Packing for Birth: Ensuring Comfort and Support During Birth Whether you’re planning to give birth at a hospital, birth center, or at home, having a well-prepared bag can help you feel more comfortable and ready for the big day. This list offers suggestions—not requirements—so you can choose what feels right for you. If you’re working with a doula, be sure …
If you’ve taken any childbirth classes, toured your local hospitals and birth centers…or talked to any doulas for any length of time, you’ve probably at least heard mention of the so-called magical properties of the peanut ball. This unassuming, smallish, peanut-shaped physical therapy ball couldn’t really be super useful during labor…or could it? So What is a Peanut Ball Anyway? …