Dear Friend,
“Sleep while you can!” is the (unhelpful) unsolicited advice most often given to pregnant women. Especially by the third trimester, those pregnancy aches and pains (and frequent trips to the bathroom) are enough to keep most women awake at night. In fact, for most women,labor itself starts at night. Why might that be?
Last week, Kaitlyn Kulda shared with us her insights from training for birth like she trains for a marathon. This week, she’s telling us all about the ideal birth environment, including why labor often starts after women have turned in for the night, based on psychology (and she would know—she’s currently working towards a PhD in Developmental Psychology!). Read all about it today’s new article, linked below.
Best,
Grace
Grace Emily Stark
Editor-in-Chief & PR
Natural Womanhood
| Why labor often starts at night: The psychology of labor and birth In a previous article, I talked about how I prepared for labor the way I would prepare for a marathon–and the pitfalls I discovered on delivery-day with that particular method! In this article, I want to tell you everything I have since learned about the ideal birth environment, and how I now understand why my body balked at my running playlist during labor, craving instead a setting of quiet and calm. Click here to read the rest of the article. |