Bella Donna Birth & Women's Health, PLLC
Resources for Your Pregnancy
Pregnancy Safe Medications for Common Discomforts
Constipation
Fibercon, Metamucil, Citrucel, Miralax
Stool Softener
Colace, Surfax
Laxatives
Senokot, Percolace,
Milk of Magnesium
Diarrhea
Imodium AD, Kaopectate
Indigestion or Heartburn
Mylanta, Pepcid, Tums, Tagament, Phazyme
Yeast Infection
Monistat 3, Monistat 7
Nausea
Emetrol, Dramamine, Sea Bands,
Vitamin B6 (10-30mg 2x/day),
Ginger Capsules (3-4x/day), Ginger Snaps,Eat Small & Frequent Meals
(every 2-3 hours)
Sore Throat
Tylenol, Cepacol Lozenges, Saline Gargles
Cold/Allergies
Actifed, Conatac, Benadryl, Tylenol Cold/Tylenol Sinus/Tylenol, Robitussin, Drixoral, Dimetapp, Chlortimeton, Zyrtec, Dayquil/Myquil, Theraflu, Vicks, Mucinex, Claritin
Headaches
Tylenol
(Regular or Extra Strength)
Hemorrhoids
Preparation H, Anusol HC, High Fiber Diet
Insomnia
Benadryl, Tylenol PM, Unisom, Chamomile Tea
We encourage all of our clients to do their own research when it comes to decision making for yor pregnancy, birth, and baby.
Here are a few resources to get you started!
Gestational Diabetes
Gestational Diabetes and Pregnancy
from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
from Baby Center
from American Diabetes Association
Group Beta Strep (GBS)
What is it and why do we test for it?
from American Pregnancy Association
Evidence On: Group B Strep in Pregnancy
from Evidence Based Birth
Positive and don't want antibiotics?
Ask a Midwife: Alternative Treatment for GBS
from Holistic Squid
from Wellness Mama
Diets in Pregnancy
Fetal Kick Counts
Breech Exercises
How to Turn a Breech, Posterior, or Transversal Baby, from Fit Mums Channel YouTube
How to Turn a Breech Baby, from Mama, Birth, and Baby from Youtube
Doulas
Evidence on Doulas from Evidence Based Birth
What is a Doula?, from DONA
Foods High in Iron
Foods High in Iron for Pregnancy Moms
from Modern Mom
Treating Iron Deficiency Naturally During Pregnancy, from American Pregnancy
Iron in Your Pregnancy Diet, from Baby Center
Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding: Getting a Good Latch Video, from The Yellow Nursery Youtube
Breastfeeding Resources Library, from CDC
How to Breastfeed - Deep Latch
Technique Video, from Fit Pregnancy Youtube
Storage and Preparation of Breast Milk, from CDC
Postpartum Depression
from Postpartum Support International
Reproductive Mental Health, from CDC
from Office on Women's Health
PSI HelpLine Call 1-800-944-4773
Tongue & Lip Ties
Tongue-tie, from Mayo Clinic
Tongue & Lip Ties, from La Leche League
Tongue and Lip Tie Corrections,
from Village Family Dental
A Look at Both Sides of Frenectomy,
from Speech Pathology Graduation Programs
Cloth Diapering
Cloth Diapers 101, from Wellness Mama
Cloth Diapers 101, from Baby List
What I Wish They Told Me Before Cloth Diapering, from Washington Post
Why Cloth Diapers are Better, from Mama Natural
Pros and Cons of Reusable Diapers
from Natural Code
Chiropractics
Chiropractic Care in Women's Health
from Mag Online Library
Rhogam
Red Raspberry Leaf
Red Raspberry Leaf during Pregnancy, from Evidence Based Birth
Waterbirth
Doctors Say Don't Give Birth to Baby in a Tub, but Midwives Disagree, from NPR
Waterbirth: Benefits and Potential Risks
from American Pregnancy
from Evidence Based Birth
Immersion in Water in Labour and Birth
from Cochrane
Essential Oils
Using Essential Oils for Labor
from Your Childbirth Guide
Best Essential Oils for Inducing Labor
from Essential Oil Experts
Best Essential Oils for Labor and Delivery
from Just Mommies
Elements of a Birth Plan
Tips on Writing a Birth Plan, from What to Expect
A Birth Plan Tool, from the Bump
from American Pregnancy Associations
Newborn Vaccinations
Hep B
Separating Fact from Fiction in the Newborn Nursery: Hepatitis B Vaccine for Newborns
from Science-Based Medicine
Should all Babies be Getting the Hepatitis B Vaccines at Birth? from Today's Parents
Vitamin K
Evidence On: The Vitamin K Shot in Newborns, from Evidence Based Birth
Vitamin K in Neonates: Facts and Myths, from NCBI
Oral Vitamin K Regimen for Newborns,
from Evidence Based Birth
Erythromycin
Evidence On: Erythromycin Eye Ointment for Newborns, from Evidence Based Birth
Do Newborns Really Need That Eye Ointment?, from Childrens MD
Vaccination Schedules Alternative Schedule,
from Children's Health Choices
Dr. Sear's Delayed Vaccination Schedule,
from Children's Health Choices
from Center of Disease Control Prevention
Circumcision
Baby Wearing
Benefits of Babywearing, from Motherly
Babywearing, from La Leche League
Babywearing Studies, from Center for Babywearing
Mastitis
Homeopathic Remedies for Mastitis,
Poke Root, from Herb Lore
Top Tips & Tricks for Mastitis,
from Birth Boot Camp
