Re: [ozmidwifery] RE: OP

2006-01-27 Thread Andrea Quanchi
Have you a doll and pelvis model. I find that it really helps for the women to see what it is they are tring to achieve and then they can visualsie it better. I find many women that I see at the hospital ) not having 1 to 1 care are holding everything quite tight in their pelvis. Once I get the

RE: [ozmidwifery] RE: OP

2006-01-27 Thread Philippa Scott
In reply to Tania from what I have seen of the rebozo techniques I think the idea is to do it as long as it takes for a change to take place perhaps alternating techniques. I don't know that palps are the only way to tell. Having had two OP babies I can tell for myself in any position. Even on all

RE: [ozmidwifery] Weight gain in pregnancy

2006-01-27 Thread Nicole Carver
One concern which has been raised about loss of fat during pregnancy, is the release of toxins which are stored in fat. I would imagine it would be best (perhaps not always possible) to lose weight well prior to conception so that these toxins are out of mum's system. Regards, Nicole. -Origina

Re: [ozmidwifery] Weight gain in pregnancy

2006-01-27 Thread Judy Chapman
One of the women I cared for last year decided to lose some weight while she was pregnant and got hold of the weight watchers diet (couldn't join officially because of pregnancy), which, as most would know is just good balanced eating, and combined it with lots of walking and lost about 6 kg while

RE: [ozmidwifery] RE: OP

2006-01-27 Thread Julie Clarke
Hi Megan, Overnight when she needs to rest her legs try encouraging the woman into the bath in the kneeling position with a car wash sponge under each knee if required and leaning forward toward the end of the bath with a pillow support to rest on at the edge of the bath. This leaning forward posit