Labor & Delivery
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Herbal Treatments for Labor and Delivery
Asked by B.M. from Wichita
on November 14, 2008
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Hello Ladies! I was just wondering have any of you tried these herbal formulas to help your labor and deliveries? They are called 5W, and Gentle Birth. What I have ...
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- My advice is to not take it. None of that stuff is proven and your body will do what it's going to do whether you take it or not. My first labor was 32 hours, my sec...
- I drank red rasberry tea 4 times a day & took Evening Primrose Oil 1300mgs. My labor lasted 4hrs & 2 pushes. I was actually using these things to get my labor started ...
- My first labor was super long too, it went on from Thurs 11a.m. to Sat 5 a.m. delivery, because I wanted to avoid c- secttion as best I could. My second was about 5 h...
Future Mom Terrified of Labor and Delivery
Asked by D.V. from Appleton
on May 19, 2009
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I am wondering if anyone out there can calm my strong fear of going through childbirth.
I am 36 weeks this week with my first (and probably only child... read on... ...
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- I had my son when I was 19 and only used a little pain meds towards the end with the bad contractions. I had first daughter and did the same. With my last daughter I h...
- I learned two very good things from my childbirth class that got me through labor: 1. Focus on your goal: healthy baby, healthy Mom. Our teacher, who is also a doul...
- Dear D., You are not alone!!!! I felt some of the fear you are experiencing too and I don't think I am that good at taking pain either. When I finally started hav...
Nervous About Delivery
Asked by H.T. from Peoria
on October 29, 2006
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I am due to have my first baby, a boy, around december 15th. I am VERY nervous about Labor & Delivery. Is there any advice you can give me that will help me out. I pla...
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- Hi! I am due in January with my fourth...My best advice would be to try and relax as much as possible and enjoy it. It is such a neat experience. I have gotten the epi...
- I had an epidural with both of my kids, and if anything, I was able to enjoy the experience more because I wasn't focusing on pain. My first child was a preemie, so t...
- Heather, I have some advice for you both as a mother and as a labor and delivery nurse. If you have a good nurse she will be able to help you with pain control wit...
Who Should Be in the Delivery Room?
Asked by A.J. from Dallas
on September 18, 2008
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I am expecting my first baby girl in November. My Mother is coming in from California to be there to see her first grandchild being born. My fiancee wants it to just b...
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- The only thing you need to know is what you want. Anyone else who gets upset with what YOU want is not thinking of you. What ever will make you comfortable and help ...
- There's one thing many of the responders missed or don't want to touch. How stable is this relationship? You mention he's your fiance....not your husband. Will you a...
- My husband was the same way. Kinda the way he thought about it was "he was there when the child was created not your mom." It is nice to have a mom around but it is oh...
Who Should Be in the Delivery Room??
Asked by M.M. from Dallas
on January 12, 2008
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I am expecting my 2nd child this summer, and we have a delima! The delivery room. When we had our first...it was just the 2 of us, me and hubby. But I want something d...
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- I think that who you have in the delivery room is completely your choice. Plus, labor is hard as it is. Why make it even harder by having someone in the room that you'...
- Do what makes you comfortable. For the birth of my son, it was just me and my husband. If one of my sisters had been in town at the town she would have come as well (s...
- You need to find out how many hospital policy is first. I had my Mother and MIL in there for the last 3 babies and also my 2 SILs, both of who will never have chil...
VBAC Delivery
Asked by L.S. from Omaha
on August 30, 2011
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Hello Moms. I had a c-section with my first child because she was breech. I found out she was breech at 9cm, so my body progressed well during labor. Because there wer...
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- You want a serious chance at a VBAC? Leave your OB and go to a stand alone CNM or experienced in VBAC CPM. Most OBs will not give you a true trial of labor and will ...
- My first was breech and I had preeclampsia si it was a "go to the hospital now, do not pass go, do not collect $200". LOL. Not really an emergency c-section but close....
- I was the opposite. I had a vaginal birth and then a c section. I actually was happy my second child was breech. I had such a hard delivery with my first child. I was ...
My First Delivery
Asked by K.F. from Richmond
on October 6, 2007
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Would you rather have an epidural during delivery? I have heard so many contradicting things, I can't decide if I would just rather grin and bare it.
Also, my doctor ...
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- I suggest that you just see how things go in the delivery room. I tried to go all natural with my first son. Little did I know he was 9 pounds and 21 inches long. (...
- Me personally i wouldn't get an epidural i didn't with my daughter and it's not that bad. It seems hard but when you think this WILL be over it's not that bad. I also ...
- Hi K.. I am a mother of 2. I can tell you it is completely up to you on what you want to do. Here are my experiences. I didn't have an epideral with my first and w...
Labor Process
Asked by M.K. from Wausau
on July 31, 2007
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I am a little anxious about the labor process and pain involved. Any advice would be helpful. Should I use an epidual? What was your labor like? How many hours shou...
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- I feel the need to begin with "everyone's labor is unique"....what worked for me was not getting in the hospital bed until it was time to push. I walked the floors wi...
- You have tons of responses... and all say the samething... everyone is different as well as each labor is different. All 3 of my labors were very unique! Relax, yo...
- Hi M. - If you have any anxiety about getting an epidural or would prefer to stay away from drugs for pain relief, I would highly recommend hiring a doula to assist y...
Pggy Back Question About Having Moms and Mils in the Labor and Delivery Room...
Asked by T.M. from Redding
on May 5, 2012
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My mom has 4 sisters.
When my female cousins delivered they invited (their moms also insisted) to be in the room with the baby's dad while they delivered some of thei...
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- I only wanted my husband there.My family knew that if I wanted them there I would invite them, so they did not ask. It was really a non issue for me. If my husband wer...
- For me it wasn't so much a "grandparent" in the room issue - I was going through the most painful experience I'd EVER gone through in my life and I, quite simply, want...
- Definetly agree that this is a personal choice. I am one that felt this was an incredibly personal time to be shared ONLY by my husband and myself. I had very diffic...
How Did Your Labor Start?
Asked by E.D. from Seattle
on February 11, 2011
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TOTALLY out of curiosity:
How did your labor start? For example, did you begin to dilate and then X amount of time later go into labor? Did your water break befor...
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- With my first, I dilated to 3cm about 4 weeks before my due date. I had constant Braxton Hicks contractions from 30 weeks on and lost my mucus plug every few days afte...
- My first was a very long, hard, drug free (not by choice but medically wasn't able to have epi due to blood thinners I have to take) 56 hour labor with slow dilation. ...
- I was 3 cm dilated and 100% effaced for A MONTH before my water finally broke and I got to deliver my son (I am very impatient... Mother nature was playing evil tricks...
