Posts tagged birth wishes
A Labor Support Quick-Guide | A Fridge Sheet for My Partner
A Labor Support Quick-Guide | A Fridge Sheet for My Partner

As we talked through our experiences with our first birth and our anticipations for our second, one thing became clear: having a quick-guide on the fridge to reference these reminders would be very helpful for us! It would help me:

  1. reflect more comprehensively on my labor wishes (writing things out is a great way to prepare!),

  2. trust that my partner will recollect what I’ve asked for (because he can take a quick look at the sheet on the fridge anytime!),

  3. and give me permission to drift off to labor land when the time comes (peace out, mental load! Time to turn off my thinking brain!).

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Hello, Labor Hormones! How Can I Help You?
Hello, Labor Hormones! How Can I Help You?

Did you know that you have the power to influence your hormones and to help them better serve you and baby in childbirth? Yes, we can impact the flow of hormones throughout labor, and in such a way that helps us labor more gently and with manageable pain. So let’s talk about which hormones we want to boost, which we want to minimize, and how!

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