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Seeking Positive Natural Birth Stories from 2Nd+ Pregnancies
Rebecca McInnis, didn't even need to read my birthplan, because they way they do everything routinely there is exactly the was we wanted it. ...
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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. ...
Allen Birthing Center
I prepared a birth plan with the information and assistance my doula provided to make sure I knew my options and would know what I wanted. ...
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- I have heard nothing but good things about the people there, altho I have never used them for a birth. C.
- I used the midwives there for my home birth in 2006 and I can't say enough great things about them. They made me feel so loved and well-cared for and my birth was ama...
- I had my first child at the Allen Birthing Center in November. If I have another child, I would be excited about the opportunity to have another baby there. And exci...
Birth Control
Read all 33 responses: "I dont have health insurance but need birth control, ... Walmart has some bcps for 10 a month on their 4 dollar rx plan - call and ...
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- My advise is go to planned parenthood. I was without insurance for 3 and a half years and they were very helpful with not only my birth control but also my yearly exam...
- Second PP.....also you can get a bag of free condoms too.
- Hi B. - I would suggest contacting your nearest Planned Parenthood facility. You cam look them up online http://www.plannedparenthood.org. They have every type of c...
Natural Birth Anyone?
My plan was NOT to use medication and have a natural birth but fate had it not to ... Also, we plan on having my 2 yr old at the birth so I need it to be ...
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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...
Natural Birthing Experience at Baylor Hospital-Dallas
Apr 22, 2009 ... AND you are in charge of your body---have a birth plan and the birth experience you want. Baylor Dallas is the most natural birth friendly ...
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- V., I'm sure you will be getting a lot of responses about the hospital vs birthing center. I have not been to either. But what I wanted to say is talk with your doc...
- My friend works in L&D. Baylor is suppose to be good with natural labors but I believe they require you to be on a monitor for something like 20 min every hour so the...
- I delivered two children via natural childbirth at Baylor. If you decide to go to Baylor versus BWC, I would highly recommend you use a doula. Dr. Audrey Graham deli...
Water Births
I have a midwife that will assist with my birth at the local hospital where .... it gave you all the options and even helped me to craft my own birth plan. ...
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- Hi, Most home birth midwives will be very familiar with waterbirth. It rarely happens in the hospital. There is a midwife in your city...
- I birthed both my children at home, and my second child was a water birth. It was so gentle and beautiful. The water feels amazing in labor, easing the pain, and when ...
- I labored in water with my first daughter, and thought it was a wonderful comfort measure. I'm now a birth doula, and a lot of the women I work with also choose to la...
Info on Water Birth
However you do it, women must take responsibility for their own birth plan. After all, you pay your care provider to serve you, if they don't give ...
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- Hi K., I had a water birth with my second child and was very pleased with the experience. I made the decision for two reasons, 1 - I wanted to ease the pain of labor...
- I just delivered 4 weeks ago with a waterbirth. I loved it the pain was a 9 out of 10 before I got into the water. After it was a 4-5 out of 10. I also labored in t...
- Water birth was an option for me during my first birth in NH. However, once they told me that I couldn't have an epidural, I had to rule it out!!! It severely limits...
Women and Infants Birthing Experience?
The nurses respected my space and were extremly kind and supportive of my birthing plan. Although the environment itself was certainly not personal or ...
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- I had both my children at W&I (my son in 2005 and my daughter in 2007); the ABC was open during that time. I opted for the 'regular' hospital because I wanted the opti...
- My first child was born at Women and Infants and my second at Kent Hospital. I know a couple who used the abc, but had to go to a regular labor delivery room because t...
- I had a HBAC (homebirth VBAC) with Deborah Eastman and highly recommend her and the home birth route - no worries about when doctors & nurses would get worried about l...
TriHealth Midwives at Good Sam?
It is a group of women and they are very supportive of natural childbirth and work with you to follow the birth plan you want. Dr. Clark ###-###-####. ...
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- My daughter just delivered her first baby (9 lb 3 oz boy) with them at Good Sam and was happy with the experience. They are willing to work with you if you want to use...
- Hi D., I had a natural birth at Good Sam under the care of the midwives who were formerly Midwives Care. They had a freestanding birth center on the west side of C...
- Hi D., I have 2 children and my 2nd was a natrual birth at Good Sam. I don't know anything about trihealth midwives, but I could refer you to the OB/Gyn I had. It i...
Seeking Advice on Doulas
I asked her a million questions, a million 'what if' questions and had her read my birthing plan. It wasn't about absolute control for me, i knew things ...
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- I know where you are coming from! I had an epidural when I was dilated at 10 with my first birth, which resulted in 3.5 hours of pushing and just narrowly escaped a C...
- Hi J.. For my last child who's 7 now, I chose to have her at home. We were living in another state and had no insurance, so we decided that since my sons birth, and ...
- Depending on where you live there aren't many choices for Doula's. I recomend a hospital with a bath tub so you can get in it while in labor. I progressed from 5-9cm i...
