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Getting stitches after birthing a baby is uncomfortable (to say the least!), and can take your attention away from bonding with your baby. An intact perineum also makes for a more pleasant postpartum recovery. #12DaysofBirth
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Babies move and rotate during labor. A well positioned baby = smoother labor flow. Tip! when YOU move, you give your baby space to move. #12daysofbirth
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If you feel safe, supported and protected the oxytocin will flow, and you’ll easily drift off into labor-land. #12DaysofBirth
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Labor does it own thing: it starts, it stops, it takes a detour, hangs out for a while, then takes the highway; or not. Time constraints just get in the way of the process.
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Eating during labor gives you the energy you need to get through the marathon of labor. You can read more on what the evidence-based research says in this post called “What did you eat during labor?”