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Check out this list of the top 100 hand-picked articles and features to help you get ready for birth! Get tips & advice about everything from the first signs of labor right through the days after delivery.

Find a birthing option that's right for you Coping with labor-related fears Childbirth classes What childbirth classes don't teach What L & D nurses wished you knew 9 questions to ask your doctor/midwife Positive self-image - Preparing for birth Could you actually enjoy labor? When your water breaks More birth preparation features	Birth plan creator tool Customized labor bag checklist Labor phone list Due date calculator Ovulation date calculator Join your due date club/message boards Day-by day pregnancy calendar Find the perfect baby name Chinese gender prediction chart Madame Zaritska predicts your birth
Why have a birth plan? Eating during labor How long does labor last the first time? Effective birthing positions An easier first birth Recording and photographing your birth The delivery room: Public or private? Can I avoid pooping on the delivery table? Can I drive myself to the hospital? Will you know when it's time to push?	Signs labor will be starting soon Is it false labor? What is false labor? Is it really labor? Are you losing your mucus plug? When your water breaks When should you call the doctor? Coaching tips: Timing contractions What if I get to the hospital too early? Can these recipes jump-start labor?
Easing the pain of childbirth Non-medicated pain relief options for labor Why is labor painful? Easing labor pain Labor pain management techniques to try Should you have an epidural? How long does an epidural take to work? Feel baby, not the pain How do drugs like Stadol affect mom/baby? How can water help relieve labor pain? Labor coping techniques	Immediately after birth: What to expect Your body after giving birth A few tips for a calmer hospital departure Making peace with your postpartum body Recovery after C-section Signs of postpartum depression Managing your energy after childbirth Surviving the first weeks after birth Postpartum sex? Getting back in shape after birth
Why have a natural childbirth? An easier first birth Effective birthing positions Laboring in the water Coping techniques Natural childbirth and homebirth Finding a birth option that's right for you Doulas: A trend that makes sense Midwives as primary caregivers Home sweet home birth	Coaching tips: Timing contractions Do I really need a coach for my birth? Dads in the delivery room Doulas: A trend that makes sense Finding a doula Coaching tips: Take charge routine Do we need a refresher childbirth class? When dad's excluded by the Ob/Gyn Preparing for emergency birth More birth partner features
All birth stories First-time moms VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean) Short labors and quick births Births of big babies Unmedicated births Medicated births Waterbirths Cesarean births Why share birth stories?	Bringing new baby home Nursing a hungry newborn baby Diapering: The first week Umbilical cord care How to calm your crying baby Sleep, baby, sleep! Diaper bag checklist Interviewing pediatricians More about newborns Baby club message boards

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