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Pregnancy session image from the galleries of Los Angeles Pregnancy & Newborn Birth Photographer Diana Hinek for Dear Birth

Bellies & Babies

Color image from the birth galleries of the birth of a family, right after the birth of their first baby brought on mother's chest by the hands of the midwives. Image courtesy of Los Angeles birth photographer Diana Hinek for #dearbirth

Birth

Family photo from the galleries ofLos Angeles Santa Monica family Photographer Diana Hinek for #dearbirth

Kids & Families

~~ Delayed Cord Clamping ~~ Unless medically nece

~~ Delayed Cord Clamping ~~

Unless medically necessary it is beneficial that your baby stays attached to the umbilical cord until it has stopped pulsing.

Right after birth, your baby is still receiving oxygen-rich-blood from the Placenta that it's pumped to him/her through the cord.
This can take several minutes and sometimes the Placenta is born while still attached to baby.

As a birth worker, I have heard some major heresies (mostly from hospital staff) about the lack of benefits of waiting and the practice of waiting to cut the cord.

The latest has been that after a while the oxygen goes back to the Placenta hence the baby is deprived of it.
Typically, in the OR partners are fooled into thinking that they are cutting the cord, while in reality they are simply shortening. Apparently, while there are millions of students and extra medical staff during a cesarean birth, there is never enough hands to hold that Placenta in a bag/bowl/container so that it can follow baby until it has stopped pulsing.

Please take your power back as parents and demand that no one touches that cord until you or your partner can attest that it has done its job.

Two major signs that the Placenta has stopped pulsing are:

🔍Color. Make sure it has a milky white color. If it is still pumping blood, you will see little red and purple veins and vessels.
🔍Consistency. If it is floppy and soft it's ok to cut it. If you feel and see a pulse please wait.

During pregnancy, women not only grow a baby, they also create an extra organ from scratch to provide for them.
Please honor that connection of nourishment and vitality essence and don't let anyone else interfere with the sacredness of your baby's entrance to the world.

You kiss him, I kiss you. You love him, I love yo

You kiss him, I kiss you.
You love him, I love you.

The bio-chemical thrill produced by a kiss results in an instant increase of oxytocin levels. This chemical reaction deeply affects our sociability, love and self confidence.
We, birth workers, call it the 'love hormone'.

Imagine starting your life with this kind of welcome. Imagine being promoted to big sister with the cheers of a love fest.

Keep them close and love on them.🥰

POV of a mama. The fun part about breastfeeding o

POV of a mama.

The fun part about breastfeeding or bottle feeding is watching every babe coming up with their own favorite position to nurse.

Some multitask with their little hands.
Some gaze into their mamas's eyes.
Some like to do gymnatsic with their feet.
Some like to be twisted like pretzels.
Some doze off.
Some forget not to rip their mamas' nipples off when they are done and run off to play.
The creativity is endless and ever so changing like your beautiful baby.

I had a gazer, a gymnast, a pretzel and a multitasker.
How about you?

It's round and big. It's squishy and multi-use. S

It's round and big.
It's squishy and multi-use.
Some will sit on it. Some will bounce on it. Some will roll with it.
Some will even doze off in between contractions.
Never underestimate the magic of a big ball!🎈

I remember holding on to my purple birth ball for dear life during my homebirth.
I didn't have to think about what I was doing. I was just following the movement of the ball, hands and knees.
As my beautiful midwife opened the door, she found me roaring in the living room. Wearing a silly cupcake gown that was pretty much the only comfortable thing I owned at that stage of my pregnancy.
She said hi and pop went my water bag! My son was ready to meet us! 💦

What was your favorite use of the birth ball?

Babies don't yell. Their cry is the only way they

Babies don't yell.
Their cry is the only way they know to communicate with us after birth.
A loud voice is also a great opportunity for baby to clear her lungs from fluids.
Encourage your baby to tell you all about her birth.
She has a lot to say. She has worked. She has been looking forward to meeting you. Just like you!

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