The First Week After a Cesarean, What to Expect When you’re preparing for birth, learning about what to expect in the first week after a cesarean just makes sense. Whether you’re planning for a vaginal birth, or scheduling a cesarean this is information you’ll wish you knew if you need a cesarean. With 35% of …
Caring for Yourself After a Cesarean Birth Caring for yourself after a cesarean birth begins before you ever birth your baby. Whether you know you’ll have a cesarean, or you have a cesarean birth due to complications or an emergency, you can begin planning for after care, now! Not sure you belong here? You do! …
Cesarean Scar Massage | Why, When, and How Cesarean scar massage is the topic of the day, and it’s an important one! Several of our clients and a few friends have requested this so I will thoroughly cover why, when, and how. No matter how you feel about your cesarean or the scar it leaves …
Planning for a Cesarean Birth Planning for a cesarean birth? You’re not alone! In fact, in the United States, cesarean birth rates account for 28-39% of all live births. In Florida, the rates are around 36.5%. That’s higher than the World Health Organization’s recommended of 10-15%. Overall vaginal births are safer for mothers and babies …
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5 Things Everyone Should Know About Cesarean Birth There are 5 things everyone should know about cesarean birth! Cesarean birth just doesn’t get discussed as much as “natural birth” or vaginal birth. If it does, it is often in passing or in such a way as to incite fear! As your friendly, neighborhood doulas, we …
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Birth Methods Suck I’m gonna come out and say it. Personally and professionally I feel that birth methods and childbirth education that focuses on a single “method” rather than the individuals needs/desires suck. Their inflexibility notwithstanding, they generally come with top-secret, super miraculous teachings that all but guarantee you’ll have the best birth. Not only …
You’re a Rock Star Even if Nobody Tells You We’ve got to get something off our chests. It’s a secret that shouldn’t be. It’s something that doesn’t, for some reason, get said enough or only gets said when the “right” conditions are met. And it’s a shame. You’re a Rock Star! Yes, YOU! Birthing a …
Private Childbirth Classes in Jax, FL Considering private childbirth classes means you’re a dynamic individual! When preparing for birth it’s much easier to know what you want when you are aware of what is available to you. You need an educator that is as forward-thinking as you are. Someone that can lay out all of …
Delayed Cord Clamping Delayed cord clamping is a term that you’ve likely heard of or read about if you are expecting a baby in the near future. At birth babies are attached to their placenta via their umbilical cord. The placenta is attached to the wall of the woman’s uterus. Once the baby is born the …
What Do Miss Universe Pageants and Birth Have In Common Sometimes? I want to preface this by saying that First Coast Doulas respects and supports all types of birthing experiences from elected cesarean births to un-medicated home births and everything in between! This blog is written for those who had their hearts set on a (fill in …
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