PVHC Childbirth Education

08/21/2025

Find some good resources here for after the baby arrives.

All parents deserve support. Seeking information on physical, emotional, and social parts of the postpartum period and using the resources that are available is a sign of strength. Becoming a mother is a big deal! During this “4th Trimester,” many women and their families – especially those wi...

07/28/2025

Especially in the first months, letting your baby suckle whenever they want to is essential to establishing a good milk supply, including at night, and including in that sleepy, fluttering haze that causes the well-meaning “they’re not getting any milk” advice.

Our babies are born with no blueprint for manipulation. None whatsoever. Let them feed as much as they want to; that's how your milk production is stimulated, and it’s how your baby fully relaxes into the world.

Night feeds also protect against SIDS, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, reducing the risk by as much as 50%.

Follow your gut and your baby, not the books, the well-meaning advice, or the clock.

While we’re here, your baby falling asleep at your breast is healthy and normal too. Waking up the second we put them down is also normal.

It’s intense for you, it can be overwhelming and it can take you out of the rhythm of everything you’ve ever known. It feels like forever whilst we’re in it. Go with it as best you can.

Re-watch every single one of your favourite series, movies and Instagram videos. 4 times. Feed wherever you are (in the UK you're protected by law to breastfeed anywhere in public), wear a sling if you can, like a snack bar.

Drink pints of water, eat whatever you like.

You've got this.

Visit our website for a wealth of wisdom from mothers who have been there, at https://human-milk.com/pages/is-this-normal

07/24/2025

RayAnn does a great job explaining the importance of quality maternity care in rural areas.
https://www.facebook.com/share/16jx3cUj2Y/

07/24/2025

About 1 in 5 women experience postpartum depression, but did you know that 1 in 10 men experience it as well. Check out this resource.

07/21/2025

What does your placenta do?

07/10/2025

Some good ideas for coping with labor...

The pain of labour is unique and serves a purpose. It signals the start of the opening process that will lead to the birth of your baby. This process happens gradually. A rhythm develops and the intensity of the pain steadily increases.The pain is stronger during contractions, while the period betwe...

06/20/2025

Do you have a postpartum plan?
https://newmomhealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/PostpartumPlan-2022-Interactive.pdf

06/18/2025

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/16VvszJkWS/

06/10/2025

Pushing or hugging and humming your baby out?
https://instituteforbirthhealing.com/hugging-and-humming-your-baby-on-out/ #:~:text=Instead%20of%20thinking%20about%20pushing,your%20baby%20down%20and%20out.

05/24/2025

What is your baby saying to you?

If you wonder ‘why is my baby crying?’ or ‘how will I know what my baby needs?’, it may help you to know about newborn cues – the universal language of babie...

05/16/2025

03/22/2025

Labor Hopscotch!
Lots of good ideas for helping labor progress. https://expertise.ucd.ie/labour-hopscotch-making-birth-better-for-all/