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Seeking Midwife and Birth Center
I found that having the doula during the birth caused the staff at the hospital to leave us alone. She advised me on things that I could do and say to ...
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- You may want to look up Dr. Fred Duhart and discuss this. He has supported women's birthing choice freedoms for decades. He is an ellegent man and an excellent docto...
- I read this this weekend and thought of you. This was on KSDK website this weekend. http://www.ksdk.com/news/health/health_article.aspx?storyid=143540
- I think there used to be one, but it closed. Midwifery is actually illegal in Missouri. There are doulas, and many will do at home births. I'd try the greater st lo...
Sorry!!! I Am Looking for a Good Midwife and Hospital to Deliver My Baby.
I have experienced hospital birth, birthing center(both in Oregon), and a home birth and hospital birth with midwife here in Illinois. ...
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- I used the West Suburban Midwives in Oak Park on Lake Street. Hillary Kaiser delivered both of our children. We also had natural births at the birthing suites at Wes...
- I delivered naturally at Illinois Masonic and the midwives there were great. They offer birthing centers and I also worked with a doula.
- I used west suburban midwives as well and had an awesome experience...
Best Places to Give Birth: Chicago Area
Like one of the moms below, I gave birth at Evanston Hospital and was especially grateful for the private recovery room and the fact that the dads get to ...
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- If your doc is on board with your birth plan it will probably be fine. But ultimately, consider this: MOST women do not need an OB/GYN for their pregnancy and birth....
- Not sure about the other things you mentioned, but I have a friend who is a neonatal intensive care nurse at another hospital and she said that Masonic is the worst pl...
- I have a friend who's currently 20 weeks pregnant at Il. Masonic and her complaint is that she still hasn't gotten a 4-D ultrasound! I go to Lutheran General, and I g...
Water Birth or Not?
My second was born in St. Paul at St. Joseph's hospital with a midwife and I did a water birth. I went into labor midmorning... we went to the hospital at 5 ...
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- B., I am due Nov. 16 with my 3rd child. The first was delivered at a big hospital in Washington D.C. and I was pressured into an induction, pitocin, the epidural e...
- Do it!! St Joseph's in St. Paul has that option and a great pool. We used the midwives through the Health East system with our first one. I tried to do water birth but...
- I didn't do water birth (only c-sections), but have heard it is a great way to go if you want a natural alternative to pain killers and anesthesia. I have been told i...
Water Birth? Birthing Chair? Kneeling Birth? Successful or No?
If you have a hospital birth-- you will have to have an "initial strip" done .... Two homebirths with a midwife for me, after a hospital controlled birth. ...
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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 ...
Water Births
Some things aren't optional when you're at a hospital. Email me if you want to discuss a birth plan (although I don't usually recommend them ~ it seems most ...
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- I had a water birth with my 3rd baby at UofM in AnnArbor. I LOVED it! I really think that it help lessen the pain of transition. I delivered with the mdwives I'm no...
- One of my friends had a water birth last month and she LOVED IT!!! I would be happy to give your contact information to her if you like :)
- I did the Bradley method. I googled it and found a teacher in my area and took the classes. Best thing I did for myself, my pregnancy and my baby!
Seeking Doula Referals
I had a differernt doula for each birth and each birth was great. I delivered each at Fairfax Hospital - a hospital that every doula I interviewed the first ...
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- I really like Ursula Sabia Sukinik. She taught my Bradley class and was excellent. She is also a doula. I didn't use her because I had a home birth with a midwife who ...
- Congratulations on your pregnancy and your decision to use a doula! I delivered at Shady Grove Hospital eight months ago today and had an AWESOME doula. Her name is ...
- Hi A., Shayla Boyd-Gill from Birth Divas was our amazing doula for our first child. She originally was our Bradley method instructor and we were so glad that we de...
Edward Hospital vs Rush Copley
Baby #1 was born in the Alternative Birthing Center at West Suburban Hospital in Oak Park, and I had a wonderful birth experience. ...
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- Everyone's experience is going to be different. My neighbor had her son at Rush and loved it. I had my son a little less than a year ago at Edwards and I absolutely ...
- I was at West Sub for my first and Rush Copley for the next tw. I like Rush much better. Karren Barr and Noreen are terrifice midwives. I used the birthing tub, and...
- I had two great experiences at Rush, but I did have an epidural. But I do agree the staff and nurses were great and it was clean. My ob was Ellen Embry through womens ...
Home Birth Pros and Cons
You can have a natural birth at the hospital. I had my first, and my twins, natural with no pain meds, and only some pitocin to get the labor going. ...
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- I just had a natural birth at Prentice. It can be done!
- Both of my kids were born at home and there was next to no mess that wasn't easily caught by underpads or the tub. Both were relatively quick births and for the first ...
- It's not bad at all. I had both of mine at home. This is what you do - make your bed and then, put a shower curtain or vinyl sheet on top. Then, make your bed again...
Lamaze/Birthing Classes
I would not suggest you using a birthing center or attempting a home birth. Too often, intervention is needed and if you're not in a hospital, ...
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- Are you planning a home delivery or birthing center? Some hospitals don't "allow" VBACs anymore due to complications so be sure to look into that.
- Are you at a birthing center or hospital? Either one could send you to their associated childbirth classes. The information is all the same for a first time vaginal bi...
- I don't know about birth classes, but you should most definitely read Spirtual Midwifery by Ina May Gaskin for some heartwarming stories of intervention free birth. Ha...
