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18:58:04 |
attachedmama |
is this the ICAN chat? |
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19:00:30 |
attachedmama |
am I the only one here? |
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19:04:46 |
claudia |
This is Claudia, from ICAN -
International Cesarean Awareness
Network. |
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19:06:42 |
christymomof2 |
Hi Everyone! |
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19:06:50 |
attachedmama |
oh good, I'm not alone! lol |
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19:06:50 |
claudia |
Hi |
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19:06:59 |
christymomof2 |
Hi Claudia! How are you? |
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19:07:03 |
christymomof2 |
Hi Attached |
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19:07:08 |
claudia |
I am good, and you? |
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19:07:12 |
christymomof2 |
Doing good thanks! |
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19:07:25 |
claudia |
How are things? |
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19:07:40 |
attachedmama |
Hello christy and claudia |
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19:07:55 |
claudia |
Hello A. |
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19:08:09 |
christymomof2 |
Pretty good, although Megan has stopped
sleeping through the night, and Noah
since graduating to a 'big boy' bed has
woken me up at least once every night |
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19:08:10 |
christymomof2 |
lol |
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19:08:34 |
attachedmama |
I'm new |
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19:08:37 |
claudia |
Tired? |
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19:08:45 |
christymomof2 |
how did you guess? LOL |
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19:08:51 |
christymomof2 |
Well welcome Attached! |
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19:08:56 |
christymomof2 |
How did you hear about ICAN? |
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19:08:56 |
claudia |
Attached, you are new? Do you have
questions? |
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19:09:22 |
claudia |
This is Claudia from ICAN, by the way. |
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19:09:26 |
attachedmama |
I heard about ICAN through my HBAC yahoo
group |
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19:09:41 |
christymomof2 |
LOL...I'm on HBAC, are you a new member
there? |
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19:09:42 |
claudia |
Good. I had an HBAC too. |
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19:09:44 |
LynnB |
Hi |
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19:09:54 |
claudia |
Hi Lynn. |
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19:09:55 |
attachedmama |
yeah I just joined a few days ago |
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19:09:59 |
attachedmama |
my name is Ashley |
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19:10:04 |
attachedmama |
if that helps |
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19:10:05 |
christymomof2 |
Hi Lynn! Is this Jeffrey Banauch"" |
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19:10:07 |
christymomof2 |
? |
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19:10:10 |
LynnB |
yes :) |
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19:10:13 |
christymomof2 |
I know I spelled it wrong |
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19:10:14 |
christymomof2 |
lol |
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19:10:16 |
LynnB |
Well Jeffrey is my dh, lol |
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19:10:23 |
claudia |
Hi Ashley. Are you planning an HBAC? |
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19:10:24 |
LynnB |
almost right |
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19:10:41 |
christymomof2 |
that's okay...I have an odd last name
too. Never gets spelled right |
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19:10:53 |
christymomof2 |
Thanks for the info on the EWFM by the
way |
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19:10:59 |
LynnB |
Hmm, can't think of it, but I got the
Christy part LOL |
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19:11:10 |
LynnB |
Hi Claudia, Ashley |
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19:11:13 |
attachedmama |
I am not pregnant yet but plan to be in
a month or so, and yes I'm planning an
HBAC |
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19:11:16 |
christymomof2 |
it's Fiscer, but pronounced FisHer |
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19:11:19 |
claudia |
What is EWFM? |
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19:11:21 |
LynnB |
aha |
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19:11:25 |
christymomof2 |
Egg white fertile mucous |
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19:11:27 |
LynnB |
oh dear...lol |
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19:11:47 |
LynnB |
yes, we disussed our cervical mucous,
sigh |
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19:12:11 |
christymomof2 |
That's really exciting Ashley! |
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19:12:13 |
LynnB |
Ashley - do you mind sharing what state
you're in? |
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19:12:25 |
christymomof2 |
Yes Claudia, lol....I may or may not
have had fertile mucous already |
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19:12:37 |
attachedmama |
Ohio |
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19:12:37 |
christymomof2 |
and a day after a woops" in not using
anything as far as BC" |
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19:12:42 |
claudia |
When were your cesareans, all? Mine was
1997. HBAC 2003. |
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19:12:56 |
attachedmama |
c-sec July 2005 |
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19:12:57 |
christymomof2 |
C-section 3-2004 |
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19:12:59 |
LynnB |
c/s '02, hbac '04 |
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19:13:05 |
christymomof2 |
HBAC 11-2005 |
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19:13:22 |
claudia |
All recent |
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19:13:36 |
LynnB |
Yes, it's sad, huh |
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19:13:43 |
claudia |
It never ends |
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19:13:56 |
attachedmama |
I wish I had been more educated about my
options when I was pregnant |
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19:14:01 |
claudia |
The silly things that got me my
cesarean, still happen to friends of
mine |
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19:14:01 |
LynnB |
Well I am in Kentucky my midwife has
done some births near Cinci |
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19:14:05 |
christymomof2 |
And it seems like unless women are open
to a HBAC, the chance of VBAC right now
is slim and none |
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19:14:41 |
LynnB |
right, I felt that when I had to chose
where to birth. From the ICAN list, I
saw so many hospital births turn c/s,
even with the best laid plans |
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19:14:45 |
claudia |
My guess is that most cs moms want a
VBAC, but after multiple OB visits they
get worn down |
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19:14:55 |
christymomof2 |
Yep Lynn...exactly |
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19:15:01 |
christymomof2 |
We decided on a homebirth at 33 weeks |
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19:15:04 |
christymomof2 |
I was sick of fighting |
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19:15:05 |
LynnB |
It's too bad when you really don't have
a choice |
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19:15:21 |
LynnB |
I was thrilled to vbac at home, but I
know not everyone wants to do that |
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19:15:31 |
christymomof2 |
It is...but you know what? For me, it
ended the best possible way. I'll never
step foot in a hospital again for birth,
even if everything was supported"" |
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19:15:34 |
LynnB |
Exactly Christy |
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19:15:42 |
attachedmama |
I was a little appaled when a friend of
mine had an elective c-sec for her
second |
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19:15:56 |
LynnB |
Me too. I just want my BODY left alone,
please. sigh |
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19:16:01 |
claudia |
I tried to change OBs, then tried a
birth center but finally I ended up
realizing that to get all my birth plan
wishes I needed to stay at home |
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19:16:24 |
attachedmama |
can I ask some HBAC and/or midwife
questions? |
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19:16:24 |
LynnB |
It's hard to watch someone CHOOSE a
section |
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19:16:25 |
christymomof2 |
Ashley...I have a friend really mad at
me right now because I've challenged her
choice to have yet another c/s even
though I showed her EVERY evidence of
her first not only being unnecessary,
but also unethical |
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19:16:31 |
christymomof2 |
Sure Ashley! |
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19:16:55 |
attachedmama |
*nervous* |
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19:17:06 |
christymomof2 |
about the question, or about the HBAC? |
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19:17:12 |
claudia |
The success rate of VBAC in hospital is
very high 70-80 percent, but with
vaginal cesareans (episotomies, etc). Go
ahead Asheley. |
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19:17:13 |
attachedmama |
Umm, how did you choose a midwife? |
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19:17:28 |
claudia |
Interview, intervie, interview |
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19:17:36 |
christymomof2 |
I called around. I live in a very
set-apart place, where we only have 3
hospitals within an hour radius |
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19:17:37 |
claudia |
Until you click with one |
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19:17:43 |
christymomof2 |
There were only 3 that would come to my
town |
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19:17:51 |
christymomof2 |
1 was out of town my last 2 weeks of
pregnancy |
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19:17:54 |
claudia |
Ask for references too |
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19:18:00 |
christymomof2 |
1 was too expensive, and too
intervention happy |
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19:18:06 |
christymomof2 |
and the third was just perfect |
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19:18:08 |
claudia |
Medwife? |
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19:18:13 |
christymomof2 |
Sounded like it! |
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19:18:29 |
christymomof2 |
She wanted to meet EVERY week, wanted
another u/s, allllll my previous
records, etc |
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19:18:42 |
attachedmama |
do midwives do prenatal visits, just as
you would with an OB? |
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19:18:42 |
christymomof2 |
she seemed too hands ON |
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19:18:48 |
LynnB |
I was blessed to click with the first
one! |
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19:18:49 |
christymomof2 |
Yes Ashley |
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19:19:07 |
LynnB |
yes, it's lovely when they actually come
to your house for prenatals. I felt so
spoiled :P |
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19:19:28 |
christymomof2 |
Mine checked heartrate each time, my
blood pressure, weight was up to me--I
opted to not weigh myself, and even
hemoglobin! |
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19:19:36 |
claudia |
OB visits are 4 minutes, hoembirth
midwives around 1 hour |
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19:19:47 |
claudia |
Very spoiled i felt |
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19:19:52 |
christymomof2 |
She even palpated to see that Megan was
posterior |
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19:19:54 |
christymomof2 |
little bugger |
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19:20:10 |
claudia |
I am a doula, and OP babies make us work
hard |
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19:20:13 |
christymomof2 |
OBs rely too much on technology instead
of relationship and listening |
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19:20:14 |
attachedmama |
what was different about getting a birth
certificate? |
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19:20:22 |
christymomof2 |
LOL Claudia...I'm becoming a Doula |
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19:20:31 |
claudia |
Cool, Christy |
