15 Ways To Speed Up Labor And Delivery
Having a baby is totally exhausting and it can sure take a while. A first-time mama will labor for 12-24 hours on average. Sometimes longer. But there are things you can do before and during labor that will help make the process just a bit easier and shorter. Below...
9 Ways to Help Avoid Tearing During Childbirth
Tearing during childbirth is very painful and ranges in different degrees of severity. Many women birth large babies without a tear at all and others tear birthing tiny babies. It just depends on your body. There are things you can do to prevent tearing or more...
Is It Braxton Hicks Or Real Contractions?
It's hard to tell when you're at the end of pregnancy if you're having real contractions. After all, Braxton Hicks can be uncomfortable just like real contractions. Braxton Hicks are practice contractions so that your body can prepare for labor, in case you weren't...
13 Ways To Cope With Labor Pain Without An Epidural
Many women are very fearful of the pain of childbirth. Yet they want to experience it as naturally as possible. After all, women are made to create and birth babies and have done it since the beginning of time. It's a great honor to experience childbirth in all its...
What To Expect The First Week Home With Your Newborn
Most mamas feel like they're ready to bring the baby home after those few days at the hospital. You prepared yourself and your home and everything seems in order. But I can tell you from experience that despite all your preparations you can and will feel very...
How to Fix Flat Head And Avoid The Helmet
Babies often lay flat these days with all the things mamas use to assist them. Strollers, car seats and swings all play a role in the rise of the problem. Luckily the issue is usually very benign and can be fixed fairly easily. Nearly 50% of babies are affected at...
The First 24 Hours | What To Expect Right After Delivery Of Your Baby
If you've never had a baby before you may be wondering what to expect right after you give birth. Things can move pretty quickly and it's a very exciting time! Usually, they follow a pretty specific routine but it can vary somewhat from hospital to hospital. Let's...
How To Get Through Labor Transition Without Crying
You've gotten through most of your labor and things have really kicked up a notch. The intensity is peaking and you may want an epidural at this time. If you are wanting to give birth naturally then these will be your weakest moments. But I know you can do it, as...
10 Last Minute Things You Are Forgetting To Do Before Baby Arrives Checklist
Your baby will be here soon and you feel prepared for the most part. But there may be some important things that you are forgetting. I have created a checklist of those last minute things that you'll need to do below that you can print out. These are important...
The Best Labor Advice You’ll Ever Get For Labor And Postpartum
By the time you hit about 6 or 7 months, you really begin to think about childbirth. It can seem pretty overwhelming and if you're scared, don't be. You can ease your fears by learning more about childbirth. You are probably here now because you want to find out as...
The 4 Stages Of Labor
When you think of labor you see yourself in a hospital or on a table pushing out your baby, but truthfully it starts long before any of that. You can be in the first stage of labor at home for more than a week without even knowing it. In this...
22 Cute Viking Baby Names That You’ll Love
There's nothing cuter than a baby with a unique Viking Or Swedish Name. Their names conjure up images of Game Of Thrones Characters and the like. I have created an awesome list of 22 Viking Baby names that I think you'll love. They will fit your little princess or...
Baby Girl Symptoms during Early Pregnancy | 10 Signs You May Be Pregnant With A Baby Girl |
Many women swear that there are certain symptoms that will come with a girl pregnancy vs a boy pregnancy and I am one of them. I've had 3 babies, 2 boys, and 1 girl, and at least for me, there was a huge difference in the symptoms of both types of pregnancies. Some...
How To Get Pregnant With A Girl-10 Ways ( How To Conceive A Girl Naturally )
You are ready to get pregnant and you want a baby girl. You may think you cannot choose but there are some things that can sway the odds in your direction. While some have said this is impossible there are least a few things that seem to work and it certainly doesn't...
8 Ways To Slay Your Morning Sickness So You Can Enjoy Your Pregnancy
Being pregnant is an exciting time but it's hard to enjoy it when you are about to vomit constantly. And the problem with Morning sickness for many women is that it's often all-day sickness. Aversions are usually a part of the picture as well, meaning you have no...
How To Get The Perfect Latch Right Away | How To Get Baby To Latch Deeper
Breastfeeding will be so much easier if you go in knowing just how to help your baby latch on. Contrary to popular belief, it's not an instinct for the baby to just know how to latch. And it's certainly not as easy as just sticking your baby on the boob and letting...
Wrapped Glitter Easter Eggs Craft For Kids And Adults | Easter Crafts
Spring is almost here and with it comes warmth, flowers, colors and fun holidays like Easter. It's the perfect time to celebrate with some Easter egg crafts with your kids or by yourself. Today's Wrapped glittery Easter eggs are something you can use for years to come...
How To Eliminate Your “Mummy Tummy” After A C-Section
Having a C-section is much more complicated than a normal delivery. It's a major abdominal surgery where they have to cut through skin, fat, and muscles to get your baby out. They move your organs around in the process then sew everything back up. It's some pretty...
18 Lifesaving C-Section Recovery Tips
Most women don't want to have a C-Section. Natural birth sounds so much easier and better but sometimes things happen. Sometimes the Doc will schedule a C-Section for medical reasons. Or something goes wrong during the natural birthing process and you have no choice....
Reasons Why You Should Pick a midwife instead of an ob/gyn
What’s thе first thing thаt pops into уоur mind when I say “giving birth?” If уоu were raised оn western mass media like me, thе clip thаt plays in уоur mind is оf аn angry, sweating woman screaming hеr lungs out while lying оn hеr back in a tiny white hospital...
12 Things You Need To Know About Epidurals Before Having One | Epidural Side Effects
Having a baby is such an exciting time but we all know that there is some major pain involved. Many women opt for an Epidural to relieve this pain. In fact, fifty percent of women today are now having epidurals and there's no shame in that. I had one for all three of...
6 Things Doctors Don’t Tell You About Pregnancy Induction But Should
So you are having a baby and your due date is approaching. You have all these thoughts on going into labor soon and then you go to your doc appointment and she mentions induction. Hold up. This is not something you've considered but should have. One in four women are...
