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Hi. I am a nurse and childbirth educator. I teach classes in natural childbirth. I have 4 children, the first beng the typical hospital birth with medical interventions, including an epidural, the other 3 were all natural, un-medicated births. There are so many advantages to having a natural birth. It is the safest start for both mother and baby.
There are lots of t...
13 Jun 2009 3:44 AM
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Yes! A Feb/March 2009 club would be wonderful. I feel lost without hearing everyone's stories, and I am dying to know how everyone is doing (and see photos of all the cute babies).
Heather
13 Apr 2009 3:07 AM
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BOY!
Elliott Francis was born at home on March 18, 2009
I always knew deep down this baby was a boy, but it was such a wonderful and empowering birth experience (we had a homebirth and waterbirth), and he is such a calm and alert baby....I really feel like it was all meant to be.
I have some moments of sadness, mostly because I know this is our last child. Although I didn't really enjoy b...
03 Apr 2009 3:17 AM
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BOY!
And....I am now part of an exclusive mom's club, Moms of THREE boys! And that's OK with me : ) This baby's birth was so perfect and so powerful that I really do believe this was what was meant to be.
My dh (Craig) and I had a disappointing and high intervention birth with our first son, we went on to have two wonderful natural, un-medicated hospital births with ou...
03 Apr 2009 3:08 AM
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I am so sorry this has been such a struggle for Emma and for your family. It must break your heart, but thank goodness she is home.
My experience has been that the hospital staff (especially the NICU folks) don't realize how valuable breastfeeding is. Are there any private lactation consultants in your area. I am a nurse, professional doula, and I also teach childbir...
13 Mar 2009 5:23 PM
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I know how you feel. I am due at the end of this month. I am having a boy, and EVERYONE on the April boards is having a girl. I keep thinking if we had just watited a month!
We conceived shortly after a heatwave. I didn't know it at the time, but this dramatically increases the chances of having a boy (whereas conceiving after a coldspell favors girls). The weather f...
13 Mar 2009 5:08 PM
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CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
I love the name you have chosen. From the first photo it sure looks like he has a good set of lungs on him : )
Heather
12 Mar 2009 8:57 PM
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Goodluck today!!! It just turned midnight. I wonder if you are getting any sleep, you must be so excited!
Can't wait to hear all about it and see photos of your little one.
Heather
10 Mar 2009 5:03 AM
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just read your post that your water broke and you are in the hospital. YEAH! We knew your body was doing it!!!! Can't wait to hear your birth story and see pictures of your little man
heather
08 Mar 2009 9:51 PM
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When is your exact due date? I can understand your excitement about wanting baby to come NOW, but you don't have anything to be discouraged about. Your body is working great!
Did you take a childbirth education class?
I am a master's prepared nurse, and I teach childbirth classes. One of the things we stress in class is that the average length of gestation for a first tim...
08 Mar 2009 12:07 AM
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WOW! I can't believe it's time. Wishing you lots of luck tomorrow. What a wonderful moment it will be to meet your new little girl. Thank goodness someone on the March boards is having a girl!!!! Please post photos of Emma when you can.
Heather
02 Mar 2009 5:33 AM
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Goodluck tomorrow. Yes, won't it feel good not to be pregnant anymore!
Wishing you an easy smooth delivery, and please post photos when you can!!!
Heather
02 Mar 2009 5:30 AM
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Thank you so much for such beautiful words and for sharing your story. I have followed your posts closely, as I am due with DS #3 at the end of March. Thank you again, you have lifted my spirits so high and made me excited to meet my little one. I am so happy that you chose a name you love!
Heather
02 Mar 2009 5:24 AM
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Active Labor (I'm not counting early labor here, because I don't pay attention to labor until I am on my hands and knees focusing through contractions. In early labor I usually go shopping and do life as I normally would)
DS #1: 4 hours (water broke and he was nice and low, but took a long time to push him out)
DD (baby #2): 4 1/2- 5 hours (she was so low, o...
01 Mar 2009 4:54 AM
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How wonderful!
I had to laugh though when I read the name of the Virginia store that sells the line: My Brown Eyed GIRL boutique! Ahhhh.
Heather
01 Mar 2009 4:45 AM
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70% effaced is great. Your body is making good progress. I know it is hard to be patient, but your body is showing signs that it is preparing for birth.
Typically there are 3 things measured during a vaginal exam. Effacement, Dilation, and Station. Effacement refers to the thinning of the cervix. It is measured in percentage with 0-30% being a pretty firm cervic and 1...
28 Feb 2009 12:09 AM
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Still Preggo! And probably will be for a few more weeks, not due til the 24th!
Don't worry you are not alone.
Heather
26 Feb 2009 9:03 PM
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YIPEEE! Congratulations!!!!
Heather
17 Feb 2009 3:25 AM
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I am a nurse and professional labor assistant. I also teach childbirth education classes at the hospital. I think it is important to know that you can always call your provider if you feel it would be helpful to touch base. Your provider might perform a non stress test to make sure everything is ok. But, the good news is that there is no need to panic. Remember a...
15 Feb 2009 12:56 AM
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So I have decided on a name for my GD baby (acually this is GD baby #2).
Francis! Yes, it is a name for a boy too. I just love it. I love the sound, the sweetness of it, it's classic yet not too common. I know the drawbacks, but my other GD baby is Linus- and his name is just perfect for him. So many people tried to talk me out of using Linus, but we are very glad w...
09 Feb 2009 9:23 PM
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YEAH!!! I thought they were having a girl. It always seems like celebrities have girls (maybe that's just because I am so jealous when they do have girls). I'm always excited when someone famous has a boy and places a little value on having a male child!
Heather H.
09 Feb 2009 9:19 PM
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Thank you for updating!
It is exciting isn't it, we are almost there!
Heather
03 Feb 2009 4:06 AM
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According to the Italian study and the study on heatwaves/cool spells: It is the TIME OF YEAR when BABY IS CONCEIVED that has an influence on gender, with the month of October being the most likely time to conceive a boy and April being the month where you are most likely (statistically) to conceive a girl. The researchers in the Italian study theorized that perhaps this was natures wa...
16 Jan 2009 9:24 PM
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Hi!
I remember the Italian study. The conclusion was that in America if you want to conceive a girl March, April, and May are the best months (with April being the best) and for a boy Sept, Oct, Nov (with Oct being the most optimal). It had to do with the average daily temp (around 54 degrees was optimal for a boy) and also average hours of daylight (with 12 hours even being opti...
15 Jan 2009 9:09 PM
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You are doing such an amazing job! I am so proud of you for staying positive and continuing to have faith. It is so important not to loose faith in Noah. As a mom of a son with special needs, someone once reminded me that I am the only mom he has and for that reason alone I can NEVER EVER give up hope or loose faith in him. It is frustrating because everyone else tell...
14 Jan 2009 9:26 PM
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