Let's be clear, we agree with the CDC's warning...
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Let's be clear, we agree with the CDC's warning...
...the only moment of panic I saw in anyone’s eyes was while my water gushed out soaking my OB...
It seems my son had saved my life—I would never have known I had this disorder if I hadn’t been pregnant.
...we loaded the car and headed to the hospital. I’m pretty sure that 15-minute ride was the longest ever, I was so uncomfortable and kept begging Dustin to pull over,
"You have the most active fetus I've ever seen." I knew we were in trouble then.
Mom of newborn horrified to find this in her infant's diaper.
Once inside the hospital I asked where the stairs were, because I have a terrible phobia of elevators (something I forgot to mention to my doulas prior to labor – hehe oops!). Jenn and Drew frantically looked around for stairs while I grasped the back of the couch...
As I was being aware of my surroundings and watching the cars around me, I kept feeling a twinge of pain right underneath my bump...
This simple printable shows six common labor positions. Print a copy and stick it in your ‘go-bag’!
It's recommended to avoid sleeping on your back after the first trimester. If that's not an option for you, here's a simple solution to make sleeping on your back safer!
I was also crying because I knew, after that, there was nothing more I could do.
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...it was like the floodgates to the Nile had burst open in between my legs, and all over the floor of the hospital.