An Avocado, a Pear and your Fist.. What in the world could these three things have in common? They represent the average size of a non-pregnant uterus. Amazing isn't it? This small body part will stretch to provide a safe, secure womb for a baby, or two, or three, or even six if you're Kate Gosselin. Whoa.....
Isn't nature grand? Our bodies were made to make and grow babies. Everything necessary is already there just waiting to provide food and shelter for your baby.
The uterus actually has another part to it, an important part, called the cervix. This tiny wine cork sized part is especially important. It keeps the door closed until everyone is ready. When you're not pregnant it's the consistency of the tip of your nose. As you morph into a baby growing debutante the cervix becomes the consistency of your ear lobe getting ready to gently flatten and open as your due date approaches. The experts call that effacement and dilation.
Think of your turtle neck sweater, only upside down without out the arms and closed around the waist which is now on the top. Got that? :) Maybe this picture will help.
When I taught childbirth classes I would grab one of my daughter's life like baby dolls and put it in the knitted uterus. It was a great visual because I could show a posterior baby, face looking up towards your belly button, an anterior baby,the best position for vaginal delivery with the baby's face looking towards your lower back or a breech baby, little butt or feet first.
So make a fist right now and imagine a tiny baby growing in there.
Yeah, the uterus is amazing.
Isn't nature grand? Our bodies were made to make and grow babies. Everything necessary is already there just waiting to provide food and shelter for your baby.
The uterus actually has another part to it, an important part, called the cervix. This tiny wine cork sized part is especially important. It keeps the door closed until everyone is ready. When you're not pregnant it's the consistency of the tip of your nose. As you morph into a baby growing debutante the cervix becomes the consistency of your ear lobe getting ready to gently flatten and open as your due date approaches. The experts call that effacement and dilation.
When I taught childbirth classes I would grab one of my daughter's life like baby dolls and put it in the knitted uterus. It was a great visual because I could show a posterior baby, face looking up towards your belly button, an anterior baby,the best position for vaginal delivery with the baby's face looking towards your lower back or a breech baby, little butt or feet first.
So make a fist right now and imagine a tiny baby growing in there.
Yeah, the uterus is amazing.
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