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I have two friends who had homebirths last summer. One had an unassisted water birth, and the other had a midwife-assisted homebirth. When my husband Carlos and I got pregnant last fall, I knew that I wanted a homebirth. I had birthed four babies previously, all with OB/GYNs in a hospital (with induction and pain relief), and I wasn’t happy with those experiences. I spoke with Carlos and he said that he would support me having our baby at home. I called Jen & Jill, the midwives that had…

Dr. Morgan MacDermott, NMD | Pregnancy | Birth | Postpartum on Instagram: "1. The first night of your baby’s life, they may have one longer stretch of sleep (3-6 hours). Unless otherwise told, you can take advantage of this stretch. Otherwise, feed baby every 2-3 hours until they’ve regained birth weight. 2. Your postpartum bleeding is called lochia (lowkee-uh) and will start out heavy with clots, then become like a normal period, then phase into pink / yellowish. It can last between 2-6…

Considering an unmedicated water birth? After laboring twice and delivering once in water, here's my list of pros and cons.

74K views · 1.4K likes | FLIGHT ATTENDANT + TRAVELING MOM on Instagram: "This isn’t my normal travel mom content but honestly I’m in the trenches of newborn + toddler mom life so I might as well share it! With my first pregnancy I was induced and once I got the epidural I was basically paralyzed from the waste down. This time my chiropractor recommended asking the anesthesiologist to start with a lighter dose of the epidural. My nurses and midwife had never heard of this but the…

Contractions begin and the cervix gradually opens. See the stages of labor and watch a baby being born.