Sharon Yearwood, Author at AMANI Birth

Birth Stories: It Was Beautiful Enough for Me

I was 24 weeks pregnant when I returned to my homeland Singapore from Madinah. Initially my husband wished to have me deliver our baby in Madinah. Besides the hospital cost coming close to only less than 2000 riyal, he wanted our first child to be born in the city full of barakah. I was skeptical as I have heard stories from friends like how unnecessary caesareans were performed, how they were treated badly and bullied by the nurses and of women being stitched up without anesthesia. How true are all these? I'm not sure but it really made me want [...]

Sharon Yearwood2021-01-20T19:56:13+00:00Tags: birth stories, birth story|0 Comments

AMANI Birth Affiliate Spotlight: Yunita Aristiara

AMANI Birth Affiliate Number: IN175350 Training Location: Jakarta Date of Training: 23-25 August, 2019 AMANI Birth profile: https://amanibirth.com/yunita-aristiara/ Why did you choose to become an AMANI doula/child birth educator? I chose to become an AMANI Birth certified childbirth educator because AMANI Birth is one of the best professional organizations that educates mothers about pregnancy, labor and motherhood. How does your work as an AMANI Doula/CBE fulfill you? I think my work as an AMANI CBE is important for me because each benefit for me What do you love the most about being an AMANI Doula/CBE? I love being an AMANI [...]

Sharon Yearwood2021-01-20T19:25:37+00:00Tags: affiliate interview, affiliate spotlight|0 Comments

AMANI Birth Affiliate Spotlight: Margaretha Saulinas

AMANI Affiliate Number: 159950 Training Workshop Location: Tangerang Selatan Date of Training: September 2016 AMANI Birth Profile: https://amanibirth.com/Margaretha.Saulinas/ Why did you choose to become an AMANI doula/CBE? I wanted to support lots of women to have joyful births. How has AMANI affected your life? AMANI has helped me to support lots of mother to have faith that Allah SWT gave them the ability to have a safe birth. How does your work as an AMANI Doula/CBE fulfill you? I know my work as an AMANI cbe and doula does not really get me lot of clients but I still promote [...]

Sharon Yearwood2021-01-31T21:14:55+00:00Tags: affiliate interview, affiliate spotlight, Childbirth Educator|0 Comments

AMANI Birth Affiliate Spotlight: Tati Eka Mulyasari

AMANI Affiliate Number: IN88444 Training Workshop Location: Jakarta, Indonesia Date of Training: 23-25 August 2018 AMANI Birth profile: https://amanibirth.com/tati-mulyasari/ Why did you choose to become an AMANI doula/child birth educator? I became an AMANI Birth doula and child birth educator because the AMANI material is the best to share with my clients. How has AMANI affected your life? It has affected my job as a midwife very much. It has made my work easier and many mothers are happier in their labors. How does your work as an AMANI Doula/CBE fulfill you? I can help and enjoy natural birth without [...]

Sharon Yearwood2020-12-31T18:00:47+00:00Tags: affiliate interview, affiliate spotlight, Childbirth Educator|0 Comments

AMANI Birth Affiliate Spotlight: Izyan Liyana Mustafa Kamal

AMANI Birth Affiliate Number: 213932 Training Location: Kuala Lumpur Date of Training: 2013 AMANI Birth profile: https://amanibirth.com/liyana-helmy/ Why did you choose to become an AMANI doula/CBE? At first I went to AMANI Birth training because I want to overcome my birth trauma, then as I went along I felt that I needed to share what I learned with other women who may have suffered from birth trauma as well, and help them create their own beautiful birth experience. How has AMANI affected your life? It has definitely given me more confidence in my instincts and changed the way I see myself [...]

Sharon Yearwood2020-12-19T19:10:07+00:00Tags: affiliate interview, affiliate spotlight, AMANI Birth CBE, AMANI Birth Doula|0 Comments

Birth Stories: “It’s the Big Day”

It was four days past my estimated due date. I was relaxed and calmed as I had already known and learned from my AMANI training to trust Allah's design for birth and equip myself with knowledge. I'd had signs of early labor about two weeks prior where mild surges would come and go. I did intense exercises every morning, including squats and belly dance and a lot of juicing. That day was another routine day of labor preparation and I did not expect any signs until I saw bloody show on my undergarment. It was after Zuhr prayer around 2pm [...]

Sharon Yearwood2020-11-27T21:42:52+00:00Tags: birth stories, birth story|0 Comments

Letter to the Mom Who Didn’t Have a Natural Birth

by Andrea Umm Abdullah Hey. I want you to look up for a bit. Look up from the floor. Look up from staring at your hands, wondering what/why/how. Look up from your stomach, the place that held your future. I want you to imagine a friend is sitting next to you. I hand you a piece of tissue, tell you to wipe your tears, and I look you in the eye and I say, "It's okay." It really is. It's okay that it didn't turn out the way you wanted. I know you did your best. You took classes, you [...]

Sharon Yearwood2020-11-16T21:13:36+00:00Tags: C-section, friends, Natural Childbirth|0 Comments

Birth Stories: My First Experience Giving Birth

This was my first experience giving birth. What I really felt at that time was curiosity about what might happen next. I was a little afraid, but I was totally ready for labor. I had known about gentle/natural birth since I was got pregnant and I had already begun to find out about gentle birth. My husband and I chose a midwife and clinic that supported gentle birth, near my house, as my care provider. December 8th, 7 am I saw some blood spots on my panties, but I hadn't felt any contractions yet. Shortly afterwards, we went to the [...]

Sharon Yearwood2020-11-06T20:09:08+00:00Tags: Blessed Start, Childbirth Education, First time mother, Happy Babies, Natural Childbirth|0 Comments

During Pregnancy Protein is Key

By Umm Layth When pregnant, it doesn’t take long to realize that our world no longer revolves around us. It’s the tiny being inside of us who calls the shots now, especially in terms of our nutrition. Foods we used to have passion for become abhorred, while those we never even thought of eating become regular cravings. On top of it all, our doctors, friends, and family are presenting us with whole lists of ingredients we can’t even go near, for the health of our baby of course. And while going through this experience may be unsettling at times, we [...]

Sharon Yearwood2020-10-30T10:49:44+00:00Tags: pregnancy nutrition, protein in pregnancy|0 Comments

Birth Stories: From Induction to Birthing My Way

This mom shares her three quite different childbirth stories and how she labored on her own terms to achieve the birth she wanted. Thank you for allowing us to share your birth story. My first birth was an induction at thirty-nine weeks due to the baby having intrauterine growth restriction. My baby was measuring at about 5 lbs. 12 oz. for a week. My doctor was concerned that if she stayed inside until my due date, she might lose weight. It did not make complete sense to me, but I believed my doctor. I was administered Cytotec vaginally on a [...]

Sharon Yearwood2020-10-06T07:53:25+00:00Tags: birth story, Breastfeeding, induction, unmedicated|0 Comments

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