Bringing Baby Home
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Natural Birthing Experience at Baylor Hospital-Dallas
Asked by V.S. from Dallas
on April 22, 2009
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My husband and I are trying to decide on delivery at Baylor Hospital with my doctor there or at the Birth and Women's Center birthing center about four blocks away. I...
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- V., I'm sure you will be getting a lot of responses about the hospital vs birthing center. I have not been to either. But what I wanted to say is talk with your doc...
- My friend works in L&D. Baylor is suppose to be good with natural labors but I believe they require you to be on a monitor for something like 20 min every hour so the...
- I delivered two children via natural childbirth at Baylor. If you decide to go to Baylor versus BWC, I would highly recommend you use a doula. Dr. Audrey Graham deli...
Looking for Recent Birth Experiences at Chandler Regional Hospital...
Asked by H.T. from Phoenix
on July 21, 2009
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I am 35 weeks pregnant and had my first baby at Mercy Gilbert (which I absolutely loved). My current OB/GYN's office is right next to Chandler Regional, and we have b...
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- I delivered my first son at Chandler Regional (2005) and my second and third at Mercy Gilbert (2006 and 2007). The nurses at both hostpital were really nice. I had t...
- H., I had a great experience at CRH! In February 2006 I had an emergency C-Section and it went so smoothly, I was admitted and finished in 30 minutes! Every thing w...
- I had a baby there about 6 1/2 years ago. It was fine... then I had my second there and they were doing all kinds of remodelling and I was stuck in this tiny room lis...
Birth Stories???
Asked by E.A. from El Paso
on August 9, 2010
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im wondering if anyone has had a good delivery day? all the stories ive heard are scary or bad. mine wasnt too pleasant but still meeting the little person growing ins...
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- My first 2 pregnancies and labours were text book , quick labour and delivery , no pain meds. The 3rd was a lot worse , appendicitis at 34 wks that ruptured and had to...
- Not going to lie i had a great pregnancy! little sick and crammpy in the first trimester but after that i was good. my plug came out at 10 a.m., my first contraction w...
- my pregnancy went pretty well until the end. i felt him move early, and he moved all the time. it was so reassuring. at 33 weeks i started to swell a little...no big d...
Bringing Toddlers to the Hospital to See Mommy and New Baby?
Asked by J.R. from Grand Rapids
on September 14, 2011
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Just wondering if most moms bring their toddlers to the hospital to meet their new sibling after delivery, or have them stay home? I'm thinking it will be too hard on...
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- We just gave birth to our 3rd. My 2yr old and 4yr old were spending time with their favorite Aunt Niki. She brought them to visit and it went great. They saw where I...
- In my experience, the siblings always get to come visit their new little brother or sister. This is true for both my family, my husband's family, and friends. My son ...
- My son was 26 months when my 2nd was born and he came. Grandma & Grandpa spent the night with him the night before and brought him in the morning. It was very nice. He...
Deciding Whether or Not to Have Daughter Visit New Sibling at hospital...HELP!
Asked by M.S. from Eugene
on March 20, 2008
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We are being induced with our second child on Friday. We have a 21 mo. old daughter who is quite attached to mommy these days, and we are trying to decide if it is bes...
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- Interested in peoples responses
- Hi There, I had the same issue come up when my son was born. Before he was due, I made a t-shirt for her with the "iron-on" paper. I used my computer and made a pic...
- I have 2 girls, exactly 2 years and 2 weeks a part. We took my oldest with us on a tour of the hsptl prior to my delivery so she would be more familiar with it prior ...
Breast Milk Not Coming Out
Asked by E.J. from Atlanta
on April 10, 2007
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Hi, I am the mother of a 5 week old infant and we are having some difficulties with breastfeeding. I have noticed that the milk streams from both breasts are difficult...
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- Drink LOTS of water! Try pumping/nursing more often as well. Dehydration will cause milk production to decrease, and nursing more often will also help increase your ...
- I will probably be repeating what other mom's have written but I would drink more fluids, Mother's Milk tea, and there are tonics that you can take that are specifical...
- E., Sounds like your milk supply is drying up. I'd suggest talking to your ob gyn or a lactation consultant at the hospital where you delivered. There are thin...
Vaginal Birth After C-section
Asked by R.G. from San Francisco
on July 13, 2008
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I am looking for stories to present to a non-profit to request support for women who have had a prior surgical birth. Access to Vaginal Birth After Cesarean Birth (VBA...
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- R., I don't have a story of my own to tell, but I can say that's how my sister did it. She is now 51 with a 30 yo and a 25 yo. Prior to the birth of either child, sh...
- You should really look into the policies of insurance companies on VBACs. It seems to me that is the MAIN reason why women are not "allowed" to have them. There have b...
- Hi! I had a vaginal birth the first time and a ceasarian the second time due to that the baby was breached. Both these were in Sweden. But anyway, right after the sur...
Can I Make It to a Hospital 1Hr and 26Mins Away When I Go into Labor?
Asked by S.2. from Fresno
on January 30, 2011
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This is my 1st pregnancy and I'm 1hr away from the nearest Kaiser hospital. I have no idea how contractions work. I know everyones different but I also know that I pro...
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- Speaking from personal experience, your a bit far, but it is doable if you watch your progression carefully. I almost delivered my first baby in the car and I was o...
- I'm in the camp of those that say, don't bother with a hotel room. My labor was statistically speaking, long... even compared to the rates in the previous post (Cauca...
- I agree with Grandma T. Ask your doctor what they think. The hospital that I delivered my daughter at was 25 minutes away from my house. After going into mild lab...
When Someone Asks You If You Had a Natural birth...do You Think...
Asked by J.S. from Philadelphia
on May 5, 2010
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that they want to know if the baby came out of the birth canal or that you had an unmedicated birth?
I have always been of the opinion that when someone asks me if ...
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- When I hear natural birth, I think of vaginal...just my train of thought I guess.
- I think natural means unmedicated, and I think it means no drugs. An IV drip and fetal monitoring are required by many hospitals, but morphine or pain killers are not...
- my assumption was natural was no medication....like with a midwife or something of the sort....
Did Anyone Have Complications After C-section That Landed Them in the Hospital ?
Asked by R.S. from Chicago
on March 16, 2010
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Our birth was the opposite of what we had hoped for. I had done prenatal yoga and studied hypnobirthing techniques and was prepared for a drug-free delivery. In the en...
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- I had a really hard time the first time & have reasearched many different birthing centers since then. This time we are going with midwives out of the hospital, at hom...
- My sister's 1st was a 'nightmare' c-section. It wasn't planned, but happened after 20+ hrs. The baby was fine, but her uterus wouldn't contract. After three blood tr...
- Hi R., I had an unplanned c-section as well after many hours of labour. The nurses kept asking me how heavy was my bleeding while I was in the hospital over the nxt co...
