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Wanting to Hear About Your Experience at Baylor Grapevine L/D/PP Unit.
I delivered my son at Baylor Grapevine in 2005 and had a good experience overall . ... My labor and delivery nurse was a male, John. ...
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- M., I had my first child at Baylor-Grapevine in December. I loved the people there and actually still keep in touch with one of my nurses. My labor and delivery n...
- I had all three of mine at Grapevine and loved it. I had all 3 by c-section-The first one paved the way for the other 2. There is a LD Nurse named Phatma (?) and she...
- I delivered my son at Baylor Grapevine in 2005 and had a good experience overall. I will be delivering my second son there next month. The only things I did'nt like wa...
Anyone Done Natural Childbirth in a Hospital?
It was a wonderful experience and I am thankful that I was able to have a natural labor and delivery. I am amazed that I did have the strength to do it! ...
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- I've had two babies naturally in a hospital and one naturally in a birthing center. All three were good experiences, but the birthing center was the best. The midwives...
- Hey - I had natural labor and delivery with my son except that I was induced and did have to take pitocin to go into labor (I was 41 weeks and so they induced me). ...
- I've done it twice, on my own determined will, and my best tips for you would be to focus on your breathing, have someone massage quickly and deeply where it hurts mos...
Has Anyone Delivered at Trident Hospital in North Charleston?
I was wondering if I could get some reviews of the labor and delivery experiences at trident hospital. When we went to the emergency room there it seemed ...
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- I delivered my daughter in April of 2005 and had a wonderful experience at Trident. The rooms are nice and clean. The Labor and Delivery nurses are very nice and swe...
- Hi, I delivered my last son in March 2006 at Trident in Charleston and overall it was OK. The reason why I am saying just OK... is they seemed really busy that weekend...
- well my oldest went there after i had her i had her at summerville and they had to bring her there i loved the NIC unit they were great dont know much about the other ...
Experience Giving Birth in Portland Hospitals?
The labor and delivery nurses were also very excellent. I was very pleased with the experience and would deliver there again. ...
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- I may be a little bias because I work for a division of Legacy Health System and had one of my children at Emanual and cant think of a better place to have a baby. The...
- I had my youngest daughter at Good Sam 17 years ago. I had a wonderful experience. Although both hospitals are very good, OHSU can be a bit more inconvenient to get ...
- I had a natural labor at OHSU in 03 with the midwives, and worked with several great ones, and Linda Glenn was the best. I had a doula stay with me at home for a long...
Doulas
It was such a beautiful experience. I can't recommend doulas highly enough. .... Has Anyone Used a Doula During Labor and Delivery? ...
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- Hello, I used a doula for my delivery two and half months ago because I wanted to do natural childbirth-NO EPIDURAL. My doula was SO WONDERFUL and because of her ...
- hi J., i have delivered my daughter with doulas presence. I wanted natural birth, so i thought it will be helpful to have her there to help me cope through the labor....
- A doula is not a replacement for a midwife, b/c a doula doesn't provide any direct medical care. She (or he) is there to support you and your partner in the birthing ...
Any Experience with a Doula?
Does anyone have any experience, either positive or negative, they would like to .... Next question: Has Anyone Used a Doula During Labor and Delivery? ...
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- Hi there: I had a doula-in-training for my 2nd baby (VBAC) and I really enjoyed having her there. I think it depends on your personality, as to whether you'll find a d...
- hi, I had a doula with my first child. she was very informative. she taught birthing classes and pregnacy health classes. i had a lot of complications with the pregnan...
- M., I WISH I had listened to my gut and hired a doula. My son's birth was a bit complicated since he was 10lb 11oz!! I wish someone would have been there to calm m...
Future Mom Terrified of Labor and Delivery
I had a really positive experience with my first labor and delivery. I had to be induced, and the moment I began to feel uncomfortable, I was given a ...
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- I had my son when I was 19 and only used a little pain meds towards the end with the bad contractions. I had first daughter and did the same. With my last daughter I h...
- I learned two very good things from my childbirth class that got me through labor: 1. Focus on your goal: healthy baby, healthy Mom. Our teacher, who is also a doul...
- Dear D., You are not alone!!!! I felt some of the fear you are experiencing too and I don't think I am that good at taking pain either. When I finally started hav...
Herbal Treatments for Labor and Delivery
Herbal Treatments for Labor and Delivery. Hello Ladies! .... Each experience was wonderful in it's own way. I'd do it all over agin for the children I have ...
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- My advice is to not take it. None of that stuff is proven and your body will do what it's going to do whether you take it or not. My first labor was 32 hours, my sec...
- I drank red rasberry tea 4 times a day & took Evening Primrose Oil 1300mgs. My labor lasted 4hrs & 2 pushes. I was actually using these things to get my labor started ...
- My first labor was super long too, it went on from Thurs 11a.m. to Sat 5 a.m. delivery, because I wanted to avoid c- secttion as best I could. My second was about 5 h...
Which Is Better for Labor and Deliver: West Valley or Banner Estrella?
Didn't have the best experience with another matter at West Valley....it wasn't a labor/delivery issue though. I delivered all of my 5 children at Banner ...
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- I have never been to West Valley but I delivered both my boys at Banner Estrella, the 1st in Jan '07 & 2nd in July '08. I had great, caring, attentive nurses both time...
- Hi A., Since the average birth now seems to cost about $11,000...I find it shocking that women feel compelled to bribe nurses with gifts so that they are "happy" ...
- I toured both and chose Banner Estrella when I had my son in 2006. I am due with baby number 2 in the spring and I plan to use Banner Estrella again. All of my nurse...
Need to What Good Hospital Can I Go for Maternity.
My first was a 20 hour labor and emergency c-section and my second was a schedulded c-section and both labor and delivery experiences were great. ...
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- Hi and congratulations! I had my daughter at Rush right off the Eisenhower. My OB/GYN is Dr. Boatwright. She is wonderful! However she is very busy and nearly ever...
- We, too, had a bad experience at Rush. Denise P., you must have been lucky; I'm so jealous! I agree with another poster that response time from the nurses was horren...
- Not sure where you live but RUSH NORTHSHORE in Skokie is AWESOME. My first 2 were there with Dr. Chams (Joyce)and her Dad too. When I moved out here we went to Edwar...
