Benevolent births and beyond

06/06/2021

Thoughts on water injection for pain relief?

Covering this one again! It always gets a massive response!

Posted • 💦 WATER INJECTIONS 💦
Did you know about this pain relief option in labour?
These are really only effective with a posterior labour or when you are feeling most of your sensations in your back.
Why might you get them? Well, if you’re experiencing your labour in your back they can be an effective, drug free option to get some relief. They are quick to administer and don’t restrict your movement at all.
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The downsides? They can be painful (and I do mean painful) to administer and are only a temporary relief, usually lasting a few hours.
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You can have multiple rounds of them so if they wear off and you’d like a ‘top up’ that is absolutely available.
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Did you know about this option? Have you had water injections in your labours?
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05/13/2021

This ❤️

The older sibling seems so big when the new baby arrives. 💝

From Monet Nicole - Birthing Stories
“Part of the breaking open that happens when we welcome a subsequent baby occurs when we hug our older child for the last time before they become a big sister or brother. So often there are tears...and a deep realization of how quickly time passes. The days are long but the years are short.”

05/04/2021

Every birth is beautifully different ❤️

As the birther laid there soaking up her sweet baby after an intense labor, he picked up his head and kissed her right on the lips 🥲🥺😍😇

📸: @ opalmichel.com

04/25/2021

Beautiful untouched birth 🥰

03/20/2021

Interesting

Just some s***mies surrounding an egg for your viewing pleasure. Wait till you read this...👇

The typical conception story is so often centered around the s***m ( ). You know... the "strongest and mightiest" s***m swim towards the egg; only the most fit make it and break through the egg's outer membrane in order for conception to occur.

Well, the EGG actually has a lot more to do with conception...

We know, for example, that in order for the s***m to make it through the journey alive, the cervix actually needs to provide a certain quality of fluid for protection. And, that it is actually contractions of the uterus that propel the s***m upward into the fallopian tubes, not the prowess of the s***m alone.

GET THIS...
New research from Stockholm University and Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust show that eggs may actually CHOOSE s***m! 👏

It's all about something called chemoattractants (chemicals released by eggs to attract s***m!) that live in the follicular fluid which surround eggs. They wanted to know if eggs use these chemical signals to pick which s***m they attract.

The results? Eggs effectively choose the s***m they want and reject the others.
And...
the egg does not always agree with its owner's choice of partner.

The egg is all 🤭 ... “not you, boo”

Image by , made using C4D and xParticles for publication in a 2018 medical illustration book."

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