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Delivery Experiences at B&W or Mass General
My pregnancy was fine but my labor/delivery was very complicated with fetal heart decels. The nurses, doctors were exceptional with their treatment and the ...
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- Hi C., I've had two babies at the Brigham and both times I had wonderful experiences. The nurses were great as well as the doctors (OBs and Pediatricians). I went t...
- hi, C., i have a 15 month old. i used a midwife and brigham for my delivery. i can't say enough good about the hospital and the midwives, doctors, and nurses. i was...
- I had a maternity clinical rotation at the Brigham, it was nice. Everything was clean, the rooms were nice and the nursing staff seemed nice but I chose to delivered...
Has Anyone Taken Macrobid for UTI During Pregnancy?
i am a labor and delivery nurse and patients take this all the time. it is prescribed VERY often and i have never seen any problems associated with it. ...
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- i am a labor and delivery nurse and patients take this all the time. it is prescribed VERY often and i have never seen any problems associated with it. better to clea...
- I am prone to UTI's. My doctor said it was safe although, there is an over the counter medicine called AZO that works just as well. You may want to ask the pharmacist...
- It's been a while but I'm pretty sure it was macrobid I was taking for my UTI issues while pregnant. It was bad enough that I actually took some each time as a preven...
Labor
Anyway every labor and delivery is different, but if you handled it once, you can do it again. You know how wonderful the reward of you hard work will be. ...
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- Your second child will be easier (usually)than the first one. You should get a Doula to help you with all the comfort measures we do:) You should also start preparing ...
- I'm with you sister, you'll do fine trust me. My daughter was nine when my son was born, he's now two. I went throught 40 hours of back labor with my daughter. My son ...
- Hi G.! There's no way to know exactly what your second birth will be like, so one of the best gifts you can give yourself right now is to allow yourself to accept you...
How to Tell Chatty MIL That During Labor She Needs to Be Quite
Tell you nurses that she is a chatter box and that during delivery and stuff that you want it quiet .... best labor and delivery · second labor and delivery ...
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- If you have a great relationship with your MIL, then you should be able to be honest with her. Tell her its hard to concentrate with her there. And if you do go off ...
- If this was me, I wouldn't even let her in there this time. She's been to 2 of your children's births--that's plenty. Maybe she can watch your 2 kids while you are ...
- I'd simply tell her that she experienced the birth of #1 and #2 and that you'd like #3 to be with just you and your husband. Don't even give her the option of being t...
My 4 Year Old in the Delivery Room?
The thing about labor & delivery is that there is always a chance that something could go wrong. What would happen if for some reason you needed an ...
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- Hire a Doula, maybe two--one for you and one for your daughter
- I have 3 children, and had my two oldest in the labor room with me when I delivered. At the time my son was 5 years old and my daughter was almost 3 years old. They di...
- i think, if she wants to be there and you are confident that she can handle it, let her in. obviously, it would be great if there could be some family member there ...
Does Swaddling Cause SIDS?
Apr 19, 2009 ... My mother has been a Labor and Delivery for as long as I can remember and I had my daughter 2 and a half years ago. ...
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- My mother has been a Labor and Delivery for as long as I can remember and I had my daughter 2 and a half years ago. Both my mother and I swaddled my daughter when she ...
- I had my baby boy four months ago. And the hospital showed me how to swaddle correctly too. I never heard anything about swaddling relating to SIDS. I have stopped swa...
- The quick answer is your friend was told correctly. YOu should not swaddle. The complete answer is you don't swaddle to decrease SIDS risk. Any clothing that gets o...
How to Deal with Labor and Delivery
Read all 25 responses: "I am do very soon and i was hoping to get some advice on what to expect and or ways to deal with labor and delivery.
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- I just had a baby boy in Auguest. He was my first also. I had been told by everyone how great an epidural was so after being in pain for a while i did get the epidural...
- I agree with the response listen to your body and be open to anything. Let the nurses know up front how you feel even if you aren't sure how that is. Both my boys ...
- I have had 2 babies and cannot even BEGIN to imagine doing it drug-free! I even got an epidural headache after the 1st one and still don't regret it. In my opinion, ...
St. Lukes South Vs. OPRMC
Oct 21, 2009 ... But that was in the ER not in labor and delivery. i did do a tour of ... I haven 't heard anything negative about OPR labor and delivery but ...
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- Hi B. - I've heard good things about both, but only delivered at OPR (3 times, gearing for a 4th). My doctor always recommends OPR on the very slim chance the bab...
- I would go with St. Lukes all the way! It was awesome! The rooms are great (and huge) and the staff is super. The food was pretty good and they give you so much tha...
- Delivered my first at OPRMC on a Thurs and the nursing care went downhill (steeply!) over the weekend, had a phlebotomist come in at 5:00am(!) to draw my blood (really...
Question About Labor, Delivery to Other Mommies with SupraventricularTachycardia
Read all 11 responses: "Hi there! I am 19 weeks pregnant and have Supraventricular Tachycardia. It only flairs up when I am doing strenuous ...
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- Hello C.! Congrats on your upcoming birth! Labor can be strenouos, especially when you are not prepared. You may want to look into hypnobirthing. It allows you to ...
- I'm not SVT but during induction i was tachycardic and they doctors all monitored me extra close i was over 120 and remained so even after i delivered for about a day...
- I developed SVT during pregnancy after cardiac surgery that was performed in my 32nd week of pregnancy. I did have to go on meds, metoprolol, to control it and was abl...
Herbal Treatments for Labor and Delivery
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. ...
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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...
