Category: water birth | Nurturing Notions

Orgasmic Birth at a Birth Center

Lorel Hartley birth, birth center, birth stories, incredible journey, midwifery, orgasmic, water birth October 3, 2013September 3, 2016 0 Comment

I met this couple at a Meet the Doula Night hosted by Dr. Vivian Keeler’s Amazing Births and Beyond. This couple stood out to me from the start since the partner came right out and asked as his Read More >>

Home Water Birth

Lorel Hartley birth, birth stories, breastfeeding, home birth, Hypnobabies, incredible journey, learning and growth, life experience, life's lessons, midwifery, self-hypnosis, water birth July 25, 2013September 3, 2016 7 Comments

Below is the story of how my daughter was born the Sunday before last…

Dana Faye’s Birth Story

On Saturday July 13^th, at 40 weeks 2 days, I started having irregular surges. This was nothing new since I had been having them in increasing intensity for three weeks. I also had been making frequent trips to the bathroom and had been experiencing lots of Read More >>

Hospital Water Birth

Lorel Hartley birth, birth stories, doula, hospital birth, Hypnobabies, midwifery, nursing, self-hypnosis, water birth June 8, 2013September 3, 2016 2 Comments

This family found me through Hypnobabies. I was not planning on taking anymore births since I wanted to give myself enough time to prepare for my own upcoming birth in July. Though when I got the initial email my heart was immediately drawn to this family. It’s hard to pinpoint exactly what the attraction was, but I knew that I needed to consider this opportunity further based on how our online communication went. Not only did this family need support for their Hypnobabies preparation, but they were seeking a water birth with a midwife who had just recently started practicing again. This particular midwife had taken a break after being restricted from offering families alternative options typically found in out of hospital birth settings.

The hospital they chose has a water birth policy in effect (where babies can actually be born in the water), but having that reality actually transpire is a different story given the hospitals sparse experience with it. The fact that few providers have experience with this mode of birth makes it a bit tricky too. So it seemed to me that this midwife choice might be the ticket for this family to have this option actually manifest.

I knew that this family could use all the support they could get, and I was excited at the prospect to be a part of the team. Read More >>

YourWaterBirth.com Discount

Lorel Hartley birth, doula, home birth, water birth February 2, 2013September 3, 2016 0 Comment

I now have a doula account with:

If you are interested in purchasing a birth pool or one of their many systems or kits, please contact me for my discount code to get 10% off your order.

I just bought this pool for my own upcoming birth in July:

I got the set that comes with a liner and a cover. I’m very excited since the fishy pool I used last time left a lot to be desired. I know I’ll definitely appreciate the handles on this one as well as the narrow shape when it comes time to push.

Yay for water birth! 😀