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Anyone use a Birthing Pool in...
Published (2009-11-06 10:36:00)
Quote: Originally Posted by khaoskat Family Beginnings in Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton Ohio has three birth tubs in the natural birth center. It is a Natural Birth Center located within the Maternity Building of the Hospital and controlled by the Hospital and their policies. Employees are employed by the Hospital. Good Sam Hospital in Dayton Ohio has 5 of it is 10 L&D rooms with birthing tubs, and they used to have a tub in its own...
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Totally weird question I thought...
Published (2009-11-10 19:35:00)
nak, labor is a different state of being for me. i'm there, but not there. hard to explain now because i have sleeping toddler on lap.
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Duration of 2nd labors? - Page 2...
Published (2009-11-10 12:55:00)
dd1- 32+ hours, posterior/asynclitic ending in c/s dd2- 12 hours total from first contraction to babe, including 4 hours of pushing (vbac) ds1- 4.5 hours total from contraction to babe, about an hour of pushing (vbac)
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Can we discuss the Eye Ointment...
Published (2009-11-10 23:50:00)
DH is a lawyer (in three states) and tells me that generally it's considered unconstitutional to force someone to comply with a medical procedure. Parental rights do supercede the law unless the hospital gets a court order from a judge that has determined it's in the best interest of the child to do the refused procedure. Given the expense, no hospital is likely to go to all that trouble over the eye drops. Usually that's...
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So what special ideas can you...
Published (2009-11-09 15:56:00)
The biggest thing I have found to prevent resentment was to allow the siblings hands on with the baby. To allow them to hold or carry (even if you hover). To allow them to touch the baby a LOT and most everywhere (they are curious and like to poke the baby in the nose and mouth and fingers, etc) while I keep careful watch and remind them to keep it gentle. I remind them that Baby can "break" so we have to be careful, but they...
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What does coming down with a bad...
Published (2009-11-02 23:20:00)
Hmmm interesting. I had the swine flu at 31 or 32 weeks and it was very mild. My 17 month old had a worse case but even then not worth a shot IMO. My older two kids did not contract it.
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So what special ideas can you...
Published (2009-11-09 14:26:00)
My DS will be 5 soon. He's pretty excited about the baby. Mind you, I've aslo noticed a change in his behaviour in the past couple of months. He's become more clingy with me and always wants me attention, which I am happy to give. We have already bought him a special toy for the birth of his sibling. I thought going forward, due to his age he will be quite capable of helping out. I can get him to help with diaper changes and...
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Freaked out about upcoming birth :(
Published (2009-11-09 20:15:00)
mamatolevi & notjustmamie, thank you both That is really reassuring about pit ctx being like transition ctx! That is crazy!
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When did the field of obstetrics...
Published (2009-11-06 16:14:00)
I think it probably depends on what exactly you mean by "obstetrics." Ina May says in her Guide to Childbirth that the techno-medical model of maternity care has been around for about two centuries- a product of the industrial revolution.
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Latest active threads on Birth and Beyond::
Started 2 days ago (2009-11-10 22:26:00)
by thyra
I had a really sever 2nd degree tear - took 3 midwives to determine that ie was not a 3rd degree.
I had really bad pain until I was 12weeks pp. At that point I went back to my midwife and was really adamant that something was wrong - and I was right. I had horrible granular tissue that had to be gotten rid of with silver nitrate. If thats the case for you ask to be numbed!!! They numbed ...
Started 1 day, 9 hours ago (2009-11-11 12:58:00)
by lunita1
When was your first ultrasound? (an early one in the first trimester is much more reliable for dating than a later one) What position did you push in last time? Did they get you to move around to help him fit out? If they didn't and he still fit out fine, I'd assume there was still some wiggle room/space, right? Also, (gosh I have a lot of questions!) how is your blood sugar? Do you think ...
Started 3 days, 2 hours ago (2009-11-09 19:41:00)
by BanditaMamacita
No specific advice. I just wanted to say, first of all, it's so sweet of you to drop everything to help your sister like that. But the best way to help is to find out what she wants and needs, and do that. For me, I'm super independent, so it was exhausting and frustrating when my MIL was scrubbing my bathtub (of course, that may have been more about her, but thats another story. lol). But of ...
Started 1 day, 5 hours ago (2009-11-11 16:29:00)
by mamatolevi
If you're not worried baout children visiting, you can ask that folks limit how long they stay. say, 15-30 mins unless these are the kinds of friends and family that will cook, clean or do some laundry for you.
Also, I know there are meal scheduling websites that are used to coordinate when folks are dropping off meals for families. It would not surprise me if there are sites for ...
Started 1 day, 6 hours ago (2009-11-11 16:01:00)
by lynsage
Have you tried turning your hot water heater all the way up, waiting a while, then filling the tub most of the way with cool water, and then adding 1 tank's worth of REALLY hot water? That should do the trick.
Also, you can have someone heat water on the stove and add pots of hot (not TOO hot, obviously!) water while you're in there if you run out of hot water.
Started 1 day, 9 hours ago (2009-11-11 13:07:00)
by organicpapayamama
I guess Im answering this a bit premature I had a doula with ds and she was amazing. I cant picture not having a doula when giving birth. Having said that I am expecting again and I most def plan on using the same doula with this next babe. If I could I would have her at each of my future childrens birth but I am moving so it wont be possible after this lil one but I plan to use a doula for any...
Started 1 week, 3 days ago (2009-11-02 12:25:00)
by nashvillemidwife
It's all pink eye. That's what "conjunctivitis" is. That's not to say it can't be very serious, it all depends on the pathogen. I do not know how serious an infection would be from the bacteria you named, but they are not common causes of infection.
Started 2 weeks, 1 day ago (2009-10-28 12:53:00)
by Beccadoula
I would like to suggest that you consider hiring a doula. We are trained to help moms with this kind of situation and to help with writing a birth plan, talking to nurses...etc. Usually the nurses are the ones who really impact how the birth goes - they are the power houses of the hospital. You will need to be bold enough to say no to some things - and so will your hubby. It takes a lot of ...
Started 2 days, 2 hours ago (2009-11-10 19:35:00)
by Belle
nak,
labor is a different state of being for me. i'm there, but not there. hard to explain now because i have sleeping toddler on lap.
Started 2 days, 2 hours ago (2009-11-10 20:23:00)
by JamieCatheryn
In the hospital they'll basically insist on the IV antibiotics if you haven't tested negative. I tried to refuse and they hounded me until I gave in. Even then since they gave it 3 hours before the birth they drew a blood sample from DS's head and made us stay longer for monitoring. It was awful.
One alternative is to only give antibiotics if baby comes a little early or water is broken ...
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Started 1 week, 2 days ago (2009-11-03 16:56:00)
by sweet.p
http://www.childbirthconnection.org/...=10191&area =27
Excellent reading, non crunchy, not your opinion, all evidence based studies and referenced.
A good way to share so You don't come off overly invested in her unmedicated birth!
Started 1 week, 1 day ago (2009-11-03 22:41:00)
by elanorh
I have had two very nice hospital births which were natural, no interventions (except for the IV of abx which my heart condition requires), and included delayed clamping of the cord with #2. The reason my births have gone so well is that I have a good, natural-birth supportive/midwife-minded OB, and also (per his guidance as well as what I've read here), I wait until we're very far along in...
Started 2 weeks, 2 days ago (2009-10-27 12:44:00)
by momoftworedheads
I'll look for a pic of my oldest and scan it in for you. He was 10lbs 6 oz at 2 wks old. He was 9 lbs 2 oz at birth. He had a 15.5 inch head and 15.5 inch chest at birth. He was 22" long. I am 5' 2" and I delivered him vaginally.
Good luck! You will be able to birth this beautiful little one!!!
Take care,
Started 1 week, 2 days ago (2009-11-03 08:33:00)
by sostinkinhappy
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Originally Posted by preciousstone
Did anyone have dilation that just jumped to 10 in a very short period. Like say, you went from 4 to 10 in less than an hour, or something?
Me, twice. Both baby #2 & #3 were posterior - I can't imagine how fast their deliveries would have been had they ...
Started 1 week, 2 days ago (2009-11-03 09:45:00)
by blessed2bmommy
I did not have the urge to push with DD. She was in the wrong position (is it posterior??). It was a very long, almost 3 hours, and pretty difficult. I'm guessing the reason is her position.
Sorry not much help!
Started 1 week, 2 days ago (2009-11-03 02:34:00)
by welsh
Duration of 2nd labors?
'Everyone' says that subsequent labors are shorter. Obviously not all are but I'd love to hear your experiences.
My 1st was 4 hrs, very intense.
This time I need to make plans ahead of time because we're in a different country. I will be travelling home to the UK to deliver and ...
Started 4 days, 5 hours ago (2009-11-08 17:06:00)
by GoBecGo
We won't be doing it, because we don't cut the cord until there isn't any blood left in it. I don't know anyone who used banked cord blood, which doesn't mean there aren't people out there of course. I always figured the blood did most good where it belongs, in the baby.
Started 1 week, 3 days ago (2009-11-02 12:25:00)
by nashvillemidwife
It's all pink eye. That's what "conjunctivitis" is. That's not to say it can't be very serious, it all depends on the pathogen. I do not know how serious an infection would be from the bacteria you named, but they are not common causes of infection.
Started 2 days, 2 hours ago (2009-11-10 19:35:00)
by Belle
nak,
labor is a different state of being for me. i'm there, but not there. hard to explain now because i have sleeping toddler on lap.
Started 2 weeks ago (2009-10-29 20:41:00)
by Lilcrunchie
I labored in a tub when I was having DS, but that was 5.5 years ago. Their hospital policy was no birthing in the tub, but you could labor. That may have changed in more recent years. I now live in a different state so I don't have contact w/ those midwives and that particular hospital any longer.
If you are interested I can PM you the hospital name.
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