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Starting to Feel a Little Nervous About Labor Pain
Asked by J.B. from Houston
on November 21, 2009
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Hey moms!
Well just to give a little back history: When my first son was born I was induced a few days past my due date and opted to have an epidural. They tried to ...
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- Hi J.- you got so many great answers. I loved reading them as I am 31 weeks pregnant as well start to get nervous myself. I too chose to have a natural, vaginal deliv...
- have you tried any natural childbirth classes? I think of childbirth like a marathon; if you knew you were going to runn a marathon in 9 months you would train for it ...
- Hi J., that epidural is popular but for thousands of years women gave birth without it and went on to have many more children. My first 3 were delivered naturally w/o ...
Delivery Without an Epidural....
Asked by A.K. from Dallas
on March 10, 2010
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so i have decided not to get an epidural when i do go into labor. i have slighty bad scoliosis where my spine is both curved and twisted. so i dont want to risk being ...
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- Keep moving! If you lay down, the contractions will be worse. so keep walking, moving, bring an exercise ball, sit in the chair, even in the bathroom on the toilet to ...
- I've done it twice, you can do it too. The first time I didn't even get an IV inserted, things were just moving too quickly. My advice: when it gets to the point whe...
- I had both my babies with no pain meds at all. I highly recommend it, and would do it again the same way if I were to be pregnant again... given the choice. I do, h...
Did Your Mother Share Her Birth Story with You, Did It Influence Your Birthing?
Asked by M.M. from Miami
on March 18, 2008
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Curious as to what perceptions you had about birthing, childbirth, pregnancy and how you feel it affected your pregnancy, birthing, and postpartum, breasfeeding or no...
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- I have enjoyed reading the responses so far. My mother and I seem to have opposite views on delivery and thereafter. She says that in her day (only 34 years ago), th...
- I never attached my mom's birth experiences to my own. She had 4 natural births w/ really big babies. All of us were between 9 and 11 lbs. She bf for a very short t...
- Hi M., When my mom had me ( I was #2 for her) she waited until the last minute to go to the hospital (she didn't want to sit there at the hospital) and she almost h...
OB/GYN Recommendation Around Schaumburg/Roselle/Elk Grove Village Area
Asked by T.B. from Chicago
on April 13, 2009
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Hi - We are expecting our second child and I'm thinking about changing OB/GYN. Can you recommend someone in the area?
Thanks
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- I know you already had a response about them but I had to respond about them as well. Dr. Mruz and Jill Edwards are FANTASTIC! They are out of Alexian Brothers. The wh...
- I want to recommend Midwest OBGYN. They deliever at Alexian Bros, and the office is just down the road on Biesterfield. They are a group of 3 midwives and an OB. I ...
- I go to Female Healthcare associates and I would not recommend them. They are not very personable and you feel rushed out of there. The Dr comes in checks your measure...
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...
Looking for a Good OB/GYN and Pediatrician
Asked by N.W. from Kansas City
on August 14, 2006
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Does anyone have a good OB for me? I am also looking for a good pediatrician. I am lookig in the Overland Park area. Help!
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- I use Dr. Peter Caruso for my OB/GYN and Dr. Joseph Kanarek for my pediatrician. They are both based out of St. Joseph Health Center (I-435 and State Line). Dr. Ca...
- I go to the Women's clinic of JC. my dr. is Brenda Lofton, but i don't know for sure if she is taking new patients. i have been to several of the dr's there though ...
- Good OB/GYN - Dr. Carrie Grounds w/ Womens Clinic of Johnson County or Dr. Rita Oplatnik (not for sure who she is with). Pediatrician - Dr. Matthew Buss w/ Georgeto...
Allergy to Epidural?
Asked by L.E. from St. Louis
on December 30, 2009
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I have a healthy 10 month old son however, my delivery was diffiuclt. The first epidural I recived didn't seem to take and the second one gave me an allergic reaction...
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- Why not just skip the epidural ? It's not necessary. MANY of us gave birth without them, and we are here to tell about it. ;o)
- I dont know if I had an allergy, but I had an epidural with both babies, and my blood pressure dropped dangerous low with both epidurals and they had to give me ephedr...
- Both my sister & I have had difficulties with epidurals. Our father also had problems with one during back surgery. Extreme pain during the procedure....& for mo...
Will I Regret Having an Epideral?
Asked by H.K. from Gainesville
on March 23, 2010
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I went all natural last time....no medications whatsoever.... Well, it was a fast, but rough birth and so we are thinking of going to the hospital next time. We have t...
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- Natural means no interventions but doesn't refer to where you birth - hospital, birth center, home or the car! Is the hospital the same one you were at previously...
- Dear Hopie, When things got rockin and rollin with my first baby, things happened so fast there was no time to discuss an epidural. My second baby was different an...
- I had an epideral for both of my pregnancy's. I had problems with both. Not major problems, but problems none the less. BUT, even after the problem with the first d...
Epidural or No Epidural?
Asked by R.G. from Dallas
on March 6, 2010
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Hello mamas,
I'm now pregnant with my second daughter and due in less than a week. With my first, I gave birth the old fashion way, with no pain-killers. My labor i...
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- HI R., 3.5 hrs is a long time to push you must have been exhausted and forceps aren't the easiest to get over... but usually the second one is much easier as the firs...
- I had to be induced with my first and I went from no contractions to major contractions and I wasn't quite prepared for the pain. I chose to have an epidural. Shortly ...
- I had an epidural, and yes -- basically I just laid in the bed until I was fully dilated and it was time to push. (I ended up with a C-section because my son wouldn't ...
All Natural Childbirth
Asked by I.*. from Columbus
on February 9, 2011
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I have three kids and one of the way. I had epidurals with all three of my kids. One of the epidurals didn't take and only my right leg was numb so I push my 8.12 lbs ...
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- I loved my bradley method birth class. These are 12 week classes so go ahead and look around if you want to go this route. I had a waterbirth with my son and it was ...
- One of mine was an epidural. One was a natural, land birth. Two of mine were water births (still in the hospital). If I had to choose which one gave me the best exp...
- Check out the "Hypnobabies" Home course. I used it, primarily so I could get to the hospital an hour from home in labor, but it worked so well that I was 8+cm on arri...
