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Labor Pain Management: What Worked For You?

image source I want to hear your best advice on labor pain management! What worked for you?? My husband and I have started a list of things to try this time: Bouncing on an exercise ballListening to calming music
The Minutes You Hold Your Breath

image sourceShe was a force to be reckoned with.A short imposing stature, beyond wide birthing hips, pendulous breast, veiled in black. IMPSHEESH!- She forcfully pushed all the the young boys and marrying aged girls…
"Barfing" Coach

image source In preparation for your first child you go through the usual shopping spree to furnish the nursery and make sure your baby is the best dressed in the neighborhood. You go to all of your prenatal appointment…
Imagine Delivering a 19 Pound Baby Boy!

How big was your newborn? I think about how big my newborn will be when I have my first child. I'm only a wee 5'0, 110 pounds so having a big baby would be a bit much for my small frame. A woman in Indonesia deliver…
Home Births Are Just As Safe!

image source "Childbirth at home with a registered midwife is just as safe as a conventional hospital birth, a study shows. In fact, planned home births of this kind may have a lower rate of complications, according to…
I Witnessed a Miracle

Baby Anayah ladies and gentlemen... I witnessed my aunt giving birth yesterday. It was the first time I had ever seen a baby being born in real life. It was gross and difficult to watch at various points, but it was amaz…
Attending a Birth, An Honor and Blessing

by Mama Seahorse image source Recently, a friend of mine (JJ) had a baby. She was only married for a few short months when she and her husband found out they were expecting. It was a surprise, but they handled it…
My Experiences With A Doula During Childbirth

image source When I became pregnant with my son, I made the decision fairly early on to have the services of a doula. For those of you who don't know, a doula is someone who provides physical and emotional support du…
My Labor and Delivery Experience

This entry is about my labor and delivery. It's more for my records so that I can recall that moment....before the memory is so far away that I forget. It was Monday the 17th and I had an appointment for my routine 37th…
Push! Breathe! Eat! - Eating During Labor?

Researchers have found that eating during labor has no effect on delivery. You can find out more about eating during labor in this article from medicalnewstoday.com. "Eating during labour does not affect delivery…