What To Do If Labor Isn't Progressing? - The Pregnancy Nurse®
What can YOU do as a patient when labor isn't progressing? Take these seven tips from a labor nurse to make YOUR labor progress faster!| The Pregnancy Nurse®
What can YOU do as a patient when labor isn't progressing? Take these seven tips from a labor nurse to make YOUR labor progress faster!| The Pregnancy Nurse®
We all sort of wonder if we’ll love this baby when it comes out? — or will we just sort of feel like it’s just a new thing to carry around and add to our life? Today I want to give you some tips to bond with baby both before and after birth so thatContinue Reading| www.pullingcurls.com
Are you wondering if you can get a “walking epidural” — the answer is that it DEPENDS. Some hospitals still do them, but I can give you some tips to still allow movement but also have your pain controlled. The idea is to allow a lot of movement, while also taking away a lot of …| The Pregnancy Nurse®
There are a few keys to a great labor that no one really talks about (or talks about them right). Today I want to share them, when you can most effectively use them and also how to go about using them (because a few are trickier than you think). As a labor nurse for 20 …| The Pregnancy Nurse®
If you’re doing kick counts, or just feeling your baby move — what is the normal daily fetal movement count. This article will tell you what is normal for you and how you count them to make sure baby is doing well. But first, how do I know so much about fetal movements? Hi — …| The Pregnancy Nurse®
Everyone feels labor pain differently. Today, a labor nurse walks you through why and how to feel less pain at your upcoming birth.| The Pregnancy Nurse®
Tearing at delivery isn’t anything anyone wants to think about. I get it. However, I wish I had taken a bit more time to realize that it was both highly likely, and a fairly painful recovery on my first baby. Today I have some bad news for you, but also some good news on what …| The Pregnancy Nurse®
Are you hoping to have a “natural” delivery at the hospital. Today we’re going to talk about what your plans for “natural” mean (as that means something different for everyone) — and 5 SIMPLE (think: easy — this isn’t standing on your head for hours a day) tricks to make it happen for you! While …| The Pregnancy Nurse®
Far too many people are going in for necessary (medically-indicated) inductions and finding that their cervix just isn’t ready to open — ultimately leading to a cesarean section. I’ve been thinking a lot about those types of births, and if there is anything we can do to help them. Today I want to give you …| The Pregnancy Nurse®
You're past your due date and there are no signs of labor -- what should you be doing to get things going?| The Pregnancy Nurse®
The urinary catheter is given for a variety of reasons during labor. Can you refuse it though? What happens if you do? Today we’re going to talk about WHY you might need one, and why you might want to refuse it — or what other options you could have. Before we get going — do …| The Pregnancy Nurse®
Maybe you have a planned c-section or you’re just wondering what you might need to change into if you have a c-section? I’m here to give you the skinny on what you CAN and can NOT wear for a c-section — and what to consider about your own “outfit” choices. BUT before we get too …| The Pregnancy Nurse®
You hear a lot of thoughts about birth class online. Some people think they’re helpful, some don’t — but today I want to dispel 5 myths about birth class that you need to stop believing it. And, how did I come to all these conclusions (frankly, I’d call them facts) — it comes from being …| The Pregnancy Nurse®
