The Truth About Pooping During Labor
Whatever you want to call it, everyone goes #2, poops, or has a bowel movement. Spoiler alert, yes, it is true that this could happen during labor….
Continue readingThe Evidence on Vaginal Exams Before and During Labor
In the last month of your pregnancy, you will be seeing your doctor or midwife weekly. Vaginal exams take place during your pregnancy in the last few…
Continue readingChoosing (or Changing) Your Doctor or Midwife
Your care provider is the cornerstone of your prenatal care and birth experience. This is your expert resource that you will be working with throughout your pregnancy…
Continue readingSleeping Positions During Pregnancy
You will spend about one third of your life sleeping. Sleep is so vital to your health and the health of your baby. Especially early and later…
Continue readingPerineal Massage to Prevent Tearing
Your perineum is the area between your vaginal opening and your rectum. This area stretches during birth and it is possible to have a tear. If you…
Continue readingWhen to Announce Your Pregnancy
There are a lot of questions about when to announce your pregnancy. Some expecting parents are comfortable telling everyone as soon as they have a positive test….
Continue readingSelf-Care
Self-care may seem like a random topic to be tackling but if there is any time during your life in which self-care is crucial, it is during…
Continue readingTiming of Skin-to-Skin Contact & Delayed Cord Clamping
Picture the moment your baby is born. The umbilical cord is still connected on one end to your baby, and on the other end to your placenta,…
Continue readingTraveling During Pregnancy
Traveling can be a big part of our lives from taking a trip for work, visiting family, or taking vacations. With a few exceptions traveling during pregnancy…
Continue readingWill Eating Dates Help Your Labor?
Dates are the fruit of the date palm tree. They are a small oval fruit, about one to three inches long, or three to seven centimeters, and…
Continue readingWhen You and Your Partner Disagree
There is an infinite number of decisions you and your partner have to make. Some examples are what prenatal tests to take, how to decorate the nursery,…
Continue readingCentering Pregnancy & Group Prenatal Care
The traditional model of medical care faces increasing challenges. Factors like increasing health care costs, limitations of provider availability, issues like dissatisfaction with wait times, and the…
Continue readingUsing Your BRAIN – 5 Questions You Should Be Asking
This episode we are talking about using your brain. In this case, we are talking about your brain as being an acronym for some good questions you…
Continue readingHealth Insurance
In the United States, the average cost of a vaginal birth is over $9,000 and the average cost for a cesarean section is almost $13,000. Health insurance…
Continue readingUnsolicited Advice
People give advice because they want to help. They think they have some information that you need to hear. It doesn’t matter if they are educated about…
Continue readingUltrasounds
You can expect to have at least one, or likely multiple ultrasounds during your pregnancy. This technology does more than give you a sonogram picture for your…
Continue readingColds & Flu During Pregnancy
Being sick is never fun, but especially not when you are pregnant. There are some additional challenges to the common cold during pregnancy. You are more susceptible…
Continue readingTdap Vaccine During Pregnancy
A vaccine is created by taking a weakened or killed form of a disease causing micro-organism that causes your body to produce antibodies. This provides immunity without…
Continue readingFlu Vaccine During Pregnancy
Flu is short for influenza, an infectious disease caused by the influenza virus. In healthy adults the flu normally isn’t serious and symptoms usually subside in about…
Continue readingAlcohol During Pregnancy
Alcohol is one of the very first things to go once you see that positive pregnancy test. Trying to figure out guidelines for alcohol and pregnancy can…
Continue readingCaffeine During Pregnancy
Caffeine is considered a psychoactive drug, meaning that it changes brain function and results in alterations in perception, mood, or consciousness. It is the most widely consumed drug…
Continue readingCord Blood Banking
Cord blood banking is definitely a confusing topic. This article summarizes the information you need to understand cord blood banking and make an informed decision. Learn how…
Continue readingBelly Binding & Postpartum Girdles
There are a lot of products you can wear postpartum that are marketed as a way to return to your pre–pregnancy body faster with claims that they promote healing…
Continue readingRunning and Walking During Pregnancy
Running and walking are excellent modes of exercise when you are pregnant. Both will benefit you and your baby and lower your risk for some adverse pregnancy…
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