Posts by BlessedJess

Just keep an open mind, is all I can say. Prior to birth there are no guarantees. Are you cool with a twin UC? I would be, which is why I didn't do any US when I thought I might have twins. I didn't start suspecting there was...

Personally I think the anatomy scans are famous for breaking people's hearts for no reason. They have helped people and they have hurt people. A percentage of mothers abort to avoid birthing a deformed child and rid themselves of a...

Well, you know what I did last time, birth at home, see how he was doing and then I got to stay home because he good to go. I was a few minutes shy of 36 weeks along. He was the best at nursing, the healthiest early baby. Babies can be...

Your not crazy for wanting a private birth. But it sounds like you would probably be happy with a midwife on call or even in your living room. This might be the time for waiting to see if you want to call her and it can be an...

Congratulations! I just had my 6th baby (4th UC) and it was awesome! He's a little over 4 months now and I think I ovulated last week. Don't know if what I was up to back then could have gotten me pregnant, time will tell. So I...

In Florida a woman was overdue for labor by a week with gestational diabetes and concern for her baby's well being was at an all time high. Neither, however were in emminant crisis. Mom was planning to turn herself over to the hospital...

I'm just talking hypotheticals here... suppose you could claim you had a really contagious little cold and didn't want to come coughing and sneezing. Say you'll come next week and then the next week say someone else...

It's generally accepted that the baby nursing or even the sight of your baby can help control bleeding, but did you also know that hypnosis can also help with bleeding? In both cases you are triggering the control of bleeding with the...

Quote: Originally Posted by zapzipzee  I dont have back pain now, so I wont know if any of this works until labor....  :(  Does that chair do essentially the same thing as an exercise ball? I can't...

Quote: Originally Posted by zapzipzee  I will definitely read the book!  I have two aunts with back pain... one takes pain meds, the other finally got off all the pain meds and her back is doing much better....