Wow it’s been an intense month. Truthfully it feels as though it has been MUCH longer then a month. I thought it was 2-3 months until I actually looked at the dates. Madison cut her first tooth on Christmas Day! Exciting and very easy to remember! Leading up to Christmas Madison was having some teething [...]

My husband Rich wrote up Madison’s birth story within a week or two of her being born. Reading it 5 months later brought tears to my eyes. I’m so grateful that he took the time to write this up because all the details I thought were lost are captured in his story. It’s incredible how [...]

We’ve been using Happy Baby Cheeks Cloth Diaper Service (former owners of Nappy Nappy) in Vancouver since Madison was born. She was an ounce short of 8lbs at birth and they fit her well from day one. Madison is just over 5 months old now and we’re still happy with our diaper service so it’s [...]

September 30th is quickly approaching… my first class back after my short maternity leave with Madison! I’m going to be very honest and transparent about what I’m experiencing as I get organized for my “return to work”. A part of me is excited to start teaching again because I LOVE Hypnobabies and the role it [...]

Baby Madison is 2 months old! Wow, time sure does fly by with a newborn. In some ways it feels like she’s been a part of our family forever yet it feels like it was just last week that I pulled her up into my arms for the first time. I’ve been waiting for this [...]

(Photo taken by Vairdy Photography 1 week before our birthing time started) My birth story begins on the morning of Monday June 4, 2012. The moon was full at 4am that morning. I woke up at 8am after a full nights sleep and discovered a mucousy discharge at 8:30am and wondered if I was losing [...]

Madison Rose Ralph was born peacefully at home, in water on June 8, 2012 at 10:12am after a very long, intervention-free birthing process (full birth story coming soon!) She weighed 7lbs 15oz and was 20 inches long. I can’t believe Madison is already 4.5 weeks old as I type up this post! What an amazing [...]

Benefits During Pregnancy • Listening to daily pregnancy affirmations increased my confidence and trust in my body’s ability to grow and birth a healthy baby. • Daily hypnosis sessions enabled me to connect and bond with our baby in utero and experience deep states of relaxation on a regular basis. This has numerous long-term health [...]

Vancouver Maternity Photographer: Vairdy Photography Wow 38 weeks!! We could meet baby anytime from now until the end of June. It’s becoming very real that we’re going to meet our little one soon! This week we did a couples maternity photo shoot with Vairdy Photography and like usual she captured so many amazing photos for [...]

Birth Story of Alexander Stephen Reid, March 31 2012, Vancouver BC. They say birth changes you and it really does! Here is the birth story of my beautiful son Alexander. I have been having cramps and backaches for the past 3 weeks, which is amazing my body is getting so ready. My nipples have changed [...]