Prolonged Pregnancy: Myths, Misconceptions, and Realities

Prolonged Pregnancy: Myths, Misconceptions, and Realities

Pregnancy is a miraculous and complex process that typically lasts around 40 weeks, or 280 days, from the first day of a woman’s last menstrual period. However, there have been rare cases where pregnancies have lasted far longer than the average, leading to speculation and intrigue. In this article, we’ll explore the concept of the … Read more about Prolonged Pregnancy: Myths, Misconceptions, and Realities

Sleep and Your Baby: 10 Common Questions Answered

Sweet dreams, baby! 10 things to know about infant sleep

For some parents, putting a baby to bed is a nightly source of anxiety—how much sleep does your child need, can she sleep with a blanket, are stuffed animals OK? Find the answer to these questions and more. Sleepy Time Sleep! It’s one of the most common issues concerning parents of young children. In addition … Read more about Sleep and Your Baby: 10 Common Questions Answered

Pregnant 9-to-5: What to Expect at Work When You’re Expecting

Don't Take Childbirth Lying Down—New Labor Positions You May Want to Try

Being pregnant isn’t always easy, especially if you are working. Find out how to deal with morning sickness and job stress with the following helpful tips. Let’s face it, as happy as you may be about your pregnancy, being pregnant is not always easy! You’re tired, often sick, uncomfortable, and wondering what strange and miraculous changes your body is going … Read more about Pregnant 9-to-5: What to Expect at Work When You’re Expecting

Natural Birthing: Considerations and Concerns About Natural Births

11 steps for a blissful childbirth, according to a doula

It started with my first pregnancy. I was at work and told some co-workers that I had decided I was going to try to have a natural birth. “Are you nuts?” one replied. “I don’t have that much pain tolerance.” Another looked shocked. “Not me, I want the drugs the minute I walk in the hospital,” she said. … Read more about Natural Birthing: Considerations and Concerns About Natural Births

Work after Baby: Should You Stay Home or Should You Go Back?

5 Friends every Mom needs when she goes back to Work

Will you go back to work after Baby is born? Or do you think you want to stay home? Making this decision is a difficult for many moms-to-be. Take a look at what moms and experts suggest to help ensure you make the best decision for both you and your family. To stay at home … Read more about Work after Baby: Should You Stay Home or Should You Go Back?

Should You Go Back to Work? Help for making the difficult post-baby employment decision

5 Friends every Mom needs when she goes back to Work

It’s not always easy to make the transition from maternity leave to dealing with back-to-work guilt and anxieties. Your beautiful bundle has arrived, and it’s already time to go back to work. As with most working mothers, you’re more than likely experiencing endless anxieties. Should I return to work or not? Have I bonded enough … Read more about Should You Go Back to Work? Help for making the difficult post-baby employment decision

Delivery Room Etiquette

Dads in the Delivery Room Help or Hindrance

Although Miss Manners never got around to writing about childbirth, there still are a few rules for polite delivery room behavior. Once upon a time, before the first birth plan was drafted or parents learned their unborn children’s gender, laboring women were attended by nurses and delivered by doctors while nervous dads paced the hospital’s halls. The rooms were … Read more about Delivery Room Etiquette

Stepping Up: A Man’s Guide to Birth Coaching

9 ways dads can emotionally prep for childbirth

For a dad-to-be, labor and delivery are unfamiliar territory; yet there are many opportunities for a man to become an important part of his family’s birth experience by coaching the laboring mom and offering support. A few decades ago, the role of the father during childbirth often amounted to smoking a couple of packs of cigarettes and … Read more about Stepping Up: A Man’s Guide to Birth Coaching

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