[blparent] have a question

Sat Apr 3 16:03:52 UTC 2010

Great book, I used it 21 years ago not much has changed.

Cheryl Echevarria
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Leslie Hamric" <lhamric930 at comcast.net>
To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, April 03, 2010 10:49 AM
Subject: Re: [blparent] have a question

> Hi Dena and all.  One book that explains the steps of labor so well is
> called What to expect when your Expecting.  It can be downloaded through 
> NLS
> and is also available on bookshare.
> Leslie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Dena Wainwright
> Sent: Saturday, April 03, 2010 7:39 AM
> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [blparent] have a question
>
> this isn't necessarily true.
> many people, according to the midwife who delivered my daughter, do not
> experience a gush when their water breaks. she says that many people
> experience more of a slow leak. she also says that very few people 
> actually
> experience a breaking of water at the beginning of labor. Hollywood would
> have you believe that every woman is clued in about the start of labor by 
> a
> pronounced breaking of water, followed by a quick trip to the hospital, an
> epidural, and a few minutes of pushing (during which a conversation is
> completely possible). after having a baby of my own, I can tell you that 
> the
>
> way birth is portrayed on television is about the least accurate thing 
> I've
> ever seen.
> in my case, my water did not break until somewhere in the middle of hour 
> 40
> of a 41.5 hour labor - and that was after an hour of pushing. my
> contractions were predictable, but they stayed at 4-5 minutes apart for 
> more
>
> than a day.
> some signs of labor are:
> - you start experiencing contractions at regular intervals.
> - the contractions are not slowed or stopped by changes in position, a hot
> shower, etc.
> - it becomes progressively more difficult to think clearly or hold down an
> intelligent conversation as they intensify.
> contractions feel like a huge fist is slowly and persistently squeezing 
> your
>
> abdomin in toward the baby.
> the problem is that labor is so totally different for everyone, that it is
> very hard for one person to tell another exactly what to expect. some 
> people
>
> have an extremely high pain tolerance, and don't register contractions as
> being painful right away. some people move through labor within a matter 
> of
> hours, and others take days. some people have back labor, and some do not.
> some are only comfortable standing up, and others only want to sit down.
> there are just so many misconceptions about labor. one I had was that I
> would know I was about to go into labor because I would lose my mucus 
> plug.
> then my midwife informed me that at the end of labor, you can lose your
> mucus plug several times, and that it just continues to regrow.
> some statistics of interest:
> the average first pregnancy is 41 weeks, and not 40.
> the average first labor is 15 hours.
> if you have not read books about the phases of labor (early, active,
> transitional, pushing, etc.) I would definitely do so. also, I'm not sure 
> if
>
> you've taken a birthing class, but I would also recommend that. I'm not 
> sure
>
> what your circumstances are, but if you can, I would arrange to have a 
> more
> private birthing class, as they can make it specific to your needs. e.g., 
> we
>
> knew, before labor even began, that I would not be allowed to have an
> epidural. when we had our class, we were basically able to completely skip
> over that part - except that the doulah who taught us spent some time
> talking about the dangers of epidurals, how to control pain without them,
> how to get through the part of labor when you feel you most need one, etc.
> you could speak to the hospital where you will be delivering to see if
> someone on staff is willing to do something more individualized with you.
> Dena
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "cheryl echevarria" <cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com>
> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, April 03, 2010 6:16 AM
> Subject: Re: [blparent] have a question
>
>
> > well it is like a gush of water, not like peeing but a whole bunch at 
> > once
>
> > and can happened anywhere anytime.  sometimes women go into labor right
> > away sometime not.
> >
> > Cheryl Echevarria
> > Independent Travel Consultant
> > http://Echevarriatravel.com
> > 1-866-580-5574
> >
> > http://blog.echevarriatravel.com
> > Reservations at echevarriatravel.com
> > Affiliated as an Independent Contractor with Montrose Travel
> > CST-1018299-10
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "vanessa hernandez" <violethernandez20 at gmail.com>
> > To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> > Sent: Saturday, April 03, 2010 12:24 AM
> > Subject: [blparent] have a question
> >
> >
> >> -- 
> >> vanessa Hernandez
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Hi this is vanessa I was wondering how did you know when your water
> >> broke or when you were starting to go in to labor?
> >> I would like to know.
> >> I would like to have as much input st possable.
> >> thanks
> >>
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