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Home Births & Drug Free Births

MrsClaus

Requirements for Unassited Birth

Hi, I was wondering what the requirements are for a home birth minus midwife. I do not mean c...

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I didn't go the freebirthing option, but I do feel all pregnant women should know how to freebirth. Not many recommend it, so it's ...

mumaof3

looking for homebirth midwife in Rockhampton area?!

I was just wondering if anyone knows/is a homebirth midwife in the Rockhampton area as I live out...

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The Friends of the Birth Centre Rockhampton are helping to give women in Central Queensland access to more options for birth. Find u...

KSJ78

TENS Machines - are they worth the $$ for a short labour and do they help at all in the pushing stage?

I used a hired TENS machine for my last labour and found it great for the first stage of labour -...

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Hi, For my second birth I hired one and it was amazing. I had a 3hr 4 min labour from first twinge to all done and the tens got me ...

NZ*Unique_Nique

Membrane Sweep is it considered natural?

Morning ladies, well i have 9 more sleeps till my due date but only 4 till my hubby has to go awa...

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No. A membrane sweep for the sake of your husband being there for the birth is not natural for you, your baby nor your or the babie...

Gillskehan

Public vs Private Birth in WA

Hi, I have just discovered that I am 5 weeks pregnant and need to consider whether to go public ...

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Hi, I have just discovered that I am 5 weeks pregnant and need to consider whether to go public or private for the birth. This is...

mummy275

Preparing for an unexpected homebirth

OK so I have some time to play with but with my last delivery it was much quicker than anticipate...

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I replied earlier in the thread. My third came in 3 hrs. Was great! Much better than the 1 & 1/2 hrs for my second. Good luck! Tha...

justdoit

how did u prepare for a drug free birth

im due in 11 weeks and i plan on having a drug free water birth in hospital. the hospital im att...

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I went to birth classes leading up to the birth of my first, they teach you to focus on your breathing. I went into labour at 34 wee...

fionabrowning

water birth at kemh and stay in time

Hi I am due with bub 3 in Nov and would like a drug free water birth- My last birth i made it in ...

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The birthing centre at KEMH do make you go home quite early after birth. We went there for a tour and they told us you go home withi...

Sarahconte-455

Midwifery Help! one on one!

I am a 29 year old student / mother, completing my first year of my Bachelor of Midwifery degree ...

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how far into pregnancy do u want ladies???? Any where from 35 weeks and under!

4 surprises.

No drugs births

I have been really lucky. My first child the labour was 4 hours drug free. My second was 5 hours ...

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Drug free is great! I did 8 hours of labour with just acupuncture, that worked well. Good luck

newedition

2nd baby

Hi everyone, just wanted to share my birth story. My first birth I didn't cope so well and didn...

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What a great story- thanks for sharing! Gives me encouragement for labour in 10weeks I am feeling positive but it still helps heari...

Candy_Corpse

My calm birthing

Five weeks prior my due date I attended calm birth classes in order to continue my stress/pain fr...

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That sounds lovely. However our babies are born it is so empowering to know you have created and birthed this new life, but to have ...

Windmill

Water birth and tearing.

So I have read a few times (in not very significant places but I can't find anything more factual...

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My first birth, in Australia, was a "dry birth" too and I had a 4th degree tear--totally uncontrolled, bubs came out in 1 push! My ...

Kat + 3 Kittens

Random question RE: delayed cord clamping

I'm sorry if this question sounds naive or has been asked before, but it's something that I can't...

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lol @ "bossy tart" ... when you're in labour it doesn't count I have thought about a doula and reading your post definitely makes ...

C_hippie_kiwi

Thoughts

Victorian mother dies after homebirth All I can think is how sad this is for her family..and how...

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Yes I do get this but I think the article is just working to counter the media attacks by "manipulating" said stats as the anti-hom...

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