I am a registered nurse, however, nothing I learned about life and death prepared me for the death of my twin son in 1979. I was 29 years old that year and thrilled to learn, at five months pregnant, that I was carrying twins. Like most expectant mothers, I loved my pregnancy. I sang to ...
Having a hospital birth doesn’t mean that you can’t have a natural labor and natural birth. Unless you are an unlikely high risk pregnancy there is no reason that you can’t have a natural labor and birth. Don’t Have an Epidermal Labor is a natural thing. As a female your body designed to give birth. ...
When my first pregnancy was winding down into its third trimester, I remember thinking what a relatively trouble-free time I was having. I had heard countless horror stories of constant nausea, weeks of bed rest restriction, and every ache and pain imaginable. Sure, I had endured the first several weeks in a routine of breakfast, ...
You hear it all the time. A woman goes to her doctor and says, “Doc, I’m going crazy. You got to get this kid out of me now!” The doctor reluctantly says that he’ll see what he can do. The parents, elated that they will finally get to see their precious baby soon, get jazzed ...
As you enter the third trimester of your pregnancy you begin the final countdown until it’s time to deliver your baby. The third trimester also changes the frequency of prenatal visits, testing, and types of exams you will experience. As you enter this final stage of pregnancy the focus begins to shift less on the ...
Having a baby is an exciting, yet stressful life event. There are many decisions to be made. One important one is where to give birth. Giving birth in a hospital has many advantages, yet some women are fearful. They have heard stories of medical interventions, and mom and baby not being able to bond right ...
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