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Childbirth Education Classes and Resources
Bloom Birth Video with Birth Story
The love in this birth movie is so powerful you might find yourself drenched with tears. Grab yourself a tissue, get cozy and watch as my...
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Meet Frank - Breech Birth Story
Two years ago in Vancouver, BC I attended a beautiful fast home water birth that was quick and powerful. I was contacted about 8 months...
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Buying a Birth Pool Setup for new Doulas
Jessica Medrea started her mentorship with Morag Hastings in 2021. She came in a fresh doula without very much experience and by the end...
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Labour Tips for Partners During Labour
Birth by Bloom shares the top 10 helpful reminders for birth partners. How to keep your partner comfortable during the process of labour
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Birth Plan Template
Birth by Bloom has created a birth plan Template that will work locally in Vancouver and the Lower Mainland.
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Vancouver Home Birth List
Having a home birth in Vancouver. Here is a list of things you will want at home. Bloom supports both home and hospital births.
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Home Birth in Vancouver, BC
“There is a secret in our culture, and it’s not that birth is painful. It’s that women are strong.” - Laura Stavoe Harm “I labour and...
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Bathtub catch home birth baby
I feel so fortunate for having had such a great pregnancy. Aside from months 2 and 3 when I felt nauseous, tired, and craved dim sum and...
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Vancouver Home VBAC
Trusting birth. How do you figure out if a VBAC is right for you and your family. We spent many hours going over the risks of VBAC and...
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Born at Home Vancouver Birth Story
Barto guarding the belly and the house. Their doula arrives. Their midwife arrives. Barto keeping watch. Just before they meet their...
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Family Home Birth
I love it when I get a message from M. that they are having another baby and I am invited to take birth photographs at their home birth....
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Doula's Home Birth
It is pretty special when you get to photograph a fellow doula’s birth. What a beautiful relationship this family has and what a...
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Fast Vancouver Home Birth
“There is a secret in our culture, and it’s not that birth is painful. It’s that women are strong.” ~ Laura Stavoe Harm When you feel the...
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Born at Home Mom and Dad's Story
E. & R.’s Home Birth Story E: I woke up in the middle of the night on Wednesday with contractions about 10 mins apart. I tried to get...
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Catching Her Baby
There is something very special with raising your family in the house you grew up in. Now imagine birthing your baby in the very same...
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Home Water Birth with Birth and Beyond
I was lucky to attend a birth this week with Natalie from Birth and Beyond, a midwifery clinic located in UBC. (Now Natalie is on Orange...
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Third Boy Home Birth in Surrey
I love getting asked back to my clients second and third births. I wonder if I will be asked to attend a fourth sometime. This client,...
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10 lbs Baby Born at Home
It is a pretty big honour to be invited to a fellow birth workers birth, especially when the mom is a fellow Vancouver birth...
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10 Women Catching Their Own Babies
Women catching their own babies, what?!?! Are you nuts? That’s impossible. Let me show you it’s not. I was showing my girlfriend my...
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66 Hour Birth for this Doula
My birth was 66 hours long so I am feeling overwhelmed at how to write it all down. Things started gently Sunday night, I made groaning...
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Book a Childbirth Education Class
Discover childbirth education classes at Birth by Bloom. Access resources to support your journey into parenthood, available to families across the Lower Mainland.
All of our classes include a 1 hour feeding your baby class and Newborn Care sessions including education on newborn sleep, care, what to expect in the first 6 weeks with your new baby.
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