Having Insomnia During Pregnancy?
Are you pregnant and dreaming of the days when you would get tired and doze off easily? Getting a calm and consistent sleep now can seem like a tall order, thanks to insomnia during pregnancy. Insomnia is a common culprit during pregnancy, especially in the first and third trimesters. What is insomnia? Insomnia is lack […]
What to Expect in Your First Trimester
You’ll have a virtually invisible but amazing transformation during your first trimester. Knowing what emotional and physical changes are in store during this early time in your pregnancy can help you face them head-on. Above all, your first trimester is a time to celebrate and feel incredible. Physical Changes A missed period is usually the […]
5 Benefits of a Home Water Birth
Throughout your pregnancy, the one thing that lingers in your mind often is the time of giving birth. There are a variety of birth options available today. Depending on your overall health and preference, you can choose to give birth from home, and a highly recommended method is a water birth. Did you know today, […]
Midwife360 Partners with Care Credit
Introducing Care Credit at Midwife360! Having a natural birth at home is becoming more and more appealing as the COVID numbers grow and healthy pregnant people begin to question the automatic choice to give birth in the hospital. However, home birth is not always covered 100% by insurance (think deductible and co-insurance) and even with […]
COVID-19 and Pregnancy
This is a crazy time that we are living in. Although it is not surprising for those who have been paying attention… mono-farming crops practices are unsustainable and factory farming of animals is inhumane, fraught with horrific abuse, torture, and disregard for the ultimate health and welfare of the animals and inevitably leads to disease […]
Midwife360 and the Scoop on IUDs
Many of my clients ask about birth control options that do not have hormones. There are a few, mostly they are the barrier methods like condoms (male and female), diaphragms, and cervical caps, or surgery. But the copper IUD is the only one that is long term and reversible and does not have any hormones. Since the copper IUD is not the only long term, reversible contraceptive, I wanted to break it down here for you.
Natural Sacred ChildBirth
Sacred Natural Childbirth Natural childbirth for healthy, low-risk women is the only natural function of the human body that typically occurs in the hospital. “Why is that?”, you may ask. Because our culture has co-opted natural birth, babies, and women’s bodies for the benefit of capitalism – Big Pharma, Insurance companies, and Hospitals – the […]
What to Expect From a Home Birth
So you’ve decided to have your baby in the comfort of your own home. What should you expect? As a CNM who has provided home birth services for nearly 6 years, I am going to provide you with an overview of the general expectations that await you in this experience.
What to Expect from a Hospital Birth
What happens when you choose to have your baby in the hospital? The specific answers to this question depend on whether you are sent there for induction or are arriving in labor. It also depends on your planned mode of birth – vaginal or cesarean. We will talk about planned vaginal birth in this article.