Posts by ApprenticeMomma

This baby really wanted to be born, he snuck in right under the radar, only days after Ian and I agreed completely we were only having two children, I suddenly realised my period was late, and when I tested, hey presto, pregnant! I...

Thanks so much, I'm just about to post up the birth story...

He's here!! We don't have a name as yet, seeing as we were kinda focussing on girls names, haha cosmic joke on us I think... Our gorgeous third son was born yesterday at 4:36pm after 3 hours of really full on labour. I didn't use...

Well i went to the chiro yesterday, and she did quite a lot of work on me, released my ribs, neck, shoulders, mucked around in my pelvis I was quite a mess! I felt better after, i could breathe more easily, which was such a relief. The...

Thanks for the suggestions, I might look into a chiro for tomorrow (Monday) I must admit I'm very scared of having anyone touch me, the pain is not good. But I guess they know what they are doing. I'm doing everything possible to...

Quote: Originally Posted by Lazy Gardens Just from the symptoms and description, you have a separated or broken rib, which can happen with long-term coughing. Usual healing time is 4-8 weeks, during which time...

I've had a chesty cough for a couple of weeks now, and yesterday morning I coughed and felt a 'pop' in my ribcage, and the MOST excrutiating pain I have ever felt in my life... So, I'm 41 weeks, in pretty nasty pain, and hoping like...

I have a question about delayed cord clamping. Is it possible that when you allow the full complement of blood to flow into the babies body from the placenta, and this causes the temporary condition "asymptomatic polycythemia"...

I'm going to have Arnica for shock and to help minimise bleeding, and Bellis Perennis to help minimise bleeding.

My first birth was a planned hb, ended up transferring for a very prolonged second stage and maternal exhaustion (which I think could easily have been avoided, but hindsight is a wonderful thing) but having my IM there in hospy with me...