Midwives & Doulas
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Naperville Midwife
Asked by J.S. from Chicago
on September 29, 2009
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My family and I recently moved to Naperville and I'm in search of a new midwife. Is it correct that midwives aren't allowed to deliver at Edward Hospital?
Does anyone...
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- Have you considered delivering at home. I live in Plainfield and I just had my 4th child at home. My midwife is in Winfield/Naperville. Please contact me for her #. S...
- You're right, midwives are not allowed at Edwards (at least not as of 3 yrs ago). There is a fantastic practice that delivers out of Hinsdale. It's really not that f...
- Hi J., I don't know if any midwives deliver at Edward Hospital. I don't think there were any there when I delivered a few years ago. I delivered at Rush Copley in Au...
Finding a Midwife
Asked by R.F. from Minneapolis
on January 10, 2008
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Hi everyone. My husband and I are planning to try to conceive our second child starting in late summer. In the mean time, I would like to find a midwife. I went to a r...
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- I live in Ramsey,mn and have three children. I had a midwife for all three and loved them. I went to the Brooklyn Center Park Nicollet clinic. There are 3 midwifes...
- R., Fairview Riverside Women's Clinic has a wonderful midwife program, one of the largest if not the largest in the state. I am sure if their location wouldn't be ...
- R., Since you live in Roseville, I HIGHLY recommend the Generations Women's Clinic in Shoreview. They are just south of 694 on Lexington (near the Super Target and...
Natural Birth Anyone?
Asked by N.S. from Chicago
on October 24, 2007
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I am currently pregnant for the 3rd time, 2nd child. With my daughter who is now 2, I had a 32 hour labor with the last 15 hours of labor being 2 minute apart contrac...
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- I delivered both of my daughters naturally and my biggest advice is just realize that it's goign to hurt, it's going to be exhausting, and it may be long (my first lab...
- Hi, My biggest advice is to be open for anything. Working for years on a l&d floor anything can happen and it's better if you are prepared for that. I had my first son...
- i felt bad that i wasn't able to go the nature route, until......the DDS i work for said to me......." Would you have a tooth Extracted or root caneled with out any an...
Home Birth Vs. Birth Center
Asked by M.D. from Washington DC
on February 20, 2009
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Hello all,
I am looking for the experiences of women who have had a home birth or one in a birthing center that was NOT part of a hospital. What were your experie...
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- I delivered my second daughter at Bay Area Midwifery and it was WONDERFUL!!! I would recommend them whole-heartedly! I love the midwives (kind and funny and warm and...
- Hi M., Congratulations! I don't have personal experience with non-hospital births but I wanted to make sure you have a very good back-up plan just in case. My mom...
- Dear M., I totally believe that everyone should at least try to have a completely natural childbirth. I delivered both of my boys with no drugs at all. I did feel p...
Seeking a Doula in Raleigh
Asked by K.S. from Raleigh
on June 11, 2009
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I am looking for recommendations to work with my husband and me for our second birth. I'm currently with a practice that only delivers at Wake Med.
Thank you,
K.
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- Hi K., we used a doula for our second child. I highly recommend her! Her name is Caro Foulkrod ... ____@____.com You can tell her that D. Pender referred her to y...
- Congrats on your pregnancy. I would go to www.dona.org. DONA is the largest and most recognized certification body for doulas. On the left side of the home page is a s...
- Hi K., Congrats on baby two, I just had my second 7months ago! It is busy and so great at the same time. I did use the same doula for both my children and both m...
Did You Videotape Your Child's Birth?
Asked by R.D. from Richmond
on September 13, 2011
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Did you videotape or take pictures of your child's birth?
Why or why not?
Did you watch in a mirror as you gave birth?
I have pictures from the first 2, nothi...
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- No way to all your questions. I mean I could FEEL it well enough, I KNOW what's going on down there, why would I need to SEE it as well?! ;) Wait! You're not pre...
- It's hospital policy in our hospital that video cameras are not allowed during delivery. During labor, it's fine, but during delivery it's not allowed. You have to s...
- My first was a waterbirth. My sister recorded it. I do think they had a mirror for me to see. I remember little glimpses of seeing her come out, but when she was FIN...
Seeking a Ob And/or Midwife Who Is Open to Natural Birth in Northern NJ
Asked by Y.C. from New York
on December 19, 2011
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I just found out the good news that I am pregnant last week- a little nervous but excited. I started the process of looking for a OBs who is open to a natural birth ...
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- We had a wonderful birth experience with Hackettstown Midwives group. Midwives must practice under an OB, but I never met the doctor, I was only seen by the midwives. ...
- I used Avalon, too, and was very happy with them. Good luck! B.
- Dr Winsome Parchment in Maplewood (I think) is very natural-birth friendly, I hear. She apparently had natural births herself. I haven't seen her personally, so I ca...
Any Other Home Birth Moms?
Asked by J.R. from Eugene
on March 25, 2008
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Hi! My name is J.. I have a 18mo old and I'm having my second baby (due May 25) in my home with a midwife. I'd like to see if there are any of y'all out there also ...
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- I have a 6 month old and we had a homebirth. I live on the coast, but went through Andaluz in Portland. It is a waterbirth center. We borrowed a tub, and was planni...
- J., I tried to have both of my children at home and ended up having emergency cecereans, though no fault of the midwife just my own physical condition. I highly re...
- I haven't had a home birth yet, but I plan on it with my next one. I am also a home birth advocate, labor doula, and childbirth educator and I sing the praises of home...
Siblings at Home Birth
Asked by N.S. from Chicago
on November 15, 2007
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Hi - I'm due any day and will be delivering at the hospital with our two year old daughter being a part of the experience. We have seen many videos of births and we'v...
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- If that's what you want and the child(ren) are willing to participate, then it should be your decision. If I had another child and my Evee was old enough, I would let ...
- If you're fine with it and she's fine with it, then that's all that matters! Make sure you get lots of attention for yourself to assist with your L&D. Respect her de...
- N., We had my 3 1/2 year old and my 5 year old at the birth of my daughter. We prepared them like you. We also had my Mother with them and she brought them in and...
Having Natural Birth After 2 Csections.
Asked by E.S. from San Francisco
on March 26, 2011
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My main concern is not being able to experience the beauty of delivering a baby natural for the first time. I have been doing some research on this topic and have not ...
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- Hi E., I completely understand and support your desire to try for a vaginal delivery, even though of course we all know that any way our children come to us is just fi...
- E.,This is not your FIRST experience, for this time or for that matter, beauty is not the word that will come to mind when you are pushing and it is not going the way ...
- It is possible to have a VBAC after c-section but the risks of complications are higher. Most doctors and hospitals do not want to incurr the increased insurance costs...
