Re: [ozmidwifery] constipated baby

2004-03-15 Thread Irene Shaw
Judy, Check the thyroid function. I had a daughter born in in 1974 who, when she was three months old, went 19 days without a bowel motion - a record at the Royal Children's Hospital at that time. She wasthen diagnosed with no problems andgiven an all

Re: [ozmidwifery] constipated baby

2004-03-15 Thread Melissah Scott @ Spilt Art
Irene, did she continue to suffer constipation? Im very interested in anything that may solve my boys problem, as if not given anything he will go for god knows how long - as Ive never tried it - the longest has been a bit over a week so far and the poor bub has to accually birth them when

Re: [ozmidwifery] constipated baby

2004-03-15 Thread Melissah Scott @ Spilt Art
I have been living with this with my now 18 month old since he was about9 months old. We are currently working hard to get him going by himself. He currently only goes when I give him herbalax to go every 3 days (if he hasnt gone on day 3 by himself that is) We are doing the following

Re: [ozmidwifery] constipated baby

2004-03-15 Thread Graham and Helen
Hi - I had experiencewith this problem when my son was about 2-3 years. Prune juice certainly did the trick and he eventually grew out of it. Hope this helps. Helen Cahill - Original Message - From: Melissah Scott @ Spilt Art To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday,

[ozmidwifery] Clive Brooks (SA)

2004-03-15 Thread Jessica Stewart
I regrettably let you all know that late today [15/03/04] that Dr Clive Brookes, and Obs/Gyne from Adealide passed away. He was 48yrs. He was in Mt Gambier for a regular clinic, fate would have it that his wife went with him. He suffered a stroke Sunday and was rushed back to FMC where he

Re: [ozmidwifery] constipated baby

2004-03-15 Thread Irene Shaw
Hi Melissah and Scott, If I was facing your problem today I think I would take the advice of a good naturopath and see if that will help in the short term. If it is not quickly remedied it would also be a good idea to rule out any medical complications. It sounds as if you are

[ozmidwifery] Allison Shorten

2004-03-15 Thread Barbara Howe
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RE: [ozmidwifery] midwife in Tenterfield

2004-03-15 Thread Wayne and Cas
Title: Message Tell her not to go to Lismore Base. Hope she finds a decent birthing option. Cheers, Cas. Cas, Wayne, Liam and Daniel McCullough info@casmccullough.com www.casmccullough.com -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf

RE: [ozmidwifery] mammalian diving reflex/hypnobirthing

2004-03-15 Thread Judy Giesaitis
Last baby like that I saw was 4kg, and dead on arrival, sooo sad. Judy -Original Message- From: JoFromOz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, 15 March 2004 4:29 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] mammalian diving reflex/hypnobirthing A miracle baby was born

[ozmidwifery] Only in America?

2004-03-15 Thread Susan Cudlipp
Dear List I don't quite know what to make of this but at work today one of the obstetricians told me that he had heard of a proposed (?) double blind study into 'natural' vs Caesarean birth in healthy, low risk primips to be carried out in the USA. Which means basically that healthy,

Re: [ozmidwifery] Only in America?

2004-03-15 Thread Kirsten Blacker
I"ve also heard of this being proposed in the US. I would hope that it would never pass the ethics commitee, but who knows. Kirsten survivor of 2 years in the USA - 18mo working in the hospital sysytem - Original Message - From: Susan Cudlipp To: midwifery list

RE: [ozmidwifery] constipated baby

2004-03-15 Thread Ken WArd
How is the baby fed? I ended up giving half strength formulato my last because of constipation. She had been ok while using a supply line with breast milk and formula mix. Maureen -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Kirsten

[ozmidwifery] Breastfeeding: Science and Experience

2004-03-15 Thread Barbara Glare Chris Bright
Hi, Only 10 days until the close of ealry bird registration for the Australian Breastfeeding Association's series of seminars Breastfeeding: Science and Experience in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth. You can register online at www.lrc.asn.au Barb GlareMum of Zac, 10,

RE: Re: [ozmidwifery] Hypno birthing

2004-03-15 Thread Ken WArd
I have had the pleasure of looking after 2 women using hypobirthing. It's wonderful. Theywere in full control, aware, and relaxed. Their partners have also been much more relaxed, and going with it. So often it's the partner who undermines her ability to birth.I suggest it and/or yoga to

Re: [ozmidwifery] Only in America?

2004-03-15 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
From what I have read on US websites this is being proposed by the same dr (Hannah) or close colleagues as who wereresponsible for the breech trial - they were in Canada (maybe Toronto?). Not completely sure though. Doesn't sound too dissimilar to the ACTOBAC trial invisaged for here. After

[ozmidwifery] hypno life

2004-03-15 Thread Carolyn Hastie
Hello colleagues, The topic of hypnobirthing is a fascinating one. From my point of view, we are all constantly being hypnotised. The second/minute our brain waves slow from the day to day, minute to minute beta wave of waking consciousness - those voices that go round and round in our heads, to

Re: [ozmidwifery] Natural Birth

2004-03-15 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
Yes, we can get bogged down in semantics when discussing what is meant by natural birth. What I mean is clear to me and that is what was, I believe, envisaged by the early proponents of natural birth is women birthing under their own power without pharmacological pain relief or obstetric

Re: [ozmidwifery] constipated baby

2004-03-15 Thread Denise Hynd
It is not unusual for breasetfed babies to go for long period between bowel motions Mine did co and I knew whe nhe was busy on his own he would sing!! usually 7- 10 days between!Denise - Original Message - From: Melissah Scott @ Spilt Art To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [ozmidwifery] Natural Birth

2004-03-15 Thread Trish David
Yes, Marilyn, my reading of what you meant was just that, but even the narrowest biomedical definition of no intervention (including analgesia) fails to be sensitive to the taken-for-granted and therefore unseen aspects of culture. For example, the psychological and spiritual advantages of women

[ozmidwifery] re constipated baby

2004-03-15 Thread Judy Giesaitis
Many thanks for the input, Take care, Judy ___ Confidentiality Notice The information contained in this email message is intended for thenamed addressee only. If you are not

Re: [ozmidwifery] Natural Birth

2004-03-15 Thread Marilyn Kleidon
Trish: I see what you are saying and on the one hand I agree, I mean how could I not, yet on the other handIfind this dilema truly disturbing and somewhat begging the question. I think we must be able to discern between the non-medical interventions, if you will, of cultural , familial,

Re: [ozmidwifery] Natural Birth

2004-03-15 Thread Trish David
Marilyn, this response is brilliant. But I think we are saying the same thing, though we may differ in a way on the continuum of intervention issue. I would agree entirely that 'culture' is natural to our species and therefor completely inseperable from the physiology of birth (thus the

[ozmidwifery] rural Victoria issues- URGENT

2004-03-15 Thread Jen Semple
From the Marternity Coalition Victoria list... Hi EveryoneI have a reporter from The Age newspaper coming to my house tomorrow morning at 9:30am to interview me about rural women being induced at 38 weeks because they are not close enough to an appropriate maternityservice. Although we all know