Utah Family Doulas

03/28/2019

But everyone and their mother think it’s a terrible idea.

02/27/2019

Amen!

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02/06/2019

Anne Walton Okay, it’s annoying to see 50 million posts about why rear-facing is the best . I know. Or why your three-year-old doesn’t belong in a booster seat . Or why you should not let your kids wear coats in the car . I get it. You feel like your parenting is being attacked, or like you’re

02/01/2019

Yes. This.

One out of three babies are born with a cord around its neck and born without complications most of the time. Repost from on Instagram: “The nuchal cord wrapping around baby's body and neck is a common fear for many parents. For…” using - The nuchal cord wrapping around baby's body and neck is a common fear for many parents.
For midwives we aren't phased too much and it is actually a very common occurrence with a third of all babies born with the nuchal cord around their neck.

Understanding the physiology of the cord helps to alleviate some of the anxieties around this common occurrence. ✨Firstly, the cord is covered in Wharton’s jelly which protects the 3 blood vessels from the stretch and compression that is inevitable with a moving baby and birth. ✨Secondly, the average length of the umbilical cord is around 55cm giving plenty of left over cord to be comfortably wrapped around baby.

If the nuchal cord is around your baby's neck at birth. Do not be alarmed, remember that this is a common occurrence with most cords having some 'give' in them to continue supplying oxygen rich blood flow just like in pregnancy.

01/03/2019

Parents who are concerned their child might be suffering from pain or fever will want to double check the type of pain relief they're giving their children. As ABC News reported on Thursday, baby ibuprofen has been voluntarily recalled from popular…

12/15/2018

Check for swallowing! This is a great way to know if baby is getting milk.

Have you been concerned before about whether or not your baby is drinking milk at the breast?
Use this handy technique to gauge when your baby is swallowing!

[Image: Close up photo of newborn nursing. Text: Check for swallowing. By 3 days old or when mature milk comes in, you'll probably start to notice swallowing. Good swallowing with ample milk sounds like a small "keh...keh...keh" sound with about one "keh" per second. You may even hear gulping.]

12/12/2018

12/11/2018

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