Stories from Families.com: Pregnancy Blog
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Labor Pain
Families.com: Pregnancy Blog &bull Jan 11, 2012
Pain in labor is, for most women, inevitable. As I anticipated the birth of our daughter, I knew that before I held my newborn in my arms, I would have to undergo a certain amount of pain. Full Story »
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Placenta Encapsulation
Families.com: Pregnancy Blog &bull Jan 8, 2012
I first heard about placenta encapsulation during the second trimester of my second pregnancy. One of my close friends had just had her third baby and she decided to have her placenta encapsulated for the first time. My friend testified… Full Story »
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Achieving a Low Risk Pregnancy
Families.com: Pregnancy Blog &bull Jan 7, 2012
I am a type A personality. I like organization, structure, and well thought out plans. When I set a goal, I do everything in my power (within reason) to reach that goal. Before my husband and I began trying to… Full Story »
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Pregnancy Reflections: Exercise
Families.com: Pregnancy Blog &bull Dec 29, 2011
I cannot reiterate enough how important it is to exercise frequently and consistently throughout pregnancy. The results are quite amazing. I first became committed to exercise with my first pregnancy. I did not exercise nearly as frequently or intensely with my… Full Story »
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Our Daughter's Birth
Families.com: Pregnancy Blog &bull Dec 29, 2011
My contractions were coming hard and fast. I had only been in the birthing pool for about ten minutes when I had the incredible urge to push. While maintaining my breathing, I started to push. At first I pushed very cautiously with short… Full Story »
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Labor Part IV
Families.com: Pregnancy Blog &bull Dec 28, 2011
I had been in active labor for a good three hours when, I agreed to have my water broke. I actually never crossed my mind to have my water artificially broken, but in the midst of very strong contractions and… Full Story »
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Labor Part III
Families.com: Pregnancy Blog &bull Dec 25, 2011
After about thirty minutes of these stronger contractions, I told my husband to call the midwife. It was about eight in the morning. Once the midwife and her on-call nurse arrived, they checked my progress. I was still only about… Full Story »
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Labor Part II
Families.com: Pregnancy Blog &bull Dec 24, 2011
By nine in the evening my contractions had remained constant but because they still had not changed too much, I felt that perhaps there was something I could do to kick my labor into high gear. I did not want… Full Story »
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Labor Part I
Families.com: Pregnancy Blog &bull Dec 21, 2011
Similar to my first pregnancy, I never lost my mucus plug and did not have bloody show before I went into labor. Labor started without warning this time around too. My contractions began at five in the evening on the… Full Story »
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Week Thirty Nine
Families.com: Pregnancy Blog &bull Dec 21, 2011
I began week thirty nine of my pregnancy with a considerable amount of anticipation. My hope for week thirty nine is of course the birth of our daughter. However, I am not going to assume that she will come before… Full Story »
