Sentences with phrase «if a water birth»

Research has suggested that water births are as safe as normal births when carried out on healthy mothers; doctors and midwives will decide if a water birth is a safe and wise option based on the health of the mother and the positioning and health of the baby.

I'm gbs positive too so I was not sure if water birth was an option.

So, if a water birth is what is desired, the proper apparatus to make it happen should be available and set up in the home for a home birth, or use the pools at a birth center.

It was just what I needed to be able to decide if a water birth was for me.

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If you look deeply into ANY religion you will see that it doesn't make any logical sense, like talking burning bushes and virgin birth and dead people coming back to life in three days and parting seas with the wave of a hand or walking on water or poison won't kill you and neither will a copperhead.

The saga continued with a letter to Link on 5 July: «I congratulate you on the birth of your daughter Margaret... I looked forward to this with great eagerness so that you too might experience «the natural» affection of parents for their children... We received the tools for the lathe, together with quadrant and clock... Tell Nicholas Endrisch that he should feel free to ask me for copies of my books... Since I take nothing for my various works, I occasionally take a copy of a book if I want... The melons or pumpkins are growing and want to take up an immense amount of space; so do the gourds and water melons.

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I recently blogged about an amazing water birth documentary featuring women giving birth in the Black Sea; if you go to my website and look under «pregnancy & birth» you'll find it.

If you want a water birth and do not have an appropriately sized tub in your home, you will have to rent or buy a birthing pool.

I knew immediately that I wanted to have a home water birth if I had a complication - free pregnancy.

7) Most of the DOCTORS and MIDWIVES are comfortable with water birth and if mother and baby are doing well, water birth can be an option.

When I watch birth shows, my favorites are always home births or midwife assisted birth center / water births, etc... things are so much kinder, gentler and more relaxing (if birth can be relaxing).

Of course I do wonder if many of these water birth lovers break the rules and keep it warmer with everyone saying how amazing it is.

She will be knowledgable about common occurrences of birth such as what meconium in the waters means and what to expect, why O2 is used, how to help a baby if you are the only one there when the baby comes and it needs help.

My birth was nothing like I had hoped, labored in bed on my back because they couldn't monitor the babies if I moved, had to have pitocin and later an epidural (I could stand the pitocin, it was the fact that no one does a breach delivery any more that, just in case Twin B didn't turn after Twin A was born), puking in the operating room because I couldn't even have a single drop of water on my tongue while laboring strapped down (talk about understanding what hell is like!)

Most moms do what «sbest for their kids.And yes, there are women out there who legitimately can not bf, so formula is a WONDERFUL choice for them.I exclusively bf both of mine, but think it's okay to ff if you don't have enough milk.there are other situations where i think it's selfish.As for drugs during pregnancy and birth, I had to take 3 doses of medication while pregnant so that I could eat.my morning sickness was so bad I couldn't even keep water down.I made the choice to do that so I didn't starve my unborn child, but I only took what was neccessary to keep something down, and then had no other drugs and plan not to until my son is done bf.And as for the «natural» baby, carcinogens are EVERYWHERE, even in your organic food.in this industrialized world you can not get away from them, and to attack other moms for their choices is a sad statement of your morality and on how your child's persoality is going to turn out.also, having multiple kids is definately more demanding than one.

Be sure to get a water - based lubricant, especially if you're using a barrier method for birth control, since oil - based lubricants can weaken latex and cause a condom to break.

Water births may be particularly beneficial for women with a physical disability, as the water supports the woman's body weight and enables them to find a comfortable position, which they may not be able to manoeuvre into if they were in a hospital ward or at Water births may be particularly beneficial for women with a physical disability, as the water supports the woman's body weight and enables them to find a comfortable position, which they may not be able to manoeuvre into if they were in a hospital ward or at water supports the woman's body weight and enables them to find a comfortable position, which they may not be able to manoeuvre into if they were in a hospital ward or at home.

If for some reason the labour does not go according to plan you may have to get out of the water and give birth normally; this can be disruptive and it may cause concern and confusion.

If you are having a home water birth, you need to take some practical considerations into account; for example, you need to think about the space you have available for the pool and make sure you have a floor which is solid enough to take the weight of the pool when it is filled with water.

If you choose to have a water birth in hospital, there is no guarantee that the pool will be free when you go into labour and you should be prepared for all eventualities.

If you are thinking of having a water birth, you should discuss this with your midwife.

And if you do decide on a water birth, you don't have to take «no» for an answer from your care provider.

If you're planning to have a water birth as I am, you'll need a birthing tub (if your midwife does not provide) and a new hose to fill the tub up witIf you're planning to have a water birth as I am, you'll need a birthing tub (if your midwife does not provide) and a new hose to fill the tub up witif your midwife does not provide) and a new hose to fill the tub up with.

But if everything is normal, a water birth can be a beautiful experience.

I am not aware of any birthing facility that offers fresh, healthy, organic food and filtered water, but if there is one, I suspect it's a birth center or rather, one that allows you to bring your own food just as one would provide in their own home birth.

Many women choose a water birth for the many benefits and experiences that arise from it, and if this is a method that speaks to you, we encourage you to discuss it further with your health care provider so you can make a well - informed decision.

If you have decided that water birth is the method for you, or are simply still curious about how the process works, look no further.

- Breech: If your child is breech and will not be guided into the correct position, a water birth is not advised.

- Multiples: If you are having multiples, it may not be a well - advised decision to use a water birth.

Organic cotton bed linen and gowns is another factor I've yet to hear a birth center advertise, but you can rest assured that if my little one isn't born in our salt - water pool, it will be born on our bamboo sheets.

As stated in that post, if you wish to have a water birth, home birth or have your baby at the birth centre, you will require a midwife to achieve this.

If plans for a water birth make you and your partner feel more empowered and in control of your experience, then form your birth plan around these strengths.

Doing your research on the various types of pain relief and facilities offered by your hospital is also really important (there's no point in writing that you want a water birth if the hospital you will be using has no tub or birth pool on offer!).

If you're looking into water birth in the Hudson Valley, the staff at Hudson Valley Hospital can give you the information you need to make confident decisions for your baby's big arrival.

«If you have well water and it hasn't been tested, have it tested before baby's birth for nitrates.

If you are looking to avoid an epidural, water birth is something that has been shown to decrease the need for pain medications.

Her «Help» when I came home from hospital was to take the baby and give it water during the night, which was something i would never have done during later births, where I was one of the people in the maternity ward who always asked to be woken if baby cried!

If you're interested in planning a water birth for your delivery, it's best to consult with your care provider to help you make the best decisions for your family.

For those who have actually attended an un-medicated birth, a home birth or a water birth, can you imagine what the mother must think if she were to look down at a goggled and masked face catching her baby?

We provide water birth services in your home if you choose to labor and / or delivery your baby in water.

I don't plan on having any more children, but if I did, it would no doubt be another water birth with Andaluz

Now why would you even think to put that little anecdote in your story if you weren't so very proud of shocking some poor old guy watering his lawn with your birth performance?

If you have a water birth, watch them open up, move their arms and legs, and look around when held in the birthing pool.

I was also tested for GBstrep and if it came back positive I would have been given antibiotics during labor (at home), she also would not offer a water birth if there was any sign of meconium once my waters broke.

«she also would not offer a water birth if there was any sign of meconium once my waters broke» Just as a point of comparison, in England you would be transfered to the hospital if the fluid showed meconium, not just risked out of the waterbirth part.

Heating the water: This can be the trickiest part of having a birth pool if your labour is quick or depending on your water heating system.

At home I could control the environment — low, soft lighting; a limited number of people present and people that I trusted intimately; the opportunity to drink and eat if I needed sustenance for the work at hand; labor strategies that supported a natural birth like movement, water and meditation.

If the birth plan is for a water birth, centers are generally well - equipped to handle it.

Mothers can give birth in a uniquely designed birth room where they can avail of facilities such as music, a water pool, supportive aids (gym ball, bean bags etc.) and Entonox (gas and air) if required.