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RE: Natural Childbirth-support and discussion - 5/16/2008 8:05:42 PM
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PrincessDonna
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Awesome, Kathryn!
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RE: Natural Childbirth-support and discussion - 5/18/2008 10:13:21 PM
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Wuhoo!!! I finally found a pool at Canadian Tire for $34.99 that is the exact same style and size as the pool I was going to have shipped to me for $45.99 PLUS SHIPPING from across Canada! Wuhoo! Maybe I'll be able to buy it this week. Our only concern is where to put it ... I'm not so sure the second floor is a good idea.
Umm ... the kid side in me is begging to come out ... "TOLD YOU SO!!!" I'm going to pick one up at Walmart on my next trip ...
As for where to put it -- I agree not the second floor ... what about in the dining room or something with one of the heavy duty tarps underneath (the kind you would use as ground cover when camping)
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RE: Natural Childbirth-support and discussion - 5/18/2008 11:45:33 PM
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Karaboo2
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Wow ... my m/w isn't that picky (about being on one floor) ... she is even willing to go from my house to my friend's place a few blocks away if that is more comfortable!
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RE: Natural Childbirth-support and discussion - 5/18/2008 11:55:42 PM
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And as for the bathroom - it's recommended that you pee every hour in labour, so *I* don't really want to be hiking wet up those 17 steps every hour just to pee!! 
LOL - Therein is the reason I LOVE having a toilet on every floor! No matter where you are, there is no more than a quick room cross to get to a bathroom!
Well, if you did decide that it would be advantageous to set the pool up on the 2nd floor, I would still heavily suggest the tarp -- but make it two instead of one ... one would be the basic floor covering, and the other you could slightly elevate the edges by tying the corners to a chair or something, just so that if water splashes, it ends up being slightly more contained.
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RE: Natural Childbirth-support and discussion - 5/19/2008 12:03:44 AM
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Karaboo2
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It's funny what I think of at midnight when tired and giddy beyond belief!!
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RE: Natural Childbirth-support and discussion - 5/19/2008 9:03:58 AM
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Kim, this might be a silly suggestion, but could you rent a portable chair potty from a medical supply store? I wouldn't want to have a baby on the second floor...for the water issue, and for the issue if something goes wrong, any medical personnel would also have to do the stairs with you or baby in tow.  Not that it's likely...but...
And I'd have my husband put in a half bath downstairs ASAP. Actually, if he's handy and you want to do that eventually anyway, you probably still have time to do that. You could get a toilet in and functioning and worry about walls later, KWIM?
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RE: Natural Childbirth-support and discussion - 5/19/2008 12:03:10 PM
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Yay, Chelsea, that's awesome!! When did they announce that?? (Finally!!!!)
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Kim, this might be a silly suggestion, but could you rent a portable chair potty from a medical supply store? I wouldn't want to have a baby on the second floor...for the water issue, and for the issue if something goes wrong, any medical personnel would also have to do the stairs with you or baby in tow. Not that it's likely...but...
And I'd have my husband put in a half bath downstairs ASAP. Actually, if he's handy and you want to do that eventually anyway, you probably still have time to do that. You could get a toilet in and functioning and worry about walls later, KWIM?
Donna - you're sweet to be concerned  However, we definitely do NOT have room on our main floor for a half-bath without extensive renovations - it's in the plans for somewhere in the unlikely and distant future  I'm not really concerned about having the baby upstairs - most of the people I know who've had a homebirth have older-style homes with the bathroom upstairs and have laboured and delivered up there with no problems at all.
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RE: Natural Childbirth-support and discussion - 5/19/2008 12:06:10 PM
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Rats...well, it was a thought anyway. I'm sure you'll make the upstairs work for you then.
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RE: Natural Childbirth-support and discussion - 5/19/2008 1:58:59 PM
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YAY for advances in midwifery!! I too found out that my midwife has often been covered by out out-of-network portion of our insurance. Even if she wasn't, she only charges $2000 for a global fee.
After a weekend of thinking and praying, we are for sure going with this midwife. Did I mention that she has an RN attend with her? She herself is an RN but she has a lady who comes with her to help who is also an RN. I canceled my appts with my previous dr's office and made a new one with my midwife. I feel so much more at rest with this. It's funny, because, after I met with her, I'm eating better. At any rate, I'm glad all the berries are on sale.
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RE: Natural Childbirth-support and discussion - 5/21/2008 5:28:32 PM
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Jennifer, we're doing the same thing. We're just going to stay home as long as possible to avoid the temptation of the drugs as long as we can. I think our doula will be very important for us in that area too.
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RE: Natural Childbirth-support and discussion - 5/21/2008 6:22:25 PM
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Jennifer, we're doing the same thing. We're just going to stay home as long as possible to avoid the temptation of the drugs as long as we can. I think our doula will be very important for us in that area too.
My good friend had a baby 9 weeks ago. They were going to have a doula and go natural. She started feeling funny at 1:30 a.m. She had her hubby hung out through the night and morning. They called their doula around 7 a.m., and she was at class for the day but told them they were doing great. Finally at 10:30 a.m. they decided her contractions were close enough that they should go to the hospital. They got to the hospital at 10:50 a.m. and the baby was born at 11:15 a.m. So she did very well laboring at home!!! I'm hoping for a similar situation. [:D
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