Q. I was thinking about buying one of those prenatal listening systems from target I was just wondering when's the soonest I would be able to hear the heartbeat on one of those.. I already heard it at the Dr.'s office with the doppler...
A. They are super-sensitive, but unfortunately pretty much all we could hear was our hands guiding the speaker over my stomach.
The instruction manual says you can hear the heartbeat around the start of your third trimester (for the Bebe sounds monitor, anyway). We could hear gurgling and swooshing before then, but how knows if it was the baby moving or just air bubbles.
It is nice to think it's the baby moving, though... even if it really isn't.
The instruction manual says you can hear the heartbeat around the start of your third trimester (for the Bebe sounds monitor, anyway). We could hear gurgling and swooshing before then, but how knows if it was the baby moving or just air bubbles.
It is nice to think it's the baby moving, though... even if it really isn't.
How often to orphaned kittens need to be fed?
Q. A feral cat had a litter of kittens on my patio & then left them. I watched for hours & she never came back. I started bottle feeding them. I continued to watch for mom, but have never seen her again. The kittens are only a few days old. They were with the mom for only about 20 hours after birth. I bought the kitten milk replacement & they have eaten well from the beginning. They are eating 2 teaps. each time. They weigh about 5-6 oz each. They only wake up to eat about every 5-6 hours. When they are awake, they are very full of energy and even try to crawl out of the box. They seem very healthy.
My question is how long can they go during the day between feedings. I am gone to work for 8 hours. If I come home and feed them once during the day (although it will take me 30 minutes each way to make the trip) will that be enough? I haven't been able to find any other people to help me feed them during the day.
My question is how long can they go during the day between feedings. I am gone to work for 8 hours. If I come home and feed them once during the day (although it will take me 30 minutes each way to make the trip) will that be enough? I haven't been able to find any other people to help me feed them during the day.
A. Well for starters a healthy kitten will gain weight rapidly after birth, usually doubling their weight after one week. They should gain approx. half an ounce each day. A kitten that loses weight should be closely monitored. Get yourself a postal scale to keep track of each kitten and make a chart. An average weight for kittens 5 days old are 3-7 oz, 10 days is 4.5 - 9.5 oz, 15 days is 6 - 11oz and so on.
FEEDING CHART:
For kittens 1 week...32cc's 6 times a day
2 weeks old....56cc's 4 times a day
3 weeks old...80cc's 3 times a day
4 weeks old...104cc's 3 times a day
5 weeks old...128cc's 3 times a day
Don't forget that kittens need to stay VERY warm. Fill a hot water bottle and place it under a towel and lay the kittens on top.
You must also make them go to the bathroom. Kittens that young cannot go on their own....wet a cotton ball with luke warm water and massage their genital area. They also need to burp after each feeding, just like a baby. You can do this by slightly patting their back or rubbing their bellies.
There is a GREAT book. You should go to your local book store and get it. It really helped me when I hand raised my kittens. It's called THE GUIDE TO HAND RAISING KITTENS BY SUSAN EASTERLY.
FEEDING CHART:
For kittens 1 week...32cc's 6 times a day
2 weeks old....56cc's 4 times a day
3 weeks old...80cc's 3 times a day
4 weeks old...104cc's 3 times a day
5 weeks old...128cc's 3 times a day
Don't forget that kittens need to stay VERY warm. Fill a hot water bottle and place it under a towel and lay the kittens on top.
You must also make them go to the bathroom. Kittens that young cannot go on their own....wet a cotton ball with luke warm water and massage their genital area. They also need to burp after each feeding, just like a baby. You can do this by slightly patting their back or rubbing their bellies.
There is a GREAT book. You should go to your local book store and get it. It really helped me when I hand raised my kittens. It's called THE GUIDE TO HAND RAISING KITTENS BY SUSAN EASTERLY.
How were human babies delivered in the past?
Q. What procedures, devices, and/or medications were used in the past? Like, were there lots of stillbirths and miscarriages in the stone age?
A. Yes, the rate of death during childbirth was a lot higher in the past. On the other hand, though, modern medicine has made childbirth more difficult, rather than easier. It's been moved away from a natural process that can occur on its own, to something that must be medically monitored - and thereby customized to what the doctors (traditionally male) believe is the best way to do things.
Examples: laying on the back is a very bad way to deliver a child. It suits a hospital gurney, but that position actually puts a bend in the birth canal that makes childbirth a lot harder for the mother. Another example is the episiotomy - where the birth canal is cut to allow "easier" passage of the child. It's cut at a point where the tissue has evolved to tear - natural tearing causes less trauma and heals quicker than having a doctor cut the tissue.
So, yes, childbirth was much more dangerous in some ways, but not as much as you'd think. Qualified midwives were able to guide the process - a process that nature has made fairly "automatic." In that light, most of the tools used in the past were the midwives' own hands. Some herbs may have helped dull the pain (much of which actually comes from the mother trying to deliver a child on her back). All in all, it's a self-guided process, and requires a minimum of outside interference.
I don't buy into medical (or "big pharma") conspiracies, but in this case, the dangers of childbirth have been greatly exaggerated by doctors (again, I stress *male* doctors), and turned into an industry. If unaided childbirth was so difficult, we never would have survived the stone age.
Examples: laying on the back is a very bad way to deliver a child. It suits a hospital gurney, but that position actually puts a bend in the birth canal that makes childbirth a lot harder for the mother. Another example is the episiotomy - where the birth canal is cut to allow "easier" passage of the child. It's cut at a point where the tissue has evolved to tear - natural tearing causes less trauma and heals quicker than having a doctor cut the tissue.
So, yes, childbirth was much more dangerous in some ways, but not as much as you'd think. Qualified midwives were able to guide the process - a process that nature has made fairly "automatic." In that light, most of the tools used in the past were the midwives' own hands. Some herbs may have helped dull the pain (much of which actually comes from the mother trying to deliver a child on her back). All in all, it's a self-guided process, and requires a minimum of outside interference.
I don't buy into medical (or "big pharma") conspiracies, but in this case, the dangers of childbirth have been greatly exaggerated by doctors (again, I stress *male* doctors), and turned into an industry. If unaided childbirth was so difficult, we never would have survived the stone age.
How to have a drug free labor?
Q. I have had epidurals with my past deliveries but they have never worked 100% with me. I'd rather do without the epidural this time around.
So, I'm wondering how you ladies got through labor without getting any pain medication? What helped you ease your labor pains?
So, I'm wondering how you ladies got through labor without getting any pain medication? What helped you ease your labor pains?
A. Its all about creating the right environment. The best way to minimize the pain and help release your endorphins and oxytocin during labour and birth is to be around people who you feel relaxed and comfortable around and who are really going to support you through labour and encourage you. Also having minimal interruptions, dim lights etc. Anything that is going to help you relax as much as possible and not tense up as this can follow into the "FEAR-TENSION-PAIN" cycle which makes your body produce chemicals that change the way your body works, that in turn triggers the �flight or fight� mechanism. This causes your uterus to continue working with less oxygen, the body tries to stop labour (thinking there is danger), and the muscles begin to work out of sequence, which causes unnecessary pain.
If you are birthing in a hospital be prepared to say no to many hospital procedures as many will just follow cascade of intervention. Some good things to opt out on are ....
# Having a routine IV when you get there, it is better for you to eat and drink by yourself during labour.
# Avoid induction unless there is a REAL medical reason OR if you are 14 days overdue.
# Too many vaginal exams which can cause you to tense up and be painful, only have a vaginal exam when really needed or at your own request.
# Being strapped to the fetal monitor which is unnecessary and should not be used routinely (intervention rate was 6% before the strap fetal monitor was invented until about 10 years later it sky rocketed to 23% due to too many false alarms-OPT FOR HAND HELD DOPPLER)
# Only push once you feel the urge (unless you've had an epidural) and NOT after you have been told you are 10cm and youre being told to push, this can prolong pushing as your body still may not be completely ready which can cause things like exhaustion, fetal distress or prolonged pushing which midwives/doctors will be wanting to do assistance after a certain time of pushing
# No pitocin to speed labour along if labour isn't progressing how they would like, instead ask for some more alone time or try and get away, maybe have a shower with your partner
\# Find a Midwife/Obstetrician who will support your choices
# Hire an experienced Birth Attendant/Doula
# Write a birth plan-here is a good link for one, there is a copy at the bottom http://bellybelly.com.au/articles/birth/birth-plan-can-you-plan-birth
Birthing your baby will be made much easier if you firstly surrender to your body � it knows what to do. Prepare yourself while you are pregnant to help you relax as much as possible during labour, clarify anything you are unsure about beforehand, surround yourself with people who speak positively about the impending birth and talk to your partner and your baby about the feelings you are experiencing. When the day comes, try to remain as calm as possible and focus on the practice you�ve done to prepare yourself for a beautiful labour experience
Also using things like TENS machine can help, water is a big thing that helps many women, especially tubs, massage/pressure, being active during birth and changing different positions, heat packs and having your baby in the best position for birth by following optimal fetal positioning
A MUST read for anyone who wants to be informed about birth or who wants natural birth is "Ina Mays Guide to CHildbirth", it is a MUST MUST MUST read, i cannot comment how much i love this book. It is my bible. Also PLEASE don't be turned off by the name because its not really what its about but the dvd called "Orgasmic Birth" is totally amazing and will help you get into that right mind set for a natural birth. It is EXCELLENT!. Please please please, if you have the spare cash i highly recommend you buy this. It is not about orgasmic birth, it is about natural birth and how it can be ecstatic and enjoyable with minimal pain, with major health people like midwives talking about the whole process on how you can help your body do this for yourself and your baby.
If you are birthing in a hospital be prepared to say no to many hospital procedures as many will just follow cascade of intervention. Some good things to opt out on are ....
# Having a routine IV when you get there, it is better for you to eat and drink by yourself during labour.
# Avoid induction unless there is a REAL medical reason OR if you are 14 days overdue.
# Too many vaginal exams which can cause you to tense up and be painful, only have a vaginal exam when really needed or at your own request.
# Being strapped to the fetal monitor which is unnecessary and should not be used routinely (intervention rate was 6% before the strap fetal monitor was invented until about 10 years later it sky rocketed to 23% due to too many false alarms-OPT FOR HAND HELD DOPPLER)
# Only push once you feel the urge (unless you've had an epidural) and NOT after you have been told you are 10cm and youre being told to push, this can prolong pushing as your body still may not be completely ready which can cause things like exhaustion, fetal distress or prolonged pushing which midwives/doctors will be wanting to do assistance after a certain time of pushing
# No pitocin to speed labour along if labour isn't progressing how they would like, instead ask for some more alone time or try and get away, maybe have a shower with your partner
\# Find a Midwife/Obstetrician who will support your choices
# Hire an experienced Birth Attendant/Doula
# Write a birth plan-here is a good link for one, there is a copy at the bottom http://bellybelly.com.au/articles/birth/birth-plan-can-you-plan-birth
Birthing your baby will be made much easier if you firstly surrender to your body � it knows what to do. Prepare yourself while you are pregnant to help you relax as much as possible during labour, clarify anything you are unsure about beforehand, surround yourself with people who speak positively about the impending birth and talk to your partner and your baby about the feelings you are experiencing. When the day comes, try to remain as calm as possible and focus on the practice you�ve done to prepare yourself for a beautiful labour experience
Also using things like TENS machine can help, water is a big thing that helps many women, especially tubs, massage/pressure, being active during birth and changing different positions, heat packs and having your baby in the best position for birth by following optimal fetal positioning
A MUST read for anyone who wants to be informed about birth or who wants natural birth is "Ina Mays Guide to CHildbirth", it is a MUST MUST MUST read, i cannot comment how much i love this book. It is my bible. Also PLEASE don't be turned off by the name because its not really what its about but the dvd called "Orgasmic Birth" is totally amazing and will help you get into that right mind set for a natural birth. It is EXCELLENT!. Please please please, if you have the spare cash i highly recommend you buy this. It is not about orgasmic birth, it is about natural birth and how it can be ecstatic and enjoyable with minimal pain, with major health people like midwives talking about the whole process on how you can help your body do this for yourself and your baby.
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