span style="line-height: 22px;"> </span>I went back to toilet while they filled the pool. I did say to James at this point that this was so much worse than Guthrie’s and that I was questioning how long I could do this for. I did not think I was only 2 hours away from meeting her.<span style="line-height: 22px;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 17px;"><span style="line-height: 21px;">If you are interested in getting a great massage by Melissa, please schedule one with her at <a href="http://www.indigodragoncenter.com/">www.indigodragoncenter.com</a> or 760-652-1116.</span></span></div>
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<br />About Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04872871279882290399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995233628436011301.post-10424277038968045712013-05-15T11:11:00.000-07:002013-05-15T11:14:34.764-07:00Marjorie & Carl's HypnoBirthing story<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On May 26th, I woke up at 3:30 am to contractions. I started timing them and they were about 8-10 min apart. I decided to lay back down and listen to my Birth Affirmations/Rainbow Relaxation CD so I possibly could get some more rest. From everyone I had talked to (and read about) I figured my first birth would last HOURS so I knew I had nothing but time…I might as well try and get some sleep. Needless to say, I couldn't sleep (too excited…knowing this was probably "the" day!). So I woke my husband around 6:30 am and told him to finish packing everything for the hospital. I called my doula and told her not to rush, but this was it, so she needed to come to our house some time this morning.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My contractions were still about 8 min apart, but very regular. I decided to keep my mind busy to pass the time, so I sent some work emails, took a shower, braided my hair, and then made breakfast. I had to stop and breathe through the contractions, but again I thought I had hours of this yet to go through so I just kept busy. Around 7:30 am or 8 am, my contractions were now 5-6 min apart and getting to the point where it was difficult to talk through them. I still kept busy in between them, but I called my doula and said I needed her…now…thank goodness she was just pulling up in the driveway.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As soon as she arrived, I was transitioning…I started shaking a little and got the chills. My doula helped relieve some of my back pain with counter pressure and we decided it was time to leave for the hospital. On the way to the hospital, my contractions were coming on strong at about 3 min apart. The drive to the hospital was definitely the worst part of the entire experience! We arrived at the hospital around 9 am and my doula walked me in while my husband parked and grabbed our bags. I had 3 contractions before I made it up to the labor/delivery level, and when we arrived there my doula asked for a birthing room. The nurse politely smiled and said that I needed to go to an exam room first, and then the doctor would decide if I was ready for delivery. My doula tried to insist that I needed a delivery room, but they quickly refused and insisted I be examined first. I was asked a few questions and answered them quietly…and all I remember hearing was 2 of the nurses commenting on "can you believe how calm she is!". From the moment I arrived at the hospital I had my eyes closed and was deep breathing. I honestly don't think the nurses thought I was in actual active labor or as far along as I actually was.</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As soon as I got undressed and got myself up onto the bed in the exam room, my water broke. The doctor was there and quickly examined me and my husband said he was shocked when he announced I was already 10 cm. There was a little bit of panic…from the staff, not me or my husband. My doula leaned over to me and whispered "they're a little panicked because they didn't expect you to be this far along, but this is a good thing…it means you'll get to meet your daughter very soon. They will settle down soon." That was all I needed to hear! It helped keep me positive. They quickly moved me into a birthing room and before I knew it, they told me it was time to push. I don't have a sense of the time that lapsed, but my husband and doula said I pushed for about 20-30 minutes and then she was born! I remember reaching a point where I thought that I couldn't go on. I said that to my doula and I remember her asking me to give her 2 or 3 more pushes. I said to myself "2 or 3…I can do that!" T</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">he doctor made a comment about me not being on my back. "I've delivered over 3000 babies and for all of them, the mother was laying down in her back!" Linda, our doula, was great! She responded with "Well, then, what an opportunity for you! This will be your first!".</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My husband was by my side the entire time. Things progressed so quickly the staff didn't even have time to check my vitals or even think about asking me to get an IV. We arrived that morning around 9 a.m. and Sienna was born at 10:20 am…6 pounds 15 oz and 22 inches. It was exactly the dream birth I had imagined! I felt amazing afterwards and we were all chatting with the nurses in the room after the birth. The nurses even commented on how much they love seeing babies who are born to drug-free mothers. I felt so good, I even ate lunch when they brought it to my room around noon.</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The one thing I remember having doubts/fears about before I went into delivery was tearing…and that's the one negative thing that happened. I didn't have a bad tear at all, but I think that because I couldn't release that fear. It definitely was in the back of my mind during my birth. Sienna's little hand was up by her face, so I had a little first degree tear that required a couple stitches.</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was so happy to have my husband and my doula there. They heard things and remembered a lot more details than I did since I was pretty focused on myself. I was also happy that my husband and I didn't call any family or friends when we were on our way to the hospital. Once Sienna was born that gave us some time to ourselves as a new family before we were bombarded with company…it was a very special moment.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I went home the next afternoon and have been on a Mommy-high ever since. It was such an amazing experience. Thank you again SO much for your help and for your support throughout the process.</span></div>
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Congratulations Margorie & Carl! What an amazing birth story! I'm so glad that the hypnobirthing classes helped you have the birth of your dreams!<br />
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If you're interested in taking HypnoBirthing classes for your birth and are in the San Diego area, please visit Carol's website at <a href="http://www.awelllivedlife.net/">www.AWellLivedLife.Net</a>. If you are out of the San Diego area, please visit <a href="http://www.hypnobirthing.com/">www.hypnobirthing.com</a> to find a practitioner near you.<br />
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If you'd like more information about Marjorie & Carl's doula, Linda Goldsmith, please visit <a href="http://www.lindadoula.vpweb.com/">www.lindadoula.vpweb.com</a>.</div>
</span>About Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04872871279882290399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995233628436011301.post-29073288975699440262013-02-20T10:00:00.000-08:002013-04-09T11:40:48.768-07:00Erin & Juan's HypnoBirthing Story<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Erin & Juan took Carol's HypnoBirthing classes on Thursdays at Seaside Women's Health in Encinitas, CA. Here is their story:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My husband and I have been married 6 years. We started trying to get pregnant in 2009. It was a long struggle and very emotional. I heard good things about acupuncture so I gave it a try. They suggested I change my diet to exclude soy, dairy and gluten. About a year later we got pregnant naturally! I continued my diet and acupuncture through pregnancy. <br /><br />I had a pretty easy pregnancy. First trimester was nauseous most of the time but as long as I kept eating cantaloupe and rice cereal I was good. :) Second trimester We discovered I was anemic. I was really exhausted and dizzy but once I started taking iron i felt better within a few days. I started gaining more weight and getting my appetite back. I started seeing a chiropractor which helped with my upper back. Throughout the pregnancy I did prenatal yoga at home which helped relieve tension and maintained my energy level.<br /><br />Before anyone knew we were pregnant, a friend came to my husband knowing we had been trying for a while and gave him some info on Hypnofertilty. Apparently his neighbor gave birth using the hypnobirthing method using no pain medicine. I didn't need to do too much research beforehand, just knew this was the method I wanted to use for our birth. I looked around for trained professionals on the Internet and asked my acupunturist if he knew anyone and he recommended Carol Yeh-Garner at www.AWelllivedLife.com. We signed up for the 5 week classes. We received a hypnobirthing book, a cd, as well as handouts each week to practice at home. I read the book, took a ton of notes in class, listened to the cd every night at bedtime and fell asleep to it. I just let it repeat throughout the night. I could feel myself relax and slept great when I listened to it. We practiced the other scripts a few times. We did the perineum massages about 3-4 times a week starting at 7 weeks to delivery. The only thing we didn't do enough of was practice the scripts or relaxation with a lot of distractions. I really enjoyed the class and felt prepared and more at ease about delivery and was determined to have a natural birth.<br /><br />11/5 at My 37 week appointment I lost 2 lbs and my fundal height had not grown and the baby dropped into position. The doctor wanted me to get an ultrasound to check the baby's size. The baby was measuring small, in the 3rd percentile. She thought my placenta was starting to get worn out and the baby wasn't getting enough nutrients. In order to ensure the baby was ok they wanted me to start non stress tests and ultrasounds 2 times a week. I also did another blood test to check my blood count. This new info caused me to stress and worry. I was in the final weeks of pregnancy and very hormonal and fearful. It was an emotional roller coaster. <br /><br />That Friday 11/9 the dr called and wanted me to go to the hospital to get another blood test. they wanted to rule out a form of preclampsia called HELLP. Signs were small baby, low blood count and enzymes in the liver. I had 2 out of 3. Knowing how severe that is, I was anticipating being induced that weekend. Not something I was prepared for since it wasn't following my birth plan. I reached out to my hypnobirthing teacher, Carol, for advice. She suggested a fear release and gave me steps to follow for induction and reminded me I could still have a natural birth and to relax and allow my body to take over. Going to the hospital, I felt prepared and was ready to accept what came next. They monitored the baby: "the best looking baby they had seen all day." The liver test came back fine and I was released. What a relief! The doctor still wanted me to have the baby before my delivery date and to try and naturally induce.<br /><br />Then that Thursday, 11/15, when I did another ultrasound, it showed the umbilical cord was slightly restricted. My doctor called and advised me to go to the hospital for induction. This time it was real and I was so scared and not prepared. Knowing the advice Carol gave me the week before, we did a few fear releases to help change my frame of mind and accepted the path my birthing would take. It was my first lesson in parenting. I no longer have control over everything and need to go with the flow. :) I started to get excited knowing I was going to meet my baby soon. <br /><br />On the way to the hospita,l we listened to the birth affirmations. As we arrived, I started playing the rainbow relaxation CD and kept it on repeat. We arrived at Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla around 3pm. We asked for a hypnobirthing nurse and handed out our birthing plan to review with them. They wanted to monitor me the whole time since the baby could be at risk. We met the doctor and midwife on call. We prepared the room for my comfort, covered the clock so I didn't know the time, dimmed the lights and kept the rainbow relaxation in one ear on repeat. They did a vaginal exam but I asked they not tell me how much I was dilated. The less I knew the better my mind would allow my body to take over. We talked about the plan to induce slowly and allow things to take its course without pressure to advance faster. We did another fear release and shortly after started having surges on a consistent basis. The doctor decided to let me go for a few hours before interfering with any induction.<br /><br />After I stalled, the next step was to give me cervidil. An inducing drug that is inserted at to the cervix and can be pulled out at anytime. My surges started coming on strong and after about 2 hours, they pulled it out since I was advancing quite fast. The whole time I was listening to the rainbow relaxation and allowing myself to get into deep relaxation. I had no idea what was going on around me. Nurses came in and out without me realizing. My husband would make sure they didn't bother me during a surge and would tap my shoulder when they needed to talk to me after a surge. When a surge came on, I closed my eyes and focused on breathing up. I shifted positions often. The nurse brought in a labor bar across the bed and I leaned over it while my husband rubbed my back and did light massage. When he saw me tense up, he would place his hand on my shoulder and whisper "relax". I drank a ton of water and ate almonds as needed. <br /><br />After the cervidil was out, things stalled a little so we did another fear release. The midwife came in to talk to me about some options and the plan. She saw in my medical history I had a colscopy and suggested we make sure there was no scar tissue and asked if she could try massaging the cervix to allow it to open. I remember Carol telling us that in class but forgot to mention it. I was glad the midwife knew what to do.<br /><br />The midwife also gave me an option of a balloon/foley ball, but I didn't remember the pros and cons of it from class so I opted to wait and see how things progressed before we decided to go that route. Luckily things progressed. <br /><br />I started showing all the signs of true labor, nausea (even threw up twice), bleeding and the urge to push. They did another vaginal exam and again didn't want to know how much I was dilated. But the midwife suggested to release my membranes. <br /><br />We did another fear release. I got comfy and kept telling myself to bring on more surges cause it was bringing my baby closer to me. The more I said it, the better I felt. I had some back labor and the only thing that felt good was to lean back on my fist. Next time, I will bring a tennis ball to lean on instead.<br /><br />After a while, I started to get really tired and surges were strong. Never did I think pain but more uncomfortable. I felt as if I were running a marathon and running up hill most of the time and kept telling myself the finish line was after the next hill. <br /><br />Shortly after, I felt ready to push. The midwife came in the check my progress and she said "Erin, you are ready to have this baby. But you can't push just yet." Then they frantically started getting ready. My husband kept me in the zone and not focusing on what was happening around me. When I started pushing, I remembered to breath down like I was on the toilet. The midwife let me lay how I wanted and she would relax my legs when I tensed. I was not quiet at all, my brother in law could hear me outside but the noises were more from effort than pain. It felt so amazing on the last push and I felt the baby slide out. My husband announced it was a girl as they placed her on my stomach. The nurses did have to take her away shortly after to make sure she didn't have to go to NICU. Our Hanna Marie weighed 4lbs 9oz which was enough for her to stay with me and not go to the NICU. Everything at this point was a blur. There was so much going on and I was on cloud 9! I couldn't believe it was all over. She was very alert and started breastfeeding right away with some help from a nurse. <br /><br />After the placenta came out, I was intrigued to see its condition. It was perfectly healthy and not worn out, no calcium deposits just smaller than "normal". Since the placenta was small, the baby was small but Hanna was healthy.<br /><br />After everything calmed down, I asked my husband how the progression went since he knew how much I was dilated each time. From the beginning, I was at about 1 cm dilated, progressed to 2 after the cervidil and 2 after the massage of the cervix. When my membranes were ruptured, 2 hours later I was at 10cm, then I pushed for 35 min and Hanna was born at 5:51am Friday, November 16. <br /><br />I'm so happy with the way things happened. Hypnobirthing really trained me to handle the whole process. We had all the tools and put them to work for us. My husband was such a great coach and very supportive. I was amazed at how he made me feel. I can't thank Carol Yeh- Garner enough for such a great class and support and advice. I would recommend hypnobirthing to anyone and looking forward to doing it again! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Congratulations Erin & Juan! Thank you so much for sharing your birth story! I'm so glad that the classes helped both of you feel empowered & educated to make the best decisions for your birth & your baby. I hope you're enjoying your babymoon!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you're interested in learning more about Carol's HypnoBirthing classes, please visit her website at </span><a href="http://www.awelllivedlife.net/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">www.AWellLivedLife.Net</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. If her classes don't fit into your schedule, she would love to refer you to other practitioners in the area. If you are outside of San Diego, please visit </span><a href="http://www.hypnobirthing.com/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">www.hypnobirthing.com</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> for a list of practitioners in your area. Thank you!</span>About Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04872871279882290399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995233628436011301.post-36191084818215308482013-02-06T15:36:00.000-08:002013-03-21T16:20:31.386-07:00Aline & James' HypnoBirthing Story<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Aline & James took Carol's HypnoBirthing classes in May 2012 in Encinitas, CA in order to prepare for their first birth. Here is their birth story:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">James and I started taking Carol's Hypnobirthing classes in May of 2012. I knew I wanted a natural, gentle and calm birth. We were still trying to decide between a home or a hospital birth by the time we started taking the classes. I really wanted a home birth but James felt nervous about it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was very excited about the classes and they were so much more than I expected. So much great information. We learned about how the body works during labor and how interventions might interfere with the process. The more James learned, the more comfortable he became with the idea of a home birth and it was Carol's advice that encouraged me to follow my heart: "Birth happens once. Even if you have more kids this is a one time event and there aren't any do-overs." I also found my great midwife, Andrea Meyer, through Carol's referral. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We left every class feeling very relaxed and confident. I never felt anxious about birth, and I couldn't wait to experience it. We fell asleep to the birthing affirmations and Rainbow Relaxation every night. We noticed that we were sleeping better. We practiced the Balloon Script and a few other exercises 2 or 3 times a week. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I found out the baby was breech at 34 weeks. I was so afraid that I wouldn't be able to have a natural birth. I had to do a lot of "cancel-cancel" trying to avoid all these negative thoughts. I found a lot of useful information in Carol's Hypnobirthing group's files regarding things to do to help turn a breech baby. I started doing all the exercises to try to turn the baby. I visualized the baby in the perfect position and visualized my dream birth. My midwife also helped me a lot and the baby finally turned. I was ecstatic!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My guess date was August 5th. I had put in my mind that I would probably go "over-due", so the 40-week mark didn't mean much to me. On August 1st, James and I spent the day at the beach. It was nice to sunbathe with my belly buried in the sand and to walk along the ocean. I got a lot of scared looks and mentioned to James that I probably looked like I was ready to pop (I heard that a lot). We had some ice cream and headed home. As usual, we went to bed listening to the Rainbow Relaxation and affirmations.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I woke up at 3:30 am with a strong cramping sensation. I though to myself: "Wow, if this is the first surge, I don't want to see how the next ones are going to feel like!" Once I got up and started moving, it didn't feel as bad. I went to the bathroom and stayed there. Sitting on the toilet helped me feel more comfortable. I started timing the surges on my phone. They lasted from 30 seconds to 2 minutes and were coming every 4 to 6 minutes. I was still not sure if this was it and decided to try to get some rest. I couldn't sleep so I kept going back and forth to the bathroom to sit on the toilet, and trying different positions on the bed while listening to the affirmations. The breathing helped a lot. When the sun came up, I woke James up and told him that was the day! He organized the house and made me breakfast which I threw up right after eating. I was trying to labor on my own for as long as I could before asking the midwives to come over. James filled up the tub while I took a shower. The hot water really helped to relieve the strong surges. I got in the tub and kept listening to the Rainbow CD. I stopped timing the surges because I couldn't really focus on anything at that point. James stayed with me and guided me through his own version of the Balloon Script and did some light touch massage. I got out of the tub and labored on a birth ball while waiting for Nat, my doula, and the midwives. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Time was passing by and baby was not making her way down. My body started pushing, and there was nothing I could do to stop. I asked: "Where is she? Why isn't she coming down?". Everyone reassured me she was making her way down, and she'd be here soon, and that I was doing a good job. I was getting very tired, and it was hard for me to relax and manage the surges. We tried many different positions and the rebozo to see if the baby would turn to the anterior position. I remember getting in and out of the pool, using the birth ball on my bed, polar bear on the floor, one leg up on a stool in the shower, & sitting on the toilet. Kayti told me to try to rest for a while and try not to push. As she said that, I pushed with all the strength I had in me, not because I wanted to, but because I had no more control over my body.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am so glad we chose to take Carol's Hypnobirthing classes. It prepared James to be an awesome birth coach. He never left my side and was able to give all the support I needed because. He was able to trust the process and never doubt my ability to keep going (even when I doubted it myself). I did not have the easy birth I had imagined, but I'm sure I had the best birth I could have had under the circumstances. I was able to labor on my own for a long time and had reached full dilation way before I even wondered about the epidural. I thought I had pushed for 20 minutes and was surprised to find out I pushed for an hour. What we learned in class helped us in so many ways. It made us more conscious parents, it gave us confidence to make choices that we believed in. It helped us strengthen our connection with our baby in the womb and between us and it gave us tools to stay relaxed through many hours of labor. Thank you for preparing us to welcome our daughter in the best way possible, Carol!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thanks again for everything you have taught us and all the support you gave us through our special journey. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hugs, </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Aline</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Congratulations Aline & James! Thank you so much for sharing your birth story! I'm so glad that the classes helped you have such a positive experience!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you'd like more information about Aline's midwives, please visit </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.andreasmidwiferysandiego.com/">www.andreasmidwiferysandiego.com</a></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you'd like more information about Aline's cranial sacral therapist, please visit </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.debrabochinski.com/">www.debrabochinski.com</a></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you'd like more information about Aline's doula, please visit Nat Romine at 619-727-3511.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you'd like more information about Carol's HypnoBirthing classes, please visit </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1675441399">www.AWellLivedLife.Net</a></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.awelllivedlife.net/">.</a> If her classes don't fit into your schedule, she would be happy to refer you to one of the other practitioners in the area. If you are outside of San Diego, please visit </span><a href="http://www.hypnobirthing.com/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">www.hypnobirthing.com</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> to find a practitioner near you.</span></div>
<br />About Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04872871279882290399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995233628436011301.post-14427364807186629222013-01-30T10:00:00.000-08:002013-03-03T19:52:47.034-08:00Pam & Steve's HypnoBirthing Story<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I just wanted to share my birth story with you. It didn't turn out exactly how I envisioned, but I was completely amazed by the strength I had to get through what I did. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I started having surges at 10am on the 25th. As they got closer and closer I called my doula, Leigh Fenly. She came over at about 2pm. Once the surges were about 4-5 minutes apart we went to the hospital (around 5pm).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We arrived and got checked in and they put the baby on the monitor. The baby looked great. The next several hours felt like 20 minutes. The surges were certainly intense but I was getting through them. We went for walks and I sat in the shower. The shower was amazing!!! I think I would have benefited greatly from a bathtub but it was great. I finally let the nurse check me around 10pm. I was the same dilation as when my previous day doctor appt. and my water hadn't broken. I decided to give it 2 hours and check again. At 12 pm, it was the same so I let the doctor break my water to get things going. After that things happened verrrry quickly. I sat in the shower and was screaming out during the surges. It was extremely intense but Leigh helped me relax and I was so proud of myself for my strength. I never even thought about wanting an epidural. Then I started throwing up violently in the shower. Even though it was a little scary and very uncomfortable, I remember you saying that when that happens it means it's almost coming to an end. And it was. It was time to monitor the baby again. Baby's heartrate was perfect. And then I got the urge to push. It was about 2am at this point. I was so happy that I was drug free because I tried all sorts of positions. I was doing squats, up on all fours, back (sitting up) and side. It felt so good to push. For the first two hours... I started to get tired but I was still going very strong. After 2.5 hours the baby had not moved at all :( His head was seriously not moving past my pelvic bone (nobody told me this - they kept saying I was making progress to keep me going). The doctor came in and checked me and said she understood that I wanted to have a natural birth and she did not generally let people push more than 3 hours but that she'd work with me if I started making progress. But that she was extremely uncomfortable using the vacuum which it seemed like may need to happen. The top of the head was going into a cone shape like it was supposed to but the rest of it just wasn't making it's way through. I asked her if I could have 30 more minutes and she said that was fine. After about 20 minutes, I was beyond uncomfortable. I asked Leigh for her opinion and she said let's push as hard as we can. But after a little while I asked her what she really thought. She told me that she has seen this before and that I shouldn't feel bad about needing a c-section. She said I have done everything that I could. And she was watching the whole time and didn't see more than the very tip of that baby's head. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As soon as I made the decision to get the c-section everything happened extremely quickly. They got me in the operating room, gave me the spinal, and had the baby out in about 4 minutes. I was so excited to see my son!! I was sad that he couldn't come right on to my chest but I couldn't think about it at that point. I knew I had done my best. He was born at 6:25 am. I had been actively pushing since about 3am. Everyone in the operating room was shocked that I was not on drugs! And I never ever felt pressured to do anything that I wasn't comfortable with. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So in the end it was not the birth that I had planned but I'm trying to look on the bright side. I was able to stay in the hospital for almost 5 days. I took full advantage of the staff. I had the Lactation Consultant in the room everyday giving me breastfeeding tips and watching the latch (we are doing GREAT with breastfeeding!!). I sent Steve with the nurses any time they did anything from swaddling to bathing so he could learn the techniques. We were waited on hand and foot and I was well taken care of. Scripps La Jolla is wonderful.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was definitely bummed that I went through the whole process flawlessly only to stop at the end. But I've come to terms with it. I was scared at first because when he came out his head was super cone shaped (which I expected) but on the back of his head was a huge dark purple black bruise from banging against my pubic bone. But he's perfect! He only spit up once his first day and nothing after that. Good for a c-section baby! His name is Steven Raymond H., III. As a nickname for the 3rd generation we call him Trey. He was 8 lbs11oz and 21 inches. And he has a huge head! </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So there it is. I will absolutely do hypnobirthing again for the next baby! My child had a perfect heart rate the whole entire 16+ hours that I was in labor. Drugs didn't enter my body until about 4 minutes before he came out (so I am hoping he didn't get as much as if I had been on an epidural the entire time?) He is such a calm baby!! Only cries when he's hungry and is just so relaxed. We're so lucky.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thanks again for being an amazing instructor. We'll see you again for a refresher course in a couple years :)---</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pam</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thanks, Pam, for sharing your story with me! I'm glad that even though things went very differently than planned, that you felt that the classes were still helpful for you. My ultimate goal for teaching HypnoBirthing is to inform & educate my couples so that whatever choices they need to make are ones that they know are right for them in the moment. I hope you're recovering well & enjoying your little baby!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you're interested in learning more about Pam's doula, Leigh Fenly, please visit </span><a href="http://www.tranquilityinbirth.com/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">www.tranquilityinbirth.com</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you're interested in taking Carol's HypnoBirthing classes, please visit </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.awelllivedlife.net/">www.AWellLivedLife.Net</a></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> for more information. If Carol's schedule doesn't work with yours, she would be happy to refer you to one of the many practitioners in San Diego. If you're outside of San Diego, please visit </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.hypnobirthing.com/">www.HypnoBirthing.com</a></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> for a list of practitioners in your area.</span></div>
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