by Liza Janda | Jul 20, 2020 | baby, Being Pregnant, Birth Plans, How To Avoid A Labor Induction, Induction of Labor, Natural Induction of Labor |
As long as you and your baby are healthy, it’s almost always better to let labor begin on its own. Yes, you’re uncomfortable. Yes, you can’t sleep. Yes, you’re over being pregnant! But just think about all the things that are happening...
by Liza Janda | Jul 14, 2016 | Easier Labor & Birth, Group B Strep & Pregnancy |
How and when did this issue of PROM (Premature Rupture Of Membranes) and risk of infection become an urgent problem? It used to be that if you were part of the 10-12% of women who were full term (37-42 weeks), and whose waters broke before labor began, you would just...
by Liza Janda | Feb 10, 2016 | Easier Labor & Birth, How To Avoid A Labor Induction |
8 Tips on How to Avoid Labor Induction: 1. Start acupuncture at 35 weeks. To avoid a labor induction and for all the “stars to align” and labor to start on its own and go smoothly, your hormones need to be balanced and your baby needs to be in the optimal position....
by Liza Janda | Dec 28, 2015 | Positive Birth Stories |
I was likely going to be induced on Christmas Eve, since that marked the day I would be 42 weeks along in the pregnancy. I wasn’t especially happy about the idea of induction based only on the due date, since if both woman and baby are fine and there is no...
by WP Management Team Dev | Aug 5, 2015 | Positive Birth Stories, Positive Birth Stories
Expectations I had seen a couple of babies born when I was younger, thought the process was beautiful. I knew there were other options other than a hospital birth but having only witnessed and really known hospital births, that was my comfort zone, so that’s where I...
