Pants don't fit anymore?

Try this neat idea...
instantbuttonforjeans.com
You can add a button, without sewing, to adjust the size of your pants. This could be great for pregnancy or post-partum.

This woman is amazing during contractions

Want a shorter labor......stand up!

Women who stand or walk during 1st stage labor have shorter labors. This was published in a recent study, but is something that has been known for a long, long time. We seem have forgotten this fact in the United States where most women labor lying down in hospital beds. Standing, walking and remaining upright during labor can shorten 1st stage by an hour.

The study:
http://www.mrw.interscience.wiley.com/cochrane/clsysrev/articles/CD003934/frame.html

Timing contractions

This website will let you time contractions, giving you the length of the contraction and their frequency. There is also an app for the iphone.

www.contractionmaster.com