Getting an Epidural Is About to Get a Whole Lot Easier
If you are planning on giving birth in the near future and you want to use pain medication, you’re…
Labor Day Submission: Me Versus Goliath
The story of my second labor starts with Goliath. Goliath is our couch. I hate this thing. It’s a…
Labor Day Submission: Calling Dr. Jerkface
When the anesthesiologist walks in, relief is palpable. My husband stops impotently rolling a water bottle up and down…
Labor Day Submission: The Ring Of Fire
They say having your water break is something that only happens in the movies. So I wasn’t too worried…
Lucky Moms In Boston Hospital Get Laughing Gas During Labor
Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital started offering nitrous oxide or ”laughing gas” to women in labor for pain management…
Anonymous Mom: I Had One Baby At Home. And I’m TERRIFIED To Do It Again
In high school, one of my basketball coaches had a homebirth. That planted the seed in my mind and…
STFU Parents: Birth Junkies And Sanctimamas Who Can’t Stop Talking About Labor On Facebook
As a woman and a “parenting blogger” who is not actually a parent, I try to keep an open…
Pregnant Kristen Bell Is Going Nowhere Near Natural Birth Because She Has ‘Nothing To Prove’
Pregnant Kristen Bell is expecting her first baby with fiance Dax Shepard. And no, she won’t be opting for the…
Megan Fox Bailed On That Drug-Free Labor Right Quick
Those who have attempted the heavy weight title of drug-free labor can look upon Megan Fox‘s birthing story with…
When It Comes To Natural Birth Vs. Hospital Birth Stories — Can We All Just Get Along?
Motherhood has humbled me in a million ways. All jump-started by the day my son was born – the…
Labor Pains: My Epidural Didn’t Work — Twice
A few short months ago I gave birth to my third child; a healthy and perfect baby girl. Problem…
Labor Pains: My Natural Birth Made Me Appreciate My Epidural
I was never against the drugs. Drugs, I thought, were for other people. For people who could tolerate long…
Newsflash: Midwives Aren’t Just For Rich New Yorkers
I was pretty excited when I first saw earlier this week that the New York Times had written about…
Labor Pains: Screw Natural Childbirth, Give Me The Drugs!
Natural childbirth has become a badge of honor for mothers who endure it. Celebrities everywhere tout their natural bonafides…