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Sound Tips and Tricks for Pregnancy, Birth and Parenting

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Do I Need to Shave my Pubic Hair Before Birth?

Cultural and societal norms around beauty and pubic hair often cause body image shame and embarrassment if we choose not to shave or wax....

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The Goal Isn't to Get to 10 cm, it's to Have a Baby

We tend to place a lot of focus on dilation during labour and reaching that milestone of 10 cm (full dilation), however, it can be easy...

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Prenatal Fitness and the Pelvic Floor - How Does it Effect Labour and Delivery?

Myth: You shouldn’t exercise too much during pregnancy or your pelvic floor will become too tight to give birth. Truth: While athletes...

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A Posterior Tongue Tie?!

Posterior tongue ties. They are such a mystery and can cause so much confusion for breast/chest feeding parents and care providers alike....

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Newborn Sleep: How Prolactin & Melatonin Play a Part

Parents often say the biggest shock they experience when their baby is born, aside from sleep deprivation, is the lack of control they...

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Using Artificial Nipples

I recently sat with a new mom and her newborn baby as she told me about her breastfeeding struggles in the first week of her baby's life....

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Tools for Breast Engorgement

When you're about 16 weeks pregnant, your body begins to make colostrum, the first milk your baby will receive when they are born. Once...

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Inconsistent Labour Patterns and What They Mean

I often see inconsistent patterns of contractions in folks who are labouring - mostly during their first labour. I usually pick up on it...

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Myth: If Your Waters Break Before Labour, You'll Have a "Dry Birth"

Have you ever heard the term "dry birth"? Some people believe that if your waters have broken before labour has begun or even before the...

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Will I Have Enough Milk?

It is a common concern amoung new parents who plan on breastfeeding their baby. "Will I have enough milk?" "My grandmother said she...

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It's Not Just Loss

My family is happy and healthy. We are busy with homeschooling, extra curricular activities, work, birthday parties, holiday dinner...

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Sugar-Free Labour-Inducing Muffins

There is evidence that dates can help ripen the cervix to help labour begin, gently increase dilation during labour, decrease the need...

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4 Not-So-Obvious Reasons to Call the Doula

If you've hired a doula, she has likely gone over the protocol of when to call her. However, you still might be questioning whether or...

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6 Elements for Postpartum Resiliency

You've got your birth plan all sorted out and you and your birth team are ready for the big day! Now it's time to think about how you...

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Making a Birth Plan - Topics to Consider

Making a birth plan is one of the most important things you can do to prepare for the birth of your baby. When your care provider and...

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Love Cumberland? Let Cumberland Love you!

My husband and I moved to Cumberland in 2009 and started our family. At the time, it was a quiet, little village where you could walk to...

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3 Ways to Tell if You are in Early Labour

As you approach 40 weeks pregnant, you find yourself hyper-aware of any niggling, twinges, tightening, aches, and pressure. You ask...

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Of Midwives and Doulas: A Conservative Dad's Shift in Perspective

When Pamela was pregnant with our first boy, Oscar, I only had exposure to very traditional options for medical care. The truth is that...

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