A very common question is exactly how to know when you’re going into labour. Below are some of the more common signs: Losing the mucus plug – this is what keeps baby safe during pregnancy. It may come away in one piece, chunks or as a yellow discharge. Having a bloody show – similar to [...]
Once labour has begun, it can slow down or even stop. Many things can disrupt labour so here is a list of tips to help establish labour and speed it along. Being upright – when upright the babys head will put more pressure on the cervix to encourage dialation. Movement – moving your hips around [...]
Heres a list of tips I have compiled that I found to be helpful in making the birth easier: Baby’s position (highly important from about 36weeks) You want the baby to be LOA, basically head down with the babys spine in the front of your belly If baby is lop/rop (babys spine to mothers spine) [...]
I have had 2 very different births. When my daughter was due, I was very worried about having a natural delivery, I desperately wanted one but because my mum had to have c/s due to a small pelvis I was very worried I would have the same problem. When I asked my ob about it [...]
On September the 18th I headed up to my obstetrician for my usual check up, with plans in mind that I would head home and see what my own body would do. At this point I was 40 weeks 1 day pregnant. So in I went for my check up, my obstetrician took my blood [...]
Well I have thought about where I should start and am choosing to start right back at the beginning! On January 14 2006, James and I were to attend a wedding. As we were getting ready for the wedding, I said to James that I had the most unusual tiredness and felt I could go [...]
Below is a sample of a birth plan. You can read some tips about writing your own birth plan here. LABOUR/BIRTH I would like my husband to be present throughout the labour/birth. I would prefer that as few people as possible are involved, however I realize this is not always workable. I would like to [...]
Many women seem to be shy or not quite sure what to say in writing a birth plan, so below is a simple guide. If you look up birth plans in a search engine, you’ll often find fill in the blank versions if you aren’t quite sure where to start. You can view my birth [...]
I often see questions about what exactly happens during a medical induction, so here are the basics, in (generally) the order that they can be done. Medical inductions are usually done in one of two situations – 1. When the mother is considered postdate (often anytime after 40 weeks depending on doctors view and patients [...]
I spent a lot of time reading about castor oil induction – opinions seem to vary from person to person. However, below is the gist of what I found. It’s only a nudge – not a definite thing, therefore it may not work unless you are at or over your EDD. Just like all natural [...]
