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Krystyna Bowman: Posted on Friday, October 21, 2016 9:29 AM
Among the common text questions I get, is "What can I/my friend do to get labor started?"
The answer I want to give: Wait.
My_theory is that here is nothing you can do that is going to start labor if the baby isn't ready. |
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Krystyna Robles-Bowman, AAHCC: Posted on Tuesday, May 17, 2016 12:41 PM
Q: How can I tell the difference between a variation and a complication when I'm in labor?
A: It's the difference between waiting it out with a variation; and choosing interventions for a complication. What ever the birth journey, give yourself permission to do what it takes to have a Healthy Mom, Healthy Baby outcome.
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Krystyna Robles-Bowman, AAHCC: Posted on Tuesday, October 6, 2015 6:54 AM
This is a question that came up in class on Friday evening. I thought it would be great to answer it as a Q&A today:
Here is summary of the info: Anywhere from 10 minutes to 1 hour could be considered range of normal as long as mom is doing well and not losing too much blood (<2 liters). |
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Cassandra Okamoto: Posted on Friday, February 6, 2015 7:23 AM
*Definition Amniotomy, also known as Artificial Rupture of the Membranes
(AROM) is the surgical rupture of fetal membranes to induce or expedite labor.
Source:
*History Amniotomy is used to start or speed up contractions and,
as a result, shorten the length of labour.
Artificial rupture of the amniotic membranes during labour,
sometimes called amniotomy or ’breaking of the waters’ was introduced in the
mid-eighteenth century, first being described in 1756 by an English
obstetrician, Thomas Denman
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Krystyna Robles-Bowman, AAHCC: Posted on Monday, June 2, 2014 2:27 AM
The female form is beautifully made to grow a baby and birth a baby. Birthing wisdom tells us that, in general, Sweet Peas will not grow bigger than the outlet the vessel carrying them can provide.
Another idea that is brought to mind is the analogy that our bodies know how to maintain our heart beat, breathe, digest, and do all the other autonomic functions that keep us alive. All this, without any instruction or direction from us! Why, then, would these miraculous bodies fail us when it comes to childbirth? |
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Compiled by Krystyna Robles-Bowman, AAHCC: Posted on Thursday, December 12, 2013 10:58 AM
 A bigger selection of topics today...check out the news if you are "trying" to get pregnant, and more motivation to keep your pregnancy healthy, low-risk and as stress-free as possible. Also, new study from ACOG that shows that there may be risks with the use of Pitocin.
Happy Thursday to all of you!
P.S. I also did an early morning posting of our Wordless Wednesdayfrom yesterday...the day got away from me! Enjoy a peek into our home as we celebrate the season. FERTILITY |
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Krystyna Robles-Bowman, AAHCC: Posted on Tuesday, December 10, 2013 2:28 PM
 Here are Dr. Bradley’s "Keys to Labor", as per his book, Husband-Coached Childbirth. I love these simple steps – they could almost be considered a “recipe” for
labor.
If you follow these steps, you
can figure out if you are in “real” labor.
If you are not, somewhere along these steps, your contractions will fizzle
out. And if they do, mama has eaten
well, slept, and hopefully had a good nap so that you are rested for the next round
of contractions when they begin again. |
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Krystyna Robles-Bowman, AAHCC: Posted on Monday, December 9, 2013 6:00 PM
We saw that one of our mamas from our Fall class is in labor...so exciting! I thought today would be a great day to share these instructions Dr. Bradley left for laboring mothers in his book, Husband-Coached Childbirth.
Here is a written version:
Here is a visual version:
I hope that one of them will be a great reminder for what you can do to have the energy you need to see your labor through from beginning to end when it's your turn. I will write more about the principles behind these bullet points tomorrow :) |
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Krystyna Robles-Bowman: Posted on Friday, June 21, 2013 8:07 AM
 When looking up the drugs used that stimulate uterine contractions, Oxytocics, I also noticed that this post needs to include the drugs that are used to reverse the effect of those drugs, a group called Tocolytics. As with the two previous posts in this series, I have listed the FDA Pregnancy category, included links to the complete drug profiles, and then pulled out the warning, adverse reaction, and contraindication sections for you to read right here and right now.
To be clear – we are not anti-care provider or anti-drug.
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