Baby Nurses and Postpartum Doulas
Posted on 14. Sep, 2010 by Marjorie Greenfield MD in Infant, Parenting, Pregnancy and Birth
Why get help after birth? Throughout recorded history, in all cultures, new mothers have been relieved of all duties except caring for the newborn. Modern society typically doesn’t offer the help enjoyed from extended families in the past. Many new parents hire help for those first few weeks at home. Here are two popular options: [...]
New Ways To Push Out A Baby
Posted on 30. Jul, 2010 by Ananda Lowe in Pregnancy and Birth
For the last half century, maternity care providers were taught to dramatically coach mothers to “Push!” with all their might. Things are getting better.
Getting off birth control so you can get pregnant
Posted on 20. Jul, 2010 by Marjorie Greenfield MD in Pregnancy and Birth
So how exactly do you go off of your birth control method? Easy, if you have been using a barrier like condoms or a spermicide—just stop. If you have been using an intrauterine contraceptive, like the progestin intrauterine system (Mirena) or a 10-year Paraguard IUD, your practitioner will need to remove it. Hormonal methods like [...]
Sex after childbirth–physical aspects
Posted on 12. Jul, 2010 by Marjorie Greenfield MD in Parenting, Pregnancy and Birth
It is hard to even know where to start when talking about post-baby sex. A lot of factors conspire against resumption of a mutually pleasurable sex life. So while I am going to go through some of the potential pitfalls, I want to first remind you that many couples have no difficulties, and those who do struggle find that it usually gets better over time.
Predicting the Sex of Your Baby
Posted on 10. Jul, 2010 by Marjorie Greenfield MD in Pregnancy and Birth
How many ways have you heard of to predict the sex of your baby? Do strangers on the street come up to you and speculate about the sex based on how you are carrying, or the condition of your skin? Have you tried the test where you suspend your wedding ring by a thread and see how it spins? Believe it or not, none of these legends has any validity–not even the rumor of faster heartbeats in boys (or was that girls?) But it can be fun to speculate.