I finally got brave enough to watch Fiona’s birth video, and I’m glad I did. It gave me a better idea of some of the timeline (like, for instance, I actually only pushed for about 5 minutes this time around!) and made me realize that I wasn’t as loud as I thought, except right at the [...]
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Fiona Siobhan was born this morning at 10:39am after an intense labour! Contractions really started/picked up at 2am, they were less than 2 minutes apart and over a minute long by about 4 or 5 (and checking myself I guessed I was probably 6 or 7 cm dilated already), then they just petered out and around [...] Annie over at PhD in Parenting wrote a post last week about the Canadian Maternity Experiences Survey with some follow up questions. I’ve been reading others’ answers with interest and thought that I would add my own to the mix. The questions themselves are actually from Ann Douglas. Type of prenatal care provider Gloria Lemay (a Vancouver birth attendant) posted this on her blog today and I thought I would share: Are you a good candidate for a hospital birth? Must not be scared of needles. Must not be claustrophobic or uncomfortable in confined spaces. Must be able to go for long periods of time without eating or drinking. Must be happy to share a [...] This is long, but I thought I would share it here. I didn’t actually write it all out until Meredith was two months old so I wasn’t positive about some parts of it. Luckily, my doula wrote down a lot of it for me so I had some idea of a timeline. It’s insanely long, sorry. [...] |
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