She's here!
Aloha kakou! Kahikoluamea was born on October 9th - delivered by C-section after the midwife discovered she was a footling breech and didn't want to risk turning her since this was my first pregnancy. Lulu-girl was 2 weeks early from her due date and although we didn't have the natural birth at home that we planned to welcome her into this world, although I didn't have her at home in the 'aina like I had really wanted, the only the that really truly matters is that we are both healthy. I love…
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Pregnancy and Birth Circle
for anyone interested in natural birth
Hey Midwives, aspiring midwives, doulas,childbirth educators and MOMs!
Let's get together and talk story about the future of natural birth on this island!!!
-new developments in midwifery and natural birth on the island
-legislation and licensure ideas and options
-planning committee for monthly meeting to get together and talk birth, network, and plan community events
Baby aWEARness
2752 Woodlawn Avenue
Suite 5-209
Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
Sunday May 31
5-7pm
Ideas include: -maintaining a website with forums to increase communication between us
-monthly newsletter
-quarterly events to raise community awareness
-forming a midwifery education program on island
-improving access for midwifery care to women on island
Let's do a potluck for this one! Vegetarian-dairy and eggs ok!
Please RSVP cindy@babyawearness.com
Cost is free but a suggested donation of $5 and the group can decide if we can use it for the formation of a group, for a project, or to donate to a local non-profit
And I would like to offer free hypnotherapy to prepare for birthing to all who are on this group who might be interested. It would have to be by phone, but it does work. I did some doula and post-partum care at one point in my life, so that helps too.
Warm aloha to all!
One of my summer school classes is this American Studies: Folklore class and is very interesting. Well we have a folklore project to do by the end of summer.
I have decided to do my project on the folklore of birthing circles. I think that our online 'ohana here constitutes as a modern birthing circle in which we can exchange traditions and rituals that are still alive in our 'ohana.
My noi ha'aha'a to you all is if you would be willing to be a part of my project. As a Hawai'i, this was very hard of me to ask because I know how sacred a "hanau" is for all of us, but I want all of you to know that I will remain very respectful with the information I get and also keep it annonymous if you want me to.
If you are willing to kokua me in my project please email me at sueannm@hawaii.edu.
Mahalo a nui
My name is Ku'u Medeiros and i am originally from Waiehu Maui. I am posting this comment because I have a noi ha'aha'a to all of you.
I am currently seeking my bachelor's degree in 'Olelo Hawai'i from UH Manoa. It is the last leg of my journey for I hope to graduate this comming Fall. However in order to do such I needed to subject myself to SUMMER SCHOOL:(
E kala mai i koʻu ʻeʻe ʻole ma luna o maoliworld no hoʻokahi a ʻoi mahina…life has been getting in the way. Quite an interesting summer still yet ahead (I am superstitious so I don't want to hoʻopilikia myself, but that said I will blog it out as soon as I can). I just want to send out my aloha to you wonderful wahine and the work that you do.
aloha,
Luahiwa