Posts by nudnik

OK, this is an old question, but I'm still wondering... Kinda long, sorry. (I think I need to rehash his whole birth story, for some reason.) With my first, I had a midwife, but was transferred to the OB when I refused to prick myself...

Another unplanned bathroom birther here... almost ended up unassisted, but midwife made it last second. We had a TINY bathroom. The door was directly in front of the toilet, with just about enough clearance room not to hit it when you...

What I think is the main issue here is not the testing, it's the treatment. If you are tested positive (or "maybe" positive), you can be forced into treatment you don't want. If you refuse to be tested, your baby can be forced...

With my first (hospital) I came wearing a stretchy comfy black skirt that I didn't care too much about and a darker striped shirt that I also was willing to risk getting bloody. I got yelled at for not putting on a gown and they wrote it...

I decided when my last would be born - on a specific Tuesday, after my husband came back from a conference. I decided it would be a him (we didn't know, no ultrasounds), and that he would be 10 lb. I was off by a week - he was born on...

10+ siblings thank G-d on both sides, so I'm hoping to meet or beat it! We'll do our part, and just hope Heaven agrees :-)

I feel like the midwives notice potential emergencies much earlier on than in the hospital, balancing out the longer trip to the hospital.

Baby is about 7 months old now and nursing as we speak, but it's never too late to post a birth story! This was my most spiritual birth yet, but kinda strange - in my mother's basement. :-) My last baby was 2.5 weeks post "due...

Finally had my 9lb 15oz boy Tuesday morning (41.5 weeks), at home, in the water, after a <4 hr labor. No name yet! :-) Thanks all for posting till now and keeping me from feeling alone!

Still here! Past my official due date (19 or 20) but I'm hoping to hold out till Monday at least...