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Birth Notes from an L&D Nurse

Honest answers about pregnancy, birth and recovery. Search it or pick a topic.

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Pregnant mother holding baby clothes while packing her hospital bag

The Hospital Bag Checklist an L&D Nurse Actually Uses

How to Write a Birth Plan Your Provider Will Respect

L&D nurse Jayni Angeli explaining perineal tears during birth

Will I Tear During Birth? The Degrees, Explained

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Healing After a Perineal Tear: What's Normal, What Helps, and When to Call

Healing after a perineal tear, from an L&D nurse: what’s normal, what actually helps in the first weeks, the first poop, and when pain or sex after a tear isn’t normal.

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Birth Notes from an L&D Nurse

Healing After a Perineal Tear: What's Normal, What Helps, and When to Call

Birth Notes from Jayni