Giving birth can be terrifying! After all, we are constantly told how painful labor can be. Well, I had a lot of fears going into my natural unmedicated births. The biggest fear I had was getting through the transition stage of labor. I was just terrified of this stage of labor because I’m a bit…
Having a natural birth is tough. Honestly, giving birth in general is tough! When I decided to take the plunge and try to have a natural birth, I was dedicated to making it work out. I did a lot of preparations to give myself a better chance at succeeding. Find out what I did to…
When I was pregnant for the first time, everyone stressed the importance of taking prenatal vitamins. It felt like I was DOOMED if I didn’t! It was clear that I needed to take a prenatal in order to maintain a healthy pregnancy. Ok, perfect. I’ll pick a prenatal and everything will be awesome! Yea, that…
Personally, C-sections terrified me. The recovery is worse and makes life with a newborn so much harder (shout out to all the mom’s who do this! You are true heroes!). As I wanted to avoid a C-section, I looked into ways I could prevent this. I soon realized that I needed to be prepared in…
When I decided to take the leap of faith and attempt to have a natural birth, I did a lot of research. Like, a TON of research about natural births! I noticed that essential oils kept coming up as a way to help you through pregnancy and labor. So what did I do? I looked…
Ahhh, remember the time when all you had to worry about was bringing your phone, keys, and wallet? That’s it! Before leaving the house you’d just say “phone, keys, wallet…Got em!” then continue with your day. Now you have a baby and everything changes! You’ll need to bring a lot more than just your phone,…