Sometimes, due to health or other concerns, labor must be induced, or artificially started. Labor inducement can be a long process and induced labor is slightly different than “regular” labor.
Labor can be induced using a variety of methods. Check with your provider to determine which method they prefer to use. Some practitioners [...]
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By Amy Cummings
1. Don’t waste time buying a nice outfit for the hospital. After women give birth, they bleed (like a heavy period). I was much more comfortable in the hospital gown and those undergarments they give you to wear. It is so much easier.
2. There is a pretty good chance you may go number [...]
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Unfortunately we are not talking about the blue of your baby’s eyes. We are referring to the mild form of sadness a mother may experience after she delivers her baby.
Also known as maternity blues or maternity baby blues, baby blues are very common and occur in as many as 75-80% of new mothers. It is [...]
Tags: Baby, baby blues, bonding, delivery, depressed, depression, hormones, insomnia, irritabilty, irritable, mom, mood swings, placenta, postpartum, psychosis, sad, weeping
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