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• Aromatherapy

  
  BabyandBump — Authority: 169
  Hi all, Im wondering if anyone has used aromatherapy as a relaxation method in labour? I love incense and scented candles but Ive heard your sense of smell goes crazy and I dont want to get annoyed/flustered if the smell is overwhelming and I cant get rid of it.. any tips or stories? I was thinking about adding ...
  16 hours ago

• Dermoid cyst..

  
  BabyandBump — Authority: 169
  Im hoping someone may be able to help. My consultant discovered a 54x34x45 dermoid on my right ovary during my 20 week ultrasound. Im waiting for my CA 125 blood results, should have them by wednesday. A follow up scan the end of Feb and she will decide whether or not surgery is being done while pregnant, possible ...
  4 days ago

• The History of the Estimated Due Date

  
  BabyandBump — Authority: 169
  My friend who is a doula shared this link with me: http://voices.yahoo.com/the-lie-edd-...62.html?cat=25 I just thought I would share it here because it gives a lot of interesting history on the idea of an estimated due date. Who knew it originated from the Bible? How strange.
  5 days ago

• iron levels up 10.9 so i can have HB

  
  BabyandBump — Authority: 169
  I want to attempt homebirth but iron levels were very low at 9.7 but midwife just told me its up 10.9 so its ok for HB... I ve been suffering with chronic insomnia for last 6 weeks and bit worried about how will i have energy to give birth when doing normal every day tasks take so much energy... Has anyone suffered ...
  1 week ago

• would you have a home birth?

  
  BabyandBump — Authority: 169
  ok, i am pregnant with number 3, and interested in a home birth this time... 1st pregnancy............ everything was fine, 1 week overdue and had a painful yes but pretty relaxed labour that lasted 6 and a half hours from start to finish. 2nd pregnancy...... ok pregnancy until 5 months when ex crashed the car and ...
  1 week ago

• OMG MIL offered to do hypno birthing ROFL

  
  BabyandBump — Authority: 169
  so yesterday my OH decides to raise the issue of could MIL please look after LO when i go into labour this time. he explains we havent decided 100% but we may opt for a home birth. she asks why and he says as it will compliment the hypno birthing to which she says....."ill hypnotise u. im a qualified hypnotherapist" ...
  1 week ago

• Did u have Prodromol labor?

  
  BabyandBump — Authority: 169
  How long were the spurts of contractions? How long did this happen till u delivered? Did it make real labor easier/faster? Any advice? I have 11 hrs of this @ 36wks reg contractions that changed cervix 3-5mins apart. Then today 36+4 12 hrs+ of reg 4mins apart and now they r spacing out finally! I heard it makes labor ...
  1 week ago

• Hypnobirthing using just book & CD? Not classes

  
  BabyandBump — Authority: 169
  Hi, I have recently bought the Hypnobirthing book which comes with a relaxation CD (The Morgan Method), but it does mention throughout the book about practising these techniques with your practitioner in your classes quite a lot. Has anyone successfully used some Hypnobirthing techniques without attending classes? ...
  2 weeks ago

• Birth pool question ladies x

  
  BabyandBump — Authority: 169
  Was wondering if I can put my liner in the pool to make it ready or should i leave it until I intend to fill it? Also is it acceptable to fill the pool and keep it heated and half change the water every 24 hours to keep it clean? Thanks ladies xx
  2 weeks ago

• Home birth with pool with a toddler away from family!

  
  BabyandBump — Authority: 169
  Hello girls, I have left it a little late in the day but have just decided a home birth is going to be our best option. I have always liked the idea and always been set on having a birthing pool so it makes sense for childcare reasons. I am just waiting for mw to get back to me to confirm its ok as I just moved into a ...
  2 weeks ago

• Birthing Around the World with Bundchen

  
  Rachel's Rantings in Rio — Authority: 109
  Picture from: http://berkshireonstage.com/Gisele Bundchen is talking about birth again and its not to tell us how to do it! Ms. Bundchen is using her fame for good instead of evil and is now plugging her friend/midwives project: Birthing Around the World. "The initiative was created by the midwife and neonatal nurse ...
  2 weeks ago

• Home/water birth dilemma, please help! :(

  
  BabyandBump — Authority: 169
  Hi guys, Im asking the same question in the labour and birth section, really hope someone can help us! We desperately want a home water birth, and have already booked (but not paid for) our pool and are due to go and collect and pay for it when Im 37 weeks. Trouble is, we live in a block of flats so theres ...
  2 weeks ago

• what does ur OH make of hypno birthing?

  
  BabyandBump — Authority: 169
  mines being supportive and hes read the book and understands and agrees with the logic. were yet to practice any techniques or exercises together. i think hes dreading this bit. im just wondering how others OHs are handeling it tho? i honestly envisage that on the day mine will be 100% supportive and will try to do ...
  2 weeks ago

• Hose for birth pool?

  
  BabyandBump — Authority: 169
  Just wondering if it would be a problem using a brand new normal garden hose to fill my birth pool or will it have chemicals and stuff in it? The one that comes with my pool is only 15 meters, and my pool is going to be 25 meters away from the taps!
  2 weeks ago

• Had a test run for my hb 11hrs of prelabor

  
  BabyandBump — Authority: 169
  so on Jan 12th at 7pm I had 4 bouts of diarehea for an hour then I felt need to wash al the sheets and blankets. Around 8pm contractions started I didnt time them til 11pm 5-7mins apart. Could this be it I tried to relax and rest but i coudnt sit still. Had a friend over she is an Rn she checked me I was now 60% and ...
  2 weeks ago

• WNYC’s Soundcheck Explores the Role Music Plays in the Delivery Room

  
  Inhabitots — Authority: 549
  Stevie Wonder? Aretha Franklyn? Pink Floyd? Metallica? In Thursday’s episode of the WNYC radio show Soundcheck , host John Schaefer and  Tina Cassidy  author of Birth: The Surprising History of How We Are Born , respond to rumors that Beyonce gave birth to baby Blue while soothed and stimulated by a ...
  2 weeks ago

• Home births and precipitate labours -any tips?

  
  BabyandBump — Authority: 169
  Hi all, My first two children were precipitate labours (3hrs start to finish with my first and an hour and a half for the second). I had the most horrid journey to hospital last time - we started getting to the car the moment I had my first contraction, but its over 40 minutes away and I needed to push twenty ...
  2 weeks ago

• Beyonce Hospital Birthing Suite: Nicer Than Yours!

  
  Celebrity Hot News — Authority: 130
  Beyonce, Jay-Z and Blue Ivy were living large last weekend. Birthing suite style. The Lenox Hill Hospital birthing suite where Beyonce gave birth to her baby girl is, one could say, the Ritz-Carlton of birthing suites. Five-star stuff here. TMZ reported, and a hospital employee subsequently confirmed, that the photo ...
  2 weeks ago

• Any Doulas on here?

  
  BabyandBump — Authority: 169
  Id like to pick your brains :flower: I have been thinking about becoming a Doula for some time and Im finally getting a grasp on my life enough to give it alot more than just thought. I have looked at a couple of sites offering training but they are all so far away from me. I wouldnt mind travelling if I knew the ...
  2 weeks ago

• Home birth after a retained placenta?

  
  BabyandBump — Authority: 169
  hi ladies, just wanted any advice really from any mums who have had a home birth after a retained placenta. I had a retained placenta with my 2dd at home and had to be transferred to hospital for a manual extraction that was pretty horrific lol but now i have been put as consultant led on this pregnancy and have to ...
  2 weeks ago

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