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Donating your placenta - what to think about? started by KLM99 (8/7/08 at 11:41am)	Don't many midwives-in-training dissect placentas? I seem to... 11/3/08 at 10:37pm by ollineeba	18	3,599
Silly Question - Did your pets act strange before you went into labor? started by GoodNamesGone (6/1/09 at 4:45pm)	My old dog got super clingy and protective, and in the two... 6/10/09 at 9:53pm by starling&diesel	19	3,580
cervidil induction? started by coco (4/5/04 at 6:56pm)	thanks everone what if your cervix is already ripe ( what... 4/6/04 at 12:36pm by coco	6	3,565
Why Decide on Getting an Epidural BEFORE Labor? started by MegBoz (7/22/09 at 5:27pm) 1 2 3…7	This thread has been returned, but please... when writing your... 8/2/09 at 12:39pm by wombatclay	122	3,554
For the successful induced labor only please started by maymommy (4/25/06 at 5:37pm)	I was in the place you are with my first baby. I was SOOOOO... 4/30/06 at 10:00am by Artisan	19	3,553
TIlted uterus = c-section?!? started by Lovinmy2babies+1 (3/28/06 at 1:28pm) 1 2 3	Quote: Originally Posted by TurboClaudia Mama2B, not sure... 3/30/06 at 4:22pm by ~~Mama2B~~	46	3,547
Vagina 'too small'? Uh what? started by laughymama (5/17/10 at 8:07pm) 1 2	It sounds like this OB likes doing episiotomies and/or sections. 5/20/10 at 7:33pm by Fyrestorm	23	3,523
More emotional right before labor? started by littlebb (8/2/09 at 6:55pm)	Quote: Originally Posted by zuzunel09 A friend told me that... 8/4/09 at 6:43pm by littlebb	8	3,516
Poll: When did your water break? started by organicpapayamama (3/22/10 at 9:59am) 1 2 3 4 5	Well, I have two babies. With the first, water broke in active... 7/19/10 at 4:15am by EdnaMarie	89	3,513
Water break- possible complications? started by heatherweh (1/25/09 at 6:24pm)	Just a small reminder that amniotic fluid is produced by the... 1/26/09 at 3:24am by rhiandmoi	7	3,505
lochia ?? TMI alert! started by dynamohumm6 (6/17/05 at 5:59pm)	Raina, I'm having cramps that mimic my early labor. My midwife... 6/20/05 at 10:13am by dynamohumm6	6	3,499
Watch your language: "normal" birth started by MsElle07 (5/29/07 at 2:22am) 1 2 3…6	I have asked everyone to please focus on the OP's original... 6/9/07 at 12:23pm by georgia	105	3,497
How much weight do you lose from the birth? started by Passionate*Mama (1/17/09 at 4:13pm) 1 2	I gained 40# with DD, who weighed 8.5#. I didn't weigh myself... 3/31/09 at 10:09am by major_mama11	37	3,494
Water Broke 40hrs ago - no contractions (home birth) started by J2 (1/30/09 at 1:42pm)	Oh good. Glad to hear she went into labor. 1/31/09 at 4:23pm by Belle	11	3,491
Scheduled C-Section cause the baby is estimated @ 9 lbs. - Update started by kymholly (7/29/06 at 1:36pm) 1 2 3…6	Quote: Originally Posted by nznats I find this kind of... 8/22/06 at 8:08am by blissful_maia	106	3,488
cervix after birth started by Lirazel (9/26/10 at 4:30pm)	Have you ever seen My Beautiful Cervix? I hope its not against... 9/26/10 at 5:29pm by WifeofAnt	4	3,486
So can we talk about cytotec... started by AugustLia23 (7/6/07 at 6:25pm) 1 2 3 4	I wouldn't say I see it routinely at all; but I can think of 3... 8/7/08 at 11:24pm by lorijds	64	3,480
stretching cervix? / how much bleeding during labor is normal? started by VaMountainMomma (6/20/06 at 8:39pm)	Thanks everyone! Like I said, I'm having a MW/homebirth this... 6/20/06 at 11:32pm by VaMountainMomma	4	3,469
Join the Loose vaginas club!!! started by rubymoon (4/27/07 at 10:50am)	Joining the club too! I'm 6 months PP and still things feel... 4/28/07 at 10:34pm by rixafreeze	14	3,455
Newborns and hats started by cjanelles (1/17/07 at 1:47am) 1 2 3	Wow, I had never thought about the hat before. All of the... 10/11/07 at 6:09pm by TinyFrog	59	3,452
Birth stool--so how do you sit on this thing? started by AllyRae (8/26/05 at 7:39pm)	the one my midwife had was like the one Winterbaby posted- the... 8/27/05 at 12:48pm by LoveChild421	11	3,442
Newborn skull bones overlapping started by QueenOfThePride (3/14/08 at 9:38pm)	At his 2w checkup, his head measurement was the same as at... 3/15/08 at 2:53pm by QueenOfThePride	2	3,440
Did your hips get bigger? started by mmaramba (9/16/10 at 6:04pm) 1 2	I don't really know......everything seems the same to me. 9/22/10 at 2:56pm by ShadowMoon	33	3,439
PUSHING at 9 cm?? started by newmum35 (10/12/09 at 4:29am)	If a momma feels the natural urge to push with her body then I... 10/13/09 at 12:02pm by phatchristy	11	3,432
One Long Contraction? started by Dreaming (6/5/04 at 7:49pm)	Have a wonderful, amazing, empowering birth mama!!!! You are... 6/6/04 at 5:58pm by 3_opihi	14	3,432
Lies they told us at L&D.... started by Millicent (8/30/08 at 4:31am) 1 2 3	They kept telling me, "don't worry. Women don't grow babies... 9/12/08 at 4:50pm by BetsyS	52	3,427
"Bulging Membranes" What does this mean? (XP'ed in Birth Professionals) started by mrsfrenchy (6/24/08 at 10:34pm)	Not sure about them bulging with a 2 cm cervix, but as my... 6/27/08 at 10:44pm by birdiefu	6	3,420
Postpartum pain syndrome/fibromyalgia? started by krasnon (3/15/10 at 3:43pm)	Are most of you sure you don't have postpartum thyroiditis... 11/4/10 at 6:12pm by rlpalbion	8	3,398
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 women... 6/30/11 at 11:35am by Comtessa	22	3,398
Natural or epidural started by justice'smom (9/23/08 at 10:45am) 1 2 3…6	Natural.....same as all my other births. I cannot have an... 10/28/08 at 7:14pm by Eliseatthebeach	105	3,397
An induction or c-section for a truly big baby? started by 2sweetboysmom (7/5/10 at 3:08pm) 1 2 3	Yay!! Thanks for the update! Congrats, 2sweetboysmom! 7/17/10 at 9:13pm by Storm Bride	59	3,389
HELP! Nerve Damage from Cesarean started by AllisonR (11/22/06 at 5:17pm)	Quote: Originally Posted by AllisonR Ladies, Now day 11 and... 11/27/06 at 12:26pm by lolar2	12	3,386
Labor at home then hospital for birth started by Juniperberry (10/8/08 at 4:24pm) 1 2 3	I agree happyhats that it's nice to be able to relax in... 10/19/08 at 7:59am by Juniperberry	41	3,381
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	3,364
Blood clots postpartum- what is normal? started by Amila (7/11/08 at 10:19am)	I've had blood clots the size of grapefruit before the first... 7/13/08 at 6:10pm by Full Heart	8	3,361
C section at 25 weeks? started by hypatia (4/12/04 at 2:19pm) 1 2	our little one wasn't that early but there were others in the... 4/26/04 at 2:26pm by taradt	39	3,358
Cesarean Section Support Thread August 2005 started by OnTheFence (8/6/05 at 8:31pm) 1 2 3…8	Heyla all! I didn't see a september cs thread, so I thought... 9/7/05 at 2:40pm by wombatclay	153	3,354
Caffeine during labor? started by 3-StarSystem (11/29/06 at 9:21am)	All I wanted was plain iced cold water! During pushing when I... 11/30/06 at 11:49am by coobabysmom	5	3,352
Poll: Why Natural Childbirth? started by Turquesa (5/24/12 at 1:43pm) 1 2 3 4	I couldn't agree more. Childbirth is AMAZING! Knowing you can... 3/21/13 at 5:22pm by bannanachild	72	3,344
Silliest question you've ever been asked about pregnancy/birth started by minkajane (12/22/05 at 4:38pm) 1 2 3 4 5	"If I hire an Ob and a MW and go to a hospital, who will... 2/4/06 at 6:31pm by JanetF	97	3,336
sex after birth -- is it better for you than before? started by indigosky (10/14/10 at 10:19pm) 1 2 3	One birth so far, and yep, better. :) I still don't O during... 1/28/13 at 11:29am by GISDiva	56	3,326
Eye Ointment at birth started by mykidsmyworld (1/1/08 at 11:44pm) 1 2	Can anyone find a cite that says these are only for STDs? I... 1/4/08 at 3:10pm by loraxc	32	3,306
Bloody show vs mucus plug? started by cdk (12/5/07 at 10:48pm)	I discovered mucus plug (just a glob of mucus for me) about 20... 12/6/07 at 1:02am by luckymamato2	1	3,293
would anyone NOT recommend a doula? started by crazyrunningmama (11/11/09 at 7:19pm) 1 2 3 4	Quote: Originally Posted by philomom You know, my dh and I... 2/2/10 at 4:59pm by mediumcrunch	71	3,289
My baby's survival of birth was quite possibly a miracle (pics of knot added) started by QueenOfThePride (10/3/07 at 11:55am) 1 2	Quote: Originally Posted by wannabe well, there you go - you... 10/9/07 at 2:14am by jennica	28	3,289
birth plan template? started by Cekimon (5/20/08 at 11:42pm)	I used a few different tools online to organize my birth plan.... 5/21/08 at 2:24am by .:Melissa:.	1	3,289
Would you tell your friend she has no chance at the birth she wants? UPDATE! posts 35 & 36 & 41 started by myfairbabies (2/9/10 at 5:26pm) 1 2 3	bump! I'd love to read the birth story!! 2/22/10 at 7:55pm by Becken	42	3,272
Has anyone ever tried using homeopathy (Pulsatilla) for breech baby? started by lizabird (10/29/05 at 8:13pm)	I used it and a bunch of other techniques so I'm not sure... 11/3/05 at 12:33pm by Heavenly	8	3,272
it always bothers me started by poetesss (12/8/09 at 2:52pm) 1 2 3 4	Quote: Originally Posted by Bluegoat You can still have... 12/17/09 at 11:36am by MegBoz	70	3,269
How accurate is a six week ultrasound? started by etonmymind (2/21/11 at 2:22pm)	Research seems to indicate that early ultrasounds are accurate... 3/5/11 at 8:12am by lamamaloca	10	3,269