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How to Plan for Homebirth, but Also Cover a Hospital Birth If Necessary
Read all 11 responses: "I appreciate any advice moms out there might have regarding 'emergency' health insurance for the pregnant and uninsured.
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- Like many of the responses already, I agree that you should get health insurance for the remainder of your pregnancy. What you are thinking of doing is unethical. If...
- Hi! Congratulations on your pregnancy! I think you should go ahead and buy yourself some health insurance. You can always drop it after the birth if you wish. Ev...
- N., I just had a successful (and amazing) homebirth. I don't know what options to offer you regarding 'emergency' hospital backup; however, I want to give you cont...
Water Birth? Birthing Chair? Kneeling Birth? Successful or No?
Read all 7 responses: "Hi Everyone, I was hoping that some ladies out there with experience trying alternative birthing positions could share their ...
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- Two homebirths with a midwife for me, after a hospital controlled birth. By intuition, I birthed the 2 babies at home on my hands and knees with no instrution for anyo...
- I also use West Suburban midwives and delivered in west suburban's alternative birthing center. It was a fantastic experience. my first baby was in a typical hospit...
- I also had a water birth with West Suburban Midwife Associates, at West Sub (but a few years ago). So I'll save space and say, "what the other posters said." It was a ...
To Kaiser or Not to Kaiser
if you are not ready for a homebirth, there is a birthing center in Oakland. ... Before giving up on a possible homebirth, you could consider renting Ricki ...
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- I have a friend who goes to the same hospital as you and she plans to deliver there in June. She as opted to have a midwife see her and seems so happy with her decisi...
- I gave birth at Redwood City 5 months ago. My husband had the same feeling about home birth (and I had GBS) so we went with our birth there. My OB was Dr Balahla (sp...
- Before giving up on a possible homebirth, you could consider renting Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein's recent documentary, The Business of Being Born, for your husband to ...
Does Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Offer Water Birth?
Read all 10 responses: "I am curious to know if Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital offers water birth and if any of you have had the experience there, ...
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- No they do not. Sutter will allow birthing tubs IF you have one of the larger labor & delivery rooms AND a designated person to setup/fill/empty/breakdown the tub. ...
- Hi C., I had my baby at SRMH last May. While there was not a facility to have a water birth, there are showers in each room and I was able to use that during labor....
- I had my son at the Women's Health and Birth Center in '06 and can't recommend them highly enough! Their midwives are awesome. It was a water birth. The room is so hom...
Wanting to Stay Home After Birth of 2Nd Child.. Am I Selfish?
Read all 5 responses: "I work full time right now, and I am 6 months pregnant with my second child. I dont make a lot of money, and I've always wanted to be ...
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- I don't think it's wrong for you to want to stay home. I stayed home after my husband and my second child was born. Here is some information for you that might help yo...
- Staying home with my babies was the best choice I have ever made! Granted, I do understand there are families where just one income is not an option. Like mentioned in...
- I personally dont think youre selfish at all. I am a stay at home mom raising my children. My husband and I believe it would be best for us to have me stay at home a...
Water Birth And/or Hypno-birthing
Read all 13 responses: "Hi all. I am looking into both options. Anyone have experience with either. Baby #1 was a natural birth, but the most painful part ...
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- I didn't have either kind of birth but I wanted to do a water birth with my daughter (I ended up having to have a C-Section due to complications). But I have looked in...
- Hi S.. I am a labor doula and had to respond to this. A waterbirth is so great. I have supported a couple and they are just awesome and help so much with the pain t...
- I did hypnobirthing. It was a great experience. I won't go into my birth story, but I will tell you that you don't really go into a "trance". You are just really re...
Seeking a Midwife
I'd like to give birth outside of a hospital if at all possible. I'd like a birthing center, but am also okay with a homebirth. ...
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- I had a water birth at HCMC with the midwives there and it was amazing!!!! I highly recommend the birthing center there because you are totally in charge but OB is ju...
- A., I did my birth at home. There are a lot of home birth midwives in our area, but the birth centers closed down because insurance wouldn't cover them. I used www....
- A., I would contact Nichi Hirsh of My Healthy Beginning. She has a great network of providers and is having her second homebirth next month. Her web address is www....
Seeking a Back-up Dr. for Our Homebirth in Encino/Tarzana Area
Read all 7 responses: "Hello Moms. My husband and I are planning another homebirth for our 2nd baby and just moved to the Encino area. We need a back-up ...
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- D.. It was so funny reading your request because i know another women your age, around your age, just moved to studio city/encino who recently had her second child at...
- dr. taaly silberstein at tarzana hospital. shes great and delivered all of my kids. i still go to her. good luck.
- Hi D.. Coudos to you and your husband for planning a homebirth. We had a water homebirth with our 2nd baby also (who's now a healthy and happy 17 month old girl) and...
Women and Infants Birthing Experience?
I had a home birth my second time and I can heartily recommend two homebirth ... I had a HBAC (homebirth VBAC) with Deborah Eastman and highly recommend her ...
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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...
Looking for a Good Midwife in the Dallas/Fort Worth/Denton Area.
Read all 7 responses: "Hi, I am looking for a midwife who does homebirth. Do you have any recommendation or information you could share?"
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- There is a homebirth group on yahoogroups that is for the DFW area. They would provide lots of information and support for you. It is called the HAND group. I was...
- Congratulations on your choice for a home birth! I think you have made a great decision. I had an exceptionally long, difficult labor, but I still plan to do it the sa...
- Sunshine Kahmann is a wonderful woman - she's a chiropractor and doula, and I recommend her 100%. She lives in North Richland Hills and her email is ____@____.com ...
