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Lil Nicky's Mom wrote:
My baby was breached until a week before he was born, I thought I was going to need a c-section. Even if the baby is breech, it is often possible to have an external version to turn the baby and avoid the c-section. A few care providers will even still do vaginal breech births with the right sort of situation. Best wishes, Ericka |
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Cam & Shane spake thusly
Last night I was getting contractions about 5 minutes apart, for about 40 secs a time (yay for Contraction Timer! ). Went to bed and got about 6 hours sleep and they seem to have gone now, but I guess things might actually happen this weekend! -- Maggie EDD 28 April Wow!!! Good luck - keep us posted :-) Thanks After brekkie I went back to bed for a few hours for another sleep. Getting the odd niggle now, but trying not to get too excited. Bubs is moving around a bit, so I guess he's not keen on moving on out anytime soon..? Anyway, figure an afternoon of snacking and playing computer games might be nice! -- Maggie EDD 28 April |
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Cathy Weeks wrote:
I'm not sure why so many doctors are inducing at 42 weeks these days - Do they really think the woman wouldn't eventually go into labor on her own? I really wonder what the risks are, and if they are significant? The risk of a bad outcome does go up after 42 weeks according to studies, though fortunately such bad outcomes are still blessedly rare. Of course, there are many possible confounds with this sort of research. It's possible that causality is mixed up or that research hasn't been looking at all the right issues. I don't think the 42 weeks induction recommendation is totally specious. That said, it's not the most strongly supported recommendation in the known universe either. It's an area that is really, really tough to research, though. You've got really small numbers (so it takes a very large study to catch enough cases), it's already against standard practice (so it's tough to randomize people to a wait-and-see policy), and we don't know enough about what goes wrong when babies die in that situation to even know what all the right things to look at are. Best wishes, Ericka |
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It *is* discouraging, isn't it? So many, if not most, women seem to have no
interest whatsoever in delivering naturally. I have heard so many of them say, "I can't wait to get my epidural!" When I delivered my 4th baby (VBA3C), I was on t.v.because he was so large. They interviewed my doctor as well. He later told me that the reaction he got from his other patients was along the lines of, "You wouldn't let that happen to ME, would you? You would induce before the baby got so big, or give me a section?" That really depressed me! As far as unmedicated labors, my sister has had two of them, my cousin had one even with Pitocin, and I know lots of other people as well. I myself have had tow unmedicated *labors* of 30 hours or so apiece, unfortunately culminating in c-sections. I had pre-eclampsia and pitocin last time and what with having to be in bed the whole time could not cope without an epidural, but my greatest desire this time is to go natural. There are people here who understand what you want and are here to talk about it! Leslie |
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"Elizabeth H Bonesteel" wrote in message ... In article , You took care of yourself and your baby. That's not quitting; that's being smart. Liz EDD 5/22/04 Thanks Liz. Its just a personal goal of mine that I will probably never reach (unless down the line we decide to go for baby #3). Nancy |
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In article ,
Nancy P wrote: Thanks Liz. Its just a personal goal of mine that I will probably never reach (unless down the line we decide to go for baby #3). That's actually part of why I'm trying to prepare myself as best I can. We plan for this to be our one-and-only baby (DH already has two grown kids, and I'm not so young anymore!). Weird as it sounds, I want to know what natural childbirth is like, even if it's dreadful. I *will* be disappointed if I can't give birth that way - but it's not my only goal with this pregnancy. It's not even my most important goal. My most important goal is for baby, DH and I to get through this together as best we can - whatever that ends up looking like when we're done. Liz EDD 5/22/04 -- "No problem of human destiny is beyond human beings. Man's reason and spirit have often solved the seemingly unsolvable - and we believe they can do it again." -- John F. Kennedy, 6/10/1963 |
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[Apologies if this screws up anybody's threading. I lost some posts and had
to find them through Google.] Kim E. says: Hi! I am feeling a bit like you are. I am 25 wks pregnant with my first, and I am just totally enjoying learning all about pregnancy and childbirth, and I'd like to go natural (partly because I HATE needles!) and I have no one to talk to about it either. I'm a big needle-phobe, too! Our last natural childbirth class was talking about painkillers and medical interventions (because even in a natural class they want you to know what your options are), and I found the discussion of spinals and epidurals worse than anything else we had discussed! ;-) In fact, when i mentioned to one of my friends the other day i was wanting to take a Bradley childbirth class that involves relaxation techniques, she responded that I wouldn't be able to use those techniques in the middle of childbirth anyway, and if I was smart I would just get an epidural and get it over with. Well, she's certainly entitled to do what works for her when she is in labor - I know lots of "smart" women who were quite happy with their epidurals, and had healthy, happy births and babies. But it'd be nice, wouldn't it, if she supported your personal choice as well! Liz EDD 5/22/04 -- "No problem of human destiny is beyond human beings. Man's reason and spirit have often solved the seemingly unsolvable - and we believe they can do it again." -- John F. Kennedy, 6/10/1963 |
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Shelly says:
Liz - I don't know where you are located, but is there a stand-alone birth center in your area? I'm actually giving birth at one of these. I've been delighted with the support of the midwives there; but I'm not much of a "networker" and I haven't picked up any real friends. (Given my age, most of my current friends are long past having babies!) The midwives are very patient about reassuring me, though. Heaven knows I'm built for pregnancy! ;-) ...if you haven't made up a birth plan, I'd highly recommend writing one up. I've done this, actually, including a detailed plan in case I should end up at the hospital with an induction or a C-section. DH and I have also extensively discussed what my desires are, and how I'd like for him to support me. It's rough for him - he knows he won't like watching me in pain - but he also knows how important it is to me to do this on my own, if at all possible. Liz EDD 5/22/04 -- "No problem of human destiny is beyond human beings. Man's reason and spirit have often solved the seemingly unsolvable - and we believe they can do it again." -- John F. Kennedy, 6/10/1963 |
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Karen Ray-Stewart says:
I gave birth naturally with my first...I had to have pitocin, but no pain killer...... I was not progressin on my own and it was my first. That's good to hear about the pitocin. I worry most about wanting an epi to get through that (if I end up with an induction/augmentation). I'm glad it worked so well for you. :-) Liz EDD 5/22/04 -- "No problem of human destiny is beyond human beings. Man's reason and spirit have often solved the seemingly unsolvable - and we believe they can do it again." -- John F. Kennedy, 6/10/1963 |
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