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Seeking Positive Natural Birth Stories from 2Nd+ Pregnancies
Asked by J.D. from Denver
on July 20, 2009
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Hi ladies! I am about 6 weeks away from the birth of my second daughter. With my first, I gave birth without taking pain meds, despite a fierce pitocin induction. It w...
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- Ohh... Ahh! What a beautiful request! For inspiring birth advice from leading experts and positive birth stories, I hope you'll check-out Rites of Passage http://www....
- My second labor was really not bad in retrospect. I had on and off labor for 24 hours. I called the hospital and they said to come in if I couldn't take the pain, bu...
- I had my 1st two with epidurals and my 3rd drug-free. My labor and delivery were pretty intense with the 3rd, but this was the big thing for me that made it worth it. ...
Midwife vs C Section
Asked by M.L. from Portland
on June 11, 2011
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hi mamas..a little background, i had a vaginal delivery and had a big baby, and an episiotomy..the episiotmy was pretty bad and two years later is causing me trouble (...
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- If I was already 'messed up" down there the LAST thing I would want would be another baby to come out of "there". Don't you think you really do stand a much better ch...
- My first (normal 7lb 11oz) was born with a midwife in a hospital, I had a small/medium tear. Got sewed up and was pretty sore for a little over a week. Four months l...
- Part of me agrees with Laeh, and part of me agrees with Marla. I had been well educated prior to my births about natural birth. My sister was a homebirther, and ...
Birthing Center
Asked by R.W. from Boston
on May 17, 2007
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I have a 15 month old son and didn't have the best experience giving birth to him in a hospital. I was wondering if anyone knows a birthing center around central Mass...
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- Women and Infants in Providence has a birthing center - it's an amazing hospital and will give you the birthing center experience while still having the hospital to ba...
- Hi R., There is a birth center .... here is the link. ww.birthcottage.com Wonderful place. Check it out! M. ____@____.com
- R., I had both of my children at Worcester Medical Center (St. Vincent's Hospital) with the midwives from the Fallon ob/gyn practice there (you don't have to have F...
Doula/Midwife Recommendations in Oak/Berk Area?
Asked by C.S. from San Francisco
on February 20, 2008
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Hello moms -
I'm getting less happy with Kaiser as the weeks go by. Love my OB, don't like the system (my OB won't delivery my baby, another on-call team will). So ...
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- Hi, I don't have any recommendations, and I am hoping that I can get pregnant sometime this year-I am 38 and have never been pregnant. Love to hear your story about h...
- The Nurture Center in Lafayette is a wonderful resource, along with having all you'll ever need for baby they can refer a Doula/Midwife. http://www.nurturecenter.com/h...
- Hi C., Congratulations! I gave birth in January at Alta Bates in Berkeley with a midwife and a doula. I can't say enough about having someone that you trust there w...
Give It to Me Straight Ladies.
Asked by A.G. from Pocatello
on December 9, 2010
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So My hubby is in Iraq and I just found out today he will NOT be able to come home when I have my scheduled c-section on the 16th of April. Which is exactly a week fro...
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- Yup. You win. Husband off defending our country+surgery+newborn WAY trumps a marathon. Your sister lacks basic civility and sympathy for even asking and your mother...
- Your sister is a lunatic, and selfish, and if my sister were having a baby I would cancel my little run--even just for the fact that I myself would want to be there fo...
- The bottom line here is this. Even though you have a "date" for the birth, babies don't always go along with what those of us on the outside of the womb want. You c...
Seeking OBGYN near St. Vincent Hospita near 79Th St. That Is Good and Does Vbacs
Asked by J.M. from Indianapolis
on July 27, 2009
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I am lookin for a good dr. near St. vincent hospital off of 79th that does Vbacs? i recently just moved here from ohio and dont kno alot of whats around. any recommend...
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- J., I see a few people have recommended Beacon OB/GYN and that's also where I go. I see Dr. Jarrett and he is awesome! I had a natural birth the first time and was...
- I go to Womens Health Partnership. Dr. Pauloski. ###-###-####. I had my 4th daughter with him and it was a Vbac. He is awesome and so are all the other Drs in that off...
- Dr. Payne who is with Indianapolis Physcian's for Women. I had a successful VBAC with him.
Scheduled Vs. Emergency C-section
Asked by C.H. from Kansas City
on April 5, 2010
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With my daughter roughly 4 years ago, I had an emergency c-section. We're having a boy here in about 7 weeks and I'm going to have a c-section with him. I'm just won...
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- I had an "emergency" one the first time (our DD's heartrate kept dropping during my contractions so they decided a C-section would be safest). Though I was in labor, I...
- You definitely won't be so tired without the preceding labor. I had an emergency c-section with my son and actually thought it was easier than the 2 forceps delivery I...
- I had the same situation with my kids. The great thing about a planned c is that you can arrange child care for your older child. The only thing different for me was...
C-section or VBAC. Oh Wait, I'm Screwed Either Way. ;)
Asked by B.P. from Cleveland
on November 18, 2010
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Grrrr. I went to the meeting of my local ICAN chapter (a "c-section support group") last night with the hopes of finding a listening ear and left feeling awful abou...
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- I am really sorry you came away from that meeting feeling that kind of guilt/judgment piles on you. I have a couple of thoughts--One is: Can you take the time to s...
- i am so sorry you had such a rotten experience. it makes me nuts that VBACs are so demonized in the medical community, but i suppose it's a dreary effect of our societ...
- Ok a midwife at least where i live always labors with a v-bac in a hospital under the supervision of a doc. Check with a midwife group and see how they work near you....
Having an Only Child
Asked by R.B. from Clarksville
on November 29, 2008
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I am the mother of a three year old boy. I am currently struggling with the decision on whether or not to have another child. My husband and I are both seriously thi...
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- WOW!! Sounds like me and my husband! We have a 4yr old and we have been married for 13 years this month!! At this point we can't really decide either..we just tell eve...
- Someone taught us this response when we had one child: "We don't see a need for another because we got it right the first time." Shuts people up. We thought we were...
- I have 2 children financially it is hard there is nothing wrong with being selfish. You already have a boy to pass on the family name. My sister has an only child her ...
Vbac
Asked by J.K. from Phoenix
on January 5, 2010
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Just wondered your opinion. I had my first child vaginally with no problems. 2 hours of labor and full term. Anyway, I have antibodies against the baby's platelets ...
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- I would really recommend joining the ICAN (International Cesarean Awareness Network) Yahoo group and posting your question there, also possibly the Phoenix Birth Circl...
- Sounds like you are receiving wise counsel from your doctors. Your history makes you an especially risky candidate for VBAC because of the threat of uterine rupture a...
- Hello! I would also be very concerned about the risk of a rupture of the uterus after all the previous procedures. Depending on where a rupture occurs, it could affe...
