Posts by Xerxella

Unfortunately, last time I checked Homefirst did not do primary VBACs. They may or may be doing any VBACs these days, I don't know.

With my 1st DC, I was leaking colostrom at about 6 months pg. I could easily make milk come out late in pregnancy. We went on to have an easy BF relationship with abudant supply. Now I'm 8 months PG with the 2nd DC and I have no...

You can do it! Get out of the house, if you're at home. Do something completely different that'll also help you feel like you're doing everything you can to let labor start. Have you ever taken the kids on a train ride? If you live...

I'm definitely willing to wait til my due date. I only have 9 weeks of leave from work and I want it to go as far into summer as possible. If I go the first weekend of May, I can stretch my leave through the fourth of July weekend.

I'm not a UCer, but I checked my cervix at about 30 weeks and it was extremely mushy and I could easily fit my finger tip inside. I checked it again at about 33 weeks and it felt slightly harder and more closed. I think at this point...

Pitocin aside, this is a tough decision. I'll be having a midwife attended hospital birth. All I want is a vaginal birth. That's it. Everything else is gravy. I told the midwife this and she said we could start ripening the...

I had staples. They were no big deal for me. Whatever you do, ask if the doc is going to sew the layer of fat beneath the incision (bladder flap?). I've heard some doc's don't and those women get a little pudge of fat beneath the...

I don't know, but you should definitely post in the tribal area. I'm sure someone there can help you more. Look for an ICAN in your area. They can also be a great resource. Good luck!

How's it going JFTB1177?

Wow! Did anyone ever VBAC early?