Labor & Birth

Top 10 Ways to Speed Up Labor After Your Mucus Plug Falls Out Well, you’re near the end of your pregnancy and whoo hoo! Your mucus plug fell out. Who knew we’d be celebrating mucus so happily? Anything that means baby is coming is cause for celebration- say pregnant women everywhere. Lol. This list is […]

HOW DO YOU TELL LABOR IS A FEW DAYS AWAY? What are the signs labor is 24-48 hours away? How do you feel right before labor starts? How do you feel 24 hours before labor? What are the signs of labor approaching? It’s not always crystal clear, however there are some signs more than others […]

How do contractions feel when they first start? There are so many questions and thoughts that start running through your brain as soon as you see that second pink line appear on the pregnancy test. Some that happen right away might be things like: What do I do now? What are some remedies for morning […]

So, you’re expecting a baby. And probably freaking out, just a little, about the fact that you’re going to have to push that baby out of you. Don’t worry, it’s okay to freak out a bit. I remember sitting on my bed at 37 weeks, pregnant with my third baby and it suddenly hit me […]

Is sudden exhaustion a sign of labor? In the last weeks and days leading up to labor, you’ll probably be googling a lot of questions like: “When does labor start?” “What are the early signs of labor?” “Is diarrhea a sign of labor?” “Where do you feel contractions and what do they feel like?“ And […]