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When a caesarean is the best option
By Maria Muennich on 30/05/2007 00:45:29
It may not be your ideal birthing experience, but there are times when a c-section may be the best option for you and your baby
and highlight when s/he may be too big for your pelvis. Because the ligaments in your pelvis soften and allow a degree of flexibility during labour, it's rare that a doctor will be able to tell you that your baby definitely won't be able to fit through your
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When your waters break
By Laura Lee Davies on 14/08/2009 01:19:12
Although women have visions of their waters breaking in Tescos, the reality for many women is that they don't break until much later.
doctor or midwife team when this happens. They will probably expect your labour to come on more strong after rupture and, if you are not at the hospital, they may now want you to come in (if you are having a hospital birth).Once the waters have broken
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Planning ahead for birth when you're already a mum
By Maria Muennich on 08/07/2008 14:30:42
Preparing your child for becoming an older brother or sister is one thing, but preparing them for the actual birth can make an important start for this new relationship
When it comes to giving birth for the second time you have the advantage of experience to prepare you personally for the birth, but you also now need to adapt to new circumstances, this time you have your other child to think about. So how can you
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Why music is so important when you're giving birth
By Rachel Beckett on 21/09/2011 09:32:16
iPod at the ready! Plan your soundtrack for delivering your baby and you could have a smoother birth
that music ‘got them through’. In the same way it’s worth thinking about the benefits that music can bring to labour and birth and the ways in which it can help you on your big day.Listening to music during labour and birth is not a new idea, however
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Writing your birth plan
By Maria Muennich on 01/05/2005 07:47:14
When to write it and what to include
about caesarians. Don’t however, be surprised if when push comes to, well, more push, you want to blow your natural pain relief birth plan and beg for an epidural…When writing your birth plan it helps to think of it more as outline of preferences
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Caesarian sections: the how and whys
By ThinkBaby on 12/02/2010 11:16:13
When a c-section might be necessary or recommended and what's involved
What is a caesarian section?Also commonly known as a c-section, a caesarian section is an operation performed to remove your baby from the womb through the abdomen when vaginal birth is either medically unadvisable, or when there are difficulties
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Using aromatherapy in labour and birth
By Maria Muennich on 09/09/2007 01:46:30
How oils work, when to use them and which are recommended for labour and birth
will clear the hospital scent that so many people find unpleasant and unsettling.When can I use aromatherapy?There's no technical reason for you not to be able to use aromatherapy at any stage of birth and labour. However, hospital policies may vary widely
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Cut the cord later for healthier babies
By Kimberley Smith on 16/11/2011 13:17:32
Waiting a few minutes to clamp your baby’s umbilical cord, could reduce the rest of iron deficiency, finds new research
Waiting just three minutes after birth to clamp a baby’s umbilical cord could reduce its risk of developing iron deficiency. Researchers have found that it is safer to wait a short amount of time to allow more of the placental blood to reach
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Parents' shock as baby is born with two front teeth
By Amanda Pauley on 22/08/2011 12:14:07
Newcastle couple were amazed when they saw their daughter’s toothy grin
with two front teeth.Mum Karen said: “It was really funny, when I went into labour Andy was telling me and my mam about how his mam was born with two front teeth.We were just laughing at him, but as soon as Summer was born, she was crying and I was shouting
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Getting through the early stages of labour
By ThinkBaby on 13/09/2010 08:58:16
Getting through your waters breaking, early contractions, labour signs and when to grab the hospital bag
Early labour - the signs and what to do The time from when you first feel your first contraction, or from when you realise your waters have broken, through to having progressed enough to need to go to hospital can seem like an age
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