To start learning about the birth process, visit
our section about giving birth here.
Not exact matches
Because there was only so much information I could include in my guest post, I've put together some additional resources here for those of you who are interested in learning more
about c -
sections, VBAC,
giving birth vaginally to larger babies, and more.
It also helps to talk to other women who
gave birth with your doctor, ask
about their C -
section rates, and take a hospital tour with your
birth plan in hand.
If your midwife or OBGYN has any concerns
about your ability to
give birth naturally, they will discuss them with you throughout your pregnancy, and you will have ample opportunity to make plans for caesarean
section or other types of assisted
birth if they are required.
As I left the office and paid my co-pay, I was presented with a document and a sales pitch
about how I could go ahead and
give them $ 7,500 for a vaginal
birth or $ 15,000 for a c -
section birth.
After having a baby, it takes time for the body to heal; whether mom's
given birth naturally or via a C -
section, most doctors suggest waiting at least 6 weeks postpartum before even thinking
about turning on the «open» sign for sexual activity.
Do you have questions
about labor and
giving birth: what kinds of medications are available; home
birth or hospital
birth; c -
sections and all they entail?
I'm 28 weeks now with my first child, and scared
about giving birth... I will probably go for a C -
section that doesn't hurt as bad as natural
birth.
If you have a home or hospital birthing experience that might be helpful to share with expectant parents who aren't sure
about where to
give birth, please consider sharing your experience via the comments
section below.
Well, looking at the 10 steps I failed at: — # 6 nothing other than breast milk (
gave hungry baby formula b / c I was too tired and drugged up to nurse more than 5 minutes)-- # 7 rooming in (being tired and drugged up I actually wanted to sleep)-- # 9 no pacifiers (I would rather baby have the SIDS prevention and soothing that comes from sucking)-- # 4 initiate breastfeeding within 30 minutes of
birth (that C -
section thing where they sliced my guts open interfered with that timing)-- # 10 I was referred to the support group but sure as hell didn't go (because I deemed healing at home from my surgery more important than being browbeaten
about how I was feeding my baby).
Both of them fell in love with the
birth process after going through it themselves with their first littles, and now between the two of them have experienced hospital
birth, water
birth (at All
About Babies, of course), home
birth and cesarean
section,
giving them a truly comprehensive understanding of the beauty in each and every
birth story
Jukelevics aims to
give women the insights they need to make an informed decision
about whether natural or C -
section birth is best for them and their babies.
About 11 1/2 years ago, I
gave birth at 36 weeks — the second twin was an emergency c -
section and they left our baby boy outside the theatre, pretty much on his own, so that my husband was running backwards and forwards between him and me.
§ Model policy elements are 1) in - service training, 2) prenatal breastfeeding classes, 3) asking
about mothers» feeding plans, 4) initiating breastfeeding within one hour of uncomplicated vaginal
birth, 5) initiating breastfeeding after recovery for uncomplicated Cesarean
sections and / or showing mothers how to express milk and maintain lactation if separated from infant, 6)
giving only breast milk to breastfed infants, 7) rooming - in 24 hr / day, 8) breastfeeding on demand, 9) no pacifier use by breastfed infants, 10) referral of mothers with breastfeeding problems and / or referral of mothers to appropriate breastfeeding resources at discharge.
Whether a woman
gives birth by c -
section or not (let's acknowledge that
about a third of American women now
give birth by c -
section) breastfeeding remains the answer to the three baby's demands stated below by Grantly Dick - Read.
Contributing factors include women
giving birth later in life, high blood pressure, obesity, smoking and the increased rates of elective caesarean
sections which can result in preterm
birth if there is ambiguity
about the date of conception.
A new study from the American College of Nurse - Midwives suggests they're not: It found that 80 % of women who are pregnant or have
given birth did not receive any information during their pregnancy
about a Cesarean
section.