The RH factor is a substance found on the red blood cells of most folks. Eighty-five percent of people have this and are said to be Rh positive (Rh+). Fifteen percent don’t and are Rh negative (Rh-). There is no importance in most situations except if, by chance, the blood of an rh+ person gets [...]
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Ok, I know the picture isn’t all that appropriate, but this topic needed a good laugh before I start. So, I’m not morbid, just as an FYI. I wasn’t sure if I was going to post about this or not. I have about 10 other posts written, but this one kept popping into my head. [...]
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So, I am super excited about the birth story this week. I asked my friends that had children if they wanted to put their stories on here, and they all agreed completely. I was thrilled!! This one is my sister in law, Rachelle. Her son was born in January of 2008 and I love him [...]
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The idea of a routine episiotomies has been a real interest to me lately. I have a friend that had only paper cut tears during her two kids. If she had been cut during her delivery, she would have had to be sewn up and been in more pain just because ‘routine episiotomies’. My sister-in-law [...]
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Since the cesarean percentage is going up every year, and it is considered a major surgery, you have to wonder why. So, I reasearched the common reason for having a cesarean. (The practice will be in green, my commentary will be in red). Placenta Previa: This occurs when the placenta lies low in the uterus [...]
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I got a new book the other day, Special Women by Paulina Perez and Cheryl Snedeker. It is made so that doulas can see exactly what their jobs will entail and if they are up for it. I am loving it. In their book, they had questions that you can ask your doula or montrice [...]
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In one of my last posts on induction, a girl asked about stripping of membranes and breaking your water as means of induction and where they stand. I’ll start off with breaking your water, or amniotomy. In A Good Birth, A Safe Birth by Diana Korte and Roberta Scaer, they say “95% of women with [...]
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Here ya go for the week! Enjoy!! Bonner’s Birth I have two boys. This is the story of how the second one came to be! The pregnancy was normal until 3 days before my due date. I went in for a checkup and had dilated to 2 cm. My OB wanted to do a sonogram [...]
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More and more I hear of people going in for inductions. Whether the outcomes are great, or not so great, people keep lining up for more of them. Nearly half of all inductions end in cesarean sections. This can’t be a great statitstic. So, I think to myself, why would people have induced labors, or [...]
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Since this is my blog, whether it is about doula services or birth advice, or stories, I feel that I need to write down some of my thoughts as of late. (FYI: I don’t want pity. I just want to let my emotions out and writing is the best way I can do that). In [...]
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