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Vasovagal and Giving Birth
Asked by H.L. from Detroit
on May 13, 2008
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Looking for anyone who has been diagnosed with vasovagal syndrome and has given birth. I have it and am 8 months pregnant. My dr's act like its a non-issue, but I can...
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- Most hospitals insist on poking you, Ask for a hep lock. Then its one poke and if you do need an IV or something the poke is done... Heres my personal opinion. REFUSE...
- Hi! I have never heard of any one with that besides me! I did natural child birth and did fine. My vision did gray and I saw stars on and off a little but I did it....
- Hi H. ~ I'm an L&D nurse so I might be able to help. I really don't know much about the vasovagal syndrome, so I was just looking it up online. I have had patients ...
Giving Birth to Twins
Asked by W.K. from New York
on July 18, 2008
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Hi everyone, I am about 4 weeks away from delivering twins and I have a concern about how to deliver. to give you some background, i have a 5 and a 7 year old who w...
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- Hi W., I had a C-section with my twins (14 yrs ago) and it was a blessing that I did. I had a Perfect pregnancy, but at the C-section because one of the babies wasn'...
- Hi sorry for the late advice but i figured i would share my experience if it helps in any way. I have 2 yr old boy/girl twins and I had many complications during my f...
- Wow, you're lucky. I always wanted twins. Get the pregnancies over with at once! C-sections should only be done if there's an emergency. They seem to be given as a...
How Much Are You Driven by Fear?
Asked by T.S. from San Francisco
on April 15, 2011
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As moms we are of course driven by a certain amount of fear, the safety and health of our children physically, emotionally and socially is something I think we all tak...
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- I agree with you that it can get a little overwhelming, but it is reality. As a former middle school teacher, I have seen that the slacking in as early as 5th grade c...
- i agree with you. the other factor is that through this fear we may actually hurt our kids. teaching babies to read is taking time away from the other things they ar...
- I agree with you. I feel that there isn't much different from 10 years ago, other than we have more communication with more places and more people. I mean, we know wha...
Fear of Freeways, Am I the Only One?
Asked by M.B. from Milwaukee
on August 21, 2011
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Hi mamas how are you? I was wondering, are there many (or even a few) people out there who are as terrified of driving on the freeway as I am? I am normally able to ...
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- I find that I'm just the opposite. When I'm on the freeway I feel like a little blood cell in a large vein pulsing to where I need to go. It's easy not to get lost, th...
- In Southern California you can't avoid freeways, so I have to drive on them daily...multiple times, through lots of construtcion, traffic, rush hour, etc. I would rath...
- I probably should be more fearful (I've seen enough to scare the pants off most people), but it doesn't bother me. Sounds like you have a phobia. There's nothing wro...
Water Births & Squating While Giving Birth?
Asked by V.W. from Madison
on October 31, 2006
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I'm 18 weeks pregnant, and due March 31st, so I still have some time to decide this... I'm planning on having a midwife and I recently looked at the Birth Center right...
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- V., I am so happy to see that all of the responses here are positive! My first child was born last January at home in a birthing tub. I tell you, that water is great...
- Water is the way to go! For relaxation, read a Bradley Birth Method book. My babies were born at home with a midwife and my third was born underwater in a birthin...
- I have 2 children, the first was a "dry" birth the second was a water birth and there is absolutely no way I would ever do a "dry" birth again!!! The waterbirth was a...
Can Anyone Share Their Positive Experience Giving Birth W/o an Epidural?
Asked by A.K. from Dallas
on July 2, 2008
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Hi Moms,
I'm 36 weeks pregnant and am really considering giving birth without an epidural. This is our second, and likely last, child and crazy as it may sound, I ...
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- I had my babies (11 months apart) without an epidural. My first labor was 15 hours, and my second was about 5 hours. I didn't do any breathing techniques or anything...
- Hi A., I had gave birth without any pain meds or epidural. Yes it hurt but it was all worth it. I think what helped me was I was active during my pregnancy. We als...
- Yes, I did it with my first baby! I had a wonderful midwife and doula. I would advise having both if you are going natural. If you choose to go to a hospital, though, ...
Keep My Child Home for Fear of H1N1?
Asked by K.C. from Albuquerque
on December 1, 2009
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My son loves to go out and socialize, but I am afraid to take him out for fear of him getting the swine flu. He is on a waiting list for the vaccine, but what do we d...
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- It's not ebola or typhoid, it is a just a strain of the flu that's like any other strain, except for a fancy name and no vaccine for it previously. It's not any more ...
- The day we were supposed to get the shot 2 people in my house already had swine flu. We've all had the vaccine now just to be safe, but I would think keeping them...
- Hi K.! My son had H1N1 and he sailed through it beautifully and no one else in the house got it. I know it's hard not to fear but it really will be alright. It's ...
Home Birth?
Asked by H.G. from Dallas
on June 22, 2011
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Hi mamas!
im watching josh and anna duggar have her baby at home and after 17 hrs she gave birth! She was real frustrated at the end- understandable! Im done having k...
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- My husband was VERY uncomfortable with the idea of a home birth - what if something went wrong? But I did have 3 unmedicated births in a hospital with supportive staf...
- We had a homebirth with our son four years ago. It was lovely. I do not, by the way, mean "flowing white nightgown and candles" lovely. I think what I meant is that...
- Same as Lesley, my husband was too uncomfortable with home birth to seriously consider it. I also had an unmedicated hospital birth with a midwife attending. Ten hours...
Natural Birth
Asked by L.L. from Benton Harbor
on November 22, 2007
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Looking for tips and encouragement for a natural birth experiance with my second child. I had an epidural with my 1st which went fine but I am really interested in na...
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- Hi L., Have you checked into the Bradley Method? It is everything that you are talking about. I am sure there is an instructor near you. You can take the classes or...
- I had a natural birth with my second and it was surprisingly not that bad. I think that I lived through it because the contractions built up and I was able to prepare...
- I had a all natural child birth with my 2 child and I felt great after it. The pain method I had with him was none at all only because he came to fast for any thing an...
Birth Defects
Asked by J.B. from Indianapolis
on October 27, 2008
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My daughter who is 20 wks pregnant had an ultra sound today and found that she and hubby are having a baby boy. The tech told them it appears that he has a single umb...
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- I don't know anything about the umbilical cord, but my daughter was born with a fused cleft. It was never picked up on my 20 week u/s...a whole different issue that I ...
- I had a single umbilical artery. I also found out during my 20-week ultrasound and was very scared. I had to chart daily kick-counts, go to weekly non-stress tests a...
- I don't know much about this but I had a friend who just had a baby and she also had a single umbilical artery. They told her all the defects that could be caused due...
