by SCV Birth Center | Nov 8, 2017 | Postpartum
After a woman gives birth, a series of drastic changes take place in her body and her brain. There’s a flood of hormones that are meant to help her to care and nurture her baby. Sometimes, those same hormones can contribute to anxiety or depression. Couple that with...
by SCV Birth Center | Oct 8, 2017 | Postpartum, Pregnancy Tips, Wellness
For pregnant women or postpartum mothers, cold and flu season can bring about some extra anxiety. That’s because there are few things more uncomfortable than coming down with an illness when your body is already working extra hard either to grow or feed your baby. But...
by SCV Birth Center | May 15, 2017 | Postpartum, Wellness
If you’re a new mom someone has likely mentioned something about “self-care” at some point between when your baby was crowning and the first few weeks of postpartum. That’s because becoming a parent is a lot like running a marathon and those who’ve done it before...
by SCV Birth Center | Oct 6, 2016 | Postpartum, Pregnancy Tips
Society’s standards for women, as we all know, are always fluctuating and usually need major adjusting. The messaging you hear from social media, celebrities, and magazines is usually very supportive through your pregnancy but once you give birth you are expected to...
by SCV Birth Center | Sep 29, 2016 | Childbirth, Postpartum, Pregnancy Tips
So you’ve heard of natural childbirth and are concerned about the pain. Reasonably enough, most women are. The scenes from the movies with a woman yelling “Give me the drugs,” are enough to make any women think labor is not a natural process. On the contrary, women...
by SCV Birth Center | Jul 7, 2016 | Postpartum
Throughout your pregnancy, your body experiences so many unexpected changes, and you’ll experience even more changes post-pregnancy. While each mommy has her own whirlwind of changes, there are some that are fairly common. Many of our birthing classes at the birth...
