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Stress and Pregnancy
**This is a repost of a classic Informed Pregnancy article. "Stress is also implicated in decreased birth weight. The hormones that are released in a chronic stress state affect blood vessel constriction and may decrease the appetite of the mother, in turn affecting...
A Second Chance and a New Beginning
**This is a repost of a classic Informed Pregnancy article. "During those final days, though, Dr. Schneider asked me one question that gave me pause: Why did I want a VBAC so much? Even after all I’d done to try for a successful VBAC, it was a difficult question to...
Helpful Kids, Clean Home
" This is a great tool for creating a sense of ownership in your kids from a young age and it also will hopefully save you some time and effort. If your kids aren’t the cleanup-with-a-smile type you may want to try making a game out of the process like competing to...
Relationships with the In-Laws
"Let’s all agree that unilaterally, parents typically mean well and truly have your best interests at heart. That being said, after having a baby, chances are that your parents fit into one of two categories: there is the “I love you…you are amazing…I could not have...
NICU: A Personal Essay
Once we received news of the surgery, the rest was an agonizing blur. We were pushed upstairs to sign paper after paper with the anesthesiologist, releasing them of responsibility if they accidentally killed my baby. Having my newborn go through invasive surgery at...
Two New Lives
**This is a repost of a classic Informed Pregnancy article. "For a few weeks before my son Levi was born, I experienced prodromal labor nightly. I’d go to bed hoping to be awoken by ‘the real thing,’ only to wake up the next morning still pregnant and disappointed....
The Boob Cycle
" I assumed that since my body had chosen when to eject its womb occupant, it would also do its job to produce milk on time. You know what they say about assuming." I’ve never liked my boobs. I remember learning about breasts in sixth-grade health class, hearing that...
Head Down: Breech Babies and Hypnosis
**This is a repost of a classic Informed Pregnancy article "Of course, many mothers-to-be also have strong feelings upon learning their baby is breech – some feel angry, disappointed, depressed, nervous or scared. Some are terrified contemplating the possibility that...
Asthma and Pregnancy
"It is very important not to stop any necessary asthma medications due to a possible pregnancy without speaking to your doctor because an asthma attack in early pregnancy due to stopping medications can also be very dangerous to you, and your baby." Asthma is a common...
Strong, Sexy, Fun: Loving and Moving Your Pregnant Body
**This is a classic Informed Pregnancy article repost "When I refer to feeling ‘sexy’ during pregnancy, what I mean is accepting and enjoying your pregnant body. Not only are you undergoing the amazing task of growing a child, but you have the opportunity to flaunt...
How Providers Can Help Parents with MS Today
"In the past, women with MS were told that they should avoid pregnancy, mostly because of an increased risk of relapse in the postpartum period and lack of effective and safe treatments for peripartum use. But with the use of careful monitoring and/or highly effective...
How to Restore Your Core Postpartum
**This is a repost of a classic Informed Pregnancy Project article. "The squat is the queen of pelvic floor exercises, so you can ditch all of the kegels and start squatting each day!" As a yoga teacher and doula, I have discovered that healing the core postpartum...