Comments on: Pregnancy Update: 35 weeks!

By: Bertha

Bertha — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 01:02:49 +0000

I have 4 kids The first one was born in the hospital with midwives.
The other were born at home in the water. I love the water birth.
It is so much easier.
Hope all goes well

By: His Tender Mercies

His Tender Mercies — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 02:15:41 +0000

Thank you for you reply. I figured the back pain I experienced had to do with the breech position….since I had never experienced anything like that before.

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 21:32:02 +0000

You can experience back labor during a breech birth but also when your baby is posterior. Often times they rotate to an anterior position in birth, so your baby may have been posterior up till your delivery. I did have extreme back pain during my breech delivery, as her position caused that.

By: His Tender Mercies

His Tender Mercies — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 14:41:30 +0000

I’m curious about something and since I don’t know anyone else that has had a breech birth , I thought maybe you can answer my question. When I was in labor I had this back pain during each contraction that was about mid back & on both sides of the spine. I’ve had lower back pain in some of my other labors but never anything like this midback pain. Did you have that? I always figured it had something to do with her breech position….thought maybe it was her little feet or kneees causing the pain : )

By: L.H.

L.H. — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 01:31:02 +0000

Congratulations! My husband and I are expecting a boy and my due date is also March 12th! At this point, I must admit I’m getting eager to have this baby! Glad you’re doing well!

By: Alisha

Alisha — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 07:18:20 +0000

My third baby was breech at 36 weeks and my doctor suggested I try Moxibustion, it is a chinese remedy that uses mugwart to help turn the baby. I only tried it because it was my doctor’s idea and it was a do no harm solution the baby turns on its own. It did work and she stayed down, for a great birth.

I love your blog, it is such a blessing to find other moms out there with the same goals, and beliefs.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 02:24:06 +0000

You look wonderful! I wanted to encourage you about having a homebirth…I got alot of funny looks and negativity when people found out I was homebirthing. My first baby was born quickly and peacefully in a snowstorm at home. 16 months later, my second baby was born even more quickly on a beautiful summer day at home. I had some complications after my first birth, but the second time, the midwife was prepared, I had been prayed over and annointed, and even though I had the same issue, we were ready for it, and everything turned out perfectly. Blessings on your homebirth!

By: Marliss Bombardier

Marliss Bombardier — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 18:54:13 +0000

I am not surprised that no one has commented on my saying that babies recognize the God-given authority of their father in the womb and will turn at his command. This is God’s loving provision, and, as sometimes happens even with the common miracles God blesses us with, we doubt.

Every parent who has been told this (that I know of), including myself, doubted that it would really happen but thought, “What could it hurt? God is certainly capable of doing this.” Then comes the amazement, the delight, and the glory given to God.

To add just a few details to my experience: I was very comfortable with having another c-section, even though I wanted a trial of labor. My husband commanded my daughter twice to turn, and nothing happened. It was not until I told God that I really wanted a trial of labor, that I was yielding to Him and that uncertainty rather than going with the known quantity of a c-section, that my daughter turned on the third time my husband commanded.

I know a couple where the father commanded the baby to turn, she turned, and then turned back. He commanded her to turn again, and she turned and stayed turned that time.

This is not magic, and there is no guarantee that the baby will turn. But time after time, godly, yielded parents have prayed to God that He would turn the baby, and when the father commanded the child to turn, the child turned into position for a vaginal delivery.

By: Norma

Norma — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:55:52 +0000

Wow! you look great. Thank you so much for all the wonderful info. I passed your website to a few of my friends. Many wonderful blessings. Norma

By: jessica

jessica — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 13:43:03 +0000

i find you so entirely inspiring and wonder when i will find the internal strength to be more that way (productive, planning, energetic, reading, researching, etc…) You have taught me so many things from your blog and i refer to it regularly when looking for inspiration or recipes/natural solutions. I think a hindrance to how well i care for my home (floors and dishes are what i always procratsitnate on!)is time spent on-line. How many hours/minutes a day do you actually spend on-line/blogging?? I’m just amazed at how much you seem to accomplish on a daily basis!:)
In response to a couple of comments above
1.prefolds, they really work good and aren’t expensive, but less convenient with having seperate plastic pants (which ones will you be using, do you know?) and to let you know i felt like the avg. sized prefolds grew very well with my kids from birth to 2 yrs since at a certain point they start growing “up” and quit growing “out”.
2. chaning tables…are a GREAT idea , esp using cloth prefolds…i am very minimalist when it comes to baby gear but this is one gift that i received that i probably got more use out of than anything else (well I currently have 3 in diapers) I organized underneath the table with baskets for the clean diapers and plastic pants. It allows you to have everything organizd in one spot and not worry about staining up other surfaces/ breaking your back. If you can at all fit it in your bathroom i suggest doing so, as it makes it easy to wash your hands ( a bigger priority with prefolds), use washable wipes more easily (the sinks right there) and have the diaper pail there with the other dirty laundry, etc (depending on your set-up)!
hope that helps, and that you’re blessed in this last month!