Visitors During Delivery
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Birth Plan and What to Have Ready to Take to the Hospital for the Delivery
Asked by P.P. from Dallas
on January 27, 2009
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What to take??? I'm seven months along and I have to still get a backpack ready with all the stuff I will need during my stay at the hospital. this is my second baby a...
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- I have not had a c-section, just 3 vag. births, but I'm sure most of this stuff still applies. In addition to the obvious camera, etc. I took the baby book and announ...
- Hi. I ended up having a C-section last minute. Recovery was not really bad. Expect to be in the hospital 2-3 days and just take things that will make you more comfo...
- Everyone else has good ideas for what to bring, I just wanted to chime in on the Pitocin. You either are having a planned C-section or you are having a planned vagina...
C-section Delivery and breastfeeding....**UPDATE**
Asked by M.P. from Dallas
on June 18, 2008
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Thanks to everyone who responded!! We actually had our little guy early, I went into labor on June 20th and he was taken c-section that afternoon. I am so glad I had...
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- don't forget your memory book!
- I had my son by c-section and am still breastfeeding at 12 mths old. (just started weaning now!) I'm pretty sure I breastfed the baby once I was put in a room...seem...
- I had two c-sections - one planned, one unplanned. The unplanned was my first baby. She was a premie, so she went to the NICU while I went to recovery. She was only...
Help with MIL During Delivery and Hospital Stay, Etc
Asked by T.R. from Orlando
on January 4, 2008
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Ok first I am not due until June but am trying to make sure she has plenty of notice time for this ya know. A little background, my MIL has been at both my deliveries...
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- Stand your ground! Its what you have to do, come hell or high water. And you can tell the nurses to have people leave and they will make the unwelcome people go. If it...
- T., Having a child a a very private, intimate and emotional time. Remember, this is your body and it is you that is felling the pain, fears, joys only you will kno...
- Like AJ B stated, let your doctor know your birthing plan and also let the nurse know immediately upon arrival to the hospital what your plans are in writing. Hand yo...
Hospital Reviews Needed (Labor and Delivery)
Asked by A.R. from Chicago
on March 16, 2007
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I just found out yesterday that I am pregnant with our second child and I want to get a headstart on making some wise decisions regarding labor and delivery. I am very...
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- I have heard great things about midwest midwifery also. My recommendation to you is to definitely get a midwife rather than an obstetrician. Also, make sure you inte...
- Hi A., I delivered at Delnor and I think they are wonderful! Although I was the opposite of you, I wanted as much pain killers as possible. But the point is that ...
- A., I cannot comment on any of these hospitals. I had my first daughter and my twin girls at CDH. I had my older daughter natural ( no epidural). It was my plan t...
Pregnancy & Delivery Discussions with 4 Yr Old
Asked by T.C. from Des Moines
on September 18, 2010
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Several family members & friends around us are having babies. My 4-yr-old daughter is very intelligent. She loves to ask questions & picks up tons of info on her own...
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- As a childbirth teacher, I am very comfortable with birth & my kids are going to be quite familiar with it. I agree with someone else who said that it's not going to s...
- Tell her what you think she can handle in a way that isn't too graphic.......And yes, you need to make sure she understands that this is "personal" and not things that...
- I'm probably in the minority, but I personally was raised with full knowledge of how babies are made (I grew up on a hobby farm, so I saw lots of baby animals, etc). ...
C/S Delivery Experience at Riverside or St. Ann's?
Asked by L.G. from Columbus
on February 28, 2009
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I'll be a scheduled c/s at 38 weeks due to previous uterine surgery. I noticed on Riverside's web site that it's "standard" for baby to be taken to the nursery 1 hour...
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- Make sure that you tell them that you are breastfeeding and they should let you have the baby with you in the recovery room so that you can nurse the baby for the firs...
- Hi, L.. You said you read this on their website? Honestly, taking the baby to the nursery after a section used to be standard protocol, but, I'm 99% certain that isn...
- I delivered at St. Ann's via scheduled c-section about a year and a half ago. My daughter stayed with us a little while after birth (can't remember how long as it all...
MIL Visit + Twin Delivery = Nightmare
Asked by S.S. from Phoenix
on March 23, 2010
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I'm delivering twins via scheduled c-section - I need to be at the hospital at 10am and deliver around noon. MIL has booked a flight to arrive at 11:15 am the day of ...
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- I have a crazy mil too~!! You do what is right for YOU!!!! He will get over it and she will just have to deal with it.
- It will all work out. But, your hubby does need to be with you at the hospital and not picking people up at the airport. If the flight comes in around 11:15, luggage...
- 1. hire a driver to $25 to pick you MIL up from th airport at whatever time she wante (give her the phonew # and tell her it is prepaid) Money is spent- she can't argu...
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...
Controversy over Regular Delivery VS. C-sections
Asked by K.E. from Dallas
on March 28, 2007
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I'm 33 weeks pregnant and people I know, friends, and some family have been telling me that having a c-section is "the way to go". Why is this? It just seems like havi...
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- You have obviously gotten a lot of different responses about this and I assume you will continue to. In our world of conveniences this is always going to be a debate....
- I had my twin boys via emergency c section. If I had had a choice I would go back and have a natural birth. I was in labor, then i was in recovery and my pregnant tumm...
- Hi K. I know you've had so much advice already, but i had to throw mine in as well :) C Section ALL the way. I've done both and the C Section for me was a much much...
Seeking Referrals to a Female Doctor for Pregnancy Check Ups and Delivery
Asked by T.L. from Minneapolis
on August 2, 2006
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I am not to comfortable with male doctors when it comes to labor and delivery and pregnancy check ups. I am looking for a female doctor that is available for evening a...
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- Dr. Guselle at Bloomington-Lake Clinic (there's three locations in the twin cities). Shes a family doctor, but has four kids and is so sweet. She's cool, too, and we...
- If that is the Mary the Woodbury clinic I've heard good things about her and she is the head midwife. She seemed very obtimistic about me being able to deliver vbac. ...
- Not sure if you'd be open to seeing a nurse midwife, instead of an MD, but I really liked mine. Her name is Mary Skorzceski and I go to Health Partners Region's Healt...
