labor | momaroo Tags

Weblog » Tags » labor (all)

Kate Middleton Will Begin A "HypnoBirth" Phenomenon!

First. What the heck is Hypnobirth? Word on the British Royal street is that Kate Middleton has been "looking into" it as a birthing option. Hypnobirth is when you labor and deliver using hypnosis techniques to help get…
Labor Pranks

This morning I was listening to my preferred morning radio station while taking my oldest to school. One of the personalities on the station's morning show is Laura Diaz; I really like her personality and voice. Laura i…
Labor-Inducing Drug, Pitocin CAN Harm Your Baby.

I first want to say,that I was given Pitocin during BOTH of my children's birth. My first, I ended up in a C-Section after 18 hours and pushing for 3. But he was also 9 1/2 pounds and 24 inches long, so maybe I just cou…
Packing for the Hospital

After reading a dozen articles on what to pack for the hospital, and picking and choosing to make my own list, I finally have enough of my supplies together to begin packing. Still waiting for some shipments from Targe…
C-Section Deliveries and Hardships

I cant stand when people say C-section births are easier than vaginal births. Even before I had a baby, I knew a C-section was major surgery that shouldn't be taken lightly. Up until the day before I gave birth, I was a…
Men Use Simulated Labor Machine to Feel Labor Pains

Dennis Storm and Valerio Zeno are the stars of a Dutch television show, "Guinea Pigs." In order to better understand what a woman goes through during labor, as a part of their show, they had electrodes attached to thei…
You'll Just Feel The Love: What I Didn't Feel When My Son Was Born

Thinking back to when I was pregnant with my son, it was a hectic, exciting and scary experience all at once. After all, he was my first child. Going to the doctor a couple of days after I took my test, we were told th…
When Labor Drags

When I was about 38 weeks pregnant with my son Jaime, I started getting contractions. They would come on at night, stronger and more painful than Braxton Hicks contractions, and sometimes grow closer together. Every n…
Natural Induction

My sister is well into the 3rd trimester of her first pregnancy. There is some legitimate fear of the dreaded "i" word already. Induction. She is very naturally minded, and wants to avoid artificial rupture of waters a…
Braxton Hicks - Help!

Hi, I am new to this site, and hoping to get some feedback here. I am 39 weeks along, and having continuous Braxton Hicks