My brother and his wife are expecting their (first) baby girl in a week or two. From a relative's point of view, what do the first days/weeks look like? I.e. what is expected of me, what can I help with, what should I avoid, etc.
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posted by Foci for Analysis
on Dec 31, 2012 -
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YANAD or a pharmacist, etc., but maybe you give me some idea how long I need to take my birth control pill before it is effective as contraception.
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posted by Kriesa
on Dec 19, 2012 -
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30 years ago, next week, my daughter was born. I need a soundtrack for an early life slideshow I have made.
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posted by unliteral
on Oct 21, 2012 -
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Please suggest, preferably with specific links, images that are metaphors for birth to be used for focusing on and creating visualizations during labor.
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posted by Xalf
on Feb 7, 2012 -
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I'm looking for a NJ birth/death record for a baby who only lived a short time during the 50's.
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posted by runnergirl
on Jun 9, 2011 -
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I'm giving birth in a few weeks. What can I do for myself now that my husband and I will appreciate later? I'd love to have recipes, things I can order and whatever else you can think of.
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posted by Alison
on Feb 8, 2011 -
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How to negotiate difference of opinion between mum and dad on who should be present at baby's birth?
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posted by Kappi
on Sep 21, 2010 -
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After ~37wks of baking, our Little Spark is soon to emerge. Sonogram last week shows breech, size estimates via same sonogram say ~8# so far. Doc is now advising/arranging scheduled C-section. I'm not sure it's the right thing. Can you help me determine if I should push back & how hard?
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posted by batmonkey
on Aug 9, 2010 -
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My sister has asked me to be with her when she gives birth to her first baby this August - yay! I want to be as helpful as I can be, so I'm looking for advice and resources.
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posted by sabotagerabbit
on Jun 21, 2010 -
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I'm dealing with some pretty typical just-starting-the-pill anxiety. I was prescribed Micronor today and instructed to start taking them right away (instead of waiting for a particular point in my cycle).
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posted by kella
on Apr 20, 2010 -
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Should I stay with my midwife practice, given a trustworthy account of a mismanaged case? This gets long, sorry.
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posted by KathrynT
on Mar 31, 2010 -
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[Link is NSFW: graphic childbirth.] What is the maternity staff chanting in
this video? They seem to have a few different songs, one for when the woman is pushing and another for once the baby is born. The notes for the video say that they are in "an Asian country" but I don't know what language they're speaking.
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posted by lemuria
on Jun 22, 2008 -
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