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Castor Oil Sucks and Other Reasons to Not Induce Labor

On September 17, 2011

This post is dedicated to the normal, healthy pregnant lady who is tiredof being pregnant and wants to get the show on the road. Here’s the scenario… You see your care provider during your 37th – 40th week and you get the green light to have your baby (meaning if you gave birth at this stage [...]

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Inductions – Between a Rock and a Hard Place

On September 2, 2011

The word induction brings forth an array of emotions in women: relief, anger, frustration, excitement, confusion, exhaustion, etc.  Powerful imagery brings to mind pitocin, contractions, epidurals… and the joy of knowing you get to meet your baby soon.  Induction of labor is a tough subject, but let’s talk about it. Women get induced because they are [...]

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Florida Earns an “F”

On November 17, 2010

I read this article today by the March of Dimes Florida Chapter.  Go ahead and you read it too.  Done? Now, let’s start thinking. 13.8% of babies in Florida were born too soon.  They were born before their lungs, brain or other organs were fully developed.  To top it off, this is the third year [...]

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Waiting on Labor Activities

On September 30, 2010

So, you’re full term.  Or wishing you were.  Or maybe you’ve even gone past your “due date”.  People are starting to look at you like you’re going to explode, or at the very least they’re worried that you’ll leak questionable fluids on them.  You often wonder if your body enjoys pregnancy so much that you’ll [...]

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The Thinking Woman’s Guide – Book Review

On August 21, 2010

A few months ago I read the book The Thinking Woman’s Guide to a Better Birth by Henci Goer.  This book is a collection of research based findings explaining how women can achieve better birth experiences and outcomes.  The intended audience is women in the childbearing year who would reflexively choose a hospital birth. I [...]

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Your Vagina Is Not A Vacuum Cleaner

On July 31, 2010

Tick tock.  Tick tock. That is the sound of the clock ticking after mama’s water breaks.  Tick tock, better start contracting!  Tick tock, let’s get that baby delivered! After a woman’s amniotic sac breaks and fluid leaks, most moms are told they need to have a baby within 24 hours because of the possibility of [...]

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