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Your Child’s FIRST Test
In case your baby book has a spot for the APGAR numbers or someone asks what your baby’s APGAR score was, you can tell them.
Congratulations…your baby has been born and you are super excited to bond and learn all about them. If your baby is doing well, this FIRST assessment is done quietly and quickly and most parents don’t even notice. It can be done by your doctor, midwife or nurse. This will be the first of many tests your child will be given and it happens at 1 minute and 5 minutes after delivery. The 1 minute score is to see if there is an immediate need for further medical intervention while the 5 min score is to see how they are progressing to life outside the womb.
Over the phone from 652 miles away
My girls said, “Wait, grampie talked to me while I was still inside your tummy!”
I know, this might sound weird, but all three pregnancies, my dad did this. My parents live in Texas so they didn’t get to be a daily part of my pregnancies but that didn’t stop my dad from talking to all my babies. [Read more…] about Over the phone from 652 miles away
You want WHO in the delivery room?…..WHY??
As a postpartum nurse and doula I often hear about, see and feel the aftermath of this decision. This may seem like a non-issue for some, especially if you are doing this alone or if all family members get along, but for others it can sting or leave lingering negative feelings about the whole birth process. [Read more…] about You want WHO in the delivery room?…..WHY??