Birth Roots Connections Listserv

Birth Roots Doula Collective Inc. is pleased to offer our clients a moderated listserv called Birth Roots Connections where you can get to know other parents, discussing pregnancy and parenting, share birth stories, and pass on information about resources in your community.

Birth Roots Connections is a friendly and helpful online community. Feel free to ask questions, offer advice, or simply observe. You can unsubscribe at any time, and you can choose to receive each post individually, a daily digest, or to simply log on to the site and read posts at your leisure.

On this page, you can read some recent posts, find out how to join the listserv, and find out how to access the website.

Some recent posts:

Here are some of the recent posts to the Listserv. On the listserv, these questions received a number of replies from other moms and moms-to-be.

Date: Wed Sep 17, 2003 2:27 pm
Subject: hello from new member

Hello!

I haven't written in before...My name is Laura and I'm 24 weeks along (1st pregnancy). Is there anyone that is, or was, on Diclectin for morning sickness? I've been taking it regularly since the 12th week, and it has, for the most part, been effective. I tried three times to cut back on it in the 13th, 15th and 17th weeks, and the nausea and vomitting came back with a vengence. I understand from my midwife that there are certain women who have to take it throughout the pregnancy, and I may be one. I would prefer not to take it if I don't need it anymore - the dilemma is how do I find out? Does anyone have experience with Diclectin, or know of someone on it? How long did you take it? How did you feel coming off of it?

Cheers, Laura.

Date: Sun Sep 7, 2003 4:33 pm
Subject: pediatricians

can anyone recommend a good pediatrician? I am becoming increasingly dissatisfied with ours. I am looking for a ped. who will actually sit down and look at you when asked questions instead of hand on door handle, one foot out the door.

thanks
Pat

Date: Tue Sep 2, 2003 6:11 pm
Subject: Day 1

Hi everyone!

Well we survived day 1 back at work. It was tough, I cried a lot, phoned home too many times, showed everyone my pictures at least twice just so that I could look at them and generally moped if I had time to think about baby...but I made it. Homecoming was good though...lots of smiles, the poor kid ate for nearly an hour and a half (he wouldn't eat for Meyer today for some reason) and he is now taking a well deserved nap....wouldn't sleep either.

Tomorrow will be better I hope and a bit easier for everyone.

Thanks again for all your support

JennL

Date: Tue Aug 26, 2003 9:28 pm
Subject: Baby's position - Help!

Hi,

I'm 35 weeks along and my baby is still head up. This is my second child and I don't remember worrying about my first ever being head up at this point in my pregnancy.

I got some tips from my midwives about how to try to convince baby to move, but I'm feeling a little down.

All I want is to have a healthy baby and a home birth (which I have been dreaming about since my first baby five years ago.) I could deal with a hospital birth, but the real fear is having to have a c-section - fear of the unknown I guess.

Any advice from anyone?

Thanks in advance,

Renae

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