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ersmommy1 @ersmommy1 (12587) • United States 21 Mar 16

I was just reading an article where the state of Illinois wants to legalize midwives. I had no idea they weren't legal in most states. Apparently in Illinois at least they stopped issuing licenses in 1963. I find the concept of...

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Something I never imagined I'd do ...

GreenMoo @GreenMoo (11833) 18 Feb 13

Yesterday our second little goat kid of the year was born. We were alerted by mummy goat making a lot of noise, so I went out to check on her and the kid was partially birthed but stuck and the mother was in distress. The baby had...

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having a home delivery

41Combedale @41CombedaleRoad (5966) • Greece 30 Aug 12

Given the choice would you choose to have your baby at home or in hospital? I had myu first in hospital and it was scarey. It was a military hospital and the midwives were soldiers and not sympathetic at all. I was sedated and I...

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Midwives Vs Hospital Doctors

wakinsey @wakinsey (141) • United States 9 Apr 09

In the past decade, hospital doctors have been using an increasing cesarean section for child birth. Many of these cesareans could have been avoided if the parents were better educated on the risks of cesareans. Child birth today...

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Hospital Delivery Horror

CraftyCorner @CraftyCorner (5600) • United States 25 Dec 08

Lynne Neilson, waiting for two-and-a-half hours in a cold hospital waiting room, went into labor standing up, grasping the side of a stretcher. No midwife attended to her until her infant's head crowned. She was then forced...

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Any Doulas, Midwives or Childbirth Educators around here?

doulaworks @doulaworks (1079) • United States 19 Sep 08

I was wondering if any professionals are here responding to questions or concerns that pregnant or TTC moms may have. I know there are tons of message board and blogs around on just about every subject concerning pregnancy. I was...

when i was born i was just delivered at our house by my mom

carmela0210 @carmela0210 (1591) • Philippines 15 Sep 08

im living in the province, and no hospital only a center, so my mom says when i was delivered into this wonderful yet hard world, she just give birth to me at our small house,and no doctor on her side, only a HILOT, its a midwife...

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do you do more housework after you got married?

Canteen @Canteen (592) • China 8 Apr 08

having a husband creats seven extra hours of housework each week for women, according to a new study. in gerneral, marriage means more housework for women and less for men. and the situation gets worse for women when they have...

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Where did you have your children?

kbourgerie @kbourgerie (8780) • United States 19 Mar 08

I had a friend who had a baby at home with a midwife present. I always considered that a pretty scary alternative to having a child in the hospital where all the technology is available immediately if something should go wrong....

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Has anyone saved your life or a loved ones life before?

kiran1978 @kiran1978 (4134) • Australia 8 Mar 08

I am forever grateful that the midwife saved my babies life on the 4th of March. The cord was wrapped tightly around her neck, she remained calm and acted quickly and seeked doctors assistance immediately. She cut the cord before...

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Midwife or Hospital?

sjchristian @sjchristian (76) • United States 5 Jan 08

I am currently a mother of 2, both born in a hospital. Having my sons 10 years apart, I really wanted to do things differently the last time. I wanted to have my second child in a birthing clinic. I wanted it to be as natural as...

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Do younger moms think they're better than older moms?

beautyqueen26 @beautyqueen26 (16030) • United States 6 Jun 07

I read an article recently in the Baby Talk magazine about new moms versus older moms. And, I was surprised to learn that most of the younger moms interviewed (in their late teens and early 20's) felt that they are better at...

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Do you wish you had been older before you started your family?

beautyqueen26 @beautyqueen26 (16030) • United States 6 Jun 07

We didn't have a choice in the matter. And, although my husband and I wanted to have a baby for ten years, it just didn't work out. Now we have a beautiful daughter and we couldn't be happier. But, I always wondered if things...

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What's in your emergency medical kit?

beautyqueen26 @beautyqueen26 (16030) • United States 6 Jun 07

With a little kid running around our house, always getting into things, I thought now might be the time to start keeping an emergency kit. Just in case. We've got the basics in our cabinet, like hydrogen peroxide and bandaids,...

Is it possible to have a pain-free delivery without epidurals?

beautyqueen26 @beautyqueen26 (16030) • United States 6 Jun 07

I saw an interesting story awhile back on one of the local news programs where a woman actually went through her entire delivery under hypnosis. Supposedly, she was semi-conscious the entire time, but aware of her surroundings,...

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Did your OB/GYN ignores your complaints, too?

beautyqueen26 @beautyqueen26 (16030) • United States 6 Jun 07

When I was pregnant, I noticed that my OB/GYN staff ignored most of the complaints that I had. If I had severe migraines or hip pain, all I'd hear was, "Go lay down." or, "Don't worry it's normal." Did your doctor do that to...

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What were your pet peeves while you were pregnant?

beautyqueen26 @beautyqueen26 (16030) • United States 6 Jun 07

I was very sensitive to the smell of tomato paste, especially the Italian variety with spices. And, I didn't like the smell of warm mayonaisse. Literally, it made me sick. So, I had to stop eating sandwiches and spagetti, or...

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Looking for a nicer place to deliver my next baby

beautyqueen26 @beautyqueen26 (16030) • United States 6 Jun 07

During my first pregnancy, I was basically assigned a delivery hospital by my insurance plan. I didn't think to ask for choices. And, I'm hoping next time to have a little more input into the entire birthing process. I...

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Midwives Vs Doctor's

stacy624 @stacy624 (2776) • Canada 1 Jun 07

I had looked into having a midwife this time around, but I had found I didn't rally care to much for the service. Now this I think is because I already have 7 children and one of there offerings is to come and visit like once a...

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Upsetting appointment with a midwife

maximax8 @maximax8 (31042) • United Kingdom 25 Apr 07

Yesterday I had an appointment with a midwife. She said I have protein in my urine. She sent it to hospital for testing. The result is that I don't have a urine infection. I have been told I have to go to hospital tomorrow for a...

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