Comments on: “Never In My 20 Years Of Being a Midwife…” http://myobsaidwhat.com/2009/11/07/never-in-my-20-years-of-being-a-midwife/ Wed, 23 May 2012 09:13:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Nazreel http://myobsaidwhat.com/2009/11/07/never-in-my-20-years-of-being-a-midwife/comment-page-1/#comment-3500 Nazreel Sat, 30 Jan 2010 21:12:20 +0000 http://myobsaidwhat.com/?p=562#comment-3500 My blood pressure the first time I was pregnant back in 1974 was 168 over 124 when I was induced at 39 weeks. I was in labour for 28 hrs before my son was born. As soon as I gave birth it was back to normal. My blood pressure the first time I was pregnant back in 1974 was 168 over 124 when I was induced at 39 weeks.

I was in labour for 28 hrs before my son was born. As soon as I gave birth it was back to normal.

]]> By: Mudwhiff http://myobsaidwhat.com/2009/11/07/never-in-my-20-years-of-being-a-midwife/comment-page-1/#comment-1694 Mudwhiff Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:56:25 +0000 http://myobsaidwhat.com/?p=562#comment-1694 I'd be very interested in finding out some more tricks to bring down BP naturally. I’d be very interested in finding out some more tricks to bring down BP naturally.

]]> By: Knitted in the Womb http://myobsaidwhat.com/2009/11/07/never-in-my-20-years-of-being-a-midwife/comment-page-1/#comment-1007 Knitted in the Womb Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:28:59 +0000 http://myobsaidwhat.com/?p=562#comment-1007 She would have been doing fits regarding my BP in my last pregnancy then--it topped out at 165/115. No, I wasn't induced. I tried some natural remedies (drank cream of tartar in lemon juice--YUCK! and soaked in an Epsom Salt bath), and my BP came right down. Wish I'd tried them SOONER, rather than waiting for things to get so drastic. She would have been doing fits regarding my BP in my last pregnancy then–it topped out at 165/115.

No, I wasn’t induced. I tried some natural remedies (drank cream of tartar in lemon juice–YUCK! and soaked in an Epsom Salt bath), and my BP came right down. Wish I’d tried them SOONER, rather than waiting for things to get so drastic.

]]> By: Sheva http://myobsaidwhat.com/2009/11/07/never-in-my-20-years-of-being-a-midwife/comment-page-1/#comment-987 Sheva Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:33:28 +0000 http://myobsaidwhat.com/?p=562#comment-987 My midwife calls these kinds of women "med-wives" because they 'drank the Koolaid'. My midwife calls these kinds of women “med-wives” because they ‘drank the Koolaid’.

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