SO I wimped out about the Vit K injection. Although my instinct and intellect told me not to do it, we did. But our birth did go great other than that and was all natural (minus vit k) and our daughter is beautiful and healthy as can be! I did get lots!! of pressure from my dr, the dr who delivered my girl and every other nurse around! It was the most stressful part of my labor! The dr. who delivered my baby was at least inclined to research the topic for about two hours and did find a way to possibly do an oral dose but still encouraged the shot, saying the risks of the shot were not as ...
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I am due to have a baby any day now and am planning a natural birth in a hospital. We are choosing not to vaccinate or get the antibiotic eye drops and was not planning on giving the vitamin K injection but am having doubts, spurred by my Dr. I have done so much research and have considered pros and cons and have considered using vit K oral drops instead of the injection, which has many more complications, but they are not available at the hospital. Do most people who do not vaccinate opt out of the vit K as well? Any advice appreciated! Thanks!   [End]
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Yes, they would be outdoor and indoor cats, as are the doggies. I have considered the homeopathic route, even having the dogs checked for proper antibodies against rabies to protect me if they ever harmed anyone and were not current on their rabies vaccines. The mother cat is vaccinated so possibly the kittens got some of those antibodies - have to get that checked too. I guess if they don’t have any trace of a vaccine I could give them one, once they are grown and just get them checked every year or so for continued immunity instead of repeat vaccination.   [End]
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I am due to have my first child any day (4 days past due date) and am still struggling with my natural birth plan and Dr.s and hospitals approval. What I have learned is next time I am definitely doing a homebirth! I feel like I am too stressed out about all these ”medical procedures” and defending my choices to relax and have this baby!! My last appointment my Dr. expressed his concern with my wanting to refuse the vitamin K injection. Trying to scare me with a story of an amish family who lost one of their nine children to brain hemmoraging due to lack of vit. K and then got all their c ...
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I just had to take two of my dogs to the vet for an emergency porcupine quil removal! Not fun for me or puppies! They had mouths full of baby prcupine quills and needed to be sedated for about 30 minutes to get them all removed. My older dog, well 5, but is a large breed who has been hit by a car at age two and has since had joint problems in left shoulder and hips a little. He is on a new raw food diet and as long as we keep him lean, usually gets around quite well. SInce we got back from the vet last night he has been so sore on his left hind leg that he will barely bear any weight on i ...
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Storyofmylife - Thanks for the links and support for your position on heartworm prevention. I am always looking for new info on safe and natural healthcare and love when people can provide research and sources, every little bit helps people make educated and confident choices! Also the fact that you do medicate your pound pups has made me think again about one of my dogs health and risks. He was also given a rough start for his first two years! Thanks!   [End]
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I have heard some interesting things about why coyotes, wolves and wild dogs do not suffer from heartworm the way domestic dogs do. Some theories are that first of all these canines do not live as long as our domestic dogs, but even young pets can have terrible complications from heartworm. There is possibly a natural immunity that the wild animals have developed, and we somewhat prevent in our pets by giving preventative medicine. The most compelling idea, in my opinion, of why pets are affected and wild canines are not, is the overall health of our pets. Most of our pets are fed unnatura ...
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Yup, garlic in diet is great for repelling fleas and ticks, but I have found its effectiveness can differ in different animals. I use it with my dogs but they still get ticks fairly often and occasional fleas - which is to be expected since they roam our farm and woods all day! I’m still looking for the 100% natural miracle but for now I suggest trying garlic too! Oh, another natural remedy is lemons! Slice up a lemon thinly (rind and all) and soak over night in just boiled water. This releases d-limone a natural pesticed. I then spray or wipe the juice over they coats to repel fleas and ...
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I know this is an animal question, but since researching vaccinations for my baby (due any day!) I was thinking about this issue. Rabies is the only vaccine I give my pets due to it being law, but I was wondering about the safety of it. We are getting two kittens next month and am now worrying about how to go about vaccinating or not. Thanks.   [End]
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Thank you. I am also just using a couple books; ”Husband-Coached Childbirth” and ”Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way” and tips from friends who have used the method. But I am due in two weeks and am alittle late to take any classes! I don’t know how into this my partner will be, I am trying to read outloud the more importnat things and am trying to get him to read these books! But they are definitely giving me lots of great tips and excercises to prepare for birth and reaffirming my natural birth ideas!   [End]
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The more I think about it, even in the conditions that the organism causing tetanus thrives, wouldn’t proper wound care prevent it? And if there is a puncture wound it may have to be watched more closely. And if it does cause tetanus and it is caught early it can be treated with antibiotics, right?   [End]
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I have been told by local families that the hospital I am using is very medicine oriented and not so relaxed about natural methods. I am hoping that my Dr. (who these families were not familiar with) will help to balance the scale a little for me. I will mention this at my next appointment anyways! Also, one husband and wife team had a natural birth plan at another local hospital, known for being more open to natural methods, and said they needed to fight their way through even though they submitted their birth plan two weeks early! They were threatened with calls to DSS and such. But as a ...
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I was just told about this and it sounds great, though I haven’t made it to the book store yet! Just wondering if anyone has used it and if they liked it. I am planning a natural birth at a hospital though (UGH!) Thanks!   [End]
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I am having my first child in a few weeks and have been researching a lot on natural childbirth (although I am delivering in a hospital). The more I learn about vaccinations, the more I refuse to use them on my child. It is really appaling how uneducated people are about the issue - including myself until recently! The only vaccine I am considering is Tetnus. This is because I live and work on a farm with lots of animals and manure! This is kind of a breeding ground for the organism that causes the infection. Most people are not in this type of environment but my child would be. I also hav ...
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Hi, I had my appointment today and discussed some of these things with my doctor but not everything yet. He left me feeling a lot more reassured about his philosophy on birth and that it is a natural process and there isn’t anything wrong with having a baby and it is best to let nature take its course. He did suggest that I don’t completely disregard some procedures in the case of an emergency, which I agree, but neither my Dr. or I think I will have any real problems, but you never know! As for the antibiotic eye treatments he did try to convince me that there is little side effect for w ...
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Thank you for your feedback. I already feel better! I am seeing my doctor in the morning and am going to share the birthing plan I prepared and see what his reaction is. Hopefully he can clear up anything the issue of hospitals and Dr.’s being mandated to do certain procedures like the silver nitrate drops. Some folks have told me they legally have to, which is absurd and infuriating, but maybe (hopefully) not true. I’ll let you know what they say tomorrow! And thanks for your support, how refreshing!!!   [End]
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I am due to have my first child in 4 weeks and am getting more and more nervous about all the things the hospital may do to my baby. I would have loved a homebirth experience but let family and friends talk me into playing it safe at a hospital and I admit I was nervous about my pregnancy as it was unexpected! Some things that I am worried about are common hospital practices but I don’t agree with them and worry that if I’m not totally with it at all times things may be done that I don’t want. First of all I don’t want to be drugged or rushed into labor, I want to run my course naturally ...
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HI, I am also new to feeding raw, but have been trying to raise my dogs ini a holistic approach. I have been making homemade dog food for a while now, and love it, but am switching to raw because I believe one of my dogs is suffering from allergies from the rice I was feeding and just think it is more natural - and easier to prepare!! Anyways, one book I would strongly recommend is Dr. Pitcairn’s Complete Guide to Natural Health for Dogs and Cats. It has so much usesful inforamation like first aid and homeopathic remedies, healthy diets and recipes, tips on switching diet and fasting. The ...
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I live in central Mass and am starting a raw diet for my dogs. I am looking for co-ops or any ideas on ways to save $ on buying raw meat in bulk. I have three large dogs and though I’d prefer organic I don’t think I can really afford it, but again if any one has a good connection for organic I would be interested in that too! Also I have been trying to join a co-op on the Cape but have not gotten any responses from the people I have been contacting for weeks. They work with Bravo and I thought their prices were resonable but no one would get back to me, so I am still looking!   [End]
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