TikTok So, you’re pregnant. That baby has been cooking for a while now and the end of this long, long, long physical ordeal finally seems to be coming to an end. But one appointment, your doctor mentions the word you’ve been dreading — a word that is practically a swear in some birth spaces. Induction....
TikTok When I told friends that my son was born via emergency c-section after more than 18 hours of hard labor, it didn’t take long for one of them to say the thing. Some of you already know what that is based on your own experiences. Others might have guessed. For those of you who...
TikTok Cesarean delivery accounts for approximately one third of all deliveries in the United States, but despite their ubiquity, many new moms have complicated or even downright horrible feelings about the surgery. They feel disappointed, or even guilty for not delivering their baby vaginally. But what if we could see c-sections from another point of...
TikTok As someone who has delivered two babies — one by c-section and one by VBAC or vaginal birth after cesarean — I can confidently say that there’s no wrong way to have a baby. There’s no perfect way either since babies are big compared to incisions or vaginas, but each has their pros and...