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Where to Birth
After two other births at MOBap, I can honestly say that the nurses will work with you and help make sure you have the birth experience you are interested ...
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- I am not sure about St. Anthony's. I am having my son at Missouri Baptisit, I'm due on 10/8 and had my 2 year old there as well. I love the facility. The nurses wer...
- I'm sorry you aren't getting the home birth in water you wanted. I've heard bad things about all the area hospitals -- really, there is no hospital in St. Louis tha...
- i had both of my boys at st.joseph it is a smaller hospital and i was told they give better care and i was extremely happy with the results the rooms are like a hotel ...
Water Birth in W Subs
Yeah, I had a "less-than-perfect" (understatement of the decade) birth experience too. There's a birthing center in Woodbury I belive. ...
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- Definatly being in contact with more "natural minded" birth attendants like a midwife or cnm (certified nurse midwife) is a must if you are trying to get some info abo...
- I had my waterbirth at St. Joseph's hospital in St. Paul (HIGHLY recommend it!!!!) I know that HCMC has the option of waterbirth as well. Other than that I'm not sur...
- I had my baby at HCMC intending to do waterbirth with the midwives group. This was the only Mpls hospital that I could find that does waterbirths. I had a wonderful ...
Water Birth? Birthing Chair? Kneeling Birth? Successful or No?
As you have been reading, water birth is a wonderful experience. With my first I labored in the tub but that hospital did not allow me to birth in there so ...
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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 ...
Good Birthing Classes in the Tualatin/Portland Area?
Most hospitals provide basic birth classes, but I would skip those and take ... but also prepares you to have a beautiful birth experience even if things ...
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- I haven't given birth yet, but so far I've taken several at OHSU. We still have one left - childbirth from A to Z - and so I can't comment on that one. I can say tha...
- Most hospitals provide basic birth classes, but I would skip those and take something more substantial that really prepares you for laboring and birth the way YOU want...
- My husband and I took the classes at Meridian Park Hospital, and I loved our teacher, Denise. I left the classes feeling very prepared, excited and confident. I now ...
St. Joseph's or Rose-which Is Better Place to Give Birth in Denver, CO
Just know that they are not quite as supportive if you want to have a birth that is outside of the normal, medicated, structured birth experience. ...
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- I had all 3 of my kids at Rose, as have alot of my friends. The nurses are really awesome. I'm glad I didn't deliver anywhere else. They have suites on the 6th floor...
- I delivered at Rose Jan 2006 and the nurses and doctors were terrific! I was very happy with Rose and would highly recommend it
- Definately Saint Joseph's! I had both of my children there and had great experiences! I also felt really comfortable there knowing they have a great neonatal intensi...
Wondering About Doulas or Alternative Birthing...
Doulas are also great because there is the contact before and after then birth that are not necessarily part of the birth experience that the midwife does. ...
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- I had a water birth at HCMC with the midwives and a private doula and it was amazing. I felt very in control. We did what we wanted for the entire birth, I did not t...
- I had a doula and loved it. I wouldn't necessarily say that it gave me more control over what was going on (my body made a lot of the decisions for all of us, and the ...
- B., I had my first son in Washington D.C. I was hoping for a natural birth. What I ended up with was 36 hours of pitocin induced labor and lots of pressure for ma...
Experiences with Circumcision
Oct 7, 2009 ... Anyone have any good or bad experiences with this or any regrets? ..... birth experiences · should we have a third child ...
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- I circumcised my son. Simply because I wanted to, and it really is a little cleaner and easier in the long run. The procedure is usually done on the day (or day bef...
- Like several of my friends, I let my husband decide on circumcision (he should know better than I). He chose to do it, and I have no regrets on this decision, no prob...
- I would recommend doing it. Get a pediatric urologist and have it done right. We have two boys, both had numbing cream BEFORE the local anesthesia shots and lidocaine ...
Last Minute Birth Decision
Know that all women are sending their positive thoughts and wishes to you for a safe as well as wonderful birth experience for you and your baby. ...
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- For safety sake, always have an OB and pediatrician in a hospital. God willing all will go well, but God forbid it does not, you will always regret not taking advant...
- Best wishes with whichever method you choose! We had our baby at Woman's and everyone there was GREAT! I had no complications during my pregnancy and was in labor fo...
- Hi New Mama, I was worried about having my second baby in a US hospital, because of all the intervention. My son had been born in a Canadian hospital with midwives ...
Experience with Progesterone to Prevent Premature Birth
Read all 8 responses: "I had a baby born at about 31 1/2 weeks 2 years ago. Yesterday, the perinatologist told me that I had a 20% chance of having another ...
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- Maureen, I lost my first pregnancy at 8 weeks and bled with my 2nd and 3rd. My OBG put me on progesterone (suppositories with 2nd and pills with 3rd) to prevent anot...
- Hi Maureen, I did progesterone suppositories for 12 weeks to prevent miscarriage. My cousin and girlfriend both had to do the same thing. There were no problems wit...
- I don't know too much about this, but I am taking progesterone about two weeks out of the month for PMS related reasons (wow, what a difference it makes). I think one...
Home Birth--Any Regrets??
I had a wonderful birth experience. I would do it again if I had a non-breech birth with no pregnancy complications. My midwife did phenomenal post-partum, ...
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- Hi, I have never had a home birth, but would have liked to except, I live in South Dakota where it is illegal to have a certified professional midwife attend a home bi...
- My first birth was a hospital birth - induced. I did it without pain medication, but it was excruciating. My second was an accidental home birth. (I had always wante...
- I had a Homebirth with my first child and at a birthcenter with my second. I would have chosen a birthcenter for my first but at the time it was not an option where I ...
