by Stephanie | Dec 2, 2016 | Atlanta Georgia, Attachment Parenting, birth, birth stories, blog, c-section, Cesarean section, childbirth, childbirth classes, classes, easy birth, Gentle Journeys Birthing, Georgia hospitals, good for the mind, home birth, hypnobabies, hypnobirthing, new parents, newborn procedures, parenting, Stephanie Banguilan
At Gentle Journeys Birthing, we are all about empowering through education. One of the most frequent questions we get is, “How do I write an effective birth plan?” Writing an effective birth plan can be easy and getting it read is a different story so...
by Stephanie Banguilan | Mar 9, 2015 | birth, c-section, Cesarean section, childbirth, easy birth, Gentle Journeys Birthing, Georgia hospitals, parenting
Sometime packing a hospital birth bag can be overwhelming but it doesn’t’ need to be. Here is a short list of some items to consider and please don’t feel like you need to pack everything on this list. Take what you like a leave the rest. I...
by Stephanie Banguilan | Feb 1, 2015 | Atlanta Georgia, birth, birth stories, breech birth, c-section, Cesarean section, childbirth, easy birth, Gentle Journeys Birthing, Georgia hospitals, health, newborn procedures, parenting
According to Baby Friendly USA, as of December 2014, Dekalb Medical hospital located in Decatur Georgia official earn the the designation of “Baby Friendly”. Dekalb Medical is the first hospital in Georgia to earn this prestigious designation and only 1 of...
by Stephanie Banguilan | Aug 24, 2013 | Atlanta Georgia, birth, birth stories, breech birth, c-section, Cesarean section, easy birth, Gentle Jourenys Birthing, Gentle Journeys Birthing, Georgia hospitals, hypnobabies, hypnobirthing, newborn procedures, parenting, Stephanie Banguilan
So often, when we are preparing for a natural birth, we forget to look at the “what if’s”. For most moms, the thought of a c-section is utterly terrifying so it’s good, no great to hear that there are other options. As much as we plan for and...
by Stephanie Banguilan | Jul 19, 2012 | Atlanta Georgia, birth, c-section, childbirth, Gentle Journeys Birthing, Georgia hospitals
Are you Pregnant? Do you know where you are planning on birthing your baby? Do you know what their c-section rates are? Do you know what your care providers c-section rates are? Is your care provider supportive of VBAC’s (vaginal birth after cesarean? These are...
by Stephanie Banguilan | Dec 31, 2008 | Anna Banguilan, Atlanta Georgia, birth, birth stories, Gentle Jourenys Birthing, Georgia hospitals, hypnobabies, hypnobirthing, new parents
As I mentioned earlier, here is my birth story from the birth of my wonderful son, Jaiden. I just wanted to clarify that I was using Hypnobirthing and not the method that I currently teach: Hypnobabies. (I wanted to use Hypnobabies but there were no instructors in the...
