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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	Want a homebirth in Grand Rapids, but don’t have a home…or an apartment…lol Today at 4:40 am by birthgreeter	8,980	125,991
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...	Is anyone considering not get a birth certificate for their child? Today at 4:29 am by DoubleDouble	6,160	87,587
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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deciding between birth center and homebirth started by MomSmoo (2/1/11 at 7:36am)	for me, the birth center option is run by the same midwives... 2/1/11 at 9:53am by Marissamom	1	102
How long between your bloody show and birth? (non-medicated, non-induced) started by HappyMommy2 (1/7/11 at 7:33am)	I think I started to get bloody show on a Friday--labor... 1/31/11 at 4:39pm by morganlefay	19	3,833
Why is it so hard to understand that "due date" is over a MONTH? started by MegBoz (1/26/11 at 10:38am)	Ha! My Mom emailed me instead of calling - which I generally... 1/31/11 at 11:44am by MegBoz	15	541
How soon can you drive after a c-section? started by matty02 (1/30/11 at 7:12am)	I was able to drive by two weeks PP with both of my boys,... 1/30/11 at 8:31am by KempsMama	1	679
Do subsequent babies usually come later? started by cagnew (1/24/11 at 6:11am)	Mine was later. 40w 4 days with #1, 42w 1 day with #2. So... 1/29/11 at 11:06pm by mckittre	17	672
Delayed Cord Clamping in a C-secton? started by Liora (1/29/11 at 4:43pm)	x-posted in I'm Pregnant. Does anyone have any experience... 1/29/11 at 4:43pm by Liora	0	81
Having dreams at night of becoming a Doula. Help me interpret my dream... started by Koalamom (1/29/11 at 4:37am)	I have very intuitive dreams and usually about future events... 1/29/11 at 4:37am by Koalamom	0	53
If you had to use an internal monitor to measure your contrax....? started by konayossie (1/25/11 at 9:16am)	I had an internal monitor for contractions (called an IUPC)... 1/28/11 at 4:57pm by Lisoula	8	234
c-section scar healing question started by lillymonster (1/25/11 at 9:12am)	I have more updates : ( The scar started oozing last night,... 1/28/11 at 9:48am by lillymonster	5	175
GD induction started by A-mac (1/26/11 at 3:31pm)	I would not accept a blanket "you have gd so you can't go... 1/27/11 at 7:26pm by lifeguard	5	291
Blue cohosh for VBAC induction? started by smeep (1/27/11 at 7:46am)	I would try instead: long walks, EPO inserted vaginally,... 1/27/11 at 10:43am by mizznicole	2	122
8 months PP and HORRIBLE Acne! started by Onkiekat (1/26/11 at 6:37pm)	Ok, I don't know what the deal is...I was a weird person who... 1/26/11 at 6:37pm by Onkiekat	0	58
Is there such thing as a "light" epidural? started by plantnerd (1/26/11 at 7:46am)	I had a similar experience to you-- my 4th unmedicated birth... 1/26/11 at 6:29pm by frugalmum	9	393
'Extensive' first degree tear-- what does this mean? started by texmati (1/25/11 at 1:56pm)	Thanks for the responses-- really I guess I was just posting... 1/26/11 at 5:24pm by texmati	3	213
Vaginal breech delivery... started by etonmymind (1/23/11 at 10:40pm)	Just an update. We aren't sure anymore that the baby is... 1/26/11 at 5:03pm by etonmymind	4	260
Q for MW's re: when do I say "enough is enough" started by secondimpression (1/24/11 at 7:38pm)	Thanks ladies, so glad to hear that I'm not being completely... 1/26/11 at 2:08pm by secondimpression	3	449
Supermodel Miranda Kerr has natural childbirth, pictured breastfeeding started by Raingirl (1/18/11 at 7:51pm)	Just don't read the comments. The usual ignorant blather... 1/26/11 at 11:12am by jeminijad	5	626
La Bassine Birth pool started by Aliy (1/25/11 at 7:38pm)	how did you find it? was it a good pool? did it meet your... 1/25/11 at 7:38pm by Aliy	0	72
Perineal Swelling...and other things? started by bella99 (1/25/11 at 6:18pm)	I had my babies 2 weeks ago with a 1st degree tear and my... 1/25/11 at 6:32pm by kitkat5505	1	194
Is an induction inevitable? So upset... started by MomRunner (1/6/11 at 1:32am) 1 2	Hi!I really like your answer.Two induced labors. I would say... 1/25/11 at 12:37pm by franc	29	1,352
Weird thing I did in labour started by Melly24 (1/23/11 at 2:37pm)	Perfectly normal, instinctual response to the pushing phase. ... 1/25/11 at 11:21am by Sudonk	4	484
Using manual removal of the placenta to check for uterine rupture?????? started by harli (1/20/11 at 1:46pm)	Good idea. I'd also say look to inform other "mainstream"... 1/25/11 at 10:53am by MegBoz	9	548
How did you cope with SPD pain in labor? started by akmbloom (1/23/11 at 5:26pm)	I had a small shot of lidocaine into my tailbone when I was... 1/25/11 at 2:31am by RoseRedHoofbeats	4	249
Please help, itchy pp rash very scared! started by AAAME (1/24/11 at 10:43pm)	Ok so when I was pregnant I had hives off and on mostly at... 1/24/11 at 10:43pm by AAAME	0	97
8w PP - retained products of conception started by mizznicole (1/24/11 at 2:00pm)	I just had a iud put in and it would have been 1000. without... 1/24/11 at 7:58pm by goodygumdrops	3	222
Birth Photography Questions started by AustinMom (1/24/11 at 6:33pm)	Did you have one? Are you glad you did/didn't? What would you... 1/24/11 at 6:33pm by AustinMom	0	78
What were your out-of-pocket expenses for a homebirth? started by TheMommy (1/19/11 at 11:04am)	My insurance didn't cover home birth. We paid $3,000 to our... 1/24/11 at 1:14pm by sunnygir1	6	219
How do you/did you face/overcome your birth fears? started by texmati (1/9/11 at 7:01pm)	Congratulations!!!! 1/24/11 at 12:09pm by CI Mama	11	745
"natural" c-section recs? started by LittleOsMom (1/21/11 at 12:04am) 1 2	This. I had no idea there were any hospitals that didn't have... 1/24/11 at 11:46am by Storm Bride	20	678
Breech baby and zero-gravity chair? started by etonmymind (1/23/11 at 9:52pm)	I don't know if it would turn a breech but I think I turned a... 1/24/11 at 8:27am by WifeofAnt	2	226
Just a vent...I know you moms will understand started by Oliver'sMom (1/21/11 at 4:58pm)	That's unfortunate, whether because someone made a selfish... 1/24/11 at 6:07am by SubliminalDar...	9	486
my midwife is against waterbirth, pls help started by CalmCenter (9/1/09 at 9:49pm) 1 2	This is a pretty old thread but I'm going to reply to the... 1/24/11 at 3:10am by katelove	25	1,308
home birth for first timers over 30 years old started by arleen3 (1/12/11 at 8:18pm)	OP I think you must have had your baby by now! Hope... 1/23/11 at 11:55pm by LLtheTinkerbell	13	323
Recommend articles about doulas for DH? started by Comtessa (1/23/11 at 7:08am)	the DONA website has an article about Dad's and... 1/23/11 at 3:41pm by Nicoleandco	1	84
AF returned at 8 months PP-healing still not complete? started by trumpcard (1/22/11 at 1:56pm)	I had a small tear in delivery that got a couple stitches and... 1/22/11 at 1:56pm by trumpcard	0	48
Why induce if the baby is small? started by CoBabyMaker (5/14/10 at 6:26pm)	Many moms start to lose some amniotic fluid late in... 1/22/11 at 4:49am by HariB	16	1,255
How rare is skin-to-skin post CS? Can you "force" it? started by MegBoz (1/5/11 at 9:36am)	Our daughter came out crying. I remember thinking "oh good,... 1/21/11 at 7:52pm by LisaG	10	492
Serious c-section fear, how to deal? started by pixiekisses (1/10/11 at 4:55pm)	Pixie, on my road to a successful pregnancy I had a LOT of... 1/21/11 at 7:37pm by LisaG	11	496
Torn: Birth Center after Home Birth??? started by mum2sarah (1/18/11 at 7:43pm)	Moon Jelly, yes, there is a very medicalized culture here. I... 1/21/11 at 1:52pm by mum2sarah	14	398
Twin Delivery: Waiting to go into labor spontaneously? started by OneSmallAxe (1/16/11 at 9:57am)	not sure if you're still pregnant or not, but I'm in a... 1/21/11 at 1:39pm by LittleOsMom	8	505
diarrhea after c-section started by lillymonster (1/19/11 at 8:20am)	oh I needed to update. Found out I had a bladder or mild... 1/21/11 at 10:05am by lillymonster	2	567
37 weeks considered full term? started by akmbloom (1/18/11 at 5:55am)	Quote:Yeah - I will probably try to wait longer this time if... 1/20/11 at 9:28pm by akmbloom	14	551
LOW LOW hemoglobin. Very sad. Denied homebirth....what is going to happen to me? started by momtoS (1/18/11 at 2:52pm)	I was low with my 2nd, but am unsure of the numbers. I cut... 1/20/11 at 6:46pm by MissSJ	5	458
8 weeks later started by Andi22 (1/20/11 at 5:02pm)	I am 8 weeks postpartum and still bleeding the same as you... 1/20/11 at 5:02pm by Andi22	0	57
Didn't find out the sex this time- ideas for the birth and/or announcement? started by pollyanna123 (1/16/11 at 6:04pm)	We've never found out the gender of our babies before birth... 1/20/11 at 9:42am by donutmolly	1	98
why are contractions worse in the car? started by trekkingirl (1/16/11 at 9:30pm)	I don't know how realistic it is for you, but this isn't... 1/19/11 at 11:56pm by kythe	10	444
For you hospital birthers - marking your child with your preferences started by nerdymom (1/3/11 at 8:44am) 1 2 3	I just want to say that both of my boys were born in military... 1/19/11 at 5:41am by 2xy	42	1,897
Vitamin K - urgent info needed! started by p1gg1e (1/17/11 at 4:47pm)	Illinois has a religious exemption for all vaxes, including... 1/18/11 at 9:19pm by XanaduMama	2	188
Scared of home birth... And hospital birth... started by MamaAsheri (1/16/11 at 1:59pm)	I am also struggling with this decision right now. This is... 1/18/11 at 2:59pm by msmiranda	11	635
Lochia at 6w PP started by WifeofAnt (1/18/11 at 2:15pm)	I bled for almost 8 weeks PP, FWIW. There's a broad range of... 1/18/11 at 2:48pm by Italiamom	1	57