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Seeking Advice on Doulas
I hired a great pair of Doulas - I wanted to birth in the hospital, but also wanted it as ... I think I paid $750 for full services for my two girls. .... So grateful that I am wonderfully blessed and I have sense enough to realize it. ...
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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...
The Talk!!!
I am a Birth Doula so these types of conversations and questions come up alot I have been very open with my daughter5yrs telling her how our bodies work but ...
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- Okay to answer your question - Be honest. Like said before, you do not have to give her all graphic details, but be honest. I think we owe honesty to our kids. Wit...
- i didn't read all of your responses, i did see your update... but i did want to write what has been working for our family. I am a Birth Doula so these types of conv...
- Hi! I have 10 years old daughter and she'll learn into the sexual educator would teach students about it and be happy and don't worry it's be okay.
Trying to Conceive Second Child
Finally, we gave up and God just blessed us in His own time. ... I am a birth doula and childbirth educator and mom to 4 little ones, ages 7,5,3, and 1. ...
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- I charted successfully at www.fertilityfriend.com However, I did have to go on Femara - which is a fertility drug, however that was due to a previous problem. I wo...
- Ask your OB about Clomid. It worked for me after trying for 8 months.
- Hi I have had trouble conceiving and finally we were successful after taking clomid. My doctor basically determined I wasn't ovulating and if I was, it wasn't cons...
Seeking Birth Information About Epidurals
With my first child I ended up having an epidural at 4 cm although I had planned on a natural birth. My Doula was with me and was great, but after laboring ...
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- I was planning to get an epidural from the moment I found out I was pregnant, but unfortunatley due to progressing too quickly I was unable to get one. I was doing oka...
- I think whether or not a person asks for an epidural depends on lots of factors. The most important is probably whether or not she intends to get an epidural. If a mom...
- I've never had an aversion to the idea of using an epidural, but I wanted to see how long I could go without one because I've always had a pretty high tolerance for pa...
Home Birth--Any Regrets??
There was a birthing tub, a doula-in-training, my midwife, me and my husband. It was a better experience than my first birth (in a hospital) in every way. ...
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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 ...
Baby Going from Head down to Breech After 36 Weeks
Sep 30, 2009 ... Blessed birth to you. 1 mom found this helpful. Helpful? ..... Have you spoken with a doula? try www.cappa.net or www.dona.org for someone ...
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- J., is he larger than your others? It's possible (with your internal build) that he is more comfortable breech. Both of my babies were breach from about 32 weeks on....
- Babies turn for many reasons this late. Sometimes it is a short cord, or the ligaments of the uterus aren't aligned properly. A Chiropractor trained in the Webster t...
- This happened to my daughter with her 2nd pregnancy. I took her to a well seasoned and knowledgeable acupuncturist who turned the baby successfully...with accupuncture...
2Nd Pregnancy "Morning Sickness"
I feel so blessed to be a part of the sisterhood of mothers! ... I am a birth doula and the ting that seems to work best for my client's is to eat some ...
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- Of COURSE you are exhausted, C.--- you have a 4 year old - a school responsibility- AND you're pregnant - our culture pretends you can do it all-- but let me tell you-...
- C., This was the same with my second pregnancy. My nausea and vomiting went on all day and night unless I was sleeping. Our oldest was a very active 2-1/2 yr old at t...
- You should definitely talk to your doctor. You don't want to become dehydrated and have to be hospitalized and on an IV. There are medications that are safe during p...
Episiotomy - Yay or Nay?
Talk more to your doula about natural vs. medical when it comes to birth. ... Have a blessed and peaceful birth! Helpful? Yes | No Save This Remove This ...
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- Thoughts on this topic have changed a lot over the years. It use to be that an epistiotomy was highly favored, they figured if it is going to tear anyway that it is be...
- Nay-studies have shown that it is harder to heal from episiotomy than a tear. the other moms gave great advice but I just wanted to throw out there, that I didn't tea...
- I just decided to trust my midwife & let her decide what was best. I did end up with one in the end & all was OK. Once it happened I felt a rush of relief & he came ...
Increasing My Milk Supply
I am a certified birth doula, here in Denver. I also had difficult time .... Fenugreek and blessed thissle are the best herbal remedies for low milk supply. ...
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- M., What worked great for me was drinking "Organic Mother Milk" tea. It's not the best tasting, but not bad either. It is totally worth it for the first 2 weeks a...
- You can try an herbal supplement called Mother's Milk Plus, which contains fenugreek. This helped me with my last child when my supply started waning. Good luck!
- Try milk maid tea, you can get it at www.motherearthandbaby.com It is an natural tea with fennel and other herbs to increase lactation. It worked great for me. Good ...
Pregnancy over Age 40
DONA Certified Birth Doula. Helpful? Yes | No Save This Remove This Report ... God has blessed a second child. That one of best blessings you can have no ...
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- If you had yoru first daughter over 35, you should have been treated as a "high risk" pregnancy with all of the extra testing they do. They'll do the same this time a...
- J., I had my first child at 40. A beautiful girl. My second at 42. A beautiful boy. They are now 18 and 20. Smart and fantastic. If you are in good shape go for it. ...
- Who can really know with the statstics, but my mother-in-law had two children in her forties, and I had two aunts that did. They were all healthy.
