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A Guide to Healthy, Peaceful Holiday Season

Everyone wants to have “happy holidays” but for many that is quite the task.  Here are some thoughts on how to make this a healthy and peaceful holiday!  Gift-giving The holiday season is a time to offer the people who support us all year long with tokens to tell them how much we appreciate them. […]

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Allison’s #BestOf2016

Had to share this memory with you… I was past my due date and getting pretty grumpy about it as my due date was before Christmas and it was now into January… Josée was over for a home visit and was all calm and lovely as Josée always is. She excused herself for a minute […]

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Lindsey’s #BestOf2016

How I would love to relive that night! The 2 hours of amazing support from Heather and Colleen in safely delivering our beautiful baby girl, Clare. The breastfeeding support 10 minutes after birth during my first hour of skin to skin bonding. The outstanding personal care as I got showered in the comfort of my […]

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Miranda’s #BestOf2016

My favourite memory of 2016 would have to be the birth of our second daughter Clara Lee on February 3rd. We were once again blessed to have a home water birth, but boy was it ever a different experience than the first! We had just picked up our new vehicle an hour prior, when I […]

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Jeanine’s #BestOf2016

My favourite memory… I’m about to get all TMI here, but we’ve all gone there I’m sure? I had an appointment with Heather and Becky after giving birth, just before Halloween.  We got on the topic of hemorrhoids and how they happen a lot of the time while giving birth because of how hard you […]

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Jessica’s #BestOf2016

My favourite Generations Midwifery memory of 2016 would be the birth of my son, Lucas. It was a trying few weeks leading up to the birth itself. He was breech. Both Genia and Becky were very sensitive towards my situation and helped me to make an educated and personal decision in regards to a plan […]

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Eating for Two – Shopping List for pregnancy

Have you ever had that sinking feeling of finally arriving at the grocery store after a long work day and realizing that you lost your shopping list?  I rely on that back-of-the-envelope list to keep me on track for good meals and eating well at home.  Without it, my week ends up like a chaotic […]

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C-Section myths, the 8 that you can throw away!

As the c-section rates continue to increase around the world, it seems worth talking about some of the myths people often have about them.  The World Health Organization has said that once the c-section rate is over 10% we are actually not preventing more babies and birth parents from dying.  We are in fact potentially […]

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4 tips to increase your chances of a vaginal birth

People are always asking us how they can increases their chances of a vaginal birth.  It’s actually pretty simple and can be summed up in a few words:  DON’T MESS WITH THE PROCESS.  Every time you intervene in some way, you are potentially starting a cascade that will lead to more and more interventions.  This […]

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VBAC: the low-down on Vaginal Birth After Cesearan

What’s the scoop with VBAC? So you’ve had a c-section before, why not try a VBAC? Maybe you are pregnant or thinking about it and you’ve had a c-section before.  Hopefully you have heard of a VBAC and  you are wondering what it’s all about.  Maybe you think a VBAC is some fancy vacuum and […]