Posts tagged birth traditions
The 4 Phases your postpartum body goes through after birth
The 4 Phases your postpartum body goes through after birth

Ah, the postpartum body. It’s your body, but different. Right? Pregnancy is an amazing thing. Your body makes room to grow a whole new human being. Your uterus stretches, your organs move and rearrange, and your baby is able to grow inside you for 9-ish months.

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POSTPARTUMRuth Martin-Gordonpostpartum period, postpartum body, diastasis recti, mommy pouch, pregnancy skin changes, still look pregnant, uterus change, postpartum support, postpartum exercise, birth trauma, birth traditionsComment
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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POSTPARTUMRuth Martin-Gordonbirth custom, birth experience, birth stories, birth traditions, featured, home birth, hospital bed, hospital birth, MOTHERHOOD, water birth