Posts by dlm194

Ohhh!!!  Wait a sec, I think I see where I'm in error.  MarineWife ~ you are saying the provider can charge up to 15 or 20% more.  That makes sense.  The midwives I used the first time accepted what Tricare gave...

Quote: Originally Posted by MarineWife  Quote: Originally Posted by dlm194  Deductibles and cost shares on Standard to not apply to maternity care. This is not true anymore....

Can't you just switch to Standard for a year?  Your baby can still be on Prime Remote.  I had 2 babies on Standard and paid $25 for the 1st one and $75 for the 2nd one (it was more because I had to pay for a few nights in the...

I missed pregnancy a lot after baby #1.  A little bit after baby #2.  And not at all after baby #3. I love the feeling of the baby kicking inside me but  pregnancy and delivery just kept getting tougher so I'm glad for...

As much as i agree with using a good midwife and having an unmedicated birth, I do know a woman who suffered through a lot of these problems after a homebirth with a very reputable midwife in the area.  It was just one of those...

How strange is that!  They never said a word to me.  Maybe because I was already using cloth diapers when the NAEYC people came in?  I would have just gotten a note from my ped that sposies were causing diaper rash...

I used a NAEYC accredited daycare in NJ and they accepted my cloth diapers. In fact, they got accredited while I was there so they NAEYC people must have seen them!   Of the 7 daycare centers I looked at, only 1 said no (citing...

You said it.  They can't force you into a c-section.  It might help to bring some of the research with you though. If your uterus can't handle a version, chances are it can't handle labor.  I'd rather find out during...

In general, women with a previous vaginal delivery have a decreased risk of UR.  I'm just not sure about c-sections followed by VBACs followed by c-sections followed by VBACs.  That is a pretty specific scenario (I'm c-s,...

*nod* I know a few people that have had great birth experiences at SMC.  But not VBACs.  That’s the issue, unfortunately.  Most hospitals want VBACs to have continuous monitoring.  I think that’s one of the biggest...