Moved to Sedona, AZ.

Sweet Pea in the Pod Doula & Massage Services has moved to Sedona, AZ. I am still offering my prenatal massage and birth doula services in northern Arizona. I am servicing the areas between Flagstaff and Prescott- and everything in between.

Tiffany Patterson
Sweet Pea in the Pod
53 Bell Rock Dr. Sedona, AZ. 86336
928-282-2773
Website: www.sweetpeainthepod.com
Email: sweetpeainthepod@yahoo.com






Sweet Pea in the Pod is Formerly Sacred Births

Massage Therapy $49

I offer Prenatal Massage and Doula services in the Ft. Myers, Naples, and Cape Coral Florida area. For more information about myself or my services visit my website: www.sweetpeainthepod.com or call 239-287-8931 for a free consultation to learn more about Doula Services.

My in-office Massage Therapy is for both pregnant and non-pregnant women and men. I offer Swedish Massage, Aromatherapy Massage, Integrative Massage, Prenatal or Pregnancy Massage, Hot Stone Massage, The Full Circle Massage, Reflexology and Energy Work.

I am offering an introductory in-office Prenatal Massage Special for $49 at my new Ft. Myers location. (1st visit only- Special ends December 15)

I will be working out of Dr. Halpren's office (Gulf Coast Woman's Care) which is located at 14271 Metropolis Ave, Suite B, Fort Myers. Call Tiffany at 239-287-8931 to schedule an appointment.

My regular in-office Prenatal Massage appointments will be $65 (or $60 for my clients who receive at least one massage per month)

Or buy 3 at regular price of $65 and get the 4th free. This works out to be $48.75 per massage.

I am also offering an Introductory in-home Prenatal Massage Special for $69. (1st visit only- special ends December 15)

My regular in-home Prenatal Massages are $85 (or $80 for my clients who receive at least one massage per month. Or buy 3 in-home Prenatal Massages at the regular price of $85 and receive the 4th for free. This works out to be $63.75 per massage.


Sweet Pea in the Pod Doula and Massage Services
Formerly Sacred Births Doula and Massage Services
Ft. Myers, Naples, Cape Coral and surrounding areas
239-287-8931
www.sweetpeainthepod.com
email sweetpeainthepod@yahoo.com
www.sacredbirths.com

Prenatal Massage Special $49

I am offering an introductory in-office Prenatal Massage Special for $49 at my new Ft. Myers location. (1st visit only) I will be working out of Dr. Halpren's office (Gulf Coast Woman's Care) which is located at 14271 Metropolis Ave, Suite B, Fort Myers. Call Tiffany at 239-287-8931 to schedule an appointment.

My regular in-office Prenatal Massage appointments will be $65 (or $60 for my clients who receive at least one massage per month)

Or buy 3 at regular price of $65 and get the 4th free. This works out to be $48.75 per massage.

I am also offering an Introductory in-home Prenatal Massage Special for $69.

My regular in-home Prenatal Massages are $85 (or $80 for my clients who receive at least one massage per month. Or buy 3 in-home Prenatal Massages at the regular price of $85 and receive the 4th for free. This works out to be $63.75 per massage.

For more information about myself or my services visit my website: www.sweetpeainthepod.com or call 239-287-8931 for a free consultation to discuss Doula Services.

Sweet Pea in the Pod Doula and Massage Services
Ft. Myers, Cape Coral, & Naples
239-287-8931
www.sweetpeainthepod.com

Sacred Birthing

Sweet Pea in the Pod Doula and Prenatal Massage Services
239-287-8931
www.sacredbirthsdoula.com
Serving Naples, Bonita Springs, Ft. Myers, Estero, Cape Coral;
Sarasota and Port Charlotte


Sacred Birthing
How can we make birth that is sacred and right to begin with, become even more right in order to support the full Divinity of each child? How can we increase our understanding and action to best support our babies? If we look to our baby’s birth as our gift to and from the Divine, we will most likely choose to be in a state of heightened consciousness and choose wakefulness of body, mind and heart.



Sacred Birthing allows birth to step into the Sacred- birth without trauma uplifts the life of your baby and the evolution of humanity. It's practices support a baby's whole being. By awakening to timeless spiritual wisdom, Sacred Birthing becomes a parent's guide for protecting their baby's consciousness as it moves from spirit to earth.


An enormous scope of birth wisdom has been lost through time. Giving birth is the highest degree of honor, for it is our act of co-creation and is our personal gift to our baby. Not only is it an honor to create and nurture another being within, but to release and offer this baby in gratitude for our life and nurturing from the Earth and cosmos is a fulfillment of the Cycle of Life. For generations, we women have let ourselves miss the opportunity to give birth to align with our true self. We have, on some level, agreed to be anesthetized in birth to highlight this forgetting.



Birth is the greatest infuence of a baby's entire life; birth crystallizes a blueprint that remains with us for life. At the time of birth, in order for the soul to be most fully received, the baby-body must be in an open state- emotionally and physically. This requires that the mother be fully conscious in the process of giving birth; that she is not energetically depressed by the action of drugs. Medicated births depresses a baby-body's vibration. If the baby-body is depressed, it is only able to accept that depressed equivalent of its soul's vibration. This means that the baby will spend a great part of his lifetime recouping the vibrational excellence that could have been hers from the moment of birth. Sacred Birthing uniquely speaks to how a baby can be born without the 'normal' harm to the body/soul connection.



Many souls wish to take part in this time of rising consciousness and are asking to return to Earth to be on hand as she evolves. These babies hold great power in the times to come. In their absolute love, there is nothing more powerful. They are our leaders who will inspire change by their presence, even as babes in arms. They affect everything simply by their presence. They hold and inspire a new paradigm by leading with the heart, and will show us how to have love permeate all aspects of life. In the next years, these babies will teach us in a new manner if we are willing to open to them. We must give these babies the gift of a "soft birth" which will allow them to remember who they are, where they are from, & what their purpose is on Earth.

I learned during a Sacred Birthing Workshop in Maui that a natural childbirth can have little or no sensations of pain. I had heard of this being done using guided visualization & hypnotherapy, but not using the suggestions that the instuctor/midwife was teaching. Her name is Sunni Karll, she is the author of the book Sacred Birthing. It is her belief that in a heightened state of vibration(energy flow), pain can not exist.

"From the phase of transition to birth, a father may double his partners strength & vibration in labor. This happens by looking into each other's eyes. The mother should open her eyes during each rush & look deeply into her partner's eyes. In this way you may find yourselves diving into each other's hearts. In the silence between rushes, close your eyes & both go within." Sunni Karll

To obtain the highest state of vibration at birth, a woman must start working during her pregnancy. "The vibration of birth is rarely higher than the highest vibration achieved during pregnancy." Sunni Karll

Emotional baggage must also be cleared during your pregnancy, this can include your fears about your upcomming birth as well as traumatic birth experiences from other children or even your own birth. Childbirth education classes are a great way to eleminate any fears about birth. When I was younger, before my first birth, I didn't take a childbirth education class. I thought it would just scare me about the birht process. But the opposite is true. You will actually learn how natural & safe the birth process can be. You must also remove any fear about becomming a new parent.If necessary take parenting classes, read books, join support groups or if necessary find a councelor to help you with your fear.

"The higher vibration of the baby's soul will bring up baggage in each parent during pregnancy, in order to be cleared. Pregnancy is the time to break these patterns so they are not dragged into the birth itself". Sunni Karll"

There are connections between our death and our next birth. If you have had an abortion, and the soul you carry now is the same soul who was aborted(as is often the case), the soul often replays that by needing to be born in a hospital. Parents can release this need, by talking to the sould and exlaining the circumstances of the decision for abortion. With the partent's own self-forgiveness, the baby can then heal. The baby can then shift and choose a different birth scenario of higher vibration" Sunni Karll

There is no place for fear in the birth process. When we are in a place of fear, we tense up. Once we are tensed up, our muscles contract. When our muscles are tight, we will experience more pain. The more pain that we experience in birth, the tighter our muscles will contract, then we will experience an even greater level of pain. This is called the pain cycle. In order to have a minimally painless birth, we must be in a state of relaxation!

If a couple chooses, I can take these Sacred Birthing principles of needing to be in a heightened state of vibration, as well as the techniques suggested by the "mother" of alternative birth- Dr. Gowri Motha and I can add them to my birthing tools. I have come up with a pregnancy and birth plan which will allow a woman to raise her levels of vibration.

For more information on Sacred Birthing
visit http://www.sacredbirthing.com/

Birth Hypnotherapy

Sweet Pea in the Pod Doula and Prenatal Massage Services
239-287-8931
www.sacredbirthsdoula.com
Serving Ft. Myers, Cape Coral, Estero, Bonita Springs, Naples, Port Charlotte, & Sarasota


Birth Hypnotherapy
Would it surprise you to know that birth doesn't have to be a long, arduous and agonizing experience? Women in many countries around the world give birth without the drama and screaming that we in the West associate with childbirth. When you use visualization and hypnosis in the process of birthing you stand to gain so much.

Many people hear the word "hypnosis" and think of people acting foolish on stage or on television shows. Hypnosis for childbirth is not like this at all; it is more like a type of meditation. It puts the woman in a very relaxed state, but she is still herself and still very aware of everything that is happening around her and within her body. She is able to take herself out of the relaxed state, or out of hypnosis, any time she wishes, and will never do anything that she doesn't want to do while in a state of hypnosis.

Research has shown that birthing with hypnosis can help to achieve the following:
• Faster labor
• Efficient labor
• Less pain relief
• Less interventions
• A relaxed and healthy baby/less chance of distress
• Faster recovery
• Reduced incidence of post-natal depression
• Breast-feeding success


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Questions to Ask a Prospective Doula

Sweet Pea in the Pod Doula & Prenatal Massage Services
Ft. Myers, Cape Coral, Estero, Bonita Springs, Naples,
Sarasota, Punta Gorda & Port Charlotte
239-287-8931
www.sacredbirthsdoula.com


Questions to Ask a Prospective Doula For any doula:

· What training have you had? (If a Doula is certified, you might consider checking with the organization).
* How many years have you been a doula?
· Do you have one or more backup Doulas for times when you are not available? May we meet her/them?
* Are you a doula agency?
* Will you be my doula or will you have a independant contractor be my doula?
· What is your fee? What does it include, and what are your refund policies?


When Interviewing a birth doula:
· Tell me/us about your philosophy about childbirth & supporting women and their partners through labor.
· May we meet to discuss our birth plans & the role you will play in supporting me/us through childbirth?
· May we call you with any questions or concerns before & after the birth?
· When do you try to join women in labor? Do you come to our home or meet us at the place of birth?
· Do you meet with me/us after the birth to review the labor & answer questions?
* How many years have you been a doula?


When Interviewing a Postpartum doula:
· Tell me about your experience as a postpartum Doula.
· What is your philosophy about parenting & supporting women & their families during postpartum?
· May we meet to discuss our needs & the role you will play?
· What different types of services do you offer?
· When you your services begin postpartum?
· What is your experience in breast-feeding support?
· Have you had a criminal background check, a recent TB test? Do you have current CPR certification?
* How many years have you been a doula?



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More info about Epidurals

Sweet Pea in the Pod Doula & Massage Services
Sarasota & Charlotte Counties
239-287-8931
www.sweetpeainthepod.com


Complications of epidural use


These include:


Block failure (about 1 in 20). Partial failure may still give satisfactory pain relief. However, if pain relief is inadequate, another epidural may have to be performed.
Bloody tap (about 1 in 30-50). It is easy to injure an epidural vein with the needle. In patients who have normal blood clotting, it is extremely rare (e.g. 1 in 100,000) for problems to develop. However, in a patient who has a coagulopathy, the patient may be at risk of epidural hematoma. If blood comes back down the needle, the anesthesiologist will normally place the epidural at another level.
Accidental dural puncture with headache (common, about 1-3 in 100 insertions[29][30][31]) The epidural space in the adult lumbar spine is only 3-5mm deep, which means it is comparatively easy to cross it and accidentally puncture the dura (and arachnoid) with the needle. This may cause cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) to leak out into the epidural space, which may in turn cause a post dural puncture headache (PDPH). This can be severe and last several days, and in some rare cases weeks or months. It is caused by a reduction in CSF pressure and is characterised by postural exacerbation when the patient raises their head above the lying position. If severe it may be successfully treated with an epidural blood patch (a small amount of the patient's own blood given into the epidural space via another epidural needle which clots and seals the leak). Most cases resolve spontaneously with time.
Catheter misplaced into a vein (uncommon, less than 1 in 300). Occasionally the catheter may be misplaced into an epidural vein, which results in all the anaesthetic being injected intravenously, where it can cause seizures or cardiac arrest[32][33] in large doses (about 1 in 10,000 insertions[31]). This also results in block failure.
High block, as described above (uncommon, less than 1 in 500).
Catheter misplaced into the subarachnoid space (rare, less than 1 in 1000). If the catheter is accidentally misplaced into the subarachnoid space (e.g. after an unrecognised accidental dural puncture), normally cerebrospinal fluid can be freely aspirated from the catheter (which would usually prompt the anaesthetist to withdraw the catheter and resite it elsewhere). If, however, this is not recognised, large doses of anaesthetic may be delivered directly into the cerebrospinal fluid. This may result in a high block, or, more rarely, a total spinal, where anaesthetic is delivered directly to the brainstem, causing unconsciousness and sometimes seizures.
Neurological injury lasting less than 1 year (rare, about 1 in 6,700).[34]
Epidural abscess formation (very rare, about 1 in 145,000).[34] The risk increases greatly with catheters which are left in place longer than 72 hours.
Epidural haematoma formation (very rare, about 1 in 168,000).[34]
Neurological injury lasting longer than 1 year (extremely rare, about 1 in 240,000).[34]
Paraplegia (extremely rare, less than 1 in 100,000).[35]
Arachnoiditis (extremely rare, fewer than 1000 cases in the past 50 years)[36]
Death (extremely rare, less than 1 in 100,000).[35]





Prolonged labour and risk of instrumental deliveryEpidural analgesia is associated with longer labor.[38] Some researchers claim that it is correlated with an increased chance of operational intervention. The clinical research data on this topic is conflicting. For example, a study in Australia (Roberts, Tracy, Peat, 2000) concluded that having an epidural reduced the woman's chances of having a vaginal birth, without further interventions (such as episiotomy, forceps, ventouse or caesarean section) from 71.4% to 37.8%. Conversely, a 2001 study by researchers at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and a 2002 study by researchers at Cornell University and the University of Ontario demonstrated that epidurals do not increase the likelihood of a caesarean section. In 2005, a meta-analysis of 21 studies also showed that epidurals do not increase the likelihood of caesarean section, but they do increase the chance of a forceps or ventouse delivery by 40% (Anim-Somuah, Cochrane Review, 2005).[39] The COMET Study, published in The Lancet in 2001 (vol358, No9275 p19-23) showed that a combined spinal epidural in labor may speed up the labor process by a few minutes, although those women receiving an epidural had a caesarean rate of 28% and only 35% had a normal birth without instrument assisted delivery.[40]
These differing outcomes may be explained by data that demonstrates that the likelihood of increased intervention is directly related to the quality of the institution or practitioner providing the care: epidurals administered at top-rated institutions do not generally result in a clinically significant increase in caesarean rates, whereas the risk of caesarean delivery at poorly ranked facilities seems to increase with the use of epidural[41]
An alternative explanation is that women are more likely to request an epidural during a prolonged or difficult labor, which in turn is more likely lead to an assisted vaginal birth.







Tiffany Patterson
www.sacredbirthsdoula.com Ft. Myers, Cape Coral, Estero, Bonita Springs, & Naples, Floirda