What To Do When Your Water Breaks Before Labor

I'm sure you've seen Hollywood movies that show women’s water breaking before labor and the ensuing chaos that happens after. Often times they'll show distressed partners rushing to

6 Early Signs of Labour Approaching. A Labour Nurses’ Guide

You are probably here because you are sick of being pregnant and ready to meet your baby. Maybe you’ve had some weird symptoms and are wondering if this

Athena’s Birth Story – A Scheduled Induction

  Baby Time! It seems like just yesterday, rather than 6 months ago, my husband and I were driving to the hospital on a rainy Friday nervous and

Helena’s Birth Story – Getting Into Active Labour

I still have a couple of birth stories to share, with my input as a labour and delivery nurse. Even though I wasn’t present for the birth, I’m

Haley’s Birth Story – A Very Long Labour

Birth Stories with Babytalk Welcome to this brand new segment of the blog! My plan is to post women’s birth stories and then add in labour and birth

Expectful. Meditation for Fertility, Pregnancy and Motherhood

Pregnancy meditation is huge these days, and well frankly, meditation for any season of your life is getting more popular! Pregnancy is usually a happy time in people’s

The Peanut Ball. A Miracle Tool That Will Shorten Your Labour.

Peanut Balls in Labour & Delivery I’ve just recently learned about a little known secret magical tool used on many labour and delivery units. And I’d like to

How to Naturally Induce Labour Yourself – Four Incredible Tricks

Natural Labour Induction Inductions are a hot topic these days. Unfortunately, medical inductions are overused and often for the wrong reasons. Many inductions are medically indicated, for example,

The Best Way to Cope With Contractions During Labour

Do you want to know two simple ways of coping with pain in labour? Read on my pregnant friend because this post is full of useful information! I’m