However, I was tired like anyone would be after
a day of labor and birth, and my son was constantly not just hungry but hangry (something he clearly inherited from me).
Not exact matches
Thirteen years ago today I was at 42 weeks, was suffering through food poisoning off a (rancid) bowl
of Labor Day BBQ macaroni salad,
and underwent an emergency C - section that was totally the opposite
of the candlelit (only sort
of kidding), natural
birth I had been planning.
We have sooooo very much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving
day, namely the
birth of our healthy, beautiful baby boy — Julian Emerson — who was born at 2:14 p.m. at our home, after a very fast
and intense
labor.
Mama Bear Upstate
Birth is located in Greenville, SC and was created by Angelica Bennett, a labor doula, & Ashlie Moon, a birth photographer, with the purpose of providing expectant parents an easy way to plan their births from day
Birth is located in Greenville, SC
and was created by Angelica Bennett, a
labor doula, & Ashlie Moon, a
birth photographer, with the purpose of providing expectant parents an easy way to plan their births from day
birth photographer, with the purpose
of providing expectant parents an easy way to plan their
births from
day one.
Topics covered in our two -
day Childbirth Education intensive include: gestation
and anatomy; nutrition; preparing your body
and how to adapt to its changes;
birth plans;
labor support; your partner as a coach; stages
of labor; interventions; inductions; C - sections; breathing, relaxation,
and pain management techniques; breastfeeding, newborn procedures;
and postpartum health.
Labor and birth did not make me question my sanity as much as the first three
days of postpartum when my milk arrived.
My eldest spent 2
days in the NICU because he was a bit grunty (vaginal delivery at 38 + 3 following SROM),
and his baby brother passed light mec during
labor, prompting the presence
of the NICU team at his
birth.
well this thread has been quite in active but I will post anyways I gave
birth to my beautiful girl Madilynn Julia - Jean on her due date May 24th after
days of pre
labor that was mild
and kept stopping
and after less than 5 hours
of horrible back
labor going from 1 cm to 4 - 5 in half an hour thank goodness they did nt send me home right away but anyways even though
labor was short my 22 hour
labor with my older daughter was way easier than the rapid back
labor but none the less so worth it she is perfect
and my family is now complete with my 2 beautiful girls i hope everyone is doing well
and most have given
birth by now:)
Through a number
of events — organized on or around
Labor Day — HMN will focus attention on the critical issue
of preserving a woman's right to choose how
and where she gives
birth — a right that is rapidly disappearing.
Especially when I hear other
birth stories
and there are many obvious signs
of distress, long
and drawn out in a rough
labor,
and the baby comes out kicking
and screaming... Now that we can look back on her
birth day, while holding a healthy, resilient little one, I'm still trying to figure out a way to disconnect the wonderful, powerful, redeeming qualities
of my experience, from the terrifying experience at the very end.
After
days of off
and on prodromal
labor, two trips to L&D for false
labor,
and lots
of tears, I finally turned over this
birth to God.
Class 4: The Onset
of Labor: Your «Guess Date»
and Normal Length
of Pregnancy; Preparing for your Birthing
Day; Signs
of Birthing Beginning; Amniotic Membranes Breaking — Your Safe Choices; True vs. «False»
Labor; How to Time Your Birthing Waves (contractions); Your
Birth Log; When to go to the
Birth Place; Automatic Comfort
and Relaxation on «The Drive»
and Arrival at Your Place
of Birth (if out
of your home; Hypno - Guardians; Nurses — the Unsung Heroes; Using Hypnosis for Comfort During Internal Exams; Dilation, Effacement, Position
and Station
of Baby; The Beautiful Progress
of Labor, Including Fast, Average
and Slow or Stalled
Labor; Artificial Induction
and Natural Induction Techniques; Creating a Safe
and Serene Birthing Environment; Nausea Elimination; Optimum Fetal Positioning.
When figuring out the rate
of perinatal death for in - hospital
births or out -
of - hospital
births, there are four main numbers we're looking at: total number
of births, total number
of term deaths (past 37 weeks), intrapartum deaths (during
labor),
and neonatal deaths (first 6
days of life).
Ten years later my mindset had changed considerably
and I experienced the most wonderful, momentous
day of my life when I gave
birth to my 9 lb son at home with no drugs
and a six hour
labor.
Labor and Delivery with Multiples — CSec
and Vaginal
Birth Twin Baby Gear Essentials You Do
and Don't Need Tandem Breast
and Bottle Feeding Techniques Feeding, Bathing
and Sleeping — Step by Step Advice Setting up a Successful Twin Nursery
and Home What to Expect in the First Few Weeks with Twins Preparing Mom for a Twin
Birth and the NICU How to Find Extra Help from Baby Nurses to Doulas Getting Out
and About with Twins Introducing Twins to Siblings
and / or Pets A
Day in the Life
of Newborn Twins Selecting a Twin Appropriate Pediatrician Educational Classes You Do
and Don't Need
Labor and Delivery with Multiples — CSec
and Vaginal
Birth Twin Baby Gear Essentials You Do
and Don't Need Tandem Breast
and Bottle Feeding Techniques Feeding
and Sleep strategies — Step by Step Advice Setting up a Successful Twin Nursery
and Home What to Expect in the First Few Weeks with Twins Preparing Mom for a Twin
Birth and the NICU How to Find Extra Help from Baby Nurses to Doulas Getting Out
and About with Twins Introducing Twins to Siblings
and / or Pets A
Day in the Life
of Newborn Twins Selecting a Twin Appropriate Pediatrician Educational Classes You Do
and Don't Need
Back in the
day, these hormones protected us in
labor by quickly shutting down the process
of birth in situations that would make delivering a baby unsafe, like if, for instance, a tiger were to jump out
and started chasing you!
Of course, actual
labor was hours away,
and the actual
birth wouldn't occur until later the next
day.
Before the
days of readily available c - section, it was common for perfectly developed babies to die due to accidents during
labor and birth.
Regardless
of whether
labor is long or short, whether it is hard or easy whether a baby is born vaginally or by cesarean, most parents recall the first hours
and days after
birth as crystal - clear images surrounded by haze.
Her first
birth involved several
days of prodromal
labor,
and if you don't know what that is, you really want to listen to this episode.
Its comforting to know im not the only one, I was set to be induced with my fifth child on jan 1, went to hospital at 5 am, put on pittosin at 6, dialed slowly,
and had painful contractions, Dr broke my water at 11, contractions even more painful, got the epidural at 12,
labor did not progress, was dialated 3 cm all
day, @ 8 pm,, Dr took me off pittosin for an hour to see if I would progress if we started over again, at 9 they hooked me up again, all night
and just progressed to a 4, that next morning, still nothing, finally Dr said we need to do a c section, since my water was broken earlier the previous
day, he was worried about infection, finally went to operating rm, it was so cold, I was shaking
and crying, I was so scared, btw my previous 4 children were vaginal
births, I felt so guilty, thinking it was my fault my
labor did nt progress.Finally I had her, when the Dr held her up for me to see, I started bawling, she was perfect, it was very emotional, she weighed 6 lb 4oz
and 18in, Im very proud
of her,
and myself
Birth stories on the Internet abound
of this, baby Dickey had a three
day long
labor and the midwife left her alone crying.
I had had a horrible
birth with my son, 3
days of labor no sleep
and I was exhausted.
In the
days following her breech water
birth, I've wondered what made the drastic difference in the length
of my
labor this time around (over 12 hours shorter than my previous shortest
and over 20 hours shorter than most
of my
labors).
On
birth day, the moment we called Molly with the first signs
of labor she had the instinct to show up shortly thereafter, even though contractions were somewhat mellow, which is when we realized how important her serene presence
and professional but grounding expertise was to our family.
This was the easiest birthing experience (1st baby took 2
days of being in
labor contractions amd an episiotomy after
birth and colic.issues straight after
birth??)
We also hear about the process
of home
birth,
and what can happen when your waters break
and you don't go into
labor that
day... or even the next
day!
Sure, it's a
labor of love — it took
days or years
of hard work to
birth your baby, it took guts,
and now you are basking in the glow
of all the... hey, what happened?