Are you looking for ways to enjoy to the first 2 weeks with your newborn and simply be in the moment? Get some advice from a mom of 2 in the San Tan Valley area.

Often times if you lean into the fear, pain or unknowns of labor your cortisol increases which can lead to more stress as labor can stall sending you into a spiral of fear and increased cortisol. So, how can we try to avoid this spiral? Prepare!

No woman should ever feel the need to justify her actions and argue with her OB while pushing, especially over a practice that is not evidence backed anymore for a normal delivery. And NO ONE should be subjected to snide remarks ever by a doctor especially when they are in such a vulnerable situation.

Though our story is long and honestly not exactly how I would have liked it. It gave us our Jaxon. It taught me that the hospitals and doctors don’t know everything. Mother’s can and should advocate for themselves. Nurses can make ALL the difference and Epidurals CAN give a woman the exact control she wants.