Julie Wannamaker
I am an AAHCC Certified Childbirth Educator for The Bradley Method of Natural Childbirth. I am a mother of 2 beautiful babies, both born at home. Pregnancy & birth are passions of mine. Im a purist by nature.
Homepage: http://Naturalchildbirthedu.com
Posts by Julie Wannamaker
Every Birth is Different
Jul 12th
Haven’t we all heard that? Every birth is different. While it’s true that each birth provides its own unique feelings, changes, & happenings… I never really *grasped* this concept until I had my second son, Benjamin. My daughter Addison was born pretty “standard”. My labor was short for a first
The Birth of Benjamin John Wannamaker
Feb 23rd
The Birth of Benjamin (Edited to suite a more broad audience. Hope everyone enjoys! ) It was Saturday evening Jan 1st 2011 around 5pm. Tucker & I were hanging out in the living room. I began to have a normal, painless Brampton Hicks contraction. At the “peak” of this contraction I felt & heard a
Babywise vs Attachment Parenting
Dec 22nd
… … The Attachment Parenting (AP) vs. Babywise (BW) … … The debate that seems as hot as Creationism vs. Darwinism. … I have read a lot on attachment parenting since the majority of my life’s passion revolves around people who highly support it. I am in the middle of reading Babywise right now though
The Epidemic of Induction
Sep 19th
The Epidemic of Induction I’m a huge believer in birth being natural. This is not simply because I just think it’s a good idea. I used to have NO idea. My passion for natural birth was actually pioneered by hearing all the births that my friends and their friends were experiencing and picking up on
*A Beautiful Birth* ~Birth #7~
Jul 18th
Meet the DelGrosso Family Callie DelGrosso emailed me after the birth of her firstborn, Clara, at a birthing center in Portland OR. She follows NaturalChildbirthEdu on FB. She emailed me her beautiful birth story plus many personal pictures of this life changing event in their lives! Her birth was exactly the beautiful experience that I
What is the Fascination With Natural Childbirth?
Jul 16th
So, What is the Fascination With Natural Childbirth Anyway? My husband and I just after the natural birth of our son. I saw this post on Twitter today: “I simply do not understand the fascination with 100% natural childbirth or to have as little medical assistance as possible.” … Part of me really wanted to
*A Beautiful Birth* ~Birth #6~
May 16th
~Meet Leah~ Leah sent me her birth story and it’s beautiful! I sure hope you all enjoy reading this & celebrating with her in her birth, as much as I did. Thank you Leah for submitting your birth story. A Beautiful Birth by Leah Feltner On Sunday morning, a week past my due date, I
Chiropractic Care & Pregnancy
May 10th
Most women do not know that seeing a Chiropractor during pregnancy should be as important as the prenatal visits throughout the pregnancy. When I was pregnant with my daughter my midwife told me that it was top of the list & a must. In fact, there are some midwives that will not see a woman
*A Beautiful Birth* ~Birth #5~
Apr 30th
~Meet Thea~ I was getting questions about who all *could* send in their births. This series was meant to focus on unmediated births, but I knew that if the story was right I could make an exception or two. Thea wrote this in her email, which is why I chose to add her birth story
*A Beautiful Birth* ~Birth #4~
Apr 26th
A Beautiful Birth #4 ~This mother chose to remain anonymous due to some poor guidance which led to an unexpected delivery~ We were having our first baby and had planned a homebirth with a great midwife. Everything had been perfect with the pregnancy, I felt great. I did yoga several times a week. I ate