Maternity Leave: Epi

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How Did You Cope with Labor? How Do You Manage 3 Under the Age of 4?

I'm days away from delivering baby #3 and could use some advice on how to keep it together. My first two children were late-term premature. In fact, my water broke with my first at 36 weeks before I even had contractions so I never had drawn out anticipation of labor and child birth. This time looks like I'm going the distance or at least getting closer to it. I'm 38.5 weeks and now that I've done this twice before, I feel more anxious about labor and having a newborn than I did back then. Partly, because I know how much it hurts, but...

Breastfeeding & Work

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Cesarean and Breastfeeding...

I am 37 weeks pregnant and my daughter is breech. Yesterday my doctor attempted to turn her by ECV, but she wouldn't move. So, now we're looking at the prospect of a cesarean birth. I am coming to terms with this now. I am concerned about the immediate bonding that I will be missing out on. I would like to ask other moms who have had cesarean births - how soon after birth were you permitted to breastfeed? Further, were you able to have your baby placed on your chest directly after birth?

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My Poor Boobies!:(

So I decided to give actul breastfeeding a shot with my daughter instead of...