CURIOSITIES ANSWERED: Q and A with nurses about pregnancy, childbirth and new babies!

Описание: This video is a little panel question and answer session put on at an event with myself, a certified perinatal nurse and 4 other amazing compassionate women who are experts within the labor and delivery nurse, mother baby nurse and lactation spaces. Here's a list of the questions we answer:

3:09 - Who is present in the birth room?
5:07 - As a first time IVF mom should I schedule a c-section? Why do they push inducing?
8:17 - Are there any tips or tricks for preparation of someone's first VBAC (vaginal birth after caesarean)
12:46 - What are the top three mistakes a spouse can make in the delivery room?
13:00 - What do you expect the doctor to ask about for baby at the first checkup?
16:14 - How can you help reduce varicose veins?
18:18 - What is in the epidural?
12:19 - My epidural with my last baby was so high I couldn't feel anything. How do I know when it gets to that point do I need to turn it down? Do I need to turn it off?
24:00 - Do you think you should try to get your epidural early and make the tweaks as needed or try to wait as long as possible to get the epidural?
28:05 - At what point is it too late for an epidural?
29:45 - Do you have tips for a natural VBAC (vaginal birth after caesarean) after a first traumatic c-section birth?
36:23 - Do you feel there was a difference in your recovery after your unmedicated birth vs your epidural birth?
38:22 - What does your first night postpartum look like? What are you (the nurse) doing? What does that look like?
41:25 - What is the correct muscle group to use for pushing?
44:04 - "I'm adopting and I'm wondering if you had tips for helping the mother before labor, during labor, and postpartum?"
48:25 - "Obviously babies come when they are ready. But what are the things that are ACTUALLY helpful? Not just like oh hey this person on Pinterest was like hey do this..."
54:32 - "For babies that are born in the NICU how do you, as a parent, prioritize bonding with them, spending time with them, stuff like that?"
57:58 - "Should I eat if I'm low risk during labor and I'm worried about throwing up because of a possible emergency c-section?"
1:08:03 - "Is it just unmedicated or epidural"
1:10:50 - "My water just broke! What do I do while at home to get contractions going? (she said she already called the hospital"
1:13:22 - "Thoughts on a foley bulb for induction"
1:15:26 - "I'm a support person. So aside from taking care of mama what's a good route of advice that you guys give?"
1:17:28 - "If you're planning on breastfeeding how soon after birth should you be trying to latch baby?

Pannel: ‪@karathebabynurse‬ ‪@nurse_sydney‬ ‪@pivotalbirth‬

Now the sound is not the most amazing (we had what we had!) but there's some really amazing information from some really knowledgeable women in here for you :)


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