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RE: Natural Childbirth-support and discussion - 5/16/2008 8:05:42 PM
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PrincessDonna
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Awesome, Kathryn!
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RE: Natural Childbirth-support and discussion - 5/18/2008 9:06:02 PM
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Royal.Fortress
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Wuhoo!!! I finally found a pool at Canadian Tire for $34.99 that is the exact same style and size as the pool I was going to have shipped to me for $45.99 PLUS SHIPPING from across Canada! Wuhoo! Maybe I'll be able to buy it this week. Our only concern is where to put it ... I'm not so sure the second floor is a good idea.
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RE: Natural Childbirth-support and discussion - 5/18/2008 10:13:21 PM
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Wuhoo!!! I finally found a pool at Canadian Tire for $34.99 that is the exact same style and size as the pool I was going to have shipped to me for $45.99 PLUS SHIPPING from across Canada! Wuhoo! Maybe I'll be able to buy it this week. Our only concern is where to put it ... I'm not so sure the second floor is a good idea.
Umm ... the kid side in me is begging to come out ... "TOLD YOU SO!!!" I'm going to pick one up at Walmart on my next trip ...
As for where to put it -- I agree not the second floor ... what about in the dining room or something with one of the heavy duty tarps underneath (the kind you would use as ground cover when camping)
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RE: Natural Childbirth-support and discussion - 5/18/2008 11:36:44 PM
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Royal.Fortress
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LOL - I know you said I could find them, but after visiting 3+ stores, I haven't been able to! I just looked on Can Tire's website today again and found a similar one.
Yeah, the problem with putting it on the main floor is that the m/w wants you labouring/birthing on one floor if possible - and generally the floor with the bathroom, so for our old house, the second floor. I'm going to talk to them more about it on Tuesday at my next appointment.
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RE: Natural Childbirth-support and discussion - 5/18/2008 11:45:33 PM
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Wow ... my m/w isn't that picky (about being on one floor) ... she is even willing to go from my house to my friend's place a few blocks away if that is more comfortable!
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RE: Natural Childbirth-support and discussion - 5/19/2008 12:00:45 AM
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Royal.Fortress
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the other you could slightly elevate the edges by tying the corners to a chair or something, just so that if water splashes, it ends up being slightly more contained.
Hmmm - good idea!!
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RE: Natural Childbirth-support and discussion - 5/19/2008 12:03:44 AM
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It's funny what I think of at midnight when tired and giddy beyond belief!!
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RE: Natural Childbirth-support and discussion - 5/19/2008 9:03:58 AM
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Kim, this might be a silly suggestion, but could you rent a portable chair potty from a medical supply store? I wouldn't want to have a baby on the second floor...for the water issue, and for the issue if something goes wrong, any medical personnel would also have to do the stairs with you or baby in tow.  Not that it's likely...but...
And I'd have my husband put in a half bath downstairs ASAP. Actually, if he's handy and you want to do that eventually anyway, you probably still have time to do that. You could get a toilet in and functioning and worry about walls later, KWIM?
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RE: Natural Childbirth-support and discussion - 5/19/2008 10:47:40 AM
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I love the change that is slowly happening in female reproduction/pregnancy issues.
That's really great news Chelsea.
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RE: Natural Childbirth-support and discussion - 5/19/2008 12:03:10 PM
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Royal.Fortress
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Yay, Chelsea, that's awesome!! When did they announce that?? (Finally!!!!)
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Kim, this might be a silly suggestion, but could you rent a portable chair potty from a medical supply store? I wouldn't want to have a baby on the second floor...for the water issue, and for the issue if something goes wrong, any medical personnel would also have to do the stairs with you or baby in tow. Not that it's likely...but...
And I'd have my husband put in a half bath downstairs ASAP. Actually, if he's handy and you want to do that eventually anyway, you probably still have time to do that. You could get a toilet in and functioning and worry about walls later, KWIM?
Donna - you're sweet to be concerned  However, we definitely do NOT have room on our main floor for a half-bath without extensive renovations - it's in the plans for somewhere in the unlikely and distant future  I'm not really concerned about having the baby upstairs - most of the people I know who've had a homebirth have older-style homes with the bathroom upstairs and have laboured and delivered up there with no problems at all.
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RE: Natural Childbirth-support and discussion - 5/19/2008 1:58:59 PM
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YAY for advances in midwifery!! I too found out that my midwife has often been covered by out out-of-network portion of our insurance. Even if she wasn't, she only charges $2000 for a global fee.
After a weekend of thinking and praying, we are for sure going with this midwife. Did I mention that she has an RN attend with her? She herself is an RN but she has a lady who comes with her to help who is also an RN. I canceled my appts with my previous dr's office and made a new one with my midwife. I feel so much more at rest with this. It's funny, because, after I met with her, I'm eating better. At any rate, I'm glad all the berries are on sale.
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RE: Natural Childbirth-support and discussion - 5/21/2008 2:42:34 PM
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Kathrynn, that's so great!
Sounds like things are going well for you too Kim!
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RE: Natural Childbirth-support and discussion - 5/21/2008 5:23:13 PM
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I can't wait to hear all these homebirth stories-I don't think dh would ever go for it, so I will have to settle for no meds in a hospital- plus we always seem to live pretty far from a hospital, I think it would be different if we were five minutes away, but we are always 30-40...
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RE: Natural Childbirth-support and discussion - 5/21/2008 5:28:32 PM
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Jennifer, we're doing the same thing. We're just going to stay home as long as possible to avoid the temptation of the drugs as long as we can. I think our doula will be very important for us in that area too.
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RE: Natural Childbirth-support and discussion - 5/21/2008 5:35:21 PM
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Royal.Fortress
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I think it would be different if we were five minutes away, but we are always 30-40...
I think to homebirth in this area you have to be within 15 - 30 minutes of a hospital ... I'm not sure which. The rule of thumb is "15 minutes from decision to incision" ... kind of a gruesome way to put it, but that's about how much time it takes them to get ready for an emergency c-section IN the hospital, so if you can be at the hospital in the same amount of time from home, generally they're happy (in our case, the m/w's would call in to the hospital and give a report and say that we need a c-section and they would prep for it just like normal, since I've pre-registered and they have all my anaesthesia info)
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RE: Natural Childbirth-support and discussion - 5/21/2008 6:22:25 PM
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Jennifer, we're doing the same thing. We're just going to stay home as long as possible to avoid the temptation of the drugs as long as we can. I think our doula will be very important for us in that area too.
My good friend had a baby 9 weeks ago. They were going to have a doula and go natural. She started feeling funny at 1:30 a.m. She had her hubby hung out through the night and morning. They called their doula around 7 a.m., and she was at class for the day but told them they were doing great. Finally at 10:30 a.m. they decided her contractions were close enough that they should go to the hospital. They got to the hospital at 10:50 a.m. and the baby was born at 11:15 a.m. So she did very well laboring at home!!! I'm hoping for a similar situation. [:D
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