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A newborn baby with wet hair rests on a mother's bare chest for skin-to-skin contact after birth.

Birth18

Whether your birth plan is color-coded within an inch of its life or you’re planning to wing it entirely, birth is unpredictable, intense, and honestly kind of incredible. Here’s what happens from people who’ve been through it.

When You Skip The Third Trimester Close-up of a premature baby's feet in a NICU, wearing a pulse oximeter sensor on one foot.Labor & DeliveryPostpartum

When You Skip The Third Trimester

I was not a cheerfully glowing pregnant lady.Don’t get me wrong, by the second trimester…
Rhiannon GilesNovember 8, 2016
I’d Like to Thank the Stranger Who Breastfed My Baby A newborn baby's foot with a monitoring sensor attached, resting inside a hospital incubator.Breastfeeding & Bottle FeedingLabor & Delivery

I’d Like to Thank the Stranger Who Breastfed My Baby

When my daughter was born it took five days for my milk to come in,…
Rhiannon GilesAugust 20, 2016
Stay Humble – It Might Be You Farting During Labor A man in blue surgical scrubs kisses the forehead of a smiling woman lying down with her eyes closed.Birth StoriesLabor & Delivery

Stay Humble – It Might Be You Farting During Labor

At a family shower for my first pregnancy, guests filled out advice cards for anything…
Amy ChildsFebruary 19, 2016
5 Things I Want You to Know About My Unmedicated Birth A woman looking down at a newborn baby wrapped in a white towel.BirthLabor & Delivery

5 Things I Want You to Know About My Unmedicated Birth

Upon learning I was pregnant, after the initial shock of the two blue lines and…
Melissa SheridanDecember 18, 2015
Baby, There Ain’t No Easy Way Out Close-up of a newborn baby lying down with eyes closed, hands near their face.Birth StoriesLabor & Delivery

Baby, There Ain’t No Easy Way Out

I really, really wanted to have a “natural” birth. And by that I mean a…
Liz FariaApril 16, 2015
Why Everyone Deserves a Doula A doula in scrubs places a hand on the back of a pregnant woman leaning against a windowsill during labor.Birth Plans & Classes

Why Everyone Deserves a Doula

Before I had my kids I didn’t really know what a doula was. I thought…
AntoniaJanuary 13, 2015
Dropping: Why It Means Nothing A man in a purple jumpsuit and a man in a purple polo shirt polish bowling balls with bags at a bowling alley.Labor & Delivery

Dropping: Why It Means Nothing

One of the pet peeves I have as an Ob/Gyn is when patients come in…
Kristi AngevineNovember 6, 2014
My Gentle Cesarean Experience Swaddled newborn baby wearing a pink and blue striped hospital hat and ID bracelet, resting in a white bassinet.C-Section

My Gentle Cesarean Experience

It was my dream job to be a labor and delivery nurse, and I was…
LydiaOctober 31, 2014
What You Should Know If You Have a Preterm Baby A preterm baby lies on a softly lit bed with tiny feet raised and curled legs, reflecting the early days of neonatal care and recovery under warm light.Labor & DeliveryPregnancyThird Trimester

What You Should Know If You Have a Preterm Baby

If you just had a preterm baby, welcome. Welcome to the exclusive club you never…
Lucy WilliamsOctober 18, 2014
Will I Poop During Delivery? A Labor and Delivery Nurse’s Honest Answer A newborn baby in a white hat rests on a mother's chest while a father looks on and touches the baby's shoulder.Fears & QuestionsLabor & Delivery

Will I Poop During Delivery? A Labor and Delivery Nurse’s Honest Answer

"Will I poop during delivery? I'll be mortified. How can I stop it?" This is…
Hilary Erickson, BSN-RNSeptember 30, 2014
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