In our Childbirth Education small group classes, we like to empower families with toolkits for coping through labor and delivery.
Guest Blog: Mindfulness Exercises For The "New Normal"
The holidays are upon us and so (at times) is stress, anxiety, and a bit of chaos. To limit unwarranted emotions from impacting your pregnancy, we encourage you to incorporate mindfulness exercises into your daily routine. Mindfulness activities can positively prepare you for the stressors of life and labor.
What Does Chiropractic Treatment for Back Pain Involve (Guest Post)
If you’ve ever been to a chiropractor you probably don’t know what a visit would be like. You may not even know exactly what a chiropractor does or the tactics they use. The fact is that, whether your back pain is nonspecific, the result of pregnancy, some sort of strain, or an injury, a doctor of chiropractic can probably help you. This article will explain it all as we focus on the question: what does chiropractic treatment for back pain involve?
Childbirth Refresher Class
For individuals that have given birth before, most childbirth classes can be very repetitive. And that is nothing against the class or the instructor, but first time parents and second time parents have different questions and would like different information!
Virtual Doula Support and Virtual Childbirth Classes
In our new reality of living with stay at home orders, school closures, and wearing pajamas all day, the one thing that will not change is babies. Folks will be getting pregnant, will be needing support, will be needing childbirth educator, and will be giving birth. While the current conditions may not be ideal, our goal at Carolina Birth and Wellness is to provide the level of support pregnant people and their families deserve.
The First Time Parent's Guide to Childbirth Education
As a first time parent, you are often faced with the idea that you should take childbirth education classes, but you have no idea where to take them or when to take them! Then once you figure out those details, you have no idea about what you are learning! Everyone has different and unique needs, and a standard one size fits all class approach isn’t always what you need.
IVs During Labor
In our first prenatal appointment with all of our doula clients, we spend time talk about everyones birth preferences. And for those who are hoping for an unmedicated birth, having an IV is not high on their list of desires.
Packing For A Birth Center Birth (Plus a FREE Printable)
Birthing at a birth center gives you more freedom of how you have your baby, but it does mean you need to think about what you will bring with in a different way.
Virtual Doula Support
And while some clients love to have that face to face support that they receive through our traditional Birth Doula Support, or our Postpartum Doula Support some have more specific needs. Those needs may not require that same physical presence at their birth. Because of that, we are officially launching our Virtual Doula Support.
Self Massage Techniques To Do At Your Desk
Provider Spotlight: Triangle Chiropractic and Rehabilitation Center
We have known Dr. Lindsay Mumma of Triangle Chiropractic and Rehabilitation Center for a few years now, and love her approach to prenatal and postpartum care in the Triangle!
Local Business Spotlight: Grow, Eco Baby
Grow, Eco Baby in downtown Cary is a wonderful boutique and the feature of local business spotlight this month!
Affirmations for Labor and Delivery
A popular way we support our birth clients is through verbal affirmations during labor and delivery.
Tips For Birthing A Posterior Baby
You may have read about or seen in your ultrasound that a baby can be posterior, and that news can sometimes be not exactly what you want to hear. However, our birth doulas are well trained in how to provide physical support prenatally and during birth to help, while also are able to direct you to other resources that may help.
Power of Breath
Sometimes we take breathing for granted, because, well, we normally don’t think about it. However, we are challenging you to really notice your breath.
Doula Support During Birth
But what exactly do we do in the birth room while you are laboring and pushing? The short answer is: whatever you need!
Infant Behavioral States
Just like you, infants sometimes are not in the mood for certain activities. While they cannot verbalize that, parents, babysitters, and other guardians begin to notice signs of what the baby is feeling.
Two Prenatal Appointments with Your Birth Doulas
For each birth doula client, we offer two prenatal appointments. This gives us a great time to learn about you, and for you to learn about us.
Am I In Labor?
Probably the single most common question we get from our clients during our first prenatal appointment is “how will I know if I’m in labor?”
What’s (Not) In Our Doula Bags
Doulas can be known for having a bag of tricks we bring to each bring. Are you picturing a clown car of comfort measures? Well, not so much.
