justapatient87

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1. Presentation on Pain Management in Postpartum Woman with a Vaginal Delivery

   justapatient87 replied to kriistaa16's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Frozen pads are fantastic. My hospital made them with Postpartum Herbs from Earth Mama Angel Baby. So, so great.

2. Best medications to give postpartum woman after vaginal delivery?

   justapatient87 replied to kriistaa16's topic in Ob/Gyn

   After my unmedicated birth with a 2nd degree vaginal tear, I was given 800mg ibuprofen every 4 hours while in the hospital and continued every 4-6 hrs for about a week at home, and then down to once or twice a day for another week. It worked well wi...

3. Pushing with a primip

   justapatient87 replied to mandyjk77's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Oh, I asked for the mirror...and then after a few pushes, I wanted it to go away.

4. Pushing with a primip

   justapatient87 replied to mandyjk77's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I'm just a lurker (started lurking when I was pregnant with my son last year to prepare for a hospital birth) and just want to say that the mirror totally freaked me out. I watched tons of childbirth videos...my mom is a nurse and my dad and brother...