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BirthCut I finally sent a letter to the doctor who said I was too small for a vaginal birth.

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Finally, 7 months after my daughter passed through my "tiny" pelvis, I wrote a letter to my old OBGYN. The one that said my 8 lb. 7 oz son was just "too big" for me, and I was just "too small". The one ...
Hattie
Hattie
Wishing there was a Love This button!
Yesterday at 5:06pm
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Enith - Thank you, and yes, I will let you know if she responds.
Yesterday at 6:31pm
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BirthCut Excellent post on Birth Trauma.

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Birth trauma is an issue in desperate need of conscious raising, it is largely invisible to mainstream society and frequently misrepresented and misdiagnosed as postnatal depression. When birth trauma is misdiagnosed as postnatal depression women's
Jill -Unnecesarean
Mon at 6:50am
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BirthCut The Natural Cesarean. Your thoughts?

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I am a mother of two boys, my second being born by cesarean section. I am creating this blog to share information in order to maximize the birthing experience for cesarean families. All opinions/advice in this blog are parents sharing and does not take the place of professional advice. ...
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Karen--The women were cesarean born theselves? Why did they get angry?
Yesterday at 6:33pm
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BirthCut New post: One mother's letter to her doctor after the horrendous treatment she received following the birth of her daughter.

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Cesarean and VBAC artwork, poetry and birth stories submitted by mothers and fathers.
Chrissy Cuffee
Chrissy Cuffee
Story after story. Heartbreaking.
Sun at 5:18pm
Michelle
Michelle
thank you ;)
Sun at 8:59pm
Lena Bredikhina
Lena Bredikhina
One more reason to do the birth survey at www.thebirthsurvey.com so women know which providers to avoid. It is about time we've made health care as transparent as possible.
Mon at 2:18pm
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BirthCut Weekly Q&A: I just wrote a letter to my OB-though haven't sent it out yet. Have you written a letter or contacted your OB/Midwife after your c/s? Any response? If you haven't, do you plan to?

November 20 at 10:32am
Michelle
Michelle
thanks i'll send it now.
November 20 at 8:45pm
Michelle
Michelle
Will you inform me of when/where it will be reposted too? Thanks
November 20 at 8:53pm
Enith

Enith Check this story about a mom that was supposed to have a c-section (which I bet it was an unnecesarean) she birthed peacefully at home. awesome story! :)

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Two-year-old Jeremiha Taylor doesn't have to ask his mother where babies come from -- he helped deliver his little brother at the foot of his family's living room couch.
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BirthCut Great article: "Pregnancy: New Conceptions" By James N. Dillard, M.D.

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BirthCut Babies Born “A Little” Too Early Face Serious Health Problems

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All CategoriesAddiction IssuesAlcoholism IssuesAllergiesAlzheimer IssuesAsthma IssuesAutism IssuesBeautyBlogBook ReviewCancer IssuesCelebrity ...
Michelle
Michelle
tell me about it - this is what happened to my daughter born at 37 weeks 1 day http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onVSMoE-aJ8
November 19 at 9:23pm
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Thank you for sharing. I am so sorry for all you've been through, and your beautiful Sadie.
November 20 at 10:28am
Gabrielle
Gabrielle
my baby boy was born at 33 weeeks and 3days I think he may have autism and hopefully nothing else,he does get sick easy though.
November 20 at 7:12pm
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BirthCut There is a fine line between giving someone advice and telling them what to do or judging them. But still--ignorance isn't bliss.

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Cafemom Journal - Keep Your Birth Trauma Out Of My BirthIronically, the people most likely to read that title and nod in total agreement may be
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BirthCut One woman was scheduled to have her fourth cesarean, but she ended up with an accidental HBAC--assisted by here 2 year old.

www.birthactivist.com
This surprise out-of-hospital birth story focused on the toddler-as-midwife angle. Just as interesting, however, was the fact that this woman avoided surgery. She was scheduled for her fourth cesarean on December 6, 2009.
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BirthCut
meant to read: by HER 2 year old--just too lazy to re-post ;)
November 19 at 9:52am
Enith
Enith
oooops I just posted about this haha sorry :)
November 19 at 8:31pm
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BirthCut
It's worth retelling. ;)
November 20 at 9:22am
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BirthCut After her second child was born by cesarean, one mother blogs about maximizing the cesarean birth experience, and supporting women and their families faced with cesarean births.

cesareanparents.blogspot.com
It's amazing how much I can relate to the stories, particularly the first complaint of "Karen, 33"Who writes:"Things that didn't help:Not being given the choice to see my daughter being born. I would have ...
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BirthCut Very interesting and excellent article: Parallels in obstetrics and psychiatry by Leah Harris

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It often strikes me as to how my experiences as a psychiatric survivor color most facets of my life, informing my perspectives and my choices in so many ways.
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BirthCut U.S scores a 'D' on preterm birth report card. The states that did better this year than last focused on 3 things: smoking during pregnancy, lack of health insurance for pregnant women, and elective inductions or cesarean sections done between 34 to 36 weeks' gestation. The March of Dimes also recommends babies not be ...delivered by elective C-section or induction before 39 weeks.

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March of Dimes' annual state-by-state stats show need for improvement
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BirthCut Great guest post by Katharine Hikel, MD at Science & Sensibility

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BirthCut VBAC rates for the state of CT for 2007, compliments of Connecticut Maternity Care Worst to First Campaign (thnx for putting this together Danielle!)