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Head’s Down, Thumbs Up! On My Way To Home Birth

DrKim — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 14:07:00 +0000

That was what my first grade teacher would call out before we played Seven Up, which was my favorite game at that big-kid school. (Well, not the homebirth part). This time, I mean something entirely different……THE BABY TURNED! HER HEAD IS DOWN!!!Thumbs up, as in, “fantastic.” Head’s down, as in: her head is down. Capish? …

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Who Knows How to Deliver a Breech?

DrKim — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 09:53:00 +0000

“C-sections shouldn’t be ‘automatic’ for breech births, Canadian doctors say” Duh. I can’t believe that since the year 2000, every woman with a breech baby gets cut open. They thought it was safer. I am so glad that it’s finally being concluded that it’s not necessarily true. But there are still 2 main problems. First, …

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Time To Hang Upside Down

DrKim — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 10:56:00 +0000

Yes, really. I just came from my ultrasound where I found out that this girl of mine (who is indeed a girl, I did find out) is now completely Breech. No good. I’m going to begin inversion exercises. And continue going to my chiropractor for the Webster’s technique (see video on my last post). And …

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Are Baby Girls More Difficult?

DrKim — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 07:31:00 +0000

My supposed baby girl ( I say “supposed” because it’s possible that the doctor made a mistake, and it’s not a girl I’m carrying) is being difficult. I have heard that boys are much easier, and girls are more complicated… I wonder if she’s starting already? Last week I went for a checkup to find …

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“For Low-Risk Births, Home Is As Safe As Hospital”

DrKim — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 18:44:00 +0000

I just read a great article, on Quality Health, put out by Reuters Health in New York. It states that for low-risk births, home is as safe as hospital. “Low-risk women should be encouraged to plan their birth at the place of their preference, provided the maternity care system is well equipped to underpin women’s …

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More Reasons to Birth at Home

DrKim — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:31:00 +0000

For obvious reasons, I have Birthing On My Mind. I can’t believe our little GIRL might be here in FOUR weeks! Maybe five or six. But either way, it’s soon. I’ve been spending a lot of time lately on the web, researching things related to a more Natural Lifestyle for this blog. I’ve noticed what …

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