Birth Plan
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Water Birth? Birthing Chair? Kneeling Birth? Successful or No?
Asked by M.E. from Chicago
on March 11, 2008
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Hi Everyone,
I was hoping that some ladies out there with experience trying alternative birthing positions could share their experience. Specifically, did you use a...
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- Two homebirths with a midwife for me, after a hospital controlled birth. By intuition, I birthed the 2 babies at home on my hands and knees with no instrution for anyo...
- I also use West Suburban midwives and delivered in west suburban's alternative birthing center. It was a fantastic experience. my first baby was in a typical hospit...
- I also had a water birth with West Suburban Midwife Associates, at West Sub (but a few years ago). So I'll save space and say, "what the other posters said." It was a ...
Seeking Advice on Birth Announcements
Asked by K.R. from Chicago
on April 14, 2010
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I'm a graphic/web designer turned stay at home mom, and I've been doing printed birth announcements for awhile now. And I'm exploring the idea of doing E-birth announ...
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- I just recently sent out regular birth announcements. I bought my birth announcements on shutterfly and I paid a like $1.50 for each announcements, so id I bought e-an...
- Hi K.! Beautiful announcement! I like the idea and actually hadn't ever thought about doing an e-announcement. Like others have said - you can find this stuff for...
- Great idea! I also think it's a great idea for holiday cards. I've been trying to talk my husband into e-cards for the holidays to be a little more green, but he's n...
Postpartum Depression Months After Birth?
Asked by E.B. from Springfield
on March 29, 2008
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My question is, has anyone experienced postpartum depression months after giving birth? My daughter is almost 11 months old and for the past 6-8 weeks my energy level...
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- I would definitely discuss it with your doctor. Your situation is more complex due to the heart issues. You may need a mild med to carry you through for a while. Th...
- You made the first step by saying that there is a problem. I had postpartum depression when Yates case was going on. I knew that there was something wrong but was no...
- It is very possible to have depression a year later, espescially if you were so consumed with her health in the begining. Probobly almost survival mode. With my fist ...
Essure Permanent Birth Control
Asked by B.R. from Los Angeles
on August 22, 2008
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My husband, who is 42, has repeatedly said that he doesn't want any more kids (we have 2 little boys, ages 2 and 3 - 11 months apart) and yet he's been putting off the...
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- I don't know anything about that procedure, but from reading your post, you may not want to do it. It sounds like both you and your husband are not for sure that you ...
- Have you looked into an IUD? I have 3 kids, the youngest is 4.5, and I have had the IUD since my 6 week check up after he was born. I had my third child at age 30 and...
- Hi B.! I had the Essure procedure done about 2 years ago and it was a cake walk. It was done 4 months after I had my daughter. So far there has been no down side t...
Birth Control While Nursing
Asked by L.R. from Denver
on January 8, 2008
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I have a 5 week old daughter which I am nursing. I am trying to decide on a birth control method that will be safe to use. I am trying to decide between the Mini-Pil...
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- Dear L., I do hope you get the chance to read my response. Take my advice and DO NOT TAKE THE MINI PILL. Sorry for the caplock. The reason why I say this, is that ...
- with my daughter I did the POP ( pogesterone only pill). I never noticed any decrease in milk or side effects at all. I actually nursed her 20 mos. The only thing is y...
- I am using the IUD. I did have a little cramping, but it has gone away, but most of my friends that use the IUD have had no cramping. A little about me: I have ...
Vasectomy Just Before Birth of Child
Asked by H.J. from Minneapolis
on April 8, 2010
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Ok. So my husband and I know for sure that we do not want to have anymore children we are due with our third in a month and a half. I know that I can not handle anothe...
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- If at all possible have him wait! When I was pregnant with our fourth I asked my wonderful hubby to take off for 2 weeks after the baby was born. The baby was due ri...
- I think now is a good time to do it if your sure. the only thing you may want to consider is he may be laid up from his surgery still when you go in to labor so make s...
- My husband wanted to get sterilized when we became pregnant with our third. I was totally against it. I looked into the side effects, emotional and physical, and I w...
Payment Plan for an Uterus Ablation.
Asked by L.L. from Boca Raton
on June 29, 2011
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Hi moms, I posted a question on here about having my period every 2 weeks and it being very heavy. Well I went to an OBGYN and it has been suggested I have an Uterus A...
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- Have you investigated the uterus ablation fully? I had one done nearly 6 years ago and I had to have a sterilization first before they would perform the procedure. Ha...
- I'm not going to be much help with actual Doctors in your area that will do payment plans but I am going to suggest that you look into CareCredit. It is mainly for ...
- L.L., have you tried going on the pill? For me, the pill helped regulate my period, which would also come every 2-3 weeks, and it also reduced the blood flow. From a...
Birth Support to Friend
Asked by A.T. from Minneapolis
on June 24, 2008
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My very dear friend has invited me to be with her in the delivery room of her baby with her husband. She is planning for vaginal delivery and open to the epideral and ...
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- It's hard to say what she'll need but there's probably not a whole lot you can do aside from being there. Nurses will be in and out and she'll (probably) want someone...
- The best thing is to be supportive and say "you're doing great" no matter what.
- I think the greatest way to help out in the DR would be to keep teeling her she is doing great, remind the husband what he can do to make her more comfortable(guys don...
Siblings at Home Birth
Asked by N.S. from Chicago
on November 15, 2007
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Hi - I'm due any day and will be delivering at the hospital with our two year old daughter being a part of the experience. We have seen many videos of births and we'v...
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- If that's what you want and the child(ren) are willing to participate, then it should be your decision. If I had another child and my Evee was old enough, I would let ...
- If you're fine with it and she's fine with it, then that's all that matters! Make sure you get lots of attention for yourself to assist with your L&D. Respect her de...
- N., We had my 3 1/2 year old and my 5 year old at the birth of my daughter. We prepared them like you. We also had my Mother with them and she brought them in and...
Birth Control over Age 35
Asked by S. from Miami
on March 1, 2007
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Hi there, I am just curious what other over 35 women are using for birth control. My story: I am 37, and went on BC pill around 19y. I stayed on the pill until ttc a...
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- Hi S., I am a 35 year old mother of a 2 year old son. Also, like you, I developed gestational diabetes while pregnant. My doctor and I talked a lot about birth co...
- Hi S., I used the pill for about 10 years before I went off it to get pregnant. We had been married about 5 years at the time. I'm now 45 and while breast feeding m...
- I just turned 36. After my little girl was born I started using the Nuva Ring as birth control. I really like it because it isn't something that I have to remember e...
