We’ve all seen the pregnancy announcements with the grainy black-and-white first “picture” of baby held by excited parents-to-be. Most women are offered at minimum an ultrasound at 7 or 8 weeks pregnant for dating purposes, the 20-week anatomy scan, and a late pregnancy ultrasound to make sure “everything is going ok.” When I told my […]
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Last week, we talked about the Cascade of Interventions during labor. This week starts a series about interventions during pregnancy that I believe could easily be seen as part of the dominoes set up before labor that can assist or at least pave the way to the cascade in labor. Among the tests offered in
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One thing leads to another….and another, and another, and another. Nothing happens in a silo, everything is interconnected, and the domino effect is real! Birth is a natural process that, once disturbed, tends to spiral out of control with more disturbances. When we interfere with the delicate balance of hormones, poke and prod mama and
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…Though to be clear, it’s nearly impossible for it to be right (aka predict the exact day your baby will be born). How did we get here? The conventional 40 week due date your OB will cling to has very little grounding in reality. It was suggested in the mid-1700s by a man who observed
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I’ve sat down many times to write this birth story, but every time I try, I’m filled with some sadness. I get anxious, my heart starts racing, and there are parts I just don’t want to replay in my mind. The frustrating thing is I had a great birth. It was powerful, intense, empowering, raw,
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I am so excited to be posting my first guest post, and I wouldn’t want it to be anyone else! My husband took the time to write out our son’s birth story from his perspective (which is amazingly way different than mine!). Seeing birth through the eyes of a father is such a unique and
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Mama. Mommy. Mom. Mother. Such simple words to describe such a vital role. Becoming a mother changed everything for me. It got me started on living a cleaner, healthier life. It changed my perspective on fitness and exercise. It gave me a focal point for my desire to help and care for others. It has
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If you’ve been pregnant, you’ve likely had the distinct pleasure of chugging 50 grams of sugar in the form of the infamous glucola drink to test for gestational diabetes. What fun we get to have at the end of the second trimester…. In my first pregnancy, I did that. I chose the lemon lime flavor
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Last weekend, my husband and I had the opportunity to do a birth refresher course with our doula and a few other expecting couples. It obviously wasn’t as intense as the eight week Bradley Method course we did with her during our first pregnancy, but it was just as important. It reminded us of some
And somehow, we’re already halfway through this pregnancy! That is wild to me! This pregnancy is flying by way faster than my first did. Truly, it’s been a blur, and I’m a little sad that it’s already halfway over! With my first, I feel like I spent every waking (and napping) moment living, breathing, and
Woah, we’re halfway there…. Read More »