Had some stuff at home to prepare for self-care, but decided upon post-birth inspection that while half of the tear looked easy to glue, the rest of it didn't. Went to the hospital for stitches just over an hour after the birth. Had...
UC'd with #6 (5th birth, b/c twins). Was my longest labour - which surprised me and led to self-doubt near transition. YES, I would do it again - it was finally RIGHT (and my other births were so low-intervention that many women would...
"Rush" is pretty subjective. You mean you don't want to go within 1 hour or within 4 hours? I went in. I'd bought superglue and nori paper. But after placenta detached in a timely fashion, I felt
Ike the raw edge was a bit much to glue...
Well said, and agreed. Thank you.
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Why am I seeing so many people assuming ucers believe their births will go perfectly, without problem, and are totally ignorant to...
LOL (at myself). I always just automatically think of it being the birthing women who are "delivering" the babies. Hahaha - silly of me to not catch the intended other meaning.
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How can this be? Is this bona-fide or just what you've been told? UC discussions aside, there are legitimate precipitous births so I just don't see how a physical act like birth could be made illegal.
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OP said she is having fraternal twins. Should be 2 amniotic sacs, then.
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Are the babies in 1 sac or 2? If they are in 1, the risk of cord entanglement is really...
Would you care to cite the rate of locked twins? I've read it in the past, but don't have the number handy. It's so low that I find it slightly offensive that you are citing it as a meaningful consideration and implying that her...
Yah! We were half-way serious about going for an old limo. Just didn't find one with forward-facing benches. Our kids are 5-11 plus the newborn. Only one of the older 5 kids way leery about the limo idea and thought it would be weird...
