Posts tagged birth experience
How to Prepare for your Labor & Delivery
How to Prepare for your Labor & Delivery

Veteran moms know all too well that there are many aspects of childbirth that you simply can’t prepare for. Much of this is due to the fact that every woman—and every birth—is different.

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What’s Normal (and not) After You Give Birth? When to see your doctor + when to chill
What’s Normal (and not) After You Give Birth? When to see your doctor + when to chill

From magic to mayhem: Giving birth to a baby is an experience unlike any other. But as magical as it is, your body might end up feeling like a war zone. (It’s OK to complain a little. Or a lot. We get it.

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My eventful & surprising birth experience
My eventful & surprising birth experience

When I got pregnant, I was happy. I was especially thinking of my cousin who said the birth of her daughter happened in 45 minutes - from her car she barley made it to the hospital bed. I immediately thought to myself, we’re related…right!!! so the same may happen to me. SURPRISE SURPRISE!!

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