West= my 22 month old Son
John= my husband
The Birth of Mabel:
Mid-morning on Oct 2nd I called my midwives to ask about labor inducing herbs they have. I was “due” on 9/28 according to ultrasound measurements (or 9/25 based on LMP-last menstral period). I was huge and very tired of being pregnant. One of my midwives [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Big Baby’
Resource for moms told having big baby
Posted in birth, tagged Big Baby, big-babies, Pregnancy on October 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
There is a new website out of the UK with information for moms worried about having a big baby.
Bigbaby.org.uk
So many moms go to a late term ultrasound and are told their baby is going to be so BIG. I loved this quote from the site.
I heard a great analogy from an obstetrician once, that likened [...]
Educated and Empowered
Posted in Cesarean, Childbirth, Childbirth Education, Hypnobabies, Hypnobabies Home Study, ICAN, Natural Birth, birth, tagged Big Baby, communicating with OB, Induction, Talking to OB about concerns, trust birth on February 28, 2008 | 5 Comments »
This is an e-mail from one of the moms on the Hypnobabies Yahoo Group. She gave me permission to share it. I think it is a great example of how educating yourself and being empowered can help shape your birth.
Her OB had been pressuring her into setting an induction date because of “big baby” She [...]
