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Is Delivering at a Birthing Center Reckless?
Asked by K.R. from Dallas
on August 26, 2010
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Hi ladies. I am delivering my 3rd and had settled on a wonderful local birthing center. It has gotten great reviews, and when I toured I felt very much at home.
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- If you're my age, then your mom and MIL are probably like mine and had their babies in a hospital where a doctor told them everything they had to do and they had litt...
- I think if you and the birthing center are flexible and very close to hospital, then it is safe. I have a friend who started to give birth at a birthing center and ne...
- I would take into consideration how far the center is from the hospital. I, personally, would go to the hospital but that is because with my first I had 3rd degree te...
Where to Deliver? Downtown Harris Methodist or New Baylor Saints Downtown?
Asked by C.F. from Dallas
on October 3, 2008
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I just figured out today my OB has priveledges at both hospitals. I checked my insurance and I can go to either hospital so now I am wondering if one would be better t...
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- 2 of my 3 deliveries were at Harris Downtown, the other was at Medical City. I LOVE Harris and will never go anywhere else again. With both pregnancies we had preterm ...
- I have friends that work at All Saints some times (they normally work with me at Baylor Grapevine - but float over there sometimes) - they report it is a beautiful sta...
- Funny you should be asking this....I had the same conversation with my OB & nurse last Friday. I have the opportunity to have my baby at Harris downtown, or All Saint...
Opinions on VBAC- Vaginal Birth After Caesarean
Asked by C.N. from Boston
on December 3, 2009
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Two years ago I ended up having a last minute c-section with my daughter due to multiple factors- they said she was going to be 10 pounds and they'd have to break her ...
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- I'm sorry you had such a tough time with the first delivery. Going forward, if I were you, I'd check with both the hospital you plan to deliver at and your health insu...
- Hi C., I can only speak to you being nervous about going through another major procedure. I had to have a 2nd c-section b/c he was breach. The recovery time was q...
- My good friend just had a successful VBAC and says it was a wonderful decision. She felt better going into it planning for a natural birth and letting her body decide ...
Need Advice from Other Home Birthing Moms
Asked by L.B. from Springfield
on March 29, 2008
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I'm 38 weeks pregnant and planning a home birth. I've been feeling ready and confident, until something started to happen last night. I had a few intense contraction...
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- L., You will be okay! I gave birth at home just over two years ago and it was one of the best experiences of my life. My Dad was here to see it, and this was one ...
- I have 3 children and we were planning on a homebirth for my first born but when I started pushing the babys heart beat went way down. Long story short I had to get to...
- Joanna really did say it best! I am planning a home vbac this August as well. My suggestion is to remember how much you love and trust your midwife! She knows what to ...
Wondering If a Mohel Will Perform a Circumcision on a Christian
Asked by E.P. from Jacksonville
on August 17, 2006
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My husband and I are debating if we want to circumsize our son... I've heard horror stories about hospital circumcisions, sometime the baby having to be 'recircumsized...
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- The norm where I am is for the OB to perform the circumcision. I had my son done while he was still in the hospital and did not have any problems. I chose to have it d...
- Yes there is a rabbi in St. Augustine.....I can give you his number...email ____@____.com :) Have you been working at NAS?
- E., It is spoken of in the bible to have it done. It is written as a law in the book. Exodus, then mentioned all through the new test. John, Acts. Romans..... It is ...
How Do You Do It?
Asked by S.F. from Utica
on July 16, 2011
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I want to start by saying that I am asking this question because my heart honestly goes out to those that have to deal with this situation. I live in Canada where hea...
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- Hi, You stay well!! I'm 65, treating myself to a colonoscopy for my birthday this year when Medicare kicks in, but I've NEVER had health insurance. I'm into wholi...
- You're right, BabyDoos. Some people are lucky enough to have health insurance through their employer or an employee who pays part of the insurance premium. The insuran...
- I think it is fair to say that healthcare in the West is a mess. That goes for the US, Canada, and European countries. I lived in the UK for a few years. I had a horse...
Any Recommendations on Good Ob's, Midwives or Doulas? and What Do They Cost?
Asked by A.R. from Portland
on June 17, 2010
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My husband and I are starting to try for a baby so I am doing lots of reading. At this point, I am thinking that a water birth in a hospital type setting sounds best t...
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- Hi A., I, too, went to Natural Childbirth Clinic, though we didn't use Dr. Jen Gibbons, we used Dr. Liz Collins. She, like Jen, is a naturopath midwife. Shortly ...
- Hi there, I have had two water births which were wonderful, so I highly endorse your water birth leanings. Choosing where to give birth usually comes down too a) mon...
- OHSU has midwives, but really tI think of them as nurses doing the OB's job. Myexperience at OHSU was okay, but not the ideal birth that I would have liked. Lots of dr...
Need to Find a New Ob/Gyn
Asked by E.L. from Colorado Springs
on May 18, 2008
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My health insurance is changing, and my current Ob/Gyn (Pam Richards), who is great, is not an option anymore. She delivered our first child, and I trust her immensel...
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- Please research further. I PREVIOUSLY used one that you have listed and this person was...well...unavailable.....didn't show for the delivery and just goofy in genera...
- Dr. Judith Brinkman (CSHP on Barnes). She's great! Very straight forward. Also, I saw her for all of my prenatal visits except for one throughout my pregnancy. Lot...
- Hi - I've heard great things about Dr. Hammond. I saw Dr Bianco for my high-risk pg, w/ twins. He is no-fuss, straight shooter - I needed that after big faul-up with...
Pumping Breastmilk
Asked by A.S. from Odessa
on July 28, 2008
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Hello All! I have been pumping since the beginning. i was pumping every 2 hours when i was in the hospital which i was there for a week after my lil guy was born. when...
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- Hi there and congrats to you and your little one! If you are able to nurse him, then you probably won't need to pump unless you are engorged and need to release some...
- A., your milk should be a supply and demand thing. I brestfed my first 2 kids until they were a year and my 4 year old until he was 2 and a half. I only pumped with th...
- Hi A., When I went back to work and had to pump, I would only pump at lunch and then nurse when I got home from work. There was no problem at all but I guess everyon...
Pumping Breast Milk
Asked by H.P. from Chicago
on November 5, 2008
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Hello ladies,
I am trying to find out if anyone has exclusively pumped breast milk. My daughter is 5 weeks old , and due to severe back pain I pumped from day on...
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- I felt my supply was low for awhile too, so I tried the fenugreek. After three or four days (two-three tablets twice a day) I not only smelled like maple syrup, but I...
- I did Breast Milk exclusively for six months, then after adding food continued with breast milk until my son turned 1. I worked full-time so pumped much of the time. ...
- Hi H., I my son had terrible latching problems. I spent a lot of money on lactation consultants...and ended up exclusively pumping for 5 months. In addition to so...
