Posts by RedHen4

This is not about the birth, but POST-birth. I only learned this from my midwife for my 5th child; wish I had known it for the other four! For those first few days of meconium diapers--coat the baby's bottom with petroleum jelly at...

The "comfort" would not be so much an issue for me as the cost. For my homebirth, I purchased a cotton maternity tank top that had a shelf bra in it for about $10 at J.C. Penneys. It worked just fine!

Before my first 3 children were born, I never considered homebirth. Never. In a million-jillion years. But then I had baby #3, and I was induced a week early because he was going to be SO BIG like baby #2 (and because Christmas was...

I wouldn't really say that any of my hospital experiences were "bad." I had my first 3 at the same hospital. It was fairly small and reasonably quiet. Baby #1 had the most interventions, which I wasn't happy about, but we...

: I have e-mailed my Utah representatives. I finally got smart enough to have a homebirth for baby #5. I do NOT want to go back to the hospital for baby #6 (whenever she decides to come along). My dh came home for lunch and got an...

We got out shortly after the birth because baby wasn't starting to breathe on his own very well. He started, though, without having to be given oxygen. Then we got back in for another 20-30 minutes while more hot water was added. It...

LOL, you're in great spirits for being *12* weeks overdue! Good luck to you!

You are where I was six months ago. You can read my birth story here: http://69.20.14.30/discussions/showt...highlight=Noah If it's any comfort, in my case all those hours of labor DID do something...I was at 7 cm. after 2 1/2...

I bought a $7 tanktop with built-in shelf bra at JC Penney's. When I got in and out of the pool, I just wrapped a towel around my lower half. I am too inhibited to wear my birthday suit!

My 20 mo. old was present for the birth of her little brother a couple of weeks ago (as well as the older three children). I had three days of prodromal labor, and all of the kids were around but unaware of what was happening. On the...