tightness after birth?
Your Vagina After Childbirth Isn’t as Scary as You Think
It all starts with your pelvic floor — and we’ll tell you everything you need to know. (Spoiler: We’re going way beyond Kegels.)
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I’m going to blow your mind. Are you ready?
You are not destined to pee yourself for the
postpartum recovery timeline?
Recovering from Delivery (Postpartum Recovery)
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Tired mom napping while holding a sleeping baby at home
Your body has just done one of the most remarkable things it will ever do: grow another human being. After 9 months of waiting, you are probably excited to finally be home with
vaginal stitches after birth?
Incision Care After Vaginal Birth
After your baby’s birth, you may have needed stitches in the skin near your vagina. The stitches might have closed an episiotomy (a cut that enlarges the opening of the vagina). Or you may have needed stitches to repair torn skin. Either way, your stitches should
things not to do after giving birth?
9 Things Not to Do After Giving Birth
Put anything in the vagina
Overdo it
Ignore pain
Hide your struggles
Forget birth control
Ignore social support
Neglect your nutrition
preparation for normal delivery in hospital?
Preparation for the delivery day
Preparation for the delivery day
As the delivery date nears it is a special time in your life. You may feel nervous, but preparing yourself ahead of time can help calm your nerves. Here are some helpful steps for you to get ready to welcome home your
best way to give birth without pain?
5 tips on natural childbirth from an Ob/Gyn who experienced it
June 30, 2020
Robyn Horsager-Boehrer, M.D.
Robyn Horsager-Boehrer, M.D.
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Dr. Kyler Elwell-Silver, who specializes in general obstetrics and gynecology, chose natural childbirth for her third pregnancy in 2019. She wanted to have the firsthand experience, which helps her relate even
exercises to prepare for natural childbirth?
5 exercises and techniques to train for childbirth
August 23, 2016
You wouldn’t run a marathon without training for it. Childbirth should be the same way. Pregnancy, labor, and delivery is just as taxing – or more! – on the body.
You’re busy – working, maybe caring for other children, spending time
labor tips for first time moms?
Some Labor Tips for First Time Moms
Mastering the art of being pregnant takes time. As soon as you start to get the hang of things, labor starts to approach and fast. This is an exciting moment for mothers to be. You’re about to meet your new baby! But it’s also
a woman giving birth for the first time is called?
First Baby: What to Expect
As your expected due date approaches, you might be wondering what to expect during childbirth. While each labor and birth is unique, the process of a vaginal delivery follows four stages: First Stage (early labor, active labor and transition), Second Stage (pushing and birth), Third Stage
black woman giving birth in hospital?
Why Black Women Are Rejecting Hospitals in Search of Better Births
Some mothers are seeking alternatives, worried about Covid-19 and racial inequities in health care.
Jamira Eaddy-Onque, center, and her husband at the Birth Center of New Jersey in Union. Racial disparities in health care and the fear of giving birth in