Episiotomy
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Question About 2Nd, 3Rd, 4Th... Labors and TMI
Asked by S.F. from Utica
on January 21, 2012
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So I am due with my second baby (another girl) in 4 weeks and I have been wondering about this for a while now but feel a bit uncomfortable about talking to my OB just...
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- You joke about PAM but they broke out the Olive Oil with me :) my mom was like UMM.... is that olive oil?!?! I tore pretty bad with #1, stitches and then healed back j...
- I tore badly and needed plenty of stitches with my first. He was the only one I tore badly with. I don't think I even had to have stitches with the others. All of my c...
- I had the same worry. I really wanted to avoid tearing so my midwife helped with warm compresses, olive oil and had me push in a side lying position. My son was born...
Leaky Vagina!!
Asked by R.T. from San Diego
on September 22, 2011
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so I went swimming today in a pool and after about a hr got out ad went to go dry off. As I was walking I could feel fluid coming out ad thought it was pe or I started...
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- I thought it was just me! I actually solve this problem by wearing a light level tampon.
- Happens to me, too, especially when I run. I might see a doctor about it but that's just me. I'm probably borderline incontinent and this is definitely after having my...
- I've never had that happen and I've had some big babies vaginally. And, my lady bits don't seem to have gotten bigger - seriously. When we're intimate again after a ...
Labor Support Recommendations!
Asked by J.H. from Philadelphia
on December 15, 2009
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I've been asked to be the "Back Up Catcher" for my friend who is due any day now. The father is not involved so her sister and I are going to be there for her. I had m...
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- Hi J. You're a good friend to go through all the classes to help support your friend. There's a book called: The Birth Doula by Penny Simkin. She writes it and ...
- I think the best thing that you can do is to find out exactly what her "ideal" labor experience looks like - and then help her go with the flow while staying as close ...
- What a wonderful opportunity for you! Having been through natural labor and delivery 3 times, I would say that the most important thing you can do for her is to LISTE...
Natural Birth at Harris Methodist HEB?
Asked by M.T. from Dallas
on January 10, 2011
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Hi,
I'm looking into hospitals and am considering HEB. I would like to deliver naturally but had a very unsupportive delivery with my frist at a different hospital. ...
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- M., I work for Texas Health Resources and reached out to the director of Women's Services, Mary Lou, at Texas Health Harris Methodist HEB. Here's her response: Yes,...
- I've heard that Harris Methodist in downtown Fort Worth is better for natural deliveries than Harris HEB.
- I gave birth at Las Colinas Medical Center and had a natural Bradley birth experience. The hospital was very supportive and followed my birthing plan. It is very im...
Embarrassing Question
Asked by C.C. from Chicago
on July 23, 2008
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Thank you for responding!!!
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- You may have a slight infection that needs treatment. I would call the obgyn. Also the food you eat does affect the smell of your vagina. They suggest men eat pinea...
- You may have a urinary tract infection or another kind of infection building in your body. If you look up urinary tract infection or kidney infection on of the sympto...
- I don't think the episiotomy has anything to do with it. I would think you either have something going on as far as an infection or your body chemistry changed due to ...
Delivering a Second Child After Having a Fourth Degree Tear with the First One
Asked by D.J. from Amarillo
on June 11, 2008
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When I had my son four years ago, he was a big baby and I had a very difficult birth. The end result was a level four tear, the doctor basically has to reconstruct my...
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- I had the same problem with my first. His head came out, then on the next push BOTH shoulders like a football player. So basically, the doctor re-did my rectum also. I...
- I had stitches with my first two, my second ending with a fourth degree tear. I just had my third (two years later) and I didn't have any stitches although I didn't h...
- I had a level 2 tear with my first (8lbs 7oz) and did not tear at all with my second one (7lbs 15oz). I would talk to your doctor though since yours was more severe. ...
West Valley Hospitals for Delivery
Asked by K.F. from Phoenix
on November 21, 2007
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I live in Surprise, and I'm looking at hospitals for baby delivery. Del Webb is the closest, but getting the best care is the most important thing.
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- Banner Thunderbird Hospital is where I had my son three years ago. They were exceptionally wonderful!!! I have worked in a few hospitals and been in a couple myself, a...
- Hey, K. ~ I also recommend Del Webb. My daughter was delivered there in August of last year and we were both well taken care of. Being my third baby (and having h...
- Hi K.! I can relate to your situation. I had my first daughter in 2003 at Banner Thunderbird and had a great experience. I just recently had my second daughter at Del ...
Question About Cysts Might Be TMI
Asked by K.T. from Binghamton
on October 31, 2007
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Hi all,
I am asking this for my friend stephshe has no kids so didnt think she should ask her self.
ok, 2 weeks ago she had a cyst drained on a gland attached ...
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- The only experience I have with anything like this is in dogs. I used to work in a vet clinic. Dogs can get puss in the skin of their ears and it causes a huge ballon ...
- Does anyone know good daycare center in Clifton,NJ area.
- First....not trying to be offensive....but if you want a person with a good medical background to respond....write in true text and not these silly abreviations. I alm...
I Just Don't Remember, Please Help!
Asked by T.L. from St. Louis
on June 13, 2010
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The birth of my first child went so quickly I don't really remember what happened. I remember saying I won't do that again, but now that the time has come I don't reme...
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- Each one is different and you may never have the same things happen as the first time. My first was 6 weeks early and breech, and I had two others breech but not in o...
- I don't think I would change anything--my deliveries were quick and awesome (hooray for epidurals!). My water broke at home both times and I was induced after a certa...
- When I went into labor, the nurses asked me to lie down because my water HAD broken. They said walking around would cause a risk of infection. I was in labor for nea...
Vaginal Birth and Tightness/figure
Asked by K.K. from Phoenix
on October 8, 2009
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Hi, i hope you ladies will not feel this question awkward but i am very concerned about it. I have a four and half yrs old daughter and another is due in coming Januar...
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- If you are able to nurse believe you me that tightens up the muscles there believe it or not. I felt it, and it was a little painful the first two weeks, but after th...
- I did ask for extra stitches after my 4th delivery. And, it did make a difference for both me and my husband. Although, it does not repair the damage to the muscles....
- Gosh, you sound beautiful as you are, and this internal beauty is what your husband is turned on by, not just a smaller vagina and the perfect breasts. Many mother's ...
