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
Looking to get your partner more involved in pregnancy, labor birth — and perhaps most importantly, PARENTING? It’s SO important to do as much of this together as possible (fortunate — for him, his pelvis likely won’t be aching like yours is…. but other stuff he can be involved in). Today I’m going to giveContinue Reading| www.pullingcurls.com
In this episode of The Pulling Curls Podcast, Hilary welcomes certified nurse midwife Juli Pyle to dive into the topic of informed consent in labor and delivery. Together, they break down what informed consent really means, the key components every patient should know, and how it plays out during childbirth. Juli and Hilary share personalContinue Reading The post Informed Consent During Pregnancy: Knowing Your Rights appeared first on Pulling Curls.| Pulling Curls
It can feel like you need to check out some textbooks from you local hospital before you go in to have your baby, but I’m here to tell you that is NOT the case at all. You really need one skill, and frankly –a lot of people aren’t good at it — so today I’mContinue Reading| www.pullingcurls.com
Curious about assisted deliveries? In this episode of The Pulling Curls Podcast, Hilary Erickson, The Pregnancy Nurse®, sits down with Dr. Tori O’Daniel, a board-certified OB GYN, to demystify vacuum and forceps deliveries. They explain when and why these tools might be used, how they work, the differences between them, and what you can expectContinue Reading| www.pullingcurls.com
In this episode of The Pulling Curls Podcast, Hilary Erickson, RN, is joined by Kimberly Iceberg from Count the Kicks to answer common questions about tracking your baby’s movements during pregnancy. They discuss why kick counts matter, how to use the Count the Kicks app, what to do if you notice changes in your baby’sContinue Reading| www.pullingcurls.com
Birth classes, for the longest time, really covered the BASICS of labor. They didn’t dive into problems you might have, or how to manage them. Studies are showing that this type of birth class isn’t doing families any favors. Today I’m going to dive into what a recent study shows, and how you can getContinue Reading| www.pullingcurls.com
It’s that time of year again — where I take all the babies names I’ve seen all year and I boil them two ten boy names and ten girl names — I share WHY I liked them, and maybe it sparks some ideas for names for YOUR adorable bundle of joy. Just remember that bundleContinue Reading| www.pullingcurls.com