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Birth Stories	My Beautiful outside homebirth and special surprise baby (Lots of pics in #39 update in #38) 2/7/12 at 11:36pm by thaidyed	2,164	20,933
Homebirth › Homebirth Archives	Christian Midwives in Northern VA Yesterday at 10:10 am by bohogardenia	8,980	125,990
Unassisted Childbirth Unassisted Childbirth refers to intentionally laboring and birthing without the presence of a professional birth attendant. This is a forum for support, respectful requests for...	Want UC but dh won't hear of it Today at 12:00 am by starrlamia	6,160	87,586
Cesarean	Do Cesareans limit your family size? 2/8/12 at 8:51pm by Storm Bride	35	488
VBAC	HBA2C with back up OB means a trip to the hospital after successful HB???? Yesterday at 9:33 am by iowaorganic	4,032	42,611
Healing Birth Trauma	Vaginal Pain (8 months) After Childbirth Yesterday at 2:22 pm by mommydesi	509	6,172

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Reason for baby not coming out by 43 weeks? started by Tryamour (6/3/11 at 5:41am)	Congrats on your big baby! I was 28 also when I was... 7/9/11 at 1:18pm by Altair	12	811
Vaginal Breech Deliveries and NJ started by erinlav (7/9/11 at 4:06am)	Have you seen a chiro experienced with the Webster Technique?... 7/9/11 at 12:20pm by jaz	2	155
2 cm, 70% effaced, and my bag of water is bulging, what the heck does that mean started by bigmama3 (7/8/11 at 1:10pm)	Welcome to MDC!! Definitely sounds like things are... 7/9/11 at 9:17am by Jaimee	4	424
Tricare support for homebirth started by HappyArmyMama (7/6/11 at 8:34pm)	That's awesome! My midwives are CNMs and Tricare providers... 7/9/11 at 5:10am by dlm194	2	137
Good Morning America Health talks BIRTH CENTERS! started by Celticqueen (7/8/11 at 5:18pm)	Did anyone else see this? This is great :) It's a short video... 7/8/11 at 5:18pm by Celticqueen	0	123
Qs to see if you'll get evidence-based practice started by MegBoz (6/22/11 at 5:10am)	Quote: LOL, I'm totally with you on those 2 points. At least... 7/8/11 at 10:39am by MegBoz	19	535
38 Weeks & Still Flipping Vertex to Breech to Vertex to Breech started by growgrowgrow (6/4/11 at 12:34am)	Congratulations! I'm so glad your daughter cooperated! 7/7/11 at 1:02pm by kltroy	6	347
Fetal heart rate monitoring- sort of want to skip it altogether? started by RabbitMomma (6/28/11 at 6:00am)	I barely even noticed the heart rate monitoring. I only... 7/7/11 at 8:52am by stephbrownthinks	17	418
? concerning giving Vitamin K drops to newborn. started by Lynziebond (7/5/11 at 2:35pm)	sOr you could wait on it until he can make his own... 7/7/11 at 5:36am by Lula's Mom	6	283
Insurance is not on my side when it comes to natural birth and care... started by imanifaith11 (7/6/11 at 8:43am)	I would also recommend a HB. Depending on your area, a HB... 7/6/11 at 6:16pm by XanaduMama	3	181
History of precipitous labor - what can I expect this time? started by CrunchyKatie (6/24/11 at 4:06am)	I'm really curious about this too. My first labor was 21... 7/6/11 at 2:14pm by Fly Girl	5	488
Supplements, etc for healing post c/s started by surrogate (7/2/11 at 9:55am)	I know you asked about supplements, but here is my advice... 7/5/11 at 7:20am by Ms. B. Sprout	4	105
C/S recovery & support thread started by JTA Mom (10/3/10 at 2:06am) 1 2 3…16	Z&Z, I'm so sorry you had to go through that. And thanks for... 7/4/11 at 5:30pm by justKate	318	12,810
Freaking out about internal exams post-birth started by Zimbah (6/25/11 at 9:52am)	I agree with this. I would call and ask if it is possible... 7/2/11 at 4:00pm by miriam	6	314
Choosing a doc for baby and me... a couple of questions started by erigeron (4/26/11 at 6:58pm)	I did push back against the "We have to take her to the... 7/1/11 at 6:01am by erigeron	4	222
Previous birth injury...future children? started by bandgeek (5/27/11 at 12:22pm)	My DS also had shoulder dystocia and I was on my back to push... 6/30/11 at 10:17pm by Katie T	10	434
Cramping & Spotting after birth... started by cmarie (6/24/11 at 10:30am)	Sounds like something common in anovulatory cycles. As I... 6/30/11 at 6:44pm by JamieCatheryn	1	117
How to get through, "Labor Pains." started by yaboobarb (5/11/11 at 3:01pm) 1 2	What did your labor feel like? (Did you feel pain? Some... 6/30/11 at 11:35am by Comtessa	22	1,180
Please vote, did you have an early urge to push? started by JamieCatheryn (6/2/11 at 7:43am)	same here. no vaginal checks during labor for either baby.... 6/30/11 at 6:33am by la mamita	17	385
PUPP (or Pruritic Urticarial Papules and Plaques of Pregnancy ) Rash started by aazaya (6/22/11 at 5:02pm)	Oops, just re-read and saw she is postpartum. If... 6/28/11 at 8:39pm by Wittyone	5	212
What are the hospital positives? started by SeaBean (6/10/11 at 10:57am) 1 2 3	The warm blankets were my favorite thing about my hospital... 6/28/11 at 1:25pm by Honey693	42	1,057
perinatal Pitocin exposure and ADHD, another reason to strive for a natural birth. started by yaboobarb (6/6/11 at 1:40pm)	And I know a mom who is AP, non vax and her kid has autism.... 6/28/11 at 1:10pm by Alenushka	12	476
Birth & Endometriosis (and Endometriosis & Birth) x-posted started by 1babysmom (6/27/11 at 6:46am)	(x-posted in health & Healing) I am 99.9% certain I... 6/27/11 at 6:46am by 1babysmom	0	71
cystocele/pelvic floor problems? started by mariag (6/1/11 at 7:31pm)	Thank you so much! I have stopped the tummy belt the past few... 6/26/11 at 6:47am by bax	9	344
All of my options. WWYD? started by cinderella08 (6/25/11 at 1:58pm)	nevermind - got it figured out! 6/25/11 at 1:58pm by cinderella08	0	77
placenta is still in my frezzer started by corysmilk (6/20/11 at 12:29pm)	It loses it great hormonal balancing qualities after about 2... 6/23/11 at 8:17am by Jaimee	4	118
Ideas for my Hospital Birth Plan started by jeninejessica (6/11/11 at 6:50pm)	- Would like to catch my own baby if possible -Vaginal exams... 6/22/11 at 7:36pm by jeninejessica	11	277
Considering switching to UA or a home birth.. started by Lisa1970 (6/19/11 at 8:18pm)	I'd look at HB first & foremost - but that requires a good MW... 6/22/11 at 12:24pm by MegBoz	4	146
Can my OB refuse to take me on as a patient? started by Belia (6/15/11 at 9:01pm)	Do you know what markers your hematologist was referring to?... 6/21/11 at 8:45pm by kwilki8	5	287
Did anyone desperately want to homebirth, but had to use a hospital? Some words of... started by thebassomatic76 (6/9/11 at 4:48pm)	I had a much more positive experience with a hospital birth... 6/21/11 at 8:36pm by gambel	14	320
small placenta? started by amy1422 (6/20/11 at 5:19am)	we just went to the ob/gyn today, the doctor said I had small... 6/20/11 at 5:19am by amy1422	0	89
First 2 labors, water broke first. Will this happen with #3 too? started by Celticqueen (6/7/11 at 2:16pm)	My 3rd was the only one where my water didn't break before... 6/19/11 at 9:39pm by mom2Avi	6	230
TV Ad about Importance of 40-week Gestation! started by konayossie (6/17/11 at 11:51am)	I can't find anything on the YouTube... does anyone have a... 6/18/11 at 9:04pm by philomom	7	274
Why???!!!! So frustrating. started by limette (1/20/11 at 4:51am) 1 2 3…6	It sounds like you tried a lot of things. Sometimes nature... 6/17/11 at 6:11pm by stik	114	5,472
Need advice started by anonimommy (6/17/11 at 11:35am)	Are there any birth professionals willing to give me a bit of... 6/17/11 at 11:35am by anonimommy	0	110
First PAP after birth started by AliceMay (6/13/11 at 10:52am)	You're in good company. There are lots of us for whom AF... 6/15/11 at 5:06pm by konayossie	3	151
Could this be my period already? started by minkajane (6/6/11 at 6:51pm)	Just wanted to add, with DD I exclusively breastfed and... 6/14/11 at 8:04pm by karmamamaa	7	138
Vaginal tear - SO ITCHY!!! (6 days postpartum) started by Dot-to-Dot (6/8/11 at 10:12am)	Thank you for the suggestions! I'm glad to hear it sounds... 6/11/11 at 9:26am by Dot-to-Dot	4	529
Lochia still at 8 weeks PP started by JFTB1177 (4/7/11 at 5:58pm)	Just wanted to update that it did finally stop at 11 weeks... 6/11/11 at 7:51am by JFTB1177	4	304
Worried about those hospital tests started by GracensMom (6/6/11 at 1:37pm)	They didn't do the hearing test in our room with dd, but they... 6/10/11 at 3:03pm by penguintattoo	12	243
Water Breaks with Two Pops? started by Mamja (6/9/11 at 2:31pm)	Thanks for the response. It could be a forebag type thing. I... 6/9/11 at 6:14pm by Mamja	2	92
Old Placenta Question started by mamayogibear (6/8/11 at 6:50pm)	Yep, got a 17 month old placenta in my freezer. I had... 6/9/11 at 4:22pm by Jaimee	5	213
Natural birth and genital herpes/HSV2, not on genitals started by bsj2009 (6/6/11 at 5:17am)	I get cold sores around my mouth and have since I was a kid. ... 6/8/11 at 6:49pm by yeahwhat	6	319
Vaginal Birth after 4th Degree Tear? started by Heather R (3/29/05 at 3:16pm) 1 2 3…8	Big hugs to everyone and good luck to the mamas expecting... 6/8/11 at 10:49am by wombatclay	145	60,204
Hospital birth with twins started by Mama~Love (5/18/11 at 8:11am)	I had my twins in a military hospital. I was 37 weeks and my... 6/8/11 at 6:10am by SBellavia	10	367
What are the chances of DD (3) being OK during my hypnobirth? started by Smokering (5/24/11 at 7:57pm)	I do think you need a wrangler that can fully devote... 6/7/11 at 3:21pm by JudiAU	11	277
Sage Femmer in San Francisco. started by Alenushka (6/5/11 at 4:48pm)	Try posting in the Finding Your Tribe forum that includes... 6/6/11 at 1:22pm by Jaimee	1	72
Spinning babies- for breech mommas started by yaboobarb (6/6/11 at 10:53am)	I am loving this site! A great resource!Spinning Babies 6/6/11 at 10:53am by yaboobarb	0	77
Low lying placenta--anyone has heard of homeopathic cinnamomum? started by amwondering (3/25/11 at 1:03pm)	Hello! It is a juice made of apple, carrots and beets. I kept... 6/6/11 at 10:36am by amwondering	4	368
Mild cystocele??? started by nia82 (3/18/11 at 7:32pm)	I am six weeks post partum, I noticed my cystocele shortly... 6/5/11 at 11:28am by needshope	5	787