Childbirth Joy Prenatal Workshops

04/29/2026

These shots don't last. It's like street drugs - once you get started you can't stop.

Natural immunity is for life.

From X:

"Please read my article on DTaP, or go directly to the original medical journal source to discover something you may not have known.

“Because of linked-epitope suppression, all children who were primed by DTaP vaccines will be more susceptible to pertussis throughout their lifetimes, and there is no easy way to decrease this increased lifetime susceptibility.”

“Recent Tdap Studies in Adolescents Who Were Primed by DTaP Vaccines Three studies on Tdap vaccine effectiveness have been performed in the United States. The vaccine-effectiveness rates during the first year were 75.3%, 73.0%, and 68.8%. However, after 3 years, almost no evidence of effectiveness was found.”

“We should consider routinely administering Tdap vaccine every 3 years to all adolescents and adults who were primed with a DTaP vaccine.”

https://romanbystrianyk.substack.com/p/the-vaccine-mistake-nobody-talks

J. D. Cherry, MD, “The 112-Year Odyssey of Pertussis and Pertussis Vaccines—Mistakes Made and Implications for the Future,” Journal of the Paediatric Infectious Diseases Society, September 2019, pp. 334–341."
https://sboh.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2022-01/Tab09e-Cherry%20JPIDS%202019.pdf

04/27/2026

If your baby is younger than one year, even if she seems to be losing interest in breastfeeding, chances are she is not yet ready to wean. After all, during their first twelve months babies still physically need mother’s milk. If your baby was nursing well and suddenly refuses your breast, this ma...

04/27/2026

🚨🚨 BREAKING: Research catches up with physiology....

Don't want to push for a long time in labor? Just don't push for a while and use gravity. Then you might end up pushing less than 15 minutes!

Is purple pushing FINALLY on its way out? While many facilities and providers have stepped away from strong and forceful purple pushing, variations of it still exist. This often leaves parents pushing for 1, 2, or even 3 hours - especially in first births and with epidurals.

Despite awareness of the fetal ejection reflex and birth being a normal physiological process, modern obstetrics left many believing we MUST push as soon as we reach full dilation.

Yet this often leaves moms pushing for hours.

Research from Besançon University Hospital, France looked at over 10,000 term singleton births.

Their research concluded: Under a delayed pushing policy of up to 3 hours, active pushing remained less than 15 minutes, supporting high rates of spontaneous vaginal birth and potentially reducing the need for instrumental delivery.

While there are occasional situations where directed pushing might be indicated (baby showing signs if distress, signs of cord compression, etc.), research is showing what midwives, many l&d nurses, and doulas have observed: birth needs patience.

👇🏽 Did you labor down or push as soon as you were fully dilated?

Study below.

04/27/2026

1. Shaving actually INCREASES the risk of infection. Leave the area alone.

2. A reminder that a needle is used to get the IV line established but is then withdrawn. Only a small plastic tube remains inside the vein in order that it stays open. Also, routine IV is bad medicine. You should be eating and drinking to your preference in the birth (most women don't want to eat in active labour or pushing. Make sure you havr food for your partner and birth support plus food for yourself after the birth.

3. You can say no.

If being pressed (bullied), the phrase, "I refuse consent" is legal language that anyone in healthcare understands the significance of. When someone of sound mind refuses consent and wishes are not abided, this is medical assault.

You can always ask for BRAIN:

benefits, risks, alternatives, intuition, saying No.

4. Caesarean options - have a Doula.

https://www.lindseyedenphotography.com/blog/brain-decision-making-for-informed-consent

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04/27/2026

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04/27/2026

Our bodies create and emit light via the mitochondria, which are the energy batteries in every cell (except red blood cells).

As a rechargeable battery, the mitochondria need to recharge and use natural sunlight to do so.

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04/24/2026

FYI - if you are wondering, safety studies for ultrasound use in pregnancy don't exist.

Like any medical testing, the risks must outweigh the benefits.

The most common uses for pregnancy ultrasound are dating and fetal anatomy.

If you are sure of your menstrual cycle or conception, this ultrasound can be skipped.

For fetal anatomy, the decision is more complex and needs a full discussion with your care provider. Some women wouldn't terminate a pregnancy so elect to skip this ultrasound.

An ultrasound in later pregnancy for fetal position if the doctor or midwife isn't sure if the baby is head down can help prevent a caesarean.

There are many medical reasons to do an ultrasound, but do not assume thr risks to you and the baby are neglible.

04/22/2026

Interesting... "Third-trimester pineapple consumption was associated with improved cervical ripening, shorter labor duration, and higher rates of spontaneous vaginal delivery without adverse neonatal outcomes. These findings support further investigation of dietary influences on labor outcomes."
https://journals.lww.com/md-journal/fulltext/2026/04170/the_impact_of_pineapple_consumption_on_cervical.18.aspx

04/22/2026

Good tips

04/22/2026

Plus...I have found that women who have decent Omega 3 intake have faster and easier labours.

It's anecdotal, of course, but way too many instances of fast birth tell me there is a connection.

I believe what happens is that as Omega 3 oil gets incorporated into the cell wall of every cell of the body, it also saturates the cervix (neck of the uterus).

The cervix has to ripen in late pregnancy before it can even begin to think of opening. It's like a rosebud - it needs to open on its own time and that's a process.

My theory is that Omega 3 oils is an important part of the ripening ("effacement" in medical terms) and once ripe and at term with some decent uterine contractions, the cervix opens like butter.

One of the key reasons for labour complications and "need" for interventions (Pitocin, epidural) is a long labour with slow dilation (opening of the cervix).

When the cervix opens easily, the first part of the birth, Stage One/Active Labour, goes well.

I haven't noticed a difference for the Stage Two/Pushing part of birth with Omega 3 intake in terms of length of time for pushing.

But what I do notice is that the perineum, the posterior part of the vaginal opening that needs to stretch to allow the birth of the baby, does very well.

The elasticity that Omega 3 brings to the cervix also allows the perineum to stretch beautifully, thus reducing any tears and need for sutures (medical sewing). The vaginal area is more likely to be intact after the birth.

It's best to have good intake of Omega 3 prior to conception and throughout pregnancy. Not everyone can consume Omega 3 in the first trimester but good maternal stores before pregnancy help buffer low/no intake.

If Omega 3 is started in late pregnancy, the benefits for labour and the perineum are minimal or even non-existent. As the research indictates, the baby has a preferential need and will take from the mother and deplete her stores.

And as I remind everyone, the baby's need for Omega 3 continues after birth. Human breastmilk is high in DHA, but only if the mother gets it in her diet.

Whole food is best (small oily fish) but many find supplements helpful.

Capsules are less likely to be rancid, but are more expensive than liquid Omega 3. As fish oil doesn't freeze, keeping supplements in the freezer reduces the incidence of going off. Algae oil is a way to get Omega 3 without concerns about toxicity and would be the only option for anyone who limits animal intake.

I believe there is research on Omega 3 and IQ/intelligence in children, but it's been a while since I did a deep dive.

04/21/2026