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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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Online/Paperless Birth Announcements started by IdentityCrisisMama (4/10/11 at 9:34am)	Can anyone recommend a good online birth announcement site? ... 4/10/11 at 9:34am by IdentityCrisi...	0	119
scared of birth pain, any advice? started by briannas auntie (4/8/11 at 1:50am)	Well, everyone is different so it could be worth looking... 4/10/11 at 9:06am by Jaimee	14	418
Retained membranes? started by ErinElora (4/6/11 at 2:19pm)	Thanks! The placenta looked completely intact, she just said... 4/9/11 at 8:55am by ErinElora	2	167
If You Are Having A Baby In The Hospital, Have A Lawyer On Call... started by miriam (3/30/11 at 4:29pm) 1 2	I guess we'd have carried ds1 out of the ward in the seat... 4/8/11 at 1:53pm by Storm Bride	26	1,831
What do you think makes for high or low risk? started by lizziebits (3/24/11 at 7:40am) 1 2	Well, no. If an OB insists on a C-section because a... 4/8/11 at 1:25am by Smokering	20	707
ideas for helping support new (again) mom with early baby!?? started by jennyviktoria14 (3/31/11 at 8:00am)	I like this idea but I think a lot of nicu have regulations,... 4/5/11 at 6:48pm by brennan	3	157
Strange urine smell post birth? started by LibLove (4/4/11 at 7:41pm)	Thanks for the suggestion! I did a quick google search and... 4/5/11 at 2:17pm by LibLove	2	301
Prolonged postpartum bleeding started by mommytoallh (4/3/11 at 2:18pm)	I wouldnt be worried except you said the bleeding got... 4/3/11 at 2:25pm by luv-my-boys	1	305
First they though baby was small....turns out it's big! started by AliceMay (4/1/11 at 5:24am)	My ultrasound at 34 weeks with my 1st DD (I was measuring... 4/3/11 at 7:25am by CrunchyChrist...	12	346
Apparently, I have a firm uterus! ??? started by Dot-to-Dot (4/1/11 at 6:22pm)	For some reason I assumed he knew this from feeling... 4/2/11 at 12:56pm by Dot-to-Dot	2	180
10 months post partum- pain in hips/pelvis? started by is it puppies? (3/28/11 at 12:16pm)	What kind of chiropractor were you seeing, do they specialize... 4/2/11 at 11:38am by CookAMH	4	159
Comments from my midwives have me nervous - help! started by Lish (3/21/11 at 8:13pm)	It seems to me that a good part of the difference in your... 4/1/11 at 1:50pm by allisonrose	17	694
birth circle for teens with substance abuse and mental health issues started by queen b (3/27/11 at 5:48pm)	yes, great advice! birthing from within has some great ideas... 4/1/11 at 11:43am by queen b	2	113
Every Woman Is A Candidate For A Caesarean Section ... started by miriam (3/30/11 at 5:14pm)	When I first saw this, I thought it was one of those April... 4/1/11 at 12:33am by kythe	4	442
Thoughts on active vs passive mgmt of 3rd stage (delivery of placenta)? started by MamaKickyPants (3/28/11 at 5:31pm)	I believe it can. In my consenting to prophylactic pit at my... 3/31/11 at 10:42pm by CookAMH	6	325
CSection rates in NYC Hospitals started by rachelrw (3/25/11 at 1:08pm)	Thanks so much! 3/31/11 at 5:31pm by rachelrw	2	147
At what point in labor do mw's see you? started by DevaMajka (3/29/11 at 4:56pm)	My MWs would like a call when I know somethings up since I... 3/31/11 at 5:19pm by kawa kamuri	7	294
Can anyone give me info on refusing Vit K & eye drops in a PA hospital? started by Climbing Rose (3/28/11 at 8:03pm)	AFAIK, the only state where there is a serious barrier to... 3/31/11 at 11:10am by AlexisT	2	144
Delivering placenta question started by lovelylisa (3/27/11 at 5:22pm)	Hospitals are notorious for managing the third stage of labor... 3/31/11 at 7:08am by Tumble Bumbles	9	334
Eye ointment -- a hill to die on, or go along to get along? UPDATE started by msmiranda (3/21/11 at 5:47am) 1 2 3	There are actually many studies showing that the eye... 3/31/11 at 6:15am by carriebft	44	1,586
Generally speaking - do you tend to go into labor when you're feeling "ready to burst",... started by IdentityCrisisMama (3/26/11 at 7:03am)	With my first I felt great right up until labor. She was 8... 3/30/11 at 8:43am by lunarlady	2	173
Touring a Birth Center - questions to ask? started by inthefall (3/29/11 at 7:37am)	A little late here I guess, but how did it go? I don't... 3/30/11 at 7:32am by kythe	2	180
Did you go into laborland during your delivery? (Hypnosis question) started by MamaJen (3/16/11 at 10:13pm)	I did not take any particular birth method class for my... 3/29/11 at 9:16pm by Angelorum	9	350
After a c-section? started by Aliy (3/18/11 at 5:44pm)	I drove as soon as I was off of the heavy pain meds and just... 3/29/11 at 11:13am by greenmulberry	10	344
Feeling contractions in just your cervix started by Banana731 (3/25/11 at 5:15pm)	I had something similar this time. The contrx were focused... 3/29/11 at 6:55am by jcregan	9	303
If you weren't induced, how long were your pregnancies? started by pollyanna123 (2/16/11 at 2:11pm) 1 2 3 4 5	DS was born at 37+1, though I started contracting the night... 3/28/11 at 6:42pm by minkajane	95	2,578
Frozen postpartum pads? started by Banana731 (2/25/11 at 7:23am)	I used those giant pads for incontinence (also had some of... 3/28/11 at 11:54am by is it puppies?	13	589
Abdominal Exercises started by 3xMama (3/26/11 at 7:47pm)	Thank you ladies!! 3/27/11 at 4:08pm by 3xMama	3	105
Midwife and doula started by memz (3/21/11 at 6:33am)	This is a really good question and one i pondered throughout... 3/26/11 at 6:52pm by motherhendoula	5	170
Losing mucus plug? Should I contact ob? started by quiero a mi bebe (3/25/11 at 7:33pm)	Very normal. Labor may not be far away! 3/25/11 at 7:43pm by CookAMH	1	118
Birth videos for a toddler? started by LaurenAnanas (3/22/11 at 6:44am)	Thanks! We watched "our easy homebirth" last night and DD... 3/25/11 at 9:05am by LaurenAnanas	3	147
What do I need to know if I birth over 35? started by phatchristy (3/24/11 at 11:30am)	For me, being 35 for this pregnancy hasn't changed anything... 3/24/11 at 1:52pm by puddle	3	155
Has anyone else experienced postpartum stress incontinence and will it get better? started by emhrnbsn (3/16/11 at 10:08am)	I had some prolapse. Not quite the same, but similar origin... 3/23/11 at 1:49pm by kltroy	3	206
Naming help started by kookielukie (3/23/11 at 11:30am)	Hi mamas. We just had our third boy, and he was really,... 3/23/11 at 11:30am by kookielukie	0	76
What was continuous monitoring like for you? started by Blanca78 (3/3/11 at 7:32pm) 1 2	Monitoring never bothered me. I actually kind of liked... 3/23/11 at 4:19am by Serenity Now	36	956
Pushing on a Cervical Lip? started by MegBoz (3/17/11 at 11:39am)	I did with DS and ended up voluntarily transferring from the... 3/22/11 at 10:21pm by CookAMH	8	358
Hypno-anything on a very short timeline? started by tiddle (2/25/11 at 2:57pm)	Hi ladies, just wanted to update everyone and kind of close... 3/22/11 at 8:57pm by tiddle	12	349
Once GBS + always GBS +? started by oregon2010 (3/14/11 at 9:25pm)	I was negative for the first two, positive for the third, and... 3/22/11 at 6:26pm by nadia105	6	226
Interested in finding a doula-in-training started by santaisphat (3/22/11 at 3:09pm)	I am a first time pregnant woman who is due in early Sep... 3/22/11 at 3:09pm by santaisphat	0	71
HORRIBLE delivery. FOURTH Degree tears. I HAVE QUESTIONS!!!!!!!! started by kaypea13 (3/21/11 at 4:06pm)	I gave birth to my son, Jayce on Feb 12. My water broke at... 3/21/11 at 4:06pm by kaypea13	0	200
First annual gyno exam after birth? started by rachelesme (3/21/11 at 10:47am)	Current guidelines is that if you've had 3 regular paps in a... 3/21/11 at 1:09pm by kltroy	2	485
HORRIBLE delivery. Have some questions for moms with my experience. started by kaypea13 (3/14/11 at 12:17pm)	Oh my goodness, I hope you are feeling better soon! I wanted... 3/21/11 at 10:12am by kltroy	7	675
Feeling really uncomfortable with caregiver... started by brennan (3/10/11 at 8:36pm)	I would try contacting them and begging. I switched... 3/20/11 at 5:37pm by Lilygoose	7	393
Question about placental gestational age vs baby gestational age (death mentioned) started by Momof2plus1 (3/10/11 at 7:25pm)	This sounds a lot like what our pathology report said. I am... 3/20/11 at 5:07pm by L J	5	623
Does Hypnobabies work for the cynical? started by Smokering (10/4/10 at 10:08pm) 1 2 3	Yeah....Once I got to the "maintenance" phase of the program... 3/20/11 at 9:39am by prothyraia	51	2,766
numb bum and an annoying headache started by Aliy (3/19/11 at 3:06pm)	this is driving me crazy. ever since my c-section 12 days ago... 3/19/11 at 3:06pm by Aliy	0	66
feeling baby's head internally... started by Lydia08 (3/16/11 at 5:00pm)	I have felt my last several baby's heads a around 34 weeks... 3/19/11 at 12:51pm by Mamatoabunch	3	395
How Important is walking around during labor? started by EchoSoul (2/9/11 at 12:32pm) 1 2 3 4 5	Thanks for the advice, :) According to the internal check... 3/19/11 at 12:06pm by EchoSoul	85	3,402
Helpful, simple birth mantras you actually used during labor? started by Beauchamp (3/15/11 at 7:23am) 1 2	Beauchamp, I remember your mantra list from your last... 3/19/11 at 9:53am by Comtessa	20	785
Crazy prodromal for last 3 weeks- losing my mind!!! started by katroshka (3/8/11 at 4:58pm)	Congrats! 3/18/11 at 10:28am by happynaturalmama	7	230