Our focus is on how you, the partner, can help the birthing mom – but the top questions we get from you are about the signs of labor: How do you know when labor is beginning? How do you know labor is for real? Is it pre-labor? What’s pre-labor anyway? We understand the need to know […]
What can you do with a birthing ball?
Ah – the ubiquitous birthing ball, seen everywhere from gyms to birth educator’s homes. We’ve had one (sometimes two) in our house for years. We used them initially for pregnancy and labor but now they’re used either as toys or seats. They’re useful before pregnancy, during and well after too! The birthing ball exists under a […]
Our slogan about fatherhood: Be the rock. Light the way.
We wanted to dig a little deeper into the words rock star and fatherhood in general. The name Rock Star Dads felt right (as explained here) but we had to spend some time ruminating on it. And the more we thought about it, we found symbolism that made sense – and this birthed our slogan. […]
The stages of labor: a partner’s guide
If you’re going to support your partner during childbirth, you need to know the stages of labor. The whole process of childbirth – aka labor and delivery – takes place in three stages. We do cover the stages of labor in greater depth in our forthcoming course, with a focus on what each stage tends […]
