John Wesley Wes Powell was a U.S. soldier, geologist, explorer of the American West, professor at Illinois Wesleyan University, and director of major scientific and cultural institutions. He is famous for the 1869 Powell Geographic Expedition, a three-month river trip down the Green and Colorado rivers, including the first known passage by persons of European descent through the Grand Canyon. Powell served as second director of the U.S. Geological Survey and proposed, for development of the ar
Remember that every woman is different. Inductions are more unpredictable than a non-induced labor, but every pregnancy, labor, and delivery is unique. Your induction may last a day or two, or you could have a textbook induction that places your baby in your arms in four hours from start to finish.
For many new moms, they require six weeks to fully recover from the physical effects of giving birth. It may take another two to three months before getting a 4-hour stretch of sleep at night. Some babies will sleep for five or six at a time when they're four months old but some don't do so until eight months or later.