Sentences with phrase «baby while you labor»

Your midwife Ash and her assistant will carefully (and unobtrusively) monitor and care for you and your baby while you labor undisturbed at home, give birth, and welcome your newborn to the world.

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Baby boomers are retiring in droves, while millennials, those born from the early 1980s to the year 2000, have become the largest generation in the U.S. labor force.

The U.S. and Papua New Guinea are the only countries among 185 nations and territories that hadn't imposed government - mandated laws requiring employers to pay mothers while on leave with their babies, according to a study released last year by the United Nations» International Labor Organization.

Dear Nothing, thank you for this food I have that I paid for with my own labor and am able to eat because of pure chance, while millions of innocent babies starve to death in agony also by pure chance, amens!

While there's nothing quite like holding and smelling your baby straight from labor — and I've done it twice — in some ways, that makes sense.

Some labors are fast and intense, lasting just a few hours while others may take days before the baby is finally born.

While we will offer emotional support in labor, we are also listening to the baby, charting, monitoring your vital signs, or preparing for the birth.

They will also want to track the growth and development of your babies while watching out for preterm labor signs.

While as many as half are posterior when labor starts, only 4 to 10 percent of babies are posterior at birth.

Indeed I interviewed mothers for my book who did experience bleeding or symptoms of preterm labor; while some weaned to be on the safe side, some did not and they went on to have healthy babies.

I could make a laundry list of what I would like the second time around with a singleton rather than twins (breastfeeding, not premature, no bed rest, no pre-term labor scares, regular number of doctor's appts, no develo [pmental delays, cheaper, EVERYTHING), but my problem with having my victory baby is there is no way I want a newborn again while also caring for my twins (currently 2.5).

My birth was nothing like I had hoped, labored in bed on my back because they couldn't monitor the babies if I moved, had to have pitocin and later an epidural (I could stand the pitocin, it was the fact that no one does a breach delivery any more that, just in case Twin B didn't turn after Twin A was born), puking in the operating room because I couldn't even have a single drop of water on my tongue while laboring strapped down (talk about understanding what hell is like!)

By the time your due date arrives, you've become a pro at prenatal doctor's visits and while labor and delivery marks the end of your nearly constant prenatal check ups, now it's baby's turn to frequent the pediatrician for numerous check ups!

My Canadian OB - GYN was the only one in town who would let me labor without an IV, and while she arrived to catch the baby leaving me to rely heavily on my two doulas - in - training and a few clueless nurses, my daughter was born after 15 hours of extremely painful back labor.

While it's not at all vital to select a pediatrician that has «rights» at the hospital or birth center where you are delivering, it is something you'll be asked when you arrive in Labor & Delivery so they can properly plan for your baby's medical care in the hospital - e.g., if your pediatrician does make rounds at the hospital, baby won't be seen by the staff pediatrician and vice versa.

Some expecting moms feel strongly that not hurting too much is their first priority, while for others it is way more important to not use anything that may interfere with the labor process or the well - being of the baby.

Be active because the benefits of being active while you are pregnant will increase your chances of an easier labor and help your baby grow inside of you healthy and strong.

She was alone in the delivery room, no nurses or doctors with her while she labored and gave birth to an 8 & 1 / 2 lb baby at 7 cm because no one was there to tell her it was too soon to push.

A doula, on the other hand, is completely and solely focused on you and your immediate and ever - changing needs while in labor and even after the baby is born.

If an experienced doctor feels circumstances have began while in labor that might increase the risk of a bad outcome to my baby so a cesarean is recommended, that is good clinical practice.

This not only takes the pressure off your hips (in preventing sciatica) but also encourages them to stay open resulting in your baby sitting lower in your pelvis (a more optimal position for labor) while also maintaining optimal circulation to both you and baby.

Squatting during labor can open up a woman's pelvic outlet up to 10 percent while helping create more room for a baby to move down into the birth canal.

Often, I am the only person in the room while a mother labors and delivers her baby.

-LSB-...] My Birth Story: The Birth Of Fern Winter — I had fully prepared myself to be laboring for a long while — days even, since everyone says that first babies tend to take awhile (20 hours on average), but this seemed so fast!

I don't think I did that while in labor with her so I hadn't talked to her about my «singing a baby song.»

Your baby has been getting ready for the birth for quite a while, but the signs of labor are your first clue that the pregnancy is about to come to an end.

They do not want to have to fight for what they know is best for them and their babies while they are in the throes of labor.

Keep in mind that while they can be hard to distinguish from the real thing, they're not efficient enough to push your baby out just yet the way actual labor contractions are.

My sister - in - law just had a baby and she had four hours of labor, pushed for one hour (with seven minutes between contractions so she could rest) while talking to her doctor and holding her husbands hand, and her beautiful baby boy slid out like a tiny miracle.

Especially when I hear other birth stories and there are many obvious signs of distress, long and drawn out in a rough labor, and the baby comes out kicking and screaming... Now that we can look back on her birth day, while holding a healthy, resilient little one, I'm still trying to figure out a way to disconnect the wonderful, powerful, redeeming qualities of my experience, from the terrifying experience at the very end.

He went all day without eating during the first, he agreed to take pictures of my c section and when our baby was whisked away to the NICU he stayed with him for over 24 hours straight, and during my last labor he let me squeeze every drop of blood from his hand while I pushed and encouraged me to squeeze tighter if it helped, remember to breathe, and that he was so proud of me and he loves me and I'm amazing.

I think there are a lot more nutso's in the cohort who want a planned home birth than in the cohort who requests a planned (elective) C - section — no birth is «elective», but the cohort who wants to preserve perineal strength and function while avoiding the pain of labor and the risk of labor on the baby should have their autonomy acknowledged.

It's not often that a laboring mom has a doctor who is patient and willing to wait while baby makes its way out.

There's no way to predict how any mom's labor will feel, although the sensation of the «ring of fire» is fairly common while pushing baby's head out.

Some moms labor for days and wind up with C - sections, while others labor for a matter of minutes and their babies slip out seemingly effortlessly.

Keeping moms flat on their backs while in labor keeps gravity from helping the baby move down into the birth canal.

While you will most likely never forget those first few moments of your baby's life (even if you'd like to forget those last hours of labor), you'll want to capture them for the rest of the family.

While the baby is growing, the uterus is geared to have a muffled response to oxytocin; at term, the body's preparations for labor transform the uterus in ways that make it respond intensely to oxytocin.

(This was also the same hospital where she labored in a room with 10 other women while her DH was not allowed in, where the baby was not allowed to room in, and where they ignored her instructions not to give sugar water, formula and a pacifier.)

Originally it was just the lower class or urban women who gave birth to their babies in hospitals while middle - class and wealthy women still labored and delivered at home.

While it is natural to feel bad when you know your baby is in distress, you need to understand that sometimes you can do nothing to prevent fetal distress during labor.

While the time it takes to go through labor can vary from person to person, it's a pretty well - known fact that delivering a baby can take some time.

Some babies have their first bowel movement, when they pass meconium, during labor and birth, while most others do so sometime within the first 24 hours of life.

While there are no surefire techniques to coax your baby into the world (besides being induced by a doc), there is some research to back up these natural ways to induce labor — if your body (and baby) is ready to cooperate.

Your doctor may check for labor signs, while your baby prepares for birth by sucking, turning, and breathing in the womb.

While it may sometimes seem like not much is going on (and quite the contrary at other times), each week brings changes big and small that help your baby develop and your body prepare for labor, delivery, and beyond.

Taking a tour of your hospital's Labor & Delivery and Mother / Baby units can also be helpful while you're pregnant so you know what to expect come baby's arriBaby units can also be helpful while you're pregnant so you know what to expect come baby's arribaby's arrival.

I was feeling so self - satisfied while reading this question because the answer was going to be, «Don't tell them when you go into labor, and after you have the baby call and say «Things just went too fast for us to call!»»

For example, some hospitals have a pediatrician at every delivery while others only call the pediatrician into the delivery room if they anticipate issues based on how labor is progressing or if any abnormalities are noted after baby is born.

I mean, I realize moms go through way more pain and suffering during pregnancy and labor, but they also have the joy of feeling the baby inside them and bonding while nursing (if mom decides to go that route), so dads are left out in so many ways.