by Liza Janda | Oct 12, 2018 | baby, Birth Plans, How To Avoid A Labor Induction, Informed Consent Questions, Labor, Recommended Reading For Pregnancy |
I just hate the words “Due Date”! Why do I hate “Due Date”? Because everyone gets so focused on the “Due Date” day and just about everyone thinks their baby will arrive on that day. Well, here I go again bursting bubbles. ONLY 5% OF BABIES ARE BORN ON...
by Liza Janda | Sep 14, 2018 | Informed Consent Questions, Labor and Birth Advice, Medications in Labor Risk ad Benefits |
If you can’t remember informed consent questions to ask, you can always just say: “What else can you do?” or “Can we wait and do nothing? Why or why not?” Informed Consent Questions: 1. Is this an emergency, or do we have time to talk? 2....
by Liza Janda | Sep 13, 2018 | acupuncture, Aromatherapy, Birth Plans, Easier Labor & Birth, Essential Oils, Hospital Bag, Labor and Birth Advice, Massage for Pregnancy and labor |
Is your hospital bag packed and ready? Your baby is almost ready to be born. But are you ready for labor and birth? There are a lot of things you should have packed and ready in your hospital bag to take with you to the hospital or birth center for your labor and...
by Liza Janda | May 11, 2018 | How to Have a Natural Birth, Labor and Birth Advice |
You can have a natural birth in the hospital. But if you really want to have a natural birth in the hospital, make sure you take the time to really prepare and focus on your goal. You can do it. Good luck! Ask your prospective doctor or midwife these questions: What...
by Liza Janda | Mar 18, 2018 | Backache in Pregnancy, Birth, Bradley Method, Easier Labor & Birth, Labor, Labor and Birth Advice, Positive Birth Stories, Pregnant in San Diego |
Here is what I’ve heard over the 22 years I’ve been teaching Bradley Method® childbirth classes, including my own experiences: Like very strong menstrual cramps times 20 if lying down, but only times 10 if standing up Downward pressure on the vagina and rectum that...
by Liza Janda | Aug 2, 2017 | Backache in Pregnancy, Bradley Method, Labor and Birth Advice |
Why don’t more people know about a TENS unit for labor and birth? If you want a healthy birth for baby and mother, you have a few choices. One of the choices to help achieve a natural un-medicated birth is a TENS unit. TENS stands for Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve...
