The clinical definition of overdue pregnancy is anything over 42 gestational weeks. Kind of sounds like a long time, when put that way. In pregnancy, they ‘estimate’ your due date from your last menstral period. I have a post all about ovulation, conception, and pregnancy, if you want to check it out here. Pregnancy is [...]
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Early labor can be terrifying. You wonder if it is just practice contractions, or if your baby or babies are really coming. And if they are really early, that can be awful, just wondering if everything will be okay. One of my best friends asked me if I had ever heard of the Fetal Fibronectin [...]
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I have always been fascinated with pregnant bellies. Even when I was a kid. They were just so amazing to me! (Crazy I didn’t find my calling in birth till last year….) I always wanted a cute belly, and I never showed very much, and I forgot to take pictures of my belly, but luckily [...]
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This was just one of those random things I came across I felt that I should share. Hope you enjoy!!
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I found this on one of the blogs I read, and I thought this was really interesting. In the hospital, you have to dialate at 1 cm every hour at a consistant rate, or you are taken for a cesarean for failure to dialate. My thoughts have always been that all women are different. This [...]
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Lately, a lot of birth stuff has been going through my mind. And the one thing that kept coming back was “Why do women have the births they do?” And this led to “Why do I think the way I do about birth?” And finally “Is there really a difference in the ‘type’ of birth [...]
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In Time Magazine, there was an article written by Pamela Paul titled ‘The Trouble With Repeat Cesareans’, which you can view here. The writer had to drive 100 miles for a VBAC friendly hospital, when she was having her second baby. It was amazing that she did that! 90% of second pregnancies are repeats instead [...]
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I have been watching birth movie after birth movie lately. I get everything through Netflix (awesome site btw!), and this movie was rated almost 5 stars on there from people that have seen it. I ordered it, and watched it. It is an excellent movie if you want to know how your baby is growing [...]
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These are a communications tool so everyone understands your preferences for labor and delivery. In a birth plan, you choose how you you want your labor to be. You comment on:-managing labor-monitoring devices-induction-pain medication-cesarean section-episiotomy-cameras, video cameras, music-handling of the baby after the birth-labor/delivery atmosphere It is a non-confrontational way to make your wishes known. [...]
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Me with my daughter in the NICU when she was 5 days old. She was hooked up to 5 wires, an oxygen tube, and a feeding tube. Getting her out of the incubator to hold her was a hassle haha. But totally worth it. A Neonatal (Newborn) Intensive Care Unit. They specialize in the care [...]
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