Sarah Anne (12/19/91):
My first pregnancy and labor were picture perfect.
Not exact matches
In a way, I'm glad I'm not showing during my
first trimester because I'm nervous about being bombarded with well - intentioned but scary stories about
pregnancy and labor from other moms.
You can read every
pregnancy book
and blog out there to prepare yourself, but there is an air of mystery around the due date
and beginning of
labor, especially for
first - time moms.
As a
first - time mother, Anna G. shares about going through
pregnancy,
labor,
and delivery with twins!
Since this wasn't my
first rodeo
and my
pregnancy was more healthy this time around, I was sure I would go into
labor a little early.
And labor tends to go more quickly (sometimes a lot more quickly) than in a
first pregnancy.
During
pregnancy,
first - time mothers often fixate on the physical sensations associated with
labor and birth.
From my
first visit to your office, through the
pregnancy and labor,
and now moving on, your care has been exceptional.
A child's temperament may change a lot during the
first few months, because the way a newborn behaves is influenced by temporary factors such as
pregnancy hormones, maternal health
and diet, duration of
labor, a premature birth,
and immature neurological development.
It generally includes fetal deaths toward the end of
pregnancy, deaths during
labor and birth,
and deaths that occur during the
first week of life.
And when I say first, I mean my first for this entire pregnancy and lab
And when I say
first, I mean my
first for this entire
pregnancy and lab
and labor.
Jacobs 28 found that adult survivors of sexual abuse experienced longer
labors, longer
pregnancies, higher birth weights, more terminations, earlier age at
first pregnancy, more medical problems, greater stress during
pregnancy and more use of ultrasound.
Care with a solo practice midwife means that you will receive the highest level of personalized attention throughout preconception,
pregnancy,
labor and birth,
and the
first 6 weeks postpartum.
For women who end up pregnant after experiencing a sexual assault, they're at a greater risk for experiencing longer
labors, longer
pregnancies, higher birth weights, more terminations, earlier age at
first pregnancy, more medical problems, greater stress during
pregnancy and more use of ultrasound.
My entire focus throughout the
pregnancy was on the
labor, the delivery, [my wife's] experience,
and maybe the
first few minutes after birth.
Mothers nationwide have found that the presence of a doula has not only had positive benefits on their experience with their
pregnancy and labor process but also on their postpartum recovery
and first year with baby.
She co-founded The Birth Place, the
first resource center for
pregnancy, birth
and new parenting
and one of the
first independent birthing centers in the U.S. Located in the shadow of Stanford Medical Center, The Birth Place was where formal training of doulas began in the U.S., following up on the pioneering work of
labor «monitrices» in the 1960s.
Since it was my
first pregnancy, I expected a long
labor, but I was at the hospital
and pushing just a few short hours after my water broke.
Most
first - time
pregnancy books focus on what you can expect during the nine months of
pregnancy, your
labor and delivery
and the
first few months of motherhood.
Models were developed using the following possible predictors of breastfeeding duration: maternal race, maternal education, paternal education, maternal age, socioeconomic status, 22 marital status, parity, mode of delivery, previous breastfeeding experience, timing of feeding method selection, problems with
pregnancy /
labor / delivery, breastfeeding goal (weeks), family preference for breastfeeding, paternal preference for breastfeeding, having friends who breastfed, randomization group, 16 plans to return to work, infant's 5 - minute Apgar score,
and infant's age in minutes when
first breastfed (
first successful latch
and feeding).
Fit
Pregnancy reports
first - time mothers who are induced have higher rates of cesareans than those who aren't induced citing a study in which 12 percent of mothers who went into
labor on their own needed a C - section while 23.4 percent of those who are medically induced did
and 23.8 percent of those who chose elective induction did.
I saw two after the birth of my
first and both discouraged me after a grueling 26 hr
labor saying I would probably not be able to breastfeed at all because my breasts didn't grow at all during
pregnancy even though both saw the colostrum I produced.
I turned over
and was able to hold her for the
first time...
and 41 weeks of
pregnancy, a month of prodromal
labor and just over 3 hours of intense
labor immediately became worth it in an instant as I stared into her eyes.
However, it is much more than just calcium intake as I was consuming plenty of calcium during my
first 2
pregnancies and both
labors were quite painful as is the norm today.
One of my dear friends just had her
first baby
and I suggested these hip openers during her
pregnancy —
and she mentioned how much they helped during
labor.
She was the
first women in a military hospital to have photos taken of the
pregnancy,
labor, delivery,
and breast feeding the newborn child; she was a legend at that hospital.
I swear working out in my
first pregnancy helped me survive it, have an easy
labor and bounce back so easily!
My primary goal as a certified doula is providing non-judgmental, professional support to new moms throughout their
pregnancy,
labor, birth,
and the
first few months of life with their new baby.
We
labored together,
and soon our task seemed complete, our house readied for what dreams we shared — the dream I had given her, of family, of husband
and wife, father
and mother, child
and child —
and when the earliest signs of my wife's
first pregnancy came they were attended with joy
and celebration.
My primary goal as a certified doula is providing non-judgmental, professional support to new moms throughout their
pregnancy,
labor, birth,
and the
first few months of life with their new baby.