Top 5 Tips for successful Breastfeeding or Chestfeeding

Many pregnant people hear stories of long labours. Especially in first time parents. Heading to the hospital to get checked, to be told they are “only” 1cm dilated. This blog will explain the many factors involved in early labour and how cervical dilation is only one part of the process. 

Firstly, remember that other labour experiences are not your experience. No two labours will ever be the same.

It may be more challenging right now than it usually would be, to get all the things you might have on your birth toolkit. But rest assured, there are many items you probably already have at home that can be really helpful in early labour.

Diabetes happens when too much glucose (sugar) stays in the blood instead of being used for energy. When diabetes develops in pregnancy, it is called gestational diabetes. It is one of the most common medical conditions in pregnancy. 

Somewhere around six months, your baby reaches a stage where they must learn to eat and complement the nutrition they get from milk with nutrition from other foods, but there’s no rush. However, that won’t stop everyone, from your next-door neighbour to your great aunty Margaret having an opinion on it!

In the early weeks of pregnancy, the amniotic fluid is mostly water that comes from your body. After about 20 weeks of pregnancy, your baby’s urine makes up most of the fluid. Amniotic fluid also contains nutrients, hormones and antibodies.