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Pregnancy Dreams
Are you having crazy dreams during your pregnancy? You’re not alone. Pregnancy affects our whole body, all our systems, floods us with new hormones, and even changes our senses. Is it any wonder it also affects our minds?
Preparing for a Caesarean Birth: TEN THINGS YOU CAN DO
If you have a scheduled Caesarean, or if you end up needing an unplanned one, there are several things you can do to improve the experience. Here are ten things you can do.
Going Pee and Giving Birth: 4 things about emptying the bladder during labour that you probably didn’t know
You may have heard about the importance of eating, drinking, breathing, and changing positions during labour, but did you know that urinating regularly is equally important? Here are four reasons why. Some of them might surprise you.
Birthing Class for First Time Parents: What to Expect and How to Prepare
By the time most people are pregnant, they have already been thoroughly inundated with narratives about birth. Many of these come from media–movies & TV shows–and many come from stories we hear from family and friends. Some are from books, high school health class, TikTok, or just a general cultural expectation of what birth is like.
The Postpartum Waterfall: Tips to Survive Newborn Hell
Baby’s needs are simple, but they are all-the-time. It’s like having to keep a balloon in the air: it doesn’t require any particular skill, but you can’t do anything else at the same time.
THE SCOOP ON POOP: Ten Things To Know About Baby Poop!
Who knew there was so much to say about baby poop! I never thought I would be one of ‘those’ parents who obsesses over baby poop, and here I am decades later still doing it.
“You’re Glowing”: What Causes the Fabled Glow of Pregnancy?
Along with all the well-known annoyances and discomforts of pregnancy, such as nausea, heartburn, swollen ankles, and having to pee every ten minutes, some people are also blessed with a few of pregnancy’s more pleasant side effects. One of these is a radiant, shiny look, mostly known as “The Glow of Pregnancy”.
COLOSTRUM HARVESTING: Eight Things to Consider
But while helpful for some people, colostrum harvesting during pregnancy is not necessarily a good idea for everyone.
Why shouldn’t everyone harvest their colostrum?
Read our latest blog for 8 things to consider when you are thinking about whether or not to try antenatal colostrum extraction.
14 Things About Colic You Might Not Know
When we hear that a baby has colic, most people picture an upset tummy, a fussy baby that is suffering from abdominal pain and gas. But even if your colicky baby does have these symptoms, this is not what ‘colic’ means. Here are fourteen things you might not know about colic.
Giving Birth in Vancouver BC
While birth itself could be described as universal, standard practices around birth are very local. What we can expect varies significantly from place to place. Which means that much of the information we get on the internet, or in books, might not reflect common practices in regionally. This can cause confusion around what to expect in our own area. So let’s focus on this location: Vancouver BC and the surrounding lower mainland.
The So-Called Due Date
If there is one date that your baby is unlikely to arrive, it is on your so-called due date. Approximately 96% of people do not give birth on that date. Odds are, neither will you.
So when do people typically give birth? Where does the putative “due date” come from, and why do we even call it that?
My Adventures in Lazy Diapering
When weighing diaper options, few parents are aware that one of the choices is to use no diapers at all. Commonly referred to as “Elimination Communication” or “E.C.”, this approach to baby’s bodily waste involves skipping the diaper stage altogether.