Not exact matches
It usually
happens during the
first 4 to 5 months after
birth.
Midwife Maria Sahlin explains the huge transition newborn babies experience at
birth and what
happens during the
first 48 hours after delivery.
Pregnant and Alone Not rated yet I am going to tell you the true story which
happened during birth of my
first child.
Sometimes women can go as much as two weeks beyond their due date (this
happens more often
during first - time pregnancies)- in which case it may be necessary to use hormone drugs or other, mildly invasive techniques to kick - start the
birth process.
Could it be that women are ready to jump on the intervention train at the very
first sign of something abnormal
during the
birth process because they are scared shitless of what might
happen if they DO N'T accept the intervention?
Bonding, probably one of the most pleasurable parts of infant care,
happens during the sensitive time in the
first hours and days after
birth when parents make a deep connection with their infant.
In most cases, lactation mastitis occurs within the
first six to 12 weeks after giving
birth (postpartum), but it can
happen later
during breast - feeding.
I feel that women and their partners do much better with privacy and intimacy
during the
birth process and that, my role is to sometimes protect that privacy and intimacy
first of all by educating them that that might be really important and to talk about you know the effect both positive and negative about um, support
during that time can be or even just letting people know hey, we're in labour, the Facebook kind of thing but you know keep it quiet, keep it down, don't fritter the energy away by drawing other people to it or drawing the expectation that something's
happening rather than just letting something evolve... I think guarding the space by keeping the space as calm and quiet and private as possible is key and giving people tools to do that
during the prenatal time to deal with over eager family members or friends.
When someone I know chooses to give
birth at home, which is not terribly often, but
happens often enough to note, I suggest certain reading material and relay my own experience with sudden complications
during my
first hospital
birth, to the extent that they are receptive to listening, and I offer to bring food after the
birth.
So the actual details of what
happened to Katie
during her
first birth aren't vital.
One of my pediatrician friends, who also
happened to attend both of my
births, read my original blog post about baby led feeding and stopped me to remind me how important it is for babies to try lots of different tastes and textures
during the 6 - 12 month age when they are
first starting on their food adventures.
It can
happen at
birth, or at any time
during your baby's
first year.
It's common within the
first few weeks after
birth (though it can also
happen during weaning) and is caused by cracked skin, clogged milk ducts, or engorgement.
It sounds strange, especially at
first, but it certainly isn't any more strange than the way the transfer
happens during a vaginal
birth where baby comes fully in contact with the bacteria in the
birth canal, getting it in his or her mouth and nose.