When I was pregnant with my first two children I experienced a lot of false contractions, also known as braxton hicks contractions, late in my pregnancy. I had cesareans with my first two children, but delivered vaginally with my third. Prior to my youngest child’s birth, however, I didn’t know how to tell the difference ...
Childbirth is one of the greatest challenges and most rewarding experiences a woman can go through. For most, getting pregnant is one of the happiest times of their lives, and looking forward to meeting their child makes the discomforts of pregnancy entirely worthwhile. However, many women spend at least a little time worrying about the ...
What exactly is the stripping of the membranes? Also known as sweeping or stimulating the cervix in late pregnancy can sometimes lead to the woman going into labor. This is usually done after the 38th week of pregnancy, sometimes without the woman’s consent. This procedure is widely used in modern day obstetrics, by midwives and ...
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. ...
“Attending births is like growing roses. You have to marvel at the ones that just open up and bloom at the first kiss of the sun but you wouldn’t dream of pulling open the petals of the tightly closed buds and forcing them to blossom to your time line.” —Gloria Lemay, Birth Attendant What is ...
I must admit. 99% of my life I am a strong supporter of natural birth. However, after four completely natural births, I elected to have a pitocin induced birth. There is just something about getting to 38 weeks in a pregnancy and carrying an eight pound baby on your bladder that makes a woman change ...
There are two things you want to remember when giving a gift to a pregnant woman. First, you want to give them something practical that will help out when the baby comes. Second, you want to pamper them. Being pregnant takes a toll on your body, and you should do everything you can to be ...
Pregnant women at full term often wonder if they can induce labor at home. There is a pressure point that may be able to induce labor. This same pressure point may also be able to help a slow labor progress. Can You Really Induce Labor With a Pressure Point? I tried this pressure point to ...
Why induce labor? Nine months is a long time, and it can seem even longer to someone who is having a difficult pregnancy. Babies aren’t always born by their due dates, and sometimes pregnancy just seems to drag on forever. Risks increase after 42 weeks, though not dramatically. Sometimes women just wish to plan the ...
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