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There are too many stigmas, way too many ways to judge, and far too many families feeling alone and under qualified, under prepared, and underappreciated. It's time that we see every healthy, informed choice, not as good or bad, but as a variation of normal. It's time to learn from one another. It's time to…

For a few weeks now we've been covering the topic of household items made into labor tools. This week's edition is all about the twin size bedsheet. What does a sheet have to do with pain management? It's not to mop up the watery mess from your amniotic sac breaking. Let's get into it! Scenario…

Starting last week, and continuing for the next few weeks, we're discussing odd labor tools. Household items that you may not immediately associate with coping tools during labor. This week is combs and brushes! So how do you use a comb or brush? Scenario 1: you're having an induction and things are slow at progressing.…

After having labored several hours with term PROM (prelabor rupture of membranes), Cathy (not her real name) was tired. She wanted to hear that she was close to done. She wanted to be able to push. But more than that, she wanted to eat. She hadn't had anything in 16 hours! Not since an hour…