Information & Inspiration for Pregnancy, Birth & Parenting
I was contacted by the makers of this beautiful info-graphic and asked to post it on the blog. Here it is, definitely worth a scroll. Very approachable for everyone. Please share to increase awareness around the cesarean epidemic. From http://www.toprntobsn.com/bringing-birth-back/Note that 17% of primary cesareans are for malpresentation. Breech awareness, prevention, and vaginal breech birth, […]
My four-year-old said the following things, mostly overheard during independent play, during my first year as a birth worker. Here is a picture of me wearing an ergo. Clearly her verbal skills have eclipsed her drawing ability. “Let’s build a little town. Here is the birth center.” On anatomy:“This is the fanciest cervix I’ve ever […]
Choose your own adventure. In my birth preparation classes we talk about the importance of having a ritual in meeting the contractions, especially during active labor. Having something that you do each time a contraction starts, peaks, and/or ends can help you get through. Instead of feeling like it’s taking you over, you are […]
Image from the excellent MuTuSystem.com I remember lying on the bed after my first birth, feeling my slightly (oh, the benefits of being young) gooshy postpartum stomach. I’m super weird and have always kind of liked the postpartum softness there. I can think about what my body just did and anyway, I know it will […]
