Four Ways to Prepare Your Cervix and Avoid a C-Section
42K views · Feb 19, 2025 · Science & Technology
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@PregnancyNurse · 2 months ago · pinned
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@lisemartino2445 · 1 year ago (edited)
As a doula I really recommend preparing your body for labour. There have been a several, high quality studies on eating dates to ripen the cervix. The evidence that show that eating 8 dates a day in late pregnancy can help. They’re also a fantastic as a labour snack, as they can boost energy levels.
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@justhavingfun9798 · 1 year ago
My first postpartum experience was so traumatic that I’m doing everything I can this time around to be better prepared.
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@maura3876 · 1 year ago
I felt like I did everything I could for a good labor... 6 dates a day, raspberry leaf tea, light daily exercise, etc. But I still got induced at 41+5, went through 35 hours of labor in the hospital, had a team of 5 nurses run in because the baby's heart rate went down (funny that was mentioned in video), and then ultimately had a C-section because I was panicking. Maybe I'll try out these other tips for baby #2... I don't want to go through that again, and I don't want a C-section!
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@bribopp · 1 month ago
Fyi about dates: Bahri dates are amazing. I feel like most people I talk to don’t know about them, but they are my absolute favorite. They taste like caramel and have a less offensive texture than medjhool dates. (I’m not great at spelling)
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@Joyo2020 · 3 weeks ago
I’m enjoying eating dates with toasted bread and butter topped with dates and nuts and it’s so good!
@lillianahunter1199 · 1 year ago
I just wish I got away with not having hemerroids in my pregnancy, I'm just about 36 weeks and they finally decided to make an appearance 😢
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@casaestate260 · 9 months ago
❤
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@nanany2az · 7 months ago
Raspberry tea as well!
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@letsgobuddies · 2 months ago
Deep squats give me charley horse cramps
@PerpetualJoy · 5 months ago
My mom had to get C-sections for failure to dialate in labor. Idk what all the circumstances were or if such a thing could be genetic, but hoping for a successful VBAC this month and will be trying these things out 🙏
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@akusherka. · 1 year ago
You have not to prepare your body. But if it is interesting for you
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