Tag: labor

  • Will I really poop during childbirth?

    Will I really poop during childbirth?

    When I was pregnant with my first son, I was immediately anxious about four things related to childbirth: Not to be so dramatic about it, but I know I’m not the only one that ranked that particular concern so high… Here’s the fact – sh*t happens – literally.  There isn’t much data on the subject,…

  • “How will I know I am in labor?”

    “How will I know I am in labor?”

    It was near the middle of the night in a hotel room when I asked my sister-in-law this question. We were on a mini-vacation together, a mother’s day gift from our husbands. I was due with my second child in a few weeks and uncomfortably shifting my big belly over to my other side to…