Posts by california_mom

I am in Northern California, and am a little concerned about the lack of information from the news article. I just emailed Sonoma County Disease Control and asked (1) whether the baby was breastfed, (2) if the baby had been immunized at...

I'm jealous. I want to workout more. I walked three miles a few times a week, then cut it down to about a half mile recently. I started getting a cramp below my bump on my right side; it felt like a runner's cramp, and I was able to...

Just wanted to chime in that I'm happy Fancy is doing better... and that it's so cool that all these people who posted care about the li'l mutts and kitties out there! We are such a compassionate bunch!

I asked similar questions on this board not too long ago. Someone posted a link to this article, which I found interesting: http://www-fhs.mcmaster.ca/main/news...lical_cord.htm Hope that helps.

Halfasianmomma - Just want to say I feel the exact same way you do. I get angry thinking about all the stuff I've read about (e.g., nurses giving the Vit K shot when the birth plan said not to, and then saying "Oops"). Ugh. I...

Quote: Originally Posted by JavaFinch Can I ask, will many doctors give a 'reason' for such fast cord clamping? I was doing a little googling the other night and I thought I found some things about the baby getting too...

Believe me, I have thought about a homebirth. But when I found out I was preg, I didn't even consider a homebirth. I was brainwashed into believing that only the wa-a-a-y left wingers did that! A few women I knew sent me stuff about...

My husband and I decided long ago that we were not going to clamp or cut the cord until after it stops pulsating. Easy, right? (Note that I am having a hospital birth. Last night we were talking, and he seems to remember that in the...

There are two different websites - www.hypnobabies.com and www.hypnobirthing.com - for what seems like one method. Is there a difference between the two "methods" (or is it one method that doesn't have one group acting as a...

Thank you, ladies! So far, everything I'm feeling and thinking is being reiterated on this forum, from Vit K to when I should head to the hospital. My husband and I even changed our minds about circ and educated ourselves about...