Posts by IdentityCrisisMama

csbwhite, I do not consider "Call the Midwife" a homebirth series, for many of the reasons you bring up. That said, I find the quality of care from the MWs to be rather more sweet than your perspective. I suppose a lot of this gets...

I'm using this thread to keep track of thoughts. We just toured the new design school campus...swoon!!!  Oh, my gosh. It's being built to the most amazing specs for a school - floor to ceiling windows, huge rooms with 25'...

Posting to subscribe and to share some info about emails.    First, I want to say thanks for posting this. I had read some questions about why people participate here and the most obvious source of that information seemed...

I really don't know but am not so sure about trying to induce (even naturally) at 38 weeks. Sex is fine but I may get my mindset out of the idea of induction if I were you. It'll make for a LONG 2-3 weeks. Also, I'm sure you're not...

Quote: Originally Posted by SympatheticDad  Part of being supportive of home birth is making sure that you don't recommend it in a knee-jerk fashion when it's not appropriate.  This seems like one of those times...

Quote: Originally Posted by cynthiamoon  Babies can understand reasoning extemely early,  I don't remember this in the reading I've done about child development. Can you elaborate a little on this and perhaps give...

Quote: Originally Posted by Buzzbuzz  "In matched populations for risk (no identifiable risk factors), the maternal and fetal/newborn death rates should be the same."   I don't see how that can be...

Quote: Originally Posted by mothercat  I still like Dr. Paneth's comment at the IOM  conference in early March that there are 3 sentinel events we should never see at a planned home...

Welcome, mama and congrats on your big, beautiful family and your new career! 

Mama, I'm so sorry for your loss.  I'm not a birth professional but I would report her for sure. I think that what we don't have at our disposal at home by way of interventions HAS to be made up for with focused midwifery...