Thanks, Sarah. Let us know how it goes. HOpefully you won't have any last-minute complications so yo can do it. Cindy --- Sarah Van Oosterwijck <curiousentity@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Okay, I have pretty much decided that I am going to > try water birth. I just talked to my insurance > company as well as the hospital and have been > assured that the billing is no different. Believe > me, I was totally and pleasantly shocked by that. > Usually when it comes to the medical "industry" they > find a way to charge you for every little difference > they can imagine. If this is changing I am really > happy, because it makes sense. > Now the only reason why I might not be able to use a > birthing tub would be that it is already in use at > the time I go in to labor, or, even worse, there is > some complication. I will report my opinion, but of > course I can't compare to any thing else, because > this is my first. > The Waterbirth book sure presents a convincing case > for it, because water relaxes people, takes the > pressure of gravity away from the mother, but allows > different positions so that gravity can work on > helping the baby out, and also reduces pain because > skin stretches better in water. For more > information people will have to read the book once I > submit it. :-) > > Sarah Van Oosterwijck > Assistive Technology Trainer > http://home.earthlink.net/~netentity > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Cindy > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2006 11:35 PM > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] OT: waterbirth > > > Sarah, > > Pleae let me know offlist what you decide and, if > you > decide on waterbirth, how it went and if you'd > recommend it. My daughter is expecting her first > baby > in May, and I'd like to pass on your experience > and/or > research. I don't know if she's thought of it at > all. > I may ask her--she's a pediatrician and did a > stint in > OB both in med school and residency--and will pass > on > to you what she says, if she has an opinion. > > Cindy > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email > to > bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the > subject line. To get a list of available commands, > put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 268.0.0/267 - > Release Date: 2/22/2006 > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.