Hi all, I have a client with multiple nipple piercings and she is breast
feeding without any problems for the baby. Her major concern is that with
the let down reflex, she turns into a sprinkler both sides. While this is
fine at feed time with the help of nursing pads to control the excess (she
Title: Re: [ozmidwifery] closure of Moorabin birth centre (Melbourne)
And we wonder why so many women are now turning back to home births. Who can blame them.
Diane
Gee Diane
I’d congratulate women for seeking best practice midwifery care through homebirth, shame these women have to pa
There actually is an articles in The Practicing Midwife or is it Practical
Midwifery, a British Journal on this from 1999, I think. In any case I had
several homebirth clients with nipple piercings in Seattle. Most had to take
out their umbilical rings sometime in the 3rd trimester for comfort and
The following request is from Aviva who was on this list last year. I have
helped one woman to breastfeed with a nipple ring. She didn't want it
removed and we managed to attach the baby with the ring insitu, and all
seemed to go well while in hospital - but I don't know how long it lasted
once s
The video available on the www.waterbirth.org site titled Birth Into Being: The Russian Waterbirth
Experience is well worth buying. I show it to all my couples
during my classes. It depicts beautiful birth in both birthing pools and also
in the Black Sea. I usually buy them in a pack
Hi,
My friend writes (and I pass it on with her
permission)
I would like to try for a *natural* birth thistime, last two were
ceasers after waiting 42 weeks.Can someone point me in the right direction
for anobstetrician, doula, midwife who may be able tosupport this?
Some investigative m
Dear All,
Sounds like the (medical ) bureacrats in
Victoria are doing the same rationalisation or closer of smaller units where
doctors do not want to go or the output is below a n arbitary level?Correct
me if I am wrong so far the losses/threats are??
This is proposed in;
1) WA via the
I didn't know the Moorabbin Birthing centre was
closing. That is disgusting. First Clayton and now Moorabbin. Who are the
smart powers of be who think they know more about birthing than the people who
need those facilities.
What are they doing? Birthing in corridors for
goo
Title: Request for Pregnancy Photos
Hi All
Saw this advert in last weeks Sydney Morning Herald. Perhaps it’s worth responding to if you have particularly positive images as that’s what we want. Also can’t hurt for groups to e-mail them with their contact to hopefully influence stories in this n
