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Baby Registry & Mommy-to-Be Group
A great way to get to know other moms in your position is by taking a childbirth education class Not only will you get valuable information to prepare you ...
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- A great way to get to know other moms in your position is by taking a childbirth education class. Not only will you get valuable information to prepare you for birth ...
- Since I too am a first time mommy to be, I am not going to be too much help with your first question. However, I might have an answer to your 2nd question. For the p...
- Welcome to Boise! The whole registry thing is so tricky. There are thousands of products in various price ranges. It's a fine line between wanting the best and wa...
Where to find good obgyns for pregnancy in Swansea, MA?
Also, get into a really good, non-hospital sponsored, childbirth education class . And read, read, read. In addition, I highly recommend that you see the ...
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- Hi M. Congrats on the baby!! I am 32, have 5 boys and have been going to the same ob/gyn since I was 17. Soheil Hanjani( ###-###-####) , he is in Brockton right next ...
- I used Dr. Edwards (in Salem, NH) with my first, and he is not really into "natural" births...so he didn't really work for me. For my second, I used Dr. Montanarell...
- I am pregnant with my first and am using a practice of midwives. All my friends have used midwives as well and just love it. I use the midwives at the North Shore birt...
Seeking Advice for Birthing Classes
I am a Lamaze Certified instructor, but have not yet completed my plans to begin childbirth education classes. Should be read to begin in the nest month or ...
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- Congratulations on your pregnancy. Definatly birthing classes are worthwhile. It helped alot and it was a great experience for both myself and my husband. I had a m...
- I recommend fully researching the effects of an epidural before deciding to get one. Epidurals can cause problems that can be worse than the pain of childbirth. I go...
- As a childbirth instructor I do believe classes are very important. A good birth experience is the key. If you are educated and have good support then you increase y...
Umbilical Cord Knot
(I'm studying childbirth education and am extremely involved in the childbirth communittee). The umbilical cord is alagolous to a phone cord--even if you ...
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- I've never heard of something like this, I'm sorry. Call the dr's office and ask to speak with someone who can explain what you are to expect now that you have been m...
- My son, now four and was baby number four for me, had a knot in his umbilical cord. My situation was a little different because they didn't discover it until I was in...
- My cousin had a baby born with a knot in his umbilical cord. They didn't discover it until he was born. If you didn't have to have the ECHO would this have ever been n...
Questions About VBAC
I wish I had gone for a refresher course with my husband on child birth education - we took the Bradley method with our first and we could have gone in for ...
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- Hi M., I had an emergency C with my first child in 1988. In 1991 and in 1996 I delivered without complication via VBAC. The '91 delivery took almost 28 hours start ...
- My daughter was four when I had my son. She was born through C-Section due to fetal distress, he was born vaginally with no problem. I also now have another baby and s...
- My first birth was a c-section then I went on to a successful VBAC with my 2nd child and another c-section with my third cild (after attempting another VBAC). I would ...
Doula Advice
I provide prenatal education, childbirth education, labor support and breastfeeding support. Although it is recommended to hire a doula at 7 months I feel ...
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- There is a great center in Park Slope: Birth day presence--they have wonderful doulas who i am sure would be willing to travel to any of the three areas you mentioned....
- Hi B., I had an amazing doula for the birth of my son last year. Her name is Sharon Yeung and she works with a group of other doulas. She is also an acupuncturist/...
- I highly recommend Mia Borgatta ____@____.com Also the people at Real Birth www.realbirth.com could make good recommendations. Good luck
Pregnancy Books
AS a natural childbirth educator, I have book lists that I give to my students. ... HypnoBirthing Childbirth education and doula services in MD, ...
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- Hi R., I have had two kids and I definitely loved my "What to Expect When Your Expecting" book. It goes through all the stages with you and can answer all kinds of q...
- I've been subsribing to a great website (babycenter.com) since I was pregnant with my son 6 years ago. They give you weekly updates while you're pregnant and continue ...
- CONGRATULATIONS!!!! What To Expect When You're Expecting was good for me. I also talked to friends & family who had children. Just remember everyone is so different so...
Becomming a Doula
May doulas do offer childbirth education however. The role of a doula varies from doula to doula but the general sphere of practice is to prepare the ...
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- There are several Doula's here in the Columbus area who are working diligently to get the word out about Doula's. I hope your friend will not get too discouraged and ...
- I'n a native New Englander who recently moved to the south.....I find that they are MUCH slower here learning about ways --other than their traditional ones -- to addr...
- Surprisingly around here there are not many doulas. I looked for one before I had my daughter and only found one. She lives between here (Athens) and Atlanta. She is a...
What's the Best Way to Advertise New Business
I had to learn the hard way how to market my childbirth education company since it is such a targeted niche market, like yours. I found making appointments ...
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- My business boomed by advertising in the Keller Citizen, and there's no contract. Lori is a doll to work with, too! D.
- Craig's List is a good place to start... M. www.GoodHeatlhMadeSimple.com
- I may be interested in your services over the Summer... What would you charge and what service packages would you offer? Thanks- Elaine
Midwife Vs. Hospital... Which Is Best?
Our childbirth education classes focus on preparing for an un-medicated birth. Many midwives, though not all, will often spend 30 minutes to an hour with ...
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- The people I know who've used midwives have still given birth in the hospital with the midwife attending. So it wasn't really a midwife vs hospital situation unless y...
- S.: there is so much to consider.pleas me if you have any questions or want to talk further. first baby: was induced hated it was only 2 days overdue. wanted to n...
- You need to consider all the these that could go wrong, so my opinion is to give birth at a hospital whether you have a doula or doc. The hospital is more equipped wi...
