First I wanted to thank all the people who responded to my post on Monday. So to update, I went to my initial appointment with the midwife on Tuesday, and it went very well!!! She is the first person I've seen during this pregnancy that made me feel comfortable!!! So now I'm going to have a home bir...

hello all :-) it seems that i'm blowing up, apparently! i have NSTs every tuesday and friday and at this past appointment, the receptionist told me that i've gotten a lot bigger since friday. somehow, neither my boyfriend nor i have noticed it. when i told my mom, she noticed it, haha. it's getting ...

I'm due on monday and my doctor is advising that I have a c-section on tuesday.  He seems to be concerned with the fact that I"ve had no contractions yet and the babys head is still very high and hasn't decended.  He mentioned that my baby is probably too big ...

Choose your own (birth) adventure from parents.com http://www.parents.com/pregnancy/labor-delivery/basics/choose-your-own-birth-adventure/ No matter what I choose, I wind up with an emergency c-section. What the hell!?...

I swear, if I read one more post from some woman who is going to be induced just because the doctor says it's necessary for no other reason than she's reached the magical "40 weeks" (or even less), my head is going to explode. Before I get flamed from here to hell and back, I want to stress that I d...

Next up in my “What the fuck” series is ABC’s “AM” programme. Today’s show was titled “Caesarean rates surge“. [emphases are mine] Tony Eastley’s introduction: The number of pregnant women requesting caesareans for psychological or social reasons...

I'm 39w6d with my first child.  I'm not dilated at all and Annelise does not have her head in my pelvis.  I'm taking evening primrose oil, 1000mg orally and 1000mg vaginally, every night to help ripen my cervix, but now I need help getting her to descend some. My doctor told me that becaus...

So I had my 39 week appointment today.   Told them about my concerns with swelling.   They checked everything out pretty well.  She told me it's really common at the end of pregnancy especially during the summer to be really swollen at the end of the day.   My blood pressure is g...

Research Summaries for Normal Birth Interesting study for those being threatened with the OMG GIANT BEEBEE tactics. Prenatal Diagnosis of Suspected Fetal Macrosomia Increases Risks of Cesarean Section and Maternal Morbidity without Improving Newborn Outcomes Summary: In this prospective observationa...

Baby's Name: Alexander JeanLucDate of Birth: 5.27.08EDD: 5.24.08Weight/ Height: 8 lbs 2 oz / 20 1/4 inchesNatural/Epidural/Cesarean: Pitocin, epidural/failed natural - c-section This is formatted to be posted in another forum. DH = darling husband It all started on May 26th at about 10pm. I started ...