When soon-to-be mothers are about to give birth they often wonder what their hospital or birth center’s patient care procedures are. If you've found yourself tossing and turning in the days and weeks leading up to your due date, pondering what the examination will be like throughout labor - you're not alone! I was terrified at the thought of how labor was going to turn out, mostly how this little … [Read more...]
What Do Contractions Feel Like: A Real Mom’s Perspective
Oh, the wonderment and the anticipation of bringing a new life into this world. For the months leading up to your baby's due date, you have looked lovingly down at your growing belly, caressed it gently, sung your in utero baby some Bruno Mars and dreamed of what was yet to come. But as “D-Day” looms the fear, dread and anxiety of labor may set in. We've all heard that contractions aka "labor … [Read more...]
Does Using Castor Oil To Induce Labor Really Work?
Your feet and ankles are swollen and pulsating, you're tired of needing to pee twenty times a day, and you've been craving sushi for months. You're ready for this little bean of yours which has transformed into what feels like a Butterball turkey to make her grand entrance into this world, but she's clearly comfortable where she is and has no intention of leaving her cozy suite. The doctor or … [Read more...]
What Are 8 Natural Ways To Induce Labor?
We spend the first few weeks begging for our belly to swell, the next several begging for kicks and punches and the next unbearable weeks wishing for this human being to make his or her grand entrance already! If you are nearing the 40-week point of your pregnancy, there is a good chance that you are darn well fed up with everything. Then your mind has an “a-ha” moment: What are 8 natural … [Read more...]
What Is The Placenta: Your Newest Organ
The placenta is an oval-shaped, flat organ that connects your baby with your uterine wall. Why do women eat their placenta? Let's begin with why our body even creates this. But first, pregnancy is amazing! In addition to growing a baby, your body develops an entirely new organ - the placenta! This new organ supports your child and supplies them with oxygen and nutrients. All the … [Read more...]
