Weather Cancellation

Thanks to the crummy weather, Childbirth Collective is canceled tonight, Jan. 12, at Blooma. See you next week!

Blooma Blossom: Elias

Elias

January 10, 2009
2:53pm
8lbs 10z
21 inches

Mama Candance says: "A special thank you to the instructors at Blooma, who I strongly believe helped me to have a quick and smooth labor and delivery both in terms of my physical and mental coping strategies."

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Blossom: Evelyn Jean

Evelyn Jean
January 8, 2009
4 lbs. 11 oz.
18 1/2 in.

Mama says: Thanks so much for being Blooma. I believe it's because of all the things I was involved with at Blooma that helped me have the successful VBAC that I was hoping for. I miss my weekly times there, and can't wait to start some postnatal or baby and me classes soon!!

Blooma Blossom: Annika

Annika Margaret
Saturday, January 3, 2009
1:02pm
8 pounds, 14 ounces
21 inches long

Mama Megan says: We are all doing great and so far Lydia is being a great big sister!

Blooma Blossom: Brady

Brady Jon
Friday, January 2
8 pounds, 11 ounces
22 inches

Mama Erica says: Just wanted to let everyone at Blooma know that Brady Jon was born via successful VBAC!

The scoop: I went into labor about 10:00 p.m. on New Years' Day (just as most my family gathering of 45 people for Christmas was leaving!) I'm so glad I had a Doula (Megan Titcomb, who I would highly recommend) or we would have left for the hospital WAY too soon. She came over about 2 a.m. when my contractions were 3 minutes apart and about 40 seconds long, and Megan suggested we stay home until they got longer and stronger. Good thing, because my labor kind of fizzled out as my remaining houseguests (8 adults and 7 kids) got up and started moving around. Megan went home, and we took naps as the rest of my houseguests left. In the evening my parents took Kate with them to dinner, and with just my husband and I here labor picked up quickly (funny how my brain/body waited until everyone was gone, I remember you saying it happens that way for people). At 7:30 we left for the hospital and at 9:17 Brady was born, before I even was done being admitted! I pushed for 20 minutes, which was a blessing and a curse. Nice to go fast, but more painful and more tearing/bruising for me. But, I feel WAY better than after the C-section with Kate. So glad I went for the VBAC. And I had NO pain medication. Thought I'd be a quiet laborer, but when I got to pushing I made noises louder than I knew I could make! (Think I scared the hubby!) Really happy that I did it, but it was definitely very intense! Overall I think it was about as perfect of a birth experience that
I could have hoped for!

Say hi to everyone and thanks to all of you for great Yoga, Chiropractic, Massage and Acupuncture! I'm convinced it made a huge difference in my labor and my continuing recovery.

Blossom: Elise Marie

Elise Marie
January 1, 2009 (first baby of the year at St. Joe's)
7:14 AM
9 pounds 4 ounces
20 inches

Mama Rose says: 11 days overdue and with a required induction date scheduled for the following week, we aggressively tried natural induction methods to get things started. Went to yoga in the morning and acupuncture in the afternoon. By that evening, I was in labor. It was a long one (Tuesday evening to Thursday morning) and at times quite "challenging", but it was filled with a lot of music, laughter, and love – just as we wanted it to be and as it should have been. Rose and Florian can't sing the Blooma and St. Joe's praises enough and are thankful to have had such a caring and supportive community to lean on during the pregnancy and now during this "4th trimester." Thanks for everything!