First Monday of every month :Creating the Birth you want

You can ask any non-medical question. I am not a doctor and cannot diagnose medical issues. You can ask anything birth related from the pro's and cons of medical procedures, what different comfort measures are, what kinds of pain relief options you have, What does it really mean to be induced? How does a cesarean effect breastfeeding? How do I find a doctor willing to go along with what I want in my labor and birth? How do I write a birth plan? Are they really effective? What do I do if my water breaks?How will I know when to go to the hospital? My doctor told me________ what are my options? Ask whatever you want. If it is something out of my scope of practice, I will let you know ahead of time.

Second Monday of Every month: The Emotional side of Birth and Parenting
You can ask any non-medical question. I am not a doctor and cannot diagnose medical issues. You can ask anything that you are wanting some guidance with. What are my choices in Birth so that I can make a good decision? How do I stop people from telling me their horror stories? Do I have to cosleep or put my baby in a crib? What are the middle grounds? What about attachment parenting? Breastfeeding? What if I am afraid of how much it will hurt or if it doesn't work? I am feeling unsupported in my relationship and this is causing me alot of fear in how I will take care of this baby after it is born. My child is 6 months old and this is alot harder than I thought! How do I help encourage her to sleep through the night? I am struggling with some personal issues, how can I work through them and not be so angry? How do I follow my intuition? How do I know if my concerns are based from fear or my intuition that something is wrong? How do I make sure I am a good mother? My inlaws are driving me nuts, any suggestions? What if I make the wrong choices for me and my baby? Ask whatever you want.

Third Monday of Every Month: Conscious Parenting
You can ask any non-medical question. I am not a doctor and cannot diagnose medical issues. You can ask anything that you are wanting some guidance with. Conscious Parenting to me is having an awareness of your children's unique individuality and providing them with healthy, structured and loving parenting with healthy boundaries. It is about understanding where they are so that you can effectively help guide them through their lives in a more gentle way that feels best to you. I have never met a parent that could say that it felt good to them when they hit their child in the long term. This is about teaching your child conflict resolution without violence. It is about honoring who they are as these amazing children who will teach us much more than we will ever teach them:IF WE LISTEN. While also understanding that they need guidance from us right now through their physical , emotional, and spiritual growth. All are equally important.

Do you have questions like My child keeps throwing tantrums and I am unsure how to handle it? My little boy whines every time I even move 2 feet away? My daughter pulls and slaps me when she doesn't get her way! How do I help her understand that this is wrong? Ask whatever you want.

Fourth Monday of Every month: Breastfeeding
You can ask any non-medical question. I am not a doctor and cannot diagnose medical issues. I can answer most breastfeeding questions from the how to most effectively pump milk, nipple soreness, how to know baby is getting enough, what about going back to work, teething, nursing a toddler, Diaper normalcy, milk storage, nursing in public etc.

These are all once a month sessions! Please forward information on to friends and have them email me to rsvp! Ruth@honoringwomen.com I will require 5 participants each seminar or will cancel and postpone to the following month.

The cost is $5.00 to attend, except the Breastfeeding one that is Free once a month. To register send and email or go to [www.meetup.com]