Birth By You

10/17/2020

Is baby in a less than optimal position, and you're close to labor? Check out these phenomenal techniques from Spinning Babies. These techniques work y'all. I've used them in my own pregnancies.

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10/07/2020

A good birth plan shouldn't just cover your ideal situation. There should be a plan A, B, and C. Making contingencies for every possibility is how you stay a part of the process if things go sideways in the birthing process.

10/02/2020

Prodromal labor is not a sign you should rush to the hospital. Live life, eat, drink, and get lots of rest for the hard work coming up later.

09/29/2020

Know your rights to informed consent!

09/25/2020

Are you planning to have a cesarean? You can still benefit from having a doula.

You may find that you need to schedule the delivery date of your baby to be born via C-section. The need for this can be for many reasons. If this is how you are giving birth you will still need support from other people. A doula can be the perfect person to help give you this support.

A doula can bring in another set of hands and eyes and ears to help you better prepare for your upcoming surgical birth. She can help you get answers to your questions and formulate a birth plan for a cesarean section. Sometimes your doula can even help you by offering you an educational class on a cesarean section.

During the period before surgery, your doula can help explain procedures to you and help you get answers to any questions that you have, much like she would during a normal labor setting. Your doula can help you manage painful procedures like the administration of an IV or even the spinal or an epidural for your surgery.

Learn whether the use of a professional labor support person or doula can benefit the family who delivers by cesarean section.

09/25/2020

Just a few of the benefits to having a doula at your baby's birth :)