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Sindoori @sindoori (3) • Bangalore, India 26 Dec 13

Please can someone give me some positive tips or suggest me some positive thinking books for pregnancy. Im really worried, its already 9 months now and waiting for the great day..

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Is having a natrual birth, your right into motherhood?

FullTimeMom @FullTimeMom (48) • United States 5 Nov 11

My older sister who is 26 and I am 21, is due any day now with her second child. I just had my first last August. She posted on facebook that the baby is breech and she might need a c-section if the baby don't turn. Well I...

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lilmoma09 @lilmoma09 (24) • United States 3 Aug 09

I prayed on it and decided to conceive my child naturally. Any advice on how to prepare for a natural birth?

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'Women who give birth naturally respond more to their baby's cries'

marina321 @marina321 (4556) 2 Oct 08

I read an article that claimed [i]'Women who give birth naturally respond more to their baby's cries than those who have Caesarean sections. Scientists suggested women who undergo a Caesarean may have difficulties bonding with...

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Did you go "natural" for the birth of your child?

QueenRainbow2001 @QueenRainbow2001 (139) • United States 1 Apr 08

The doc told me after several miscarriages that I would never be able to carry a baby full term. I was tilted wrong. After the baby got to a certain weight, it would just slip out. I proved them wrong. I had my son by natural...

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Natural birth stories

wrld_n_harmony @wrld_n_harmony (695) • United States 29 Feb 08

Hi there! For those mamas out there who've given birth naturally, I'd love to hear your story. Would you do it again? WHy did you choose natural? Where did you give birth? What position did you birth in? Did you do anything to...

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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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Birth class reuntion... all the homebirths failed miserably...

astromama @astromama (1221) • United States 18 Jul 07

I had my Bradley birth class reunion this past weekend and was shocked to find that of the six couples, three of us had c-sections.. myself included. The three of us who had c-sections were the three couples who planned...

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Epidural's during labor

ravinskye @ravinskye (8237) • United States 19 May 07

For my first pregnancy I had one and everything went fine. So for my second pregnancy I wasn't worried about getting it a second time. Well, I ended up with a spinal headache and couldn't stand up for almost 2 weeks because it...

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C-Section or Natural??

copperkitten @copperkitten (3473) • United States 7 May 07

So did you have a natural birth or a C-section? I had an emergancy c-section with my first son. He ended up twisting his head and got stuck. Poor baby had a big bruise on his head!! At least he was healthy. With my second son I...

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If you had to give birth, how would you choose to do it vs your husband's choice

delenep @delenep (212) • United States 2 May 07

I wanted to give birth naturally and my husband supported that fully, until I was in full blown labour. We'd agreed before hand that there would be no intervention unless I couldn't make any decisions for myself and he needed to...

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julialaurene0206 @julialaurene0206 (1262) • Philippines 18 Mar 07

I had a C-section birth with my first baby because she was too big for me so not planned but not an emergency either. I was in labor for 12 hrs before my doctor decided to make a c-section. I can't imagine how much pain it...

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Epidural and breastfeeding

thunderofsins @thunderofsins (738) • United States 15 Feb 07

Did you breastfeed and get an epidural? Did the epidural impact your breastfeeding?

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ryleesmama @ryleesmama (560) • United States 12 Feb 07

Does anyone agree that all mothers should be informed about the danger of drugs given at the hospital during labor and birth? I am all for natural birth if possible because the drugs given through the epiderul go straight to the...

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What is a "Natural" Birth to You?

birthlady @birthlady (5609) • United States 25 Nov 06

Some think an epidural with pitocin is a natural birth. Some think no drugs, no intervention is a natural birth. Some think as long as the baby was not born by c-section, it is a natural birth. What do you say? What's "natural"?

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If you've only had C-Sections,...You wish you had a natural birth?

mommyshomeincome @mommyshomeincome (17) • United States 12 Nov 06

I definately do! I had an emergency C-section with my first, and a scheduled section with my second. I really wish that I could have had a baby the "right" way.

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Were you overwhelmed by pain during childbirth?

birthlady @birthlady (5609) • United States 25 Oct 06

Many women become overwhelmed by pain during childbirth, were you?

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C-Section or Natural birth?

yanina28 @yanina28 (49) • United States 17 Oct 06

I had natural birth after 16 hours of active labor. Oh yeah, i was screaming for a while, but it was all worth it?

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Would you ever consider giving birth without drugs? Or at home?

crunchymama @crunchymama (158) • United States 8 Oct 06

Would you ever consider giving birth without drugs? Or at home?

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What was the best/worst thing about being pregnant ?

MrsFrizzle @MrsFrizzle (1963) • United States 18 Sep 06

Hubby and I just started trying and I was wondering from you experianced mothers and father what was the best and worst thing about you or

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