Guest guest Posted September 18, 2007 Report Share Posted September 18, 2007 When I was in the hospital recently, one of the nurses who was taking care of me, had a baby recently in the same hospital, and used a midwife. She told me ALL about it – it was so fascinating and caring and personal – I wish that this had been available when I had my children. nne From: VulvarDisorders [mailto:VulvarDisorders ] On Behalf Of Lindsey Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 10:35 AM To: VulvarDisorders Subject: [sPAM] Re: Ora/Surgeons/Birth My sister used a midwife in a hospital to give birth. There was very little " checking " as the midwife said it was unnecessary, can cause infection, and causes stress for the mom. Lindsey > > I had the episiotomy with my first two but with none of the last four. Oh, joy! > No stitches to deal afterwards. > > I don't remember the pain of the cutting with the second one, maybe because the > doctor told me ahead of time that he had to do it. Or maybe he used something > to numb me. Yes, I had six children. I had an epidural with the last one. > > They do the rectal check to prevent infection. My labors were long and > constantly checking rectally made me very sore down there. > > Ora Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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