Hey Mama! Picture this: You’ve been handling labor like a birthing queen for hours and your provider does another cervical check. They pop up and you hear those glorious words: “You’re at 10 centimeters!” Woot woot! It won’t be long until you’re holding your baby. The...
Packing a bag for a hospital birth seems to be a big deal for us all. Right? We all sweat it out during the third trimester. Read this now: 10 Ways to Rock a Natural Birth at the Hospital Why I am here and who I am: Hey mama, I am Trish— AKA Labor Nurse Mama. I am a...
Breastfeeding Tips for First Time Moms I wish I had breastfeeding tips to look back onto when I first fed Ian many moons ago. We didn't even have text messaging to text someone for help at 6 a.m. We had books, which you don't feel like looking through at 1 a.m. when...
Postpartum Recovery is a beast. Girl, Your body does some tricky stuff after having a baby. I'm sorry it's true. Imagine your period times one hundred. You have things coming out of your butt. You don't feel up to styling your hair and leggings suddenly become the...
Each stage of labor has a starting and ending point. The first stage usually begins with regular contractions, and your cervix starts to thin and dilate. The second stage of labor is the dreaded pushing phase and ends with your sweet peanut's birth. The third stage of...
