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post #21 of 27
2/1/09 at 1:54pm
Have you looked at all the natural inducers like walking, sitting on a birth ball, sex, nipple stimulation, etc? You might want to try these in a few days if you really want to stay home and need this baby born before Thurs.

I know most hbers want to wait for the baby to come when it's ready which is of course ideal, but sometimes a little push might help things along

Otherwise you can look at being unassisted.

Good luck.
post #22 of 27
2/1/09 at 2:52pm
How stressfull mama I'd start some gentle induction methods like taking EPO orally and vaginally, lots of sex (so the prostaglandins in semen can ripen you), nip stimulation (even with a breast pump if you have one), and I'd possibly ask my MW to sweep my membranes as it got closer to the deadline. I see that you are a HBAC so I'd be careful with the nip stim and stop if things got too intense. I'm hoping everything works out perfectly for you!
post #23 of 27
2/1/09 at 4:49pm
Thread Starter 
I've totally contemplated UC , for a while actually. But, there are several factors that have lead me to rule it out.
post #24 of 27
2/1/09 at 9:31pm
I can tell there are some pregnancy hormones here.. LMAO sorrry, I HAD to

I really hope your baby is ready in time for your HB. If not I pray your birth go exactly the way you envision it. Good luck!
post #25 of 27
2/2/09 at 12:24pm
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Originally Posted by Matilda_z View Post
Wow. : That's a little insulting, I'm in Canada with a midwife and it would be completely unacceptable for me as well. My practice very carefully takes on a set number of patients with staggered dates, and you get to know all the midwives, just in case an emergency occurs and your primary IS at another birth. Please do not spread the misconception that universal heathcare is inferior because we do not 'pay' for it. We do pay for it, in fact we pay enough that no one has to worry about their healthcare - ever.

It sounds like the OP is in a situation that women in most countries would find unacceptable. No matter where she lives it sounds as if she is dealing with a practice that is not operating properly for some reason. I think that the problem probably centres on the midwife, and not the country's heathcare system.
I'm certainly not bashing socialized medicine. I lived in Australia and
New Zealand for two years and I can't tell you how much I wish the US had a similar system. In my state 25 percent of the population doesn't have health insurance, including 2.6 million children.
I was asking the question because I try to keep up to date on homebirth policies nationwide, and for the last two years Britain has been experiencing a shortage of homebirth midwives. They can't currently guarantee a homebirth to every woman who wants one, and they're working to change that. I was wondering if she was in a similar situation.
So I'd ask you to hold off a little bit before you automatically take offense and assign motives.
post #26 of 27
2/9/09 at 5:36pm
what happened?
post #27 of 27
2/10/09 at 12:24am
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Originally Posted by octobermoon View Post
what happened?
She posted over here that nothing's happening yet.
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