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Re: Weekly Randoms w/o 9/20
I started sewing my own clothes this spring/summer - nothing amazing but picking up more fabric and projects is… far more fun than the amount of time I actually have
Essentially, the concern is that swaddling (especially if done incorrectly, but even when done properly) can increase the risk of SIDS, overheating, and hip dysplasia, as well as hinder communication of hunger signs (like rooting, sucking on hands, etc.) that can impact the nursing relationship, if the parents are trying to nurse.
They do have a couple of studies loosely linked to their statement (one that shows no risk, one that does), but I don't think the evidence is strong enough for me to say more than just 'There is controversy around swaddling'. However, I still think it's worth mentioning (and part of me thinks that it could also be something that might be riskier for babies with other health issues, like preemies and such, just like bedsharing - but that's totally just my opinion)
BFP1 04/24/2015 EDD Dec 2015 MMC 10W5d;
BFP 2 09/25/2015 EDD June 2016 MMC 9wks;
BFP 3 03/22/2016 EDD Dec 6th 2016
The June 2022 BMB just posted! We're definitely not new here anymore!
As soon as they started taking it I started sweating, nearly passed out and couldn’t see straight. As I sat there trying to breathe and see, the woman made me sign and print my name to something and I think I wrote in hieroglyphics. Then she handed me a cup for urine sample. I moseyed around the office half blind until some woman led me by the hand to the bathroom. Managed to pee left the sample on some random persons desk and walked to my car where I promptly called DH and told him my location in case I passed out.
Home now and finally feeling better but geez!
So glad that’s over (and sorry to the person who’s desk I left my pee on).
@kiwi2628 OUCH! I had been thinking of you since you mentioned that pain yesterday, I’m glad you were able to get help and hope you feel better soon!
@kiwi2628 ouch!! Hope you find relief soon; glad it’s nothing more serious though.
@kiwi2628 ugh that sounds miserable. hope you can actually get some rest. i know it is hard to do with toddlers.
TTC#1 10/2016
TTC/IF:included medicated cycles, IUIs and 2 rounds of IVF with 1 embryo each.
BFP finally in 12/2018
TTC#2 06/2021
planning FET
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@kiwi2628 hopefully you start to feel better soon!
@doxiemoxie212 I love my 40oz bottle. I definitely drink more using it with a straw.
I mentioned in another thread that I have my first MW appointment tomorrow and I was taking DD1 to the children's hospital today. Everything checked out for her which is such a relief. They did suggest a Covid test because she has a runny nose. So now I have to reschedule my MW appointment. I'm also pretty sure I have tonsillitis yay. And I accidentally told my boss I'm pregnant over text today. I had booked of some time tomorrow for a "doctors appointment" and when I texted him that I would be isolating and WFH, I said I would be rescheduling my MW appointment. He texted me back asking if that meant I was expecting. Also said I didn't have to tell him but if that was the case he was excited for me. I called him back and told him and he was very supportive. im glad it's out because I was feeling so guilty about going back to work pregnant off of mat leave. I now feel guilty that I told him over text and not in person.
My question about what they felt the difference between OB and midwife care in our area was basically answered as "difference of philosophy" which I don't really feel helps me make any kind of decision, but I don't really know what else I'd expect them to say. One of the midwives used to be a midwife at NYU, so having her specifically definitely appeals to me because she'd understand how wildly different our care here is compared to NYC. But just like the OBs, we get whoever is on call, so I don't know. They said there's no deadline to decide (you can even decide at time of arrival when you're in labor), so I guess I can just wait and see how I feel.
I haven't had an OB, I had a MW with my 1st and the care I received was amazing. My practice is different than yours. There are many practices in the area and you apply to as many as you want. It was important to me that my MW had privileges at the hospital in my town so that limited my options. I got into one practice and I was treated by one MW the entire time. There always has to be 2 MWs at the birth so all of our group appointments were with my MWs patients and her partner's so we could get to know both of them. In the event my MW wasn't available at the time of my labour, her partner would come instead.
I loved that it was all informed decisions. She would explain the pros and cons of everything, explain what standard practice is and let me decide. If there was a reason to take a test or do a treatment, she would strongly recommend it. I felt a lot more empowered in my decisions. She was also available 24/7. If it was an emergency, I could call or text her. If I just had a question, I could email her and she would get back to me when she could. It was so nice not having to wait until my next appointment or call the nurse line to discuss me having a fever. She was also very open to any pain interventions in the hospital. Which I have been told is not the case for all MWs. My nurse friend said her MW rotation turned her off of MWs because she was so anti epidural or any "unnatural" intervention. That friend is now pregnant and is picking a MW over OB. I was lucky enough to get the same MW this time.
Here, though, it seems nearly identical. OBs are extremely low intervention, very patient oriented. Midwives are totally fine with you getting an epidural. There's only one practice in the entire county, and there's only one L&D in the entire county. You get whoever is on-call regardless of going with OB or midwife. You ask questions via MyChart or through the 24/7 nurse line regardless. So it's just hard for me to know how to make a decision.
The main difference that I can see is that midwives are on-call for 12-hr shifts whereas OBs are on-call for 24-hr shifts, so it's less likely I'd have a sleepy midwife? But doctors are really used to sleep deprivation, so I doubt it matters.