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Lara Proud
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How To Support Your Partner During Labour: Tips From A Registered Nurse
Expecting partners often feel like they are left in the dark when it comes to their partner’s pregnancy. While it is true that the...
Lara Proud
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Your Hormones In Labour
This week we’re going to be talking all about your hormones and what you can do to impact them and make your labor smoother. You know, as...
Lara Proud
5 min read
How To Get Baby’s First Latch Just Right
Welcome back to this week’s Bumpdate. So this week, we are going to discuss how to get an optimal latch when baby is starting to learn...
Lara Proud
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Spinal Block vs. Epidural – What is the difference?
Spinal Block vs. Epidural – What is the difference? It’s easy to confuse a spinal block and epidural since the terms are so often used...
Lara Proud
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What Is The Best Labour Position For Your Baby?
What Is The Best Labour Position For Your Baby? Hello and welcome back to another weekly Bumpdate. My name is Lara Proud. I’m a...
Lara Proud
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Group B Strep (GBS): What Do I Do Now That I Have It?
Group B Strep Diagnosis Did you know that one in four pregnant people have Group B Strep (GBS)? During weeks 35-38, you will be tested...
Lara Proud
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The Benefits of Delayed Bathing for Newborns
The Benefits of Delayed Bathing for Newborns Including Thomas, my little one, I’ve helped hundreds of babies bathe. I started in nursing...
Lara Proud
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What is The Witching Hour?
What is The Witching Hour & What Can I Do About It? It’s just after supper … and your normally happy, serene baby is fussy, crying...
Lara Proud
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What to Expect During Your Trimesters
What to Expect in Pregnancy During the First, Second, and Third Trimesters You’re pregnant! Now, what happens? Let’s take a look at the 3...
Lara Proud
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Infant & Child CPR and Choking
Infant & Child CPR and Choking When can choking happen? At as young as 3 months old, babies start trying to put things in their mouths....
Lara Proud
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PREGNANCY IS ACTUALLY 10 MONTHS?! 🤯
You always hear that pregnancy is 9 months long, but no one tells you that it’s a FULL 9 months. That means if you go overdue, like many...
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