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Jwk, I'm not making a case. I'm not debating circumcision with you, because it's a pointless debate. Sarah

The stories I've heard about older boys and men "needing" to be circumcized always revolve around an infection under the foreskin. The thing I don't understand is why the docs needed to treat infection with amputation, when antibiotics work fine for...

You're right about one thing. I don't agree with you. Sarah

Deb, somehow, I'm not surprised at all that you're a fan of Cascade and Spiritual Midwifery. :) Sarah

I've had three of my five at home and currently in an apprenticeship as a lay midwife. I am certified in neonatal resuscitation and am learning all of the skills I'd need to know in the event of a complication. Skilled midwives can stabilize a woma...

Just an FYI. There are many OB's out there now who do NOT do exams during the last weeks of pregnancy. Most of ours where I work do NOt do them. trends have changed in that arena. Not in my area, lol. Most women don't bat an eye either!

I'm not going, but I wish I could. I had planned on it, but we got a huge influx of Spring due dates and can't leave our mommies. Just wanted to wish you luck and hope you have a wonderful, educational conference! Sarah Wife to Aaron, Mom to five, ...

My preceptor is not insured. She is very up front about her training, experience, and lack of licensure. When newly pregnant couples come for an initial consult, they are given her informed consent packet which outlines in detail things such as the...

There are also different types of lay midwives, though the names vary by area. Certified Professional Midwives get a degree from a MEAC accredited school of midwifery AND do clinical work in an apprenticeship. They take the NARM test and receive ce...

Landonsles, I had a friend who had had four episiotomies and went on to have only a skin tear in her fifth birth that required only two stitches. My preceptor midwife has seen good results with clients rubbing rose oil into their scars prior to labo...

It is my understanding that while the uterus can push the baby out all on its own, the urge is there when the head descends low enough to put pressure on the anal sphincter. So most women who can feel it WILL push because the urge is overwhelming. A...

I had OB care in addition to midwifery care the last two months of my last pregnancy on a "just in case" basis. I had pregnancy complications that were all resolved before the birth, so I went on to have a successful homebirth after all. What I le...

I observed this presentation at my third homebirth as an apprentice. The mom had a slightly crooked spine and uneven hips (probably congenital), and I'm sure that had some bearing on the baby's presentation. The cervix dilated unevenly, with a firm...

I observed this presentation at my third homebirth as an apprentice. The mom had a slightly crooked spine and uneven hips (probably congenital), and I'm sure that had some bearing on the baby's presentation. The cervix dilated unevenly, with a firm...

Boulergirl, my sentiments exactly. Sarah

I'm a lowly apprentice midwife at this point and haven't yet learned vaginal exams. I'm in no hurry either, lol. The first time I was pregnant, my midwives explained the difference between one and two centimeters dilation. Correct me if I'm not r...

Does no one else find it telling that the decision to send her home happened at 5 pm on a Friday? It's better than an unnecessary section that happens at 5pm on a Friday, anyway. Alyca, I'm with Jolie in that this is the perfect example of the mess ...

Hi, nonnurse lurker here. My younger sister is a piece of work, medically. She's bipolar, has asthma, has had a heart condition which was corrected with an ablation, smokes, is, I feel, addicted to prescription drugs, is developing an ulcer, has c...

Hmmmmmmm I'll bet that goes along with the male sperm swim faster/female sperm live longer thing. I've heard that the contractions of the pelvic floor during orgasm can give the little swimmers a boost, so the theory would be that in the presence of...

oh! I got a new one today! A staff member where I work told me his wife could predict whether I was having a boy or girl. I was supposed to a the month I conceived (February...so 2) to the age I was during that month (27). If the number was odd, I...

My preceptor midwife caught a 12 pound, 9 ounce baby boy at home a couple of years ago. They made USAToday as the biggest baby born in UT in a decade or more. Natural birth, no tearing. No GD. Sarah

I used to work at an assisted living facility for the elderly and worked there through two pregnancies. I got a lot of flack each time I reached above my head, lol. I also had a resident tell me to bind my baby's abdomen after the birth so he/she wo...

I'm a little late in replying but I wanting to add myself to the list of people who have safely delivered a child with a VSD. My son was born with tetralogy of fallot, a condition which included a silver dollar sized hole. He was born vaginally, an...

Okay, let me start by saying that I don't actually plan on birthing in a hospital again, and if I did, it would be because I risked out of homebirth, so the risk itself would probably make me more willing to compromise. So the question in my case is...

Geekgolightly, Obviously I wansn't saying that all abuse survivors are natural birthers or all homebirthers are abuse survivors...just that there is a correlation related to the need for control and that the numbers are higher than most believe. Sara...