Cat’s Cradle Birth Services

02/06/2024

Child birth preparation classes coming to Chico from some awesome birth workers!

07/28/2023

05/13/2023

This umbilical cord keepsake turned out so beautiful, you can really see the vessels! 🌀

01/02/2023

Great news for California doulas!

California will cover doula services for low-income residents at more than twice the state’s initial proposed rate under a spending plan lawmakers passed last week. | For some, that still won’t be enough in a high cost-of-living state with caseloads limited by the unpredictability and time-consu...

12/30/2022

Such a cool part of midwifery history!

A fabric womb made by Angélique du Coudray, a French midwife who was commissioned by King Louis XV to reduce infant mortality. From 1760 to 1783, she traveled all over France, visiting poor rural women and sharing her extensive knowledge with them. It is estimated that she trained some 10,000 women.
Du Coudray also invented the first lifesize obstetrical mannequin, for practicing mock births, and published a well-received midwifery textbook

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10/03/2022

A lovely outdoor prenatal today in the foothills!

09/15/2022

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09/12/2022

08/30/2022

Crying it out: A foundation for NPD and BPD

One of the ways children have to adjust to a new order is called 'letting them cry themselves out'.

The Mother puts the child into the crib at night to sleep. It is bedtime. But the sense of aloneness and the loss of contact with the mothers body terrifies the child, who begins to scream and cry.

No animal mother would fail to respond to a baby's cry. Some human mothers believe, however that to respond would be wrong. To give in to a child's crying will spoil the child. Besides, they have been told, crying is good for a child...

The first time this happens the child might cry for hours before falling asleep. The mother might think the child has learned a lesson, but, the child doesn't have the energy for a repeat performance...

After several experiences of this kind, the child learns to give up the struggle for contact with the mother. In effect, the child has cut off the longing for his contact and so no longer feels the pain of frustration.

A new reality in which the desire for intimacy and closeness is not expressed, has been accepted. The foundations for narcissism and the borderline personality have been laid.

~ Dr. Alexander Lowen, Narcissism, Denial of True Self https://amzn.to/47qIiN8

art | Michael Emberley.

08/09/2022

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07/16/2022

Your body has an entire stress response system that is hardwired to protect you from danger. Its lookout station is in your brain and its basecamp is your adrenal glands. It’s existed for millennia and is meant to protect you from immediate danger.

But when you’re in a state of constant stress, like too many of us are, the body perceives this as a persistent low level of danger, the stress response system stays in the “on position,” and this leads to a host of symptoms, and potentially, health problems. If there’s ever a time we’re collectively feeling this constant underlying stress, it’s now.

Adaptogens, a class of herbs that literally help this stress response system become more adaptive, may help your body cope more effectively with the demands of everyday life, provide a sustained sense of calm, and have the ability to support health in multiple body systems, making them a really interesting herbal choice for the demands of our times.

Adaptogens can be taken alone or in combinations, as tinctures, capsules, or even powdered in beverages or foods. I generally use those below because they’re the most gentle, are generally very safe, and are synergistic with each other.

Adaptogens work best when taken for at least a few weeks, but you can take them for several months, and for as long as a year.⁠ While they can be used while breastfeeding, I generally recommend waiting until baby is 12 weeks old. They are NOT for use in pregnancy.

Here are some of my faves: ⁠

🌿 Ashwagandha: The Soother
🌿 Holy Basil: The Vitalizer⁠
🌿 Reishi Mushroom: The Immune Nourisher⁠
🌿 Shatavari: The Hormonal Harmonizer, ⁠
🌿 Eleuthero: The Performance and Focus Boost⁠

I also use:

🌿 Maca: another hormonal harmonizer
🌿 Schisandra: traditionally supports our 'essence' or innate energy

If you’re interested in learning a lot more about adaptogens - including some of my favorite recipes to start incorporating them into your daily diet - I have a free e-book for you at the link https://avivaromm.com/adaptogens-ebook-registration/. You’ll learn more about the impact of stress on women’s health, you’ll meet the adaptogens and learn to choose the best ones for YOU. And did I say FREE? Yup!

Herbally yours,
🌿 Dr. A.