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Preparing for Birth in Lincoln, NE
Preparing for Birth in Lincoln, NE

With over 15 years of birth support experience in the Lincoln area, I am asked quite often for my recommendations on how to prepare for childbirth in our community! Here are my recommendations.

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For Parents, NebraskaJoyce Dykemabirth, birth plan, baby, birth doula, caregiver, childbirth, childbirth education, doulas, Doula Joyce, expectations, EBB Instructor, evidence based birth, hospital, information, interview, Nebraska, options, pregnancy, prenatal, parents, parenting, postpartum, professional doula work, statistics
What I Would (and Would Not) Do Differently
What I Would (and Would Not) Do Differently

A client recently asked me what I would have done differently if I could go back and prepare for my first baby’s birth again. Here are the three things I would do differently, and five things that I would not change if I could go back.

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For Parents, For Professionals, Life as a Doula, My Favorite Things, My Story, PostpartumJoyce DykemaDoula Joyceabout me, birth, baby, breastfeeding, birth plan, birth doula, comfort measures, childbirth, childbirth education, doula life, doulas, Doula Joyce, emotions, expectations, experience, information, favorite things, learning, my story, my experience, natural, newborn, options, prenatal, parents, pregnancy, parenting, postpartum, professional doula work, recovery, support, self care, thankful, unmedicated
Information overload
Information overload

There is a massive amount of information about childbirth on the internet, you can truly learn everything you need to know to be prepared for birth online! The problem is, how do you know whether or not you're getting quality, relevant, and balanced information?

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For ParentsJoyce Dykemabirth, birth plan, birth doula, breastfeeding, baby, cesarean, comfort measures, childbirth, childbirth education, CNM, caregiver, doulas, Doula Joyce, expectations, episiotomy, epidural, emotions, experience, family doctor, group b strep, hospital, iv, ican, information, induction of labor, learning, mothers, midwife, natural, newborn, OB, options, obstetrician, prenatal, parents, pregnancy, parenting, postpartum, recovery, statistics, saline lock, support, unmedicated, vbac
Trust birth?
Trust birth?

“Trust birth” has truth behind it. But it’s not the whole story. If your pregnancy and birth are smooth, it’s easy to trust birth. However, when your pregnancy and birth are full of complications, is your body and birth still trustworthy? Here are my thoughts.

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For Parents, For ProfessionalsJoyce Dykemabirth, baby, birth plan, breastfeeding, cesarean, childbirth, Doula Joyce, expectations, experience, mothers, options, prenatal, parents, pregnancy, parenting, postpartum, recovery, support, trauma, vbac, cbac
The First Hundred
The First Hundred

I am so pleased to announce, I have provided doula support at the births of 100 babies since my doula training in 2009! Come read more, and geek out with me as I dig into my doula practice’s birth statistics!

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For Parents, For Professionals, Life as a Doula, My Story, Nebraska, First HundredJoyce Dykemaabout me, anesthesia, baby girl, baby boy, baby, birth doula, birth, cesarean, childbirth, doula life, Doula Joyce, doulas, EBB Instructor, epidural, episiotomy, induction of labor, mothers, midwife, Nebraska, newborn, professional doula work, pregnancy, parents, support, statistics, thankful, vbac, women
Birthing in Nebraska
Birthing in Nebraska

Making an informed decision on where to have your baby to get the best health outcomes is nearly impossible. It is far easier finding information on strollers than it is to find hospital-level statistics on childbirth practices and outcomes! Here is my experience finding hospital-level statistics on childbirth in Nebraska.

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For Parents, For Professionals, NebraskaJoyce Dykemachildbirth, hospital, CNM, midwife, OB, obstetrician, family doctor, options, mothers, baby, statistics, Nebraska, cesarean, vbac, episiotomy, breastfeeding, induction of labor, anesthesia