Great Expecations Birth Care

Hearing Tests Now Available

Rebecca — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 05:20:46 +0000

I am now able to do hearing screens on any of “my” babies that haven’t been tested and are under one year of age. If you’d like your baby’s hearing checked send me an e-mail or give me a call and we’ll set up a time.

Happy New Year Adalicia!!!

Rebecca — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 05:15:10 +0000

Usually the babies don’t pick the major holidays for their birthdays except this year… I met Maddox who chose to be born on Christmas day and Adalicia, who turned down the tax deduction in favor of a New Year’s day birthday.

Adalicia obviously wanted the baby quilt Tiff made for the first baby of the year. She does look very cute posing on it.

Happy Holidays!!!!

Rebecca — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 22:18:19 +0000

I’ve had a lovely Christmas enjoying my kids and granddaughter. Here’s Tiggy (Antigone) feeding the ducks at the Murray Park the day before Christmas.

My thanks and appreciation to everyone who has thought of me and sent cards, photos and e-greetings my way. Thank you so much for adding such sweet delight to the mail and computer.

Wishing each of you the Happiest Holidays Ever!!!!

Happy Halloween

Rebecca — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 20:28:57 +0000

Happy Halloween

I’m sure I’m not the only that has noticed I’m a really bad blogger. Here it is December and I’m just posting the picture Steffi took of our Halloween visit. Thanks to everyone who stopped by…I really enjoy catching up on the news and seeing the kids grow….and eating Kindee’s chocolate chip pumpkin cookies. : )

September Birth Vacation

Rebecca — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:15:35 +0000

Relaxation

I keep telling myself to plan some time off but it doesn’t seem to happen…I meet someone who I think would be so fun to birth with…or who needs a healing birth…or who I’ve birthed or miscarried with before and know I’d be disappointed if we didn’t get to be together for this baby.

Knowing that there will never be the perfect birth free window I just need to plan for vacation time for my family and myself. I’ve decided that I won’t be accepting any September births so for those that have control of their future children….please wait for me.

Undecided???: More Swine Flu Views

Rebecca — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:33:02 +0000

If anyone is interested in more information regarding the swine flu here’s two non CDC thought provoking links.

Thanks to James and Mary for sending them my way. : )

http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200911/brownlee-h1n1

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/10/21/Special-Swine-Flu-Update.aspx#p>

Swine Flu Link

Rebecca — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 03:33:25 +0000

Here’s the latest news from the CDC regarding the 2009 H1N1 influenza and pregnant women.

http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/vaccination/pregnant_qa.htm

Halloween Friday

Rebecca — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 03:43:55 +0000

I wanted to do another cookie party but there are sooo many October babies that want parties and with my oldest daughter/cookie helper gone on a photo trip…. its just not feasible at this time.

However… I will be in my office Friday, October 30th (unless I’m at a birth) from 9:00 to 4:00 …so if anyone wants to drop by and show me costumes or kids I’d love to see you.

Maybe we’ll have cookies in January….

Afterbirth: It’s What’s for Dinner

Rebecca — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 03:25:01 +0000

I’ve had several families interested in placenta encapsulation recently and I wanted to pass on some links provided by them. The first is the humorous side of placentas in a Time magazine article and the second is a “how to put your own placenta in capsules” kit.

www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1908194,00.html

http://placentabenefits.info/services.asp

Bon appetite. : )

Fire!

Rebecca — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:40:46 +0000

We had some excitement Friday night, July 3rd, when a fire started in the wooden window frame at the opposite end of the building from my little suite. It’s believed the sun acted as a magnifying glass through the window starting the wooden frame on fire.
I got to see the firemen in action because I was meeting one of my laboring moms that night. The halls were full of smoke, the gas was off, the power cut and the carbon monoxide levels were high so it wasn’t an inviting labor spot. Fortunately she had a psychic baby boy because her labor stopped and he waited until Sunday to be born in the cushioned tub at Great Expectaitons.
It smelled like a campfire mixed with burnt popcorn in the halls for a few days and they still have air cleaner machines running …but in my world everything was back to normal pretty fast.