Truly amazing, stories like these give me hope :)
A Doula's Journey to Vaginal Birth after Three C-sections
Here's a story of a toddler helping his mom who suprisingly delivers her 4th a vba3c at home on the couch!
Vba3c at home
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Monday, July 19, 2010
Today is My VBAC boy's 12th Birthday!!
Twelve years ago today I victoriously birthed my son! It was an amazing experience to feel him being born and to have the unbearable urge to push him out. Also the recovery was great! I was up and running around in no time! My poor sleep deprived husband looked worse then I did! It was a hospital birth because I didn't really know to much about homebirths and midwives let alone unassited birth. His birth was definately a powerful defining moment in my life..But what came after his birth made me distrust the medical field. I had just birthed this beautiful, healthy 7lbs9oz baby boy and got to look in to his beautiful blue eyes for just a moment when the nurses decided to whisk him away so I could shower..to this day I regret that. Because I had no clue where they took him and what they did to him. My husband never even go to hold his newborn son. The next day was no better..the nurses told me I could go shower and they would look after my baby. So I naively went and showered and from the shower could here the screams of my son. So without even drying off I quickly put on my clothes and discovered the nurse (who had a guilty look on her face) poking my sons heel for his PKU test. I would later discover that there is a much better way to do this test..Midwives often warm up the heel first and then while the baby is nursing they do a little prick and because the heel is warm the blood flows much easier, avoiding the possibility of needing to reprick the heel.
Friday, July 16, 2010
Monday, July 12, 2010
Ultrasounds..Safe? or Seriously harmful?
"It is ironic that women who have had previous miscarriages often have additional ultrasound examinations in order to "reassure" them that their baby is developing properly. Few are told of the risks of miscarriage or premature labour or birth."
-Beverley Lawrence Beech,
Ultrasound: Weighing the Propaganda Against the Facts
In my gut I always had this sense that ultrasounds were not as "safe" as I was led to believe. Before getting an ultrasound do your research! To have an ultrasound IS to be subjecting yourself and your unborn baby to non-ionizing radiation.
Is there a time where an Ultrasound is warranted? There may be..But make sure the tech only uses an abdominal probe not the transvaginal probe, and make sure the ultrasound is done quickly therefore minimizing the exposure.
Ultrasound: More Harm than Good Remember that an ultrasound is a flawed man-made device that can be as acurate as carbon dating (which is Not accurate at all!)
Adoption, a child born in your Heart
It's true I have nine wonderful children and all but one I have conceived and born. However it's our sixth child who came to us in his desperate time of need...who has taught me so much. His mom passed away leaving him alone he was only four. So much to deal with at such a young age. My husband and I let the Lord lead us into taking him into our lives and our home. I too was raised by a family that was not my birth family, so now I have the view of the adopted parent as well as the child. It has taught me alot. He needed us and I needed him :) I am so blessed to have him in our home and thank the Lord for him.
Romans 8:15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
Galations 4:5 To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.
Am I??? the joys and frustrations of pregnancy tests :0
The one thing about leaving your fertility in the hands of Our Loving Creator..is that you constantly wonder if your pregnant or not..well at least I DO!!! :) Here is a funny yet educational site about those wonderful but annoying pieces of equipment called the "pregnancy test"
www.peeonastick.com
It's good to know I'm not the only woman on this planet that's taken a million tests..can you say obsessed!!
www.peeonastick.com
It's good to know I'm not the only woman on this planet that's taken a million tests..can you say obsessed!!
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