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Wanted to add I did end up pushing for about 3 hours total unmedicated. I'm due with my second in less than a month and I've been told by everyone, midwives, doula, therapist, random mom friends, that second time around it goes much much quicker. There's basically zero chance of having to push...

@catholic2001 I've heard great things about hypnobirth but haven't taken the class. What helped me was reading about and watching videos of positive calm births. They can be tricky to find because sometimes you find a video and end up watching an unwanted unmedicated birth. Like the person...

@stop_cern_idea My husband and his two brothers referred to their mom by her first name exclusively until they were in their mid to late 20s. I was so confused when I first met my now MIL and the boys were saying, "where's Cindy?" instead of "mom." I thought maybe she was their step mom or...

@wwwhhh Our midwife/OB office offered birthing and parenting classes. In addition they offered a grandparent class to explain how many things have changed when caring for an infant. Not sure how old your little one is, this particular class was definitely geared toward under 1. Edit to add...