tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624978.post3994017464001785631..comments2024-03-25T17:48:53.875-04:00Comments on Heissatopia: Two big worriesAndrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14785629874138416100noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624978.post-5417727457097606982009-10-07T23:33:18.959-04:002009-10-07T23:33:18.959-04:00Yeah I understand that worry. Are you guys ever m...Yeah I understand that worry. Are you guys ever moving back to Utah? Look up www.betterbirth.com and they also opened a birthing center called Bella Natal www.bellanatal.com. Insurance covers a little bit from what I remember from externing there, but not much because it is deemed unsafe and elective to do a home birth. The website has all the packages and package prices. I am getting so anxious to see pictures of Miriam. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624978.post-14607706087569893302009-10-07T04:23:11.766-04:002009-10-07T04:23:11.766-04:00@ Lillie and Brittany -- Truthfully I would like t...@ Lillie and Brittany -- Truthfully I would like to try a home birth, but my insurance won't cover a home birth here and there are like 2 midwives in all of Cairo, I'm pretty sure...they just don't exist. Plus, I shudder to think how long it would take to get to the hospital if something were to happen...far too long.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08631734965938273438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624978.post-12423476327944183852009-10-07T04:21:00.207-04:002009-10-07T04:21:00.207-04:00Nancy you will do great! Thank you for your commen...Nancy you will do great! Thank you for your comment on my blog. I am pretty jealous you are preparing for childbirth right now - not just because you'll have a baby at the end of it but because of the amazing experience that it is! There are so many many many reasons to avoid pain medication and other interventions and you should not have to rationalize yourself to anyone! Like you said your body was MADE to do this!! Just trust in your body and let it do it's work and the more you do to relax the better off you'll be! Good luck and I can't wait to hear how it all goes.Esther Parsonsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624978.post-62815342892691686662009-10-07T00:41:44.635-04:002009-10-07T00:41:44.635-04:00Oh when I talk about the doctors' I meant to s...Oh when I talk about the doctors' I meant to say I do not know how they work in Egypt. HAHA!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624978.post-50987855945989932982009-10-07T00:39:56.097-04:002009-10-07T00:39:56.097-04:00I know our talk on FB resulted in me asking "...I know our talk on FB resulted in me asking "Why?" However, I did extern with a midwife and we made plenty of housecalls to deliver. Granted it made me want an epidural more, but I also though that obviously I am built to do it naturally so why not? I guess for me, we will see when the time comes. And no, natural childbirth does not make you a showoff. If I hear anyone say that I will be one ticked of woman! haha! If only you could do it at home because even with the doctors' (and of course I do not know how they work though) and nurses around, they will still try to control it. When I externed, yeah would help ease the baby out, but the mother was able to reach down and push on her perineum as she felt the burn and could move, touch places, etc., as they felt fit to their comfort. And it worked perfectly. I just am not sure you have the necessities to deliver at home. It is definitely cheaper and if you would like to have a natural home childbirth if you get back to Utah, I can give the number and website to where I externed. It is great pricing and great people!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624978.post-81023292210445275632009-10-06T17:41:08.552-04:002009-10-06T17:41:08.552-04:00Everything was different with each one, but I am i...Everything was different with each one, but I am in labor for so long. Andrews was the worse because it was an emergency c-section. Plus they over medicated me, I slept for 17 hours afterwards, and never saw him. If I can bring the twins home after a c-section and have 3 other kids and no loving man to help, you can do it with two.Kellinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624978.post-38607937590279492412009-10-06T17:40:40.897-04:002009-10-06T17:40:40.897-04:00I can definitely relate! Baby 1- epidural (low dos...I can definitely relate! Baby 1- epidural (low dosage), painful, felt contractions and urge to push, but never felt the episiotomy or stitches. Baby 2- all natural, intensely painful (contractions were worse because of the pitocin), tore 3 ways, felt every piercing stitch even though there was local anesthetic. Every birth is different and my labors never went as planned.Lani Christensennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624978.post-58448152152672703502009-10-06T17:33:48.045-04:002009-10-06T17:33:48.045-04:00Wow, what a lot of comments! Hot topic, apparently...Wow, what a lot of comments! Hot topic, apparently!<br /><br />My worst delivery was the one with the epidural. I will never never never do that again--and seriously, I won't since my last baby is fifteen years old!<br /><br />The three born naturally--much better. I felt better sooner. The babies felt better sooner.<br /><br />Mind you, the idea of having a baby naturally--that just is a scary thought. Hurts to think of it. I was so scared to have the last one that way, but after it was all over...I was glad it happened the way it did.<br /><br />And I have no idea how you know for sure "this is it!" about labour. I am glad I am finished havinf babies, but if I WAS having another one, I would still be clueless.<br /><br />Me and Alisa are a team on that one!Myrnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06450610418971329885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624978.post-86325075578646284652009-10-06T15:21:54.803-04:002009-10-06T15:21:54.803-04:00So glad to hear more women describing Braxton Hick...So glad to hear more women describing Braxton Hicks as painful. I've always been wary of saying that because they're "supposed" to be painless and I've even read that some women never notice them. My reaction to that is always, "Seriously!? How can you not feel them?! They squeeze the life out of you!"<br /><br />I guess I find them more intense than painful because I try not to associate the word pain with contractions. A mental game I play, I guess.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08631734965938273438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624978.post-62960634875025814112009-10-06T15:21:41.484-04:002009-10-06T15:21:41.484-04:00I am having my 4th baby, and I am still worried ab...I am having my 4th baby, and I am still worried about not recognizing labor. I have painful braxton hicks from about 4 months on, and I have never actual gone into labor like "normal" women do. The first time, my water broke, so I went to the hospital for that. The second time, I was actually at the hospital hooked up to monitors and the nurse told me I was in labor (I had no idea). The third time, they induced labor because my first 2 had been so fast, they wanted to make sure I made it to the hospital in time. So I hear you, I am so afraid of not recognizing it until it's too late, especially since my last labor was not quite 2 hours long, and the delivery took 3 pushes!Alisa Ellingsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624978.post-60842867162019902722009-10-06T15:20:21.565-04:002009-10-06T15:20:21.565-04:00Ina May's THE woman. Make sure you read the &q...Ina May's THE woman. Make sure you read the "Sphincter Rules".<br /><br />I know the feeling of talking to people about natural birth. My father in law is a anesthesiologist and he took me aside one day to give me a talk about how there's no need to suffer we are blessed with modern medicine. I just wanted to see what labor felt like and I'm not too keen on... Read more needles in my back. My first was such a great experience, I didn't think twice about not going natural the second time. You can do it (and really any woman can) if you really want to and if you have a little support around you.<br /><br />PS. Those damn braxton hicks tricked me. I thought I was in labor 3 weeks before I actually had a baby.Jill Saxton Smithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624978.post-64367410641637991222009-10-06T15:19:52.354-04:002009-10-06T15:19:52.354-04:00Nancy, just so you know, I want natural too and th...Nancy, just so you know, I want natural too and think it's funny how everyone else talks like I won't be able to handle it or I'm trying to act tough or I'm just plain being silly wanting to suffer when I don't have to. That's not what it's about. Even my doctor laughed a little when he read my birth plan and saw that I didn't want medication. "... Read moreWell, that's your choice." I hate taking stuff if my body can handle what I'm experiencing. If I have a headache, I take a nap. If I have cramps during my period, I get a hot rice bag and go lay down and hopefully take a nap. :) (I'm noticing a theme here.) Anyway, don't feel guilty, don't feel like you have to rationalize to people. Smile and nod then let their comments go out the other ear. You know what you need.Jessica Pittnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624978.post-12624915970147760922009-10-06T15:19:28.936-04:002009-10-06T15:19:28.936-04:00I compare birthing to losing weight. There are soo...I compare birthing to losing weight. There are soooo many programs out there to help you lose weight--weight watchers, LA Weight Loss, Bob Greene, The Biggest Loser--I could go on and on. (However, you may not relate to this as I have a feeling your weight is not an issue for you :)) Anyway you find the program that works for you. The trick is ... Read morefinding the one that does indeed work for you. They're generally all the same, just presented in a different way. Same with birthing. In the end you have a baby, you just get it out in a different way. There are soooo many ways to give birth--at home, in a hospital, in a bathtub, with meds, without meds, hypnosis, etc. You find the one that works for you. You don't ever have to justify it to anyone. I think you're amazing to go natural and it sounds to me like your reasoning is perfectly sound. I hope you find it was the right way for you and Miriam. Good luck!Catherine Cummingsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624978.post-49985640672759390902009-10-06T15:19:03.987-04:002009-10-06T15:19:03.987-04:00Hehe,yeah waking up in the hallway alone was no pa...Hehe,yeah waking up in the hallway alone was no party! Ure gonna do great,i know it!Nelli Suolahtinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624978.post-33861441954225774862009-10-06T15:18:44.677-04:002009-10-06T15:18:44.677-04:00Since that one was getting too long, here is part ...Since that one was getting too long, here is part two. As for knowing when you are in labor, pay attention to your braxton hicks. Learn how they are working and if they have any sort of pattern to them. When that pattern changes to where they are either more powerful or are coming at a more frequent rate, or even if there's just more of them... Read more, that's a pretty good sign that you're in labor. I also had braxton hicks almost the entire pregnancy. They were VERY painful for me and would often have me bent in two because of the pain. But I learned to tell when they were just braxton hicks and when it was something more. Now, you don't have to take my suggestions, that's all they are. I just wanted to pass on a little bit that I have learned and hope maybe it will help. Good luck Nancy!! Everything will be fine!! Love you!Bethany Chainoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624978.post-78675242325574096422009-10-06T15:18:14.390-04:002009-10-06T15:18:14.390-04:00I hope you get there on time!I hope you get there on time!Mirzanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624978.post-35173506355846143612009-10-06T15:17:58.419-04:002009-10-06T15:17:58.419-04:00Ok. This is going to be kind of long, sorry. First...Ok. This is going to be kind of long, sorry. First of all, I think it is amazing that you are strong enough to want to try having a natural birth. You will do wonderful and I hope that everything goes smoothly for you. You do not have to rationalize it to anyone, not even to yourself. When we were deciding whether or not I was going to get my ... Read morehysterectomy, I felt like I had to justify it to myself and to EVERYONE, even to Mike who had seen the pain I was going through. I prayed that I wouldn't feel like that anymore and I didn't. I had made the right decision and Heavenly Father helped me to feel that I didn't have to justify making the right decision for me. So don't feel guilty. There is nothing to feel guilty about. It's your body, your decision on what's best for it.Bethany Chainoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624978.post-15982737785772002292009-10-06T13:23:16.677-04:002009-10-06T13:23:16.677-04:00I hope you don't mind me adding my two cents. ...I hope you don't mind me adding my two cents. I've had three babies at home, with no meds. <br /> I used self- hypnosis to manage the disconfort of labor (Hypnobabies is my favorite program)<br /> I chose home natural home births because I am not comfortable in hospitals, and liked the idea of staying in the comfort of my own home. <br /> My babies were born with out pain meds in their systems and were alert and great nursers from day one. <br />I respect others choices of being induced and having an epidural, and hope others respect my choice of a home birth.<br /> The mind is an amazing thing! If you decide to go natural you'll be able to do it. Best of luck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624978.post-27467404955458149922009-10-06T13:14:21.487-04:002009-10-06T13:14:21.487-04:00Uncle Bruce, my friend Esther actually had some ma...Uncle Bruce, my friend Esther actually had some major dental work done recently without medication. She used the relaxation methods she learned in her HypnoBabies class.<br /><br />I know my mom doesn't like to be all frozen up, either, so she does teeth "naturally," too. <br /><br />I think, on the whole, that it is good for people to learn to deal with pain.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08631734965938273438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624978.post-35610002590326977812009-10-06T13:06:23.063-04:002009-10-06T13:06:23.063-04:00As a man, I have no right to an opinion on the sub...As a man, I have no right to an opinion on the subject, but I think it is great that you are planning to go naturally. Medicine is great when unexpected things happen, but to, as a general rule, disconnect the mind from the body seems wrong to me. Holes drilled in teeth isn't natural, but I still prefer to be aware of what is going on. My body seems to respond well to a mental suggestion that, yes, this hurts, and I thank my body for alerting me to what is going on, but tell it that I have chosen to have this done and it is going to be okay. Best wishes, to you, Nancy, as you go through your natural process and enlarge your family.Bruce Conradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16804817525665812167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624978.post-41132083200036133182009-10-06T12:21:51.911-04:002009-10-06T12:21:51.911-04:00I was worried about it as well. I was induced and ...I was worried about it as well. I was induced and given an epidural with Lincoln, and I was planning an the same with Fiona. She came about an hour before my induction was scheduled. I went to the hospital when my contractions were getting painful (I wanted to be on an epidural because I didn't know how much more intense they would get). By the time the epidural was available I was already pushing. Fiona came out quickly and naturally. If I could have that birth experience again I would go natural again. My main concern was length of being in pain in addition to the building intensity. All in all it was intense, but was over so quickly I may try a natural birth again someday.Naomihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03668128113494841247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624978.post-3790957012610648682009-10-06T12:13:13.857-04:002009-10-06T12:13:13.857-04:00I'm sure you know my feelings on this subject ...I'm sure you know my feelings on this subject :).<br /><br />I never felt like I was showing off <i>wanting</i> a natural birth, but now that I've had one I feel like I have to tiptoe around it sometimes. Which is ridiculous. I think it's natural (no pun intended) to feel self-conscious about it when in mixed company, just in case everyone doesn't agree with you, and when it's something you're proud of.<br /><br />And by the way, besides the wonderful mind-body stuff you mentioned, some of my main motivations to avoid medication with my second birth were centered on the baby. With the epidural I had with Miriam, it made her sluggish and slow to nurse, and as a result she had a quite severe case of jaundice and had to be re-hospitalized. That was a big incentive for me to go natural the second time, all my personal feelings and opinions aside. So you can pump yourself up with that knowledge, too.<br /><br />Good luck whatever happens!!!Bridgethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11339936940500165901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624978.post-8905903846457994622009-10-06T11:58:18.647-04:002009-10-06T11:58:18.647-04:00I can see you as a natural birthing mama. I see i...I can see you as a natural birthing mama. I see it going hand in hand with the cloth diapering, EC-ing, extending breast feeding. and I always thought "You work so hard for 9 months watching what kind of medications you put into your body, to just blow it all to heck and pump your baby full of medications at birth."<br />Good luck! I can't wait to hear about how it goes.Krystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06913428516869324522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624978.post-45062594746538235142009-10-06T11:21:08.599-04:002009-10-06T11:21:08.599-04:00If you can have a natural birth, which is sounds l...If you can have a natural birth, which is sounds like you can, why not? Seems perfectly reasonable to me. And who cares if you did it with drugs or not? Like almost everything else in life, people are different, and do things the way that works for them. Best wishes with all that! You're going to be amazing.Cristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09632640199663750010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624978.post-75058082163687091452009-10-06T11:20:13.333-04:002009-10-06T11:20:13.333-04:00And that's pretty much exactly why I would lik...And that's pretty much exactly why I would like to have a natural birth (in a controlled environment, just in case) - we're meant to!<br /><br />You're going to do great!AmandaStretchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09649673692690240933noreply@blogger.com