Depending on the experience that you wish to have,,and the location of your birth, you may want to decide what type of midwife you are going to have. A CNM and a CPM are both very trained and effective in doing their job, and I understand that in New Jersey, they also must consult an OB/GYN about your care, especially if they detect a high risk situation.
A Certified Professional Midwife (CPM) is an independent practitioner who has met the standards for certification set by the North American Registry of Midwives (NARM) and is qualified to provide the Midwives Model of Care. The NARM certification process recognizes multiple routes of entry into midwifery and includes verification of knowledge and skills and the successful completion of both a Written Examination and Skills Assessment. The CPM credential requires training in out-of-hospital settings. They normally have a more holistic approach to natural birthing, and do not have a nursing background.
Certified Nurse Midwives (CNMs) provide health care involving emotional and physical support to women before, during, and after childbirth. They are registered nurses with specialized training in assisting pregnant women and their newborn babies. CNMs must complete an accredited program of study and clinical experience in obstetrical care. Certified nurse midwives participate in a variety of services that include providing gynecological services like Pap smears and breast examinations, advising women about reproductive health and personal care, and monitoring the health of the mother and fetus during pregnancy. They also perform complete prenatal care including abdominal and pelvic examinations and evaluations. Another important service that CNMs provide is educating women and their families about childbirth methods, infant care, nutrition, and proper exercise. They work closely with obstetricians and other physicians when medical treatments and medications are necessary.
More definitions can be found at Midwives Alliance of North America.
Showing posts with label birth preferences. Show all posts
Showing posts with label birth preferences. Show all posts
Thursday, September 8
Wednesday, September 7
What is purple pushing?
Purple pushing, also described as Valsalva pushing, is when you get to 10 cm and the doctor and the nurses order you to "PUSH" but you are not feeling it. You are forcing yourself to push, but your body is not ready.
Many times they ask the mom to push, when is not ready, laying down, and in stirrups, where it may cause tears, and endanger the baby, because gravity many times is not helping, and a decrease of oxygen in the body to mom and baby can occur.
In Birthing Naturally, a post is dedicated to pushing, Birth Plan Options: Pushing, the break down "pushing" to three types, "Directed or Purple Pushing", "Spontaneous or Mother Directed Pushing" and "Exhale Pushing." There are benefits to directed pushing and the only one I see is for those that are managing labor, and want to get out quickly, the author states, "This style of pushing can be helpful it there is concern for your baby's health because directed pushing does decrease the amount of time spent in second stage labor." Now the side effects are, "directed pushing does increase the chance of a tear, increases the mother's fatigue and can decrease oxygen levels for both mother and baby." Spontaneous pushing decreases the chance of tearing, and Exhale pushing, helps the mother relax if they can coordinate the breathing with the pushing.
This blog that I found has a nice description about purple pushing. She describes a situation where you have eaten dinner, and than you are told go to the bathroom to poop...The logic is the same, you don't direct someone to poop, you just let them go when their heart desires...Purple Pushing: Just Say No
In this article, posted by Karen, called Pushing: Woman to Woman Childbirth Education again she goes ahead and talks about how impractical it is to tell a woman to push, when she is fully dilated. She explains that there is a latent period, and that there may be a period where "nature" is giving the woman a "break" before she has to push the baby out after enduring the contractions. I prefer this last blog as it offered a study of 39 first time moms that were allowed to do spontaneous pushing and had "intact perineums postpartum"
Again the same line is repeated, manage pushing helps decrease time in labor, but offer three serious side effect that anyone would like to avoid. Spontaneous pushing during birth: Relationship to perineal outcomes reached the following conclusion: “These studies indicate that the only apparent advantage of Valsalva pushing is a shorter second stage, which, on occasion, may be desirable. However, expediting delivery by forceful, directed pushing is achieved at the expense of three negative outcomes: reduced oxygenation of the fetus, more frequent trauma to the birth canal, and potential injury to future pelvic floor function.” The above study was published on February 12, 1999.
Another issue, discussed in the last article, is having an epidural. When you have an epidural, you lose sensation, and therefore you cannot feel when you have the urge to push. In this instance, you need to be directed, but again the dangers to the pelvic floor and perineum continue to be the same. An epidural is again managed labor, which with all the risks involved, most women should avoid and learn to trust and know their bodies.
Many times they ask the mom to push, when is not ready, laying down, and in stirrups, where it may cause tears, and endanger the baby, because gravity many times is not helping, and a decrease of oxygen in the body to mom and baby can occur.
In Birthing Naturally, a post is dedicated to pushing, Birth Plan Options: Pushing, the break down "pushing" to three types, "Directed or Purple Pushing", "Spontaneous or Mother Directed Pushing" and "Exhale Pushing." There are benefits to directed pushing and the only one I see is for those that are managing labor, and want to get out quickly, the author states, "This style of pushing can be helpful it there is concern for your baby's health because directed pushing does decrease the amount of time spent in second stage labor." Now the side effects are, "directed pushing does increase the chance of a tear, increases the mother's fatigue and can decrease oxygen levels for both mother and baby." Spontaneous pushing decreases the chance of tearing, and Exhale pushing, helps the mother relax if they can coordinate the breathing with the pushing.
This blog that I found has a nice description about purple pushing. She describes a situation where you have eaten dinner, and than you are told go to the bathroom to poop...The logic is the same, you don't direct someone to poop, you just let them go when their heart desires...Purple Pushing: Just Say No
In this article, posted by Karen, called Pushing: Woman to Woman Childbirth Education again she goes ahead and talks about how impractical it is to tell a woman to push, when she is fully dilated. She explains that there is a latent period, and that there may be a period where "nature" is giving the woman a "break" before she has to push the baby out after enduring the contractions. I prefer this last blog as it offered a study of 39 first time moms that were allowed to do spontaneous pushing and had "intact perineums postpartum"
Again the same line is repeated, manage pushing helps decrease time in labor, but offer three serious side effect that anyone would like to avoid. Spontaneous pushing during birth: Relationship to perineal outcomes reached the following conclusion: “These studies indicate that the only apparent advantage of Valsalva pushing is a shorter second stage, which, on occasion, may be desirable. However, expediting delivery by forceful, directed pushing is achieved at the expense of three negative outcomes: reduced oxygenation of the fetus, more frequent trauma to the birth canal, and potential injury to future pelvic floor function.” The above study was published on February 12, 1999.
Another issue, discussed in the last article, is having an epidural. When you have an epidural, you lose sensation, and therefore you cannot feel when you have the urge to push. In this instance, you need to be directed, but again the dangers to the pelvic floor and perineum continue to be the same. An epidural is again managed labor, which with all the risks involved, most women should avoid and learn to trust and know their bodies.
Tuesday, September 6
Enlaces de Grupos de Apoyo
Estos son enlaces para grupos de apoyo en la lactancia y parto en español. Normalmente escribo en ingles, pero los problemas de maternidad nos afecta en cualquier idioma.
Desafortunadamente, muchas mujeres no saben sus derechos, y caen a manos de medicos que no tienen experiencia en partos naturales, y terminan con cesearas innecesareas.
La primera pagina, es "¡Que no os separen!" Esta pagina habla sobre el apollo a la lactancia materna.
No separar es:
Asegurar el contacto piel con piel inmediato y constante entre la madre y el recién nacido. Método madre canguro
No cortar el cordón umbilical hasta que éste haya transferido toda la sangre de la placenta.
Facilitar el inicio de la lactancia materna en los primeros minutos de vida.
La pagina de la Doctora Parilla, http://www.draparrilla.com/index.html
http://www.promani.org/
La Fundación Puertorriqueña para la Protección de la Maternidad y la Niñez -PROMANI es una organización no-gubernamental sin fines de lucro cuya misión es contribuir al mejoramiento de la salud de la población de mujeres en edad reproductiva y de sus hijos\as a través de la educación, la orientación y el apoderamiento de todos los miembros del núcleo familiar, así como a través de la investigación de los factores que inciden sobre la salud de las madres y los\as niños\as, y la implantación de estrategias a esos fines.
Mujeres Ayudando Madres (MAM) tiene como misión promover los derechos, la educación y el bienestar de las madres durante la etapa de la maternidad. MAM se basa en la promoción de cambios dirigidos al apoderamiento y desarrollo sustentable de las madres durante la etapa de la gestación y posparto.
Desafortunadamente, muchas mujeres no saben sus derechos, y caen a manos de medicos que no tienen experiencia en partos naturales, y terminan con cesearas innecesareas.
La primera pagina, es "¡Que no os separen!" Esta pagina habla sobre el apollo a la lactancia materna.
No separar es:
Asegurar el contacto piel con piel inmediato y constante entre la madre y el recién nacido. Método madre canguro
No cortar el cordón umbilical hasta que éste haya transferido toda la sangre de la placenta.
Facilitar el inicio de la lactancia materna en los primeros minutos de vida.
La pagina de la Doctora Parilla, http://www.draparrilla.com/index.html
http://www.promani.org/
La Fundación Puertorriqueña para la Protección de la Maternidad y la Niñez -PROMANI es una organización no-gubernamental sin fines de lucro cuya misión es contribuir al mejoramiento de la salud de la población de mujeres en edad reproductiva y de sus hijos\as a través de la educación, la orientación y el apoderamiento de todos los miembros del núcleo familiar, así como a través de la investigación de los factores que inciden sobre la salud de las madres y los\as niños\as, y la implantación de estrategias a esos fines.
Mujeres Ayudando Madres (MAM) tiene como misión promover los derechos, la educación y el bienestar de las madres durante la etapa de la maternidad. MAM se basa en la promoción de cambios dirigidos al apoderamiento y desarrollo sustentable de las madres durante la etapa de la gestación y posparto.
Monday, September 5
Empowerd Birth Awareness Week
Empowered Birth Awareness
This week there are events and things planned for the woman to learn about being empowered for birth.
Their description states....
The purpose of the event is to grow our paradigm of empowered birth by FLOODING the public yearly with our vision,
our definitions,
ideas,
...images ,
stories and
inspirations,
in short, to share our reality of what it means to have an, empowered birth
I hope that this movement helps woman all over the United States, Puerto Rico, and around the globe learn about their choices, and to know how powerful their bodies are. They don't have to follow blindly the instructions of someone who does not list them as number one...They are number one and only they can determine what place and time to be, do, have what you need, when you need it.
This week there are events and things planned for the woman to learn about being empowered for birth.
Their description states....
The purpose of the event is to grow our paradigm of empowered birth by FLOODING the public yearly with our vision,
our definitions,
ideas,
...images ,
stories and
inspirations,
in short, to share our reality of what it means to have an, empowered birth
I hope that this movement helps woman all over the United States, Puerto Rico, and around the globe learn about their choices, and to know how powerful their bodies are. They don't have to follow blindly the instructions of someone who does not list them as number one...They are number one and only they can determine what place and time to be, do, have what you need, when you need it.
Thursday, August 25
Giving birth after a VBAC
Is certainly even more exciting!
The doubts that filled my mind in June 2008, are erased. My birth to Victor has empowered me, and given me the strength to know that another vaginal birth is not only a possiblity, but practically almost guarantee. The spacing as well, is almost the same as between the first two children, about 3 1/2 years apart at birth.
This time around, I am looking to see what I did during Victor's birth, all the blogs I posted and all the reading I did. Just because I did reading for Victor's birth, doesn't mean, that I'm not doing any this time around. I am again surrounding myself with hypnobabies material, positive birth stories, and affirmations. The lock needs to be tight, and secure for this healthy and wonderful pregnancy that I plan to have followed by a peaceful birth.
The doubts that filled my mind in June 2008, are erased. My birth to Victor has empowered me, and given me the strength to know that another vaginal birth is not only a possiblity, but practically almost guarantee. The spacing as well, is almost the same as between the first two children, about 3 1/2 years apart at birth.
This time around, I am looking to see what I did during Victor's birth, all the blogs I posted and all the reading I did. Just because I did reading for Victor's birth, doesn't mean, that I'm not doing any this time around. I am again surrounding myself with hypnobabies material, positive birth stories, and affirmations. The lock needs to be tight, and secure for this healthy and wonderful pregnancy that I plan to have followed by a peaceful birth.
Saturday, March 28
My e-bay adventure
As you may or may not know, everyone is trying to make money
I'm going to help whoever wants help with my things that are cluttering my life, but have some value, and giving it away for less money...
So I posted an item on e-bay...If you know anyone intereseted please forward!
This is my description for the audiobook!
On 2004, I had my first born child. I had a normal pregnancy until I had my 3rd ultrasound where it showed oligohydromanus (low-amnio fluid). I wish I knew than, I had choices. I could have drank more water, I could have asked more questions, I could have demanded more information.
I was induced and at the time, I didn't know that I could choose to stand up, that I could choose to walk around, that hospital policy is not meant to protect me, but to protect the hospital.
Lynn Griesemer gives you secrets to a successful birth, and gives you the right resources to get more information, to use and prepare for a successful birth. I know because this is one of the audiobooks that I used to prepare for my successful VBAC (vaginal birth after ce-searan).
If you are preparing for a childbirth, this is a must have!
The message on the CD is invaluable.
You can visit the website of the original seller of the CD.
http://www.unassistedhomebirth.com/YBYB.html
The price you will get it for is a bargain!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280325553664&viewitem
I'm going to help whoever wants help with my things that are cluttering my life, but have some value, and giving it away for less money...
So I posted an item on e-bay...If you know anyone intereseted please forward!
This is my description for the audiobook!
On 2004, I had my first born child. I had a normal pregnancy until I had my 3rd ultrasound where it showed oligohydromanus (low-amnio fluid). I wish I knew than, I had choices. I could have drank more water, I could have asked more questions, I could have demanded more information.
I was induced and at the time, I didn't know that I could choose to stand up, that I could choose to walk around, that hospital policy is not meant to protect me, but to protect the hospital.
Lynn Griesemer gives you secrets to a successful birth, and gives you the right resources to get more information, to use and prepare for a successful birth. I know because this is one of the audiobooks that I used to prepare for my successful VBAC (vaginal birth after ce-searan).
If you are preparing for a childbirth, this is a must have!
The message on the CD is invaluable.
You can visit the website of the original seller of the CD.
http://www.unassistedhomebirth.com/YBYB.html
The price you will get it for is a bargain!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280325553664&viewitem
Wednesday, October 15
My VBAC story in You Tube
This is the visual version of the story.
Lyrics to the song!!
You Gotta Believe Lyrics
Artist(Band):Natalie Brown
N. Brown/J. Rwakaara
V1
You've been thinking about your life
And wondering what to do
You have some big dreams inside
But how do you see them through
When you don't know where to go
To make a start
Tell ya what, listen to your heart
Focus on the prize, dreams will be realized
No matter what people say, keep going anyway
Chorus:
You gotta believe, believe in you
You gotta have faith, faith in all you do
You gotta stay strong, no matter what comes your way
Get on your knees so you won't stray
You gotta believe
V2
Sometimes when you
Have a dream to achieve
Things get rough and tight
But ya gotta believe
That if you stay in the game
You'll come out on top
So give it your all, don't ever stop
Focus on the prize, dreams will be realized
No matter what people say, keep going anyway
Bridge:
Focus so you won't stray
No matter what people will say
Keep on goin' do your best
Know that you will be blessed
Thursday, October 9
NJ Vaccination Choice Newsletter
BREAKING NEWS
10/9: Here is the full video of our segment on Fox & Friends this morning: http://www.foxnews.com/video2/video08.html?maven_referralObject=3144881&maven_referralPlaylistId=&sRevUrl=http://www.foxnews.com/foxfriends//
At the last second, their staff doctor declined to go on the show (she was only prepared to talk about the bill, not about the flu shot). We think this is why they cut the segment much shorter than expected. However, they interviewed us for a longer segment right afterwards for their internet show which should be posted soon. Check back at http://www.foxnews.com/foxfriends/ and click on Thursday’s “After the Show Show.” We were able to discuss the Trenton rally details. We also challenged Senators Obama and McCain to take up this issue more prominently and mentioned the requests of the vaccine safety and autism communities for two Executive Orders to be made by the next President within their first 100 days of office (moratorium on all new childhood vaccines until the current schedule is proven safe and removal of thimerosal from all vaccines by 1/1/2010).
Hopefully we’ll have information for you about another Fox segment the day of the rally. They are considering either an early morning show or having a truck on-site to cover the event.
10/9: We just learned that Governor Corzine called a Special Session of the entire Senate and Assembly at 12pm on 10/16, the precise date and start time of our rally. Caucuses will probably begin 11:00 or 11:30am. I will find out more and share it with everyone.
10/8: Rich Krajewski wrote a terrific Letter to the Editor of the Jersey Journal http://www.nj.com/opinion/jjournal/letters/index.ssf?/base/letters-3/12234423187721.xml&coll=3
10/6: A reminder that human nature is, well… always with us. http://health.usnews.com/articles/health/healthday/2008/10/06/pediatricians-would-admit-error-only-half-the-time.html
10/5: Watch the poignant vaccination story of beautiful Max Majeski and his mom’s lessons learned http://njvaccinationchoice.org/channel.html or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YswnGsfZsQI. It is Max and too many hundreds of thousands of other children who are pushing us to do this urgent work.
Louise
10/9: Here is the full video of our segment on Fox & Friends this morning: http://www.foxnews.com/video2/video08.html?maven_referralObject=3144881&maven_referralPlaylistId=&sRevUrl=http://www.foxnews.com/foxfriends//
At the last second, their staff doctor declined to go on the show (she was only prepared to talk about the bill, not about the flu shot). We think this is why they cut the segment much shorter than expected. However, they interviewed us for a longer segment right afterwards for their internet show which should be posted soon. Check back at http://www.foxnews.com/foxfriends/ and click on Thursday’s “After the Show Show.” We were able to discuss the Trenton rally details. We also challenged Senators Obama and McCain to take up this issue more prominently and mentioned the requests of the vaccine safety and autism communities for two Executive Orders to be made by the next President within their first 100 days of office (moratorium on all new childhood vaccines until the current schedule is proven safe and removal of thimerosal from all vaccines by 1/1/2010).
Hopefully we’ll have information for you about another Fox segment the day of the rally. They are considering either an early morning show or having a truck on-site to cover the event.
10/9: We just learned that Governor Corzine called a Special Session of the entire Senate and Assembly at 12pm on 10/16, the precise date and start time of our rally. Caucuses will probably begin 11:00 or 11:30am. I will find out more and share it with everyone.
10/8: Rich Krajewski wrote a terrific Letter to the Editor of the Jersey Journal http://www.nj.com/opinion/jjournal/letters/index.ssf?/base/letters-3/12234423187721.xml&coll=3
10/6: A reminder that human nature is, well… always with us. http://health.usnews.com/articles/health/healthday/2008/10/06/pediatricians-would-admit-error-only-half-the-time.html
10/5: Watch the poignant vaccination story of beautiful Max Majeski and his mom’s lessons learned http://njvaccinationchoice.org/channel.html or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YswnGsfZsQI. It is Max and too many hundreds of thousands of other children who are pushing us to do this urgent work.
Louise
Thursday, September 11
Not a happy birthday
Threatened, intimidated, bullied, violated: this is hospital birth as many mothers experience it. Amity Reed reports on the little-recognised crime of birth rape.
http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2008/03/not_a_happy_bir
http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2008/03/not_a_happy_bir
Wednesday, July 9
Vitamin K injections
This article states reasons and information about the Vitamin K shot given to newborns routinely at the hospital.
http://www.givingbirthnaturally.com/newborn-vitamin-k.html
The rationale for newborn vitamin K injection at birth is that newborns are born with a "deficiency" of vitamin K. This perceived "deficiency" can lead to decreased clotting ability of the blood, that can leave the newborn more susceptible to hemorrhage. The risk is quite small, only about 1 in 200, but it does exist....
http://www.givingbirthnaturally.com/newborn-vitamin-k.html
The rationale for newborn vitamin K injection at birth is that newborns are born with a "deficiency" of vitamin K. This perceived "deficiency" can lead to decreased clotting ability of the blood, that can leave the newborn more susceptible to hemorrhage. The risk is quite small, only about 1 in 200, but it does exist....
Monday, June 23
The prepuce
Care for the prepuce...
How the prepuce works...
Why the heck do we have a prepuce...
This link is a video about the prepuce.
http://www.doctorsopposingcircumcision.org/video/prepuce.html
How the prepuce works...
Why the heck do we have a prepuce...
This link is a video about the prepuce.
http://www.doctorsopposingcircumcision.org/video/prepuce.html
Monday, June 9
GBS TEST
The Group B Strep Test is an test that is generally done about 35 to 37 weeks to find out if you are a carrier at the time of the test of the Group B Strep bacteria.
1) The problem with this test according to the materials that I have been reading is that one day the bacteria may be there, one day the bacteria may not be there.
The treatment for it if you are positive is antibiotic treatment (generally penincillin). If you are familiar with antibiotics you may or may not know that if you the strain of bacteria that you have is resistant to this or any other antibiotic. There are allergic reactions associated with antibiotics.
2) The other problem is that despite of the fact that you may receive antibiotic treatment while in labor, if you are not taking the right antibiotic for the bacteria that you have, the antibiotic treatment does not work.
The are thing that increase the chance of your baby getting infected such as cervical exam, rupture of the membranes, etc.
You can opt to say, I don't want the antibiotic treatment, but now they want to take the baby away for testing, for cultures...
Can you opt to say, I don't want my baby taken for testing now? What are the repercussions?
I feel that at my stage of pregnancy, over 35 weeks, with a baby that most likely weighing over 5 lbs, and doing alternative treatments for to ensure that the bacteria is not there when I and the baby are ready for birth that my son will be one of the thousands of babies that is not infected with this bacteria.
However the way the medical model is arranged, I will be treated like an infected person. If I did not do the test, it would have been the same way. I would still be treated as an infected person.
Until later
1) The problem with this test according to the materials that I have been reading is that one day the bacteria may be there, one day the bacteria may not be there.
The treatment for it if you are positive is antibiotic treatment (generally penincillin). If you are familiar with antibiotics you may or may not know that if you the strain of bacteria that you have is resistant to this or any other antibiotic. There are allergic reactions associated with antibiotics.
2) The other problem is that despite of the fact that you may receive antibiotic treatment while in labor, if you are not taking the right antibiotic for the bacteria that you have, the antibiotic treatment does not work.
The are thing that increase the chance of your baby getting infected such as cervical exam, rupture of the membranes, etc.
You can opt to say, I don't want the antibiotic treatment, but now they want to take the baby away for testing, for cultures...
Can you opt to say, I don't want my baby taken for testing now? What are the repercussions?
I feel that at my stage of pregnancy, over 35 weeks, with a baby that most likely weighing over 5 lbs, and doing alternative treatments for to ensure that the bacteria is not there when I and the baby are ready for birth that my son will be one of the thousands of babies that is not infected with this bacteria.
However the way the medical model is arranged, I will be treated like an infected person. If I did not do the test, it would have been the same way. I would still be treated as an infected person.
Until later
Friday, May 2
32 weeks!!!
At 32 weeks the baby is able to live outside the womb, if he is born pre-mature. I learned this with my first son, he was induced at 34 weeks, 4 days for low amnio. I'm approaching that time, the time where my other son was here with us, and I was not ready. I had a car seat, and I had a bassinet that was passed on from a good friend. I was blessed with a baby shower 4 days after my son's birth, where I chose from there my son's home coming outfit, I got plenty of blankets, oh, and how can I forget about the baby shower I had at work. I had the boppy pillow, cover, and some disposable diapers, bottles, etc. I received a used double pump by Medela.
According to the information I got from the midwife I saw at my 31 weeks appointment was that I was measuring 30 centimeters, it felt like I had enough fluid, the head was down, and everything seem to be coming together perfectly for me. She read my birth plan, and said that the hospital staff would be supportive, and that I should not have any problems with having my baby with me 24/7.
I have decided not to vaccinate my newborn baby because the risks are the side effects plus the contaminants inside the vaccines are not safe for my precious baby, nor were these for my older son, but I trusted the system. I feel as though for my first pregnancy, I became a victim of the system. The system took the choices from me, made them for me, and I just went along with them. A college education did not provide me with all the knowledge and common sense that I have with me through actually living and observing life. Today, I know how to really AVOID a c-section, today I know how to live life better, today I know how to feed myself better, today I know that I love myself and my family more than ever.
According to the information I got from the midwife I saw at my 31 weeks appointment was that I was measuring 30 centimeters, it felt like I had enough fluid, the head was down, and everything seem to be coming together perfectly for me. She read my birth plan, and said that the hospital staff would be supportive, and that I should not have any problems with having my baby with me 24/7.
I have decided not to vaccinate my newborn baby because the risks are the side effects plus the contaminants inside the vaccines are not safe for my precious baby, nor were these for my older son, but I trusted the system. I feel as though for my first pregnancy, I became a victim of the system. The system took the choices from me, made them for me, and I just went along with them. A college education did not provide me with all the knowledge and common sense that I have with me through actually living and observing life. Today, I know how to really AVOID a c-section, today I know how to live life better, today I know how to feed myself better, today I know that I love myself and my family more than ever.
Sunday, April 20
Breech birth!!
Interesting information about care providers and people who are willing to go against the norm to preserve a natural process.
http://www.homebirth.net.au/2008/04/breech-birth.html.
Enjoy!
http://www.homebirth.net.au/2008/04/breech-birth.html.
Enjoy!
Friday, April 18
Five Good Reasons to Delay Clamping the Cord
The following website is from Gentle Birth. They discuss Five Good Reason to Delay Clamping the cord (http://www.gentlebirth.org/archives/lateClamping.html).
The first reason is basically that is what nature intended. The second reason it gives the parents a chance to bond with the newborn, slows down the drill. The third reason is because it may cause unusual lesion in the brains of infants. The fourth reason is the problem with Rh negative mothers, it is advised to wait until the placenta is delivered. The last reason is because the baby is designed to have the blood at birth, scientist have discovered t-cells which have cancer fighting properties in these blood...we shouldn't wait until 30 years later to give the blood to that baby, but now...to build strong bodies.
Part of my birth plan is to delay the clamping of the cord. I already advised my midwife of the cord clamping. I gave them the birth plan. When I arrive at the hospital, they should be aware of all my requests, such as not asking me for my level of pain, not asking me whether or not I want my epidural, not asking me whether my baby should be circumcised, not administering Vitamin K shots, or hep B, or eye ointment. I wrote that I don't want pacifiers and bottles for my baby. I took care of everything I could possibly think of using other people's ideas of birth plans, and merging them into what I needed for myself.
At 30 weeks, waiting for the next few 70 days or so...to pass by smoothly and happily.
The first reason is basically that is what nature intended. The second reason it gives the parents a chance to bond with the newborn, slows down the drill. The third reason is because it may cause unusual lesion in the brains of infants. The fourth reason is the problem with Rh negative mothers, it is advised to wait until the placenta is delivered. The last reason is because the baby is designed to have the blood at birth, scientist have discovered t-cells which have cancer fighting properties in these blood...we shouldn't wait until 30 years later to give the blood to that baby, but now...to build strong bodies.
Part of my birth plan is to delay the clamping of the cord. I already advised my midwife of the cord clamping. I gave them the birth plan. When I arrive at the hospital, they should be aware of all my requests, such as not asking me for my level of pain, not asking me whether or not I want my epidural, not asking me whether my baby should be circumcised, not administering Vitamin K shots, or hep B, or eye ointment. I wrote that I don't want pacifiers and bottles for my baby. I took care of everything I could possibly think of using other people's ideas of birth plans, and merging them into what I needed for myself.
At 30 weeks, waiting for the next few 70 days or so...to pass by smoothly and happily.
Saturday, March 15
25 weeks
This is me at 25 weeks! It is as solid and healthy as it can possibly be. I am really excited looking toward the next fifteen weeks or so for the baby to arrive. Time is going by really fast, and I'm only getting bigger!!
In the next few days, I plan to be doing a birth plan...Birth plans can be very involved. The hypnobabies course that I am doing encourages everyone to do a birth plan. The birth plan addresses everything you need. It informs the nursing staff and the doctors where you are willing to be flexible or not. I think this will be an excellent opportunity for me to do more research once again, and ensure that I know what I am putting on the plan.
There are several subheadings that can be included in a birth plan. The birth plan can state to everyone what your preferences are as far as hydration, vaginal examinations, episiotomy, management of labor, about the umbilical cord, whether or not you choose to have certain vaccinations, especially if you do not want them, breastfeeding, visitors, etc. The birth plan can reflect your personality. It can be written in your own words.
I am going to keep my plan within 2 pages. I plan to use a size 12 font, and some sort of arial for easiness in reading. If you are pregnant, and plan to have a hospital birth, I suggest you start looking into the birth plan as well. You will be making informed decisions and choices even before you walk into the hospitals doors. Until later!
Friday, March 14
50 WAYS!!
50 Ways to Enjoy your birth!!
I personally don't like the picture of the food about the protein intake, but I think this was hilarious!! :)
50 Ways to Scare a Mother
50 Ways to Birth More Safely
All the videos originated from
http://enjoybirth.wordpress.com & http://hypnobabies.wordpress.com
Have a great day!!
I personally don't like the picture of the food about the protein intake, but I think this was hilarious!! :)
50 Ways to Scare a Mother
50 Ways to Birth More Safely
All the videos originated from
http://enjoybirth.wordpress.com & http://hypnobabies.wordpress.com
Have a great day!!
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