When a baby is born, the amniotic fluid should be light-colored or clear. If it is green or brown-tinged in places, this suggests that the fetus could have passed meconium in the womb.
For most pregnancies that are progressing without any issues, straining isn’t a huge concern. “Straining won’t harm the baby, but it can lead to hemorrhoids and anal fissures which can be very painful and uncomfortable for mom
If your baby poops in the womb or during the birthing process, they might develop a dangerous lung condition called meconium aspiration. Babies are at risk for passing meconium before birth if: The mother has preeclampsia. The labor or delivery is particularly stressful.
Squatty potties help keep your knees above your hips. This puts the pelvic floor in an optimal position and allows it to relax. Exhale. Breathe out through your mouth like you’re blowing out birthday candles so that all of your pressure is not downward.
For most people, active labor is more painful than pushing because it lasts longer, gets more and more intense as it progresses, and involves many muscles, ligaments, organs, nerves, and skin surfaces.
Laboring down is the process of not actively pushing once the second stage of labor and intense contractions begin. Some people wait one to two hours before pushing, which allows the baby to naturally move down the birth canal. Laboring down has risks and benefits.
Babies start absorbing nutrients from their mothers about three to five days after conception. That’s when the fertilized egg meets its energy needs with nutrients secreted from Mom’s endometrium (the tissue lining the uterus).
Babies start absorbing nutrients from their mothers about three to five days after conception. That’s when the fertilized egg meets its energy needs with nutrients secreted from Mom’s endometrium (the tissue lining the uterus).
Just like newborns, fetuses spend most of their time sleeping. Indeed, throughout much of the pregnancy, your baby sleeps 90 to 95% of the day. Some of these hours are spent in deep sleep, some in REM sleep, and some in an indeterminate state—a result of their immature brain.
