Testimonials - BirthFeedLove

It is easy to recognize that on a whole birth in America and many other countries is something that happens to women, something external outside of themselves. Despite being a women’s health professional, after the birth of my first child I deeply recognized that his birth happen to me, and I wanted to experience it differently the next time, from a place within myself. When I became pregnant with my second child I was looking for a way to connect to my inner wisdom and process my first birth experience to get to a deep source of birthing. I found Birthing From Within, I bought the book started to read it and it felt right. I then felt so blessed that Giedre leads Birthing From Within classes within my same town. The best feeling when I was taking the classes with her leading, was knowing that she wasn’t making it about her or her birth experiences or forcing ideas or mindsets on us, she was truly doing it because she cares deeply about women and couples having a birth experience that they can be at peace with and feel complete about. My husband and I live very busy full lives and taking the class together allowed us a few hours every time to connect, laugh and get to know each other on a deeper level it felt really nice and I feel now very supported as he and I embark on this next phase of our lives together. I would highly recommend Giedre’s Birthing From Within Classes if you are looking for a way to birth like birth was always meant to be. Heather Strauch, MS, PT of http://www.adahw.com

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I had a wonderful labor on September 30, 2015 and my son Oliver was born after only 3 hours of labor with no interventions or pain medication. It was exactly what I wanted! I delivered with the Norwalk midwives (Esla) and it was a great experience. I attribute my smooth labor to my mental readiness and the labor positions that you taught me to help my baby turn. He was one week early and 7lbs 12 oz so normal size. Thank you again for your class.
You do amazing and very important work.

Much gratitude,
Diana Lawrence Mashia, Norwalk, CT

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I have been planning to thank you for 3 months now for your help. Finally I get there.
Without you I wouldn’t be where I am now.
In the class what you teach us, it was unbelievable. The information that I didn’t know even though this was my third child.
You were always there for me!!!
I think all the blessed mothers should go and learn in this class and the world would be different.
There are no words how I can Thank You!!! God Bless You!!!
Xoxo
Ildi, Westchester County

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To be honest, when my wife asked me to come to Giedre’s birth class I was skeptical. After

already having two children I assumed we already knew what there is to know about child

birthing and subsequent care. I could not have been more wrong. Giedre’s class covered

topics we never even thought about and brought my wife and I even closer as we got ready

for our third boy, Theodore. Giedre is about as sweet and genuine a person one can find and

more knowledgeable about child birthing than anyone we have ever met. Giedre is still

answering our questions today, 3 months after Theodore’s arrival!

-Gary Veerman, Westchester County

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Birth Story Listening

Dear Giedre,

I dreamt about our work last night. I feel lighter and more positive in general and in my interaction with my husband this morning. I am aware of the shift in the messages I am feeding myself. Powerful work. Thank you!

R.G., Falls Village,CT

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Being able to let go can be very liberating, especially when it comes to something as meaningful as processing our birth stories.The experience of sharing my son’s birth story with Giedre was truly cathartic. Gently and in a non-prying nature, she lead me back to the time of my son’s birth, allowing to visit and explore the places of emotional “hang-ups” that I needed to work through. Surprisingly, just going through the sequence of events of my son’s birth and verbalizing the feelings of frustration and disappointment allowed an opportunity to let go of at least some of those feelings. Giedre’s endearing imagary of me as a mama Bear, her non-judgmental guidance and leading questions kept taking me back to what she had probably identified as my biggest area of regret. Not surprisingly, giving those feelings a name brought on the tears in me which I felt safe to show. Giedre helped me to not only accept what had happened [instead of regretting what I could not change], but to also recognize that those few conditions immediately after my son’s birth were necessary for me to be a better mom in those first postpartum hours. Forgiving myself, with Giedre’s help, added confidence to how I perceive myself as a mom, making room for more joy from parenting. I left Giedre relieved and at ease with myself, filled with much love and gratitude.

Kristina Wofsey, Norwalk, CT

Red Tent

I attended both a Red Tent and a Birth Story Listening session with Giedre, and both experiences were truly transformative. The Red Tent was the first time I had been in a gathering of only women who sought to discuss and share their experiences as women and mothers. I felt connected to this group of strangers as true sisters on the same journey. I formed several friendships with some of the women I met as a result of the Red Tent and was grateful for the experience. A year later, I had a Birth Story Listening session with Giedre, and I left feeling much more compassionate towards myself and my husband for our son’s post-birth experience, which was challenging and left us feeling pitted against each other. Having Giedre listen without judgment but with kindness and compassion was such a gift to the way I viewed my post-birth experience. Antoinette Nena Villamil

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…There is just a soundness that I carry with me after a gathering, a feeling of being solid and stable to take on the world, knowing I have my sisters walking with me. I felt so included in the meeting the first time I went that I decided to come to the next one without any hesitation at all. It was also motivating for me to bring my friend whom I had been trying to counsel a bit in her marriage. I felt her coming with me was very special for the both of us simply because we could connect to our inner wisdom as women in a unique and personal way. Being at the meeting together with my friend allowed me to humble myself enough to see that it wasn’t just about trying to make her see something specific within herself; that rather it was a gathering where we could just be ourselves and love ourselves and each other for it. I really loved the element of the story-telling the last time as well. It was filled with symbolism and each person could connect to it in their own way. I feel that yes, the Red Tent events are a safe space for all of the women gathered to share. I felt our gatherings were lacking in the way of elderly women however, grandmothers essentially and the wisdom they share, but overall I felt we had a decent representation from most age groups. Mika Deshotel

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My experience with Giedre and her Red Tent events were both wonderful. I felt that the Red Tent gave me an opportunity to be with other women and share what I needed to share without any judgement. Giedre was able to create that space of safety for everyone. It isn’t often enough where I can just be with women of like minds. We all had come to the Red Tent for our own individual purposes and that gave a sense of knowing, inclusion, safety for me. I look forward to more Red Tent events in the future and experience that inner peace, of knowing I’m a good person, good mother, and can take the time to care for myself. Thank you Giedre for allowing this experience to be real. Jan Scaglia LMT of www. nurturingtherapeuticmassage. com