Posts by Sunny Daily
Spring 2014 Newborn Care Classes
Does this make you nervous? It doesn’t have to be like this! Becoming a new parent is a time of great growth and change. Gain the skills to feel prepared to care for your amazing newborn. In this two week class learn about preparing for your baby’s arrival, your baby’s senses in the…
Read MoreMarch – The Quickening
What a long, cold, and busy winter it has been! With the first day of March now here, I am being to feel as though we are really one step closer to spring. Spring brings renewed energy, growth, strength, and warmth. I have been working all winter to add to my skills and have an…
Read MoreChildbirth Education Classes are canceled for tonight.
Due to the unsafe driving conditions, Childbirth Education Classes for tonight have been canceled. Classes will resume next Wednesday Jan. 29 and an additional class will be added Friday Feb. 7 to make up for tonight’s cancelation. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. Stay safe! .
Read MoreThe year ahead
The beginning of a new year offers a time for reflection. 2013 was kind to me and offered me the chance to renew my DONA certification and my International Childbirth Education Certification. I began life as a student and apprenticing midwife, and starting working with some wonderful women to expand the scope of the work I do as…
Read MoreThe History of Midwifery and Breech Births
Babies have been brought into this world since the beginning of time. Even up until the time when my father was born in 1930 a majority of births in the US were still taking place at home. This completely changed in the next ten years and led us to where we are now, with a…
Read MorePregnant? Don’t panic! Learn about your options.
It has been pointed out to me that it isn’t always obvious what your choices are when preparing to give birth on Nantucket. You do have choices and knowing what they are can make it easier to decide how,where, and with whom you would like to give birth. The first stop for a majority of…
Read MoreLa Leche League of Nantucket- Oct. meeting
Just a reminder that today La Leche League of Nantucket will meet in the ECC at 10am. Today’s topic is The Family and the Breastfed Baby. La Leche League is a mother to mother support group that offers information and support to all nursing moms and their babies. This is a great meeting to come…
Read MoreLa Leche League Meeting for Oct- DATE CHANGE
La Leche League of Nantucket needs to change the date of our monthly series meeting for October. Meetings are usually held on the third Friday of every month but due to an exam that I need to take, I need to reschedule this month’s meeting for the fourth Friday of the month- Friday Oct. 25…
Read MoreOptimal Fetal Positioning- Spinning Babies
Having just returned from New Hampshire after a long car ride and warm beautiful days filled with foliage and midwives, I ameager to share what I learned at Spinning Babies workshop. “Spinning Babies is a n approach to labor progress through Optimal Fetal Positioning and Body Balancing. You might say that Spinning Babies is a…
Read MoreNatural Birth
Being an advocate for women can look very different depending on the woman I am serving in labor. For a woman desiring a natural birth, the biggest piece of advise I can give is be prepared. Giving birth can be your greatest accomplishment and the process can be very humbling. “The right kind of preparation for…
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