I will never forget the day I pulled out my phone and searched how to become a doula. My interest in helping couples …
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Plus Size Birth: What New Moms Need to Know
There is a lot of controversy about weight and pregnancy. Not gaining enough weight or even losing weight can leave a …
Your Pelvis is NOT too Small – Overuse of the CPD Diagnosis
Are VBACs safe? Yes! Can you have a safe and successful VBAC with a previous diagnosis of a small pelvis or large baby? …
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Healing from Birth Trauma: Coping After a Difficult Birth Experience
We want to talk about something that may be a little sensitive for some. Here it goes: just because you have a VBAC …
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The Facts About Shoulder Dystocia
Have you been told you may have a larger than average baby? One of the leading concerns with carrying a macrosomic baby …
How to Turn a Transverse Baby (and Avoid a C-Section)
If you’ve just found out that your baby is lying transverse, or sideways, in your belly, you likely have a whole bunch …
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The Must-Know: Operative Vaginal Delivery
Attempting a vaginal delivery, particularly after a previous C-section, is something many expectant parents hope to do. …
Does HypnoBirthing Work? Easing Labor with the Power of the Mind
There are many childbirth method courses out there these days, HypnoBirthing being one of them. But how do you choose …
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Getting Pregnant After C-Section: How Long Should You Wait?
How long should you wait to get pregnant after a C-section? Getting pregnant after having a C-section can be a …
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Why Failure to Progress in Labor is Usually Failure to Wait
There are many different reasons why women have C-sections, and there can even be multiple reasons from each …
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5 Steps to Get Your Partner on Board with VBAC
Something we get asked A LOT from women wanting a VBAC is how can they get their husband/partner on board with that …
VBAC After Preterm C-section
On our podcast, Jennie shares the experiences with her births, her first C-section was due to placenta abruption at 28 …
7 Surprising Studies on VBAMC
In 2017 ACOG released practice bulletin 184 with updated guidelines for VBAC. In the guidelines it states that "most …
3 Unique VBAC Challenges Women of Color Face
Before we get into this, I want to explain something. This topic might seem a little awkward or uncomfortable coming …
How to Turn Prodormal Labor into Active Labor
Prodromal labor is an experience of contractions that seem to be the start of labor. These contractions start, go on for …
The Science Behind the Mother Baby Bond
Is it really possible to connect with your baby before they are born? The answer is YES! If you can believe it, babies …
How to REALLY Understand the Risk for Uterine Rupture
The thing about statistics is, they will not tell you how a specific person, in a specific circumstance, will react …
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Meagan’s VBA2C Birth Stories
After experiencing two C-sections with my daughters I knew that I would want to go for a VBAC again, if we had another. …
What Are the Benefits of Going to a Chiropractor for VBAC
When I was preparing for my VBAC with my second child, I heard so many people tell me that I should see a …
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Special Scars, Special Secrets
While I was preparing for a VBAC after my first cesarean, I started being asked a question that I didn’t understand at …
What To Do When Your Water Breaks
Between Meagan and I’s 7 pregnancies, 5 of them have started with our water breaking spontaneously before active …