Childbirth Information
Tips for a long labor
If it seems like your labor is taking for-ev-er to get started, or to move along, here are some tips that might be helpful. Don’t…
Oh how times have changed!
Sometimes it feels like change is happening far too slowly in the birth world. And yet, if you look back to not that long ago,…
Birth Videos as Birth Control for Teens
{Steps up to the soapbox} I honestly LOATHE the idea of high schools using birth videos as birth control. Maybe it is because I get…
What to Expect When You’re Expecting a Cesarean Birth
This is Cesarean Awareness Month, and since 1 in 3 babies are born by cesarean I want to address what cesarean birth is like for…
Don’t plan your wedding!!!
I’ve really gotten tired of it. Pregnant women who are planning for a specific kind of birth are told things like: “You know what is…
Can we have a little chat about averages?
I see so many women worrying because they are not “average” or trying to figure out if some small variation from average holds meaning. It…
Was that my water breaking?
Trying to figure out if your water broke or not? Try this choose-your-own-adventure style activity to figure out if it has and what you could…
How to have a fast birth
A few days ago, the question came up on Facebook: “What can I do to have a fast birth?” It got me thinking… So here…
Hyperemeis Gravidarium: Not just morning sickness!
“Just drink some ginger ale!”“Sea bands will fix you right up!”“Just keep some saltines by your bed.” If you have hyperemesis, you probably heard these…
Postpartum Doulas
Postpartum doulas care for the mother in the first few weeks after birth, doing light housework, providing information, hands on instruction and help with newborn…
The very end of pregnancy
As I wait for this month-that-has-felt-unending to finally end, I have been thinking a lot about the last little while of pregnancy. It, too, can…
Choosing a care provider
I tell this story in my childbirth classes all the time. When I was pregnant with my first baby, I had no idea how to…