How I Did My Own Prenatal Care- Unassisted Birth
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- čas přidán 11. 07. 2016
- Today I share the tools I used to perform my own prenatal care so I could save time and money but still be able to know if I needed professional assistance.
Doppler: www.amazon.com/SonoLine-B-Hea...
Urine Test Strips: www.amazon.com/Parameter-Urin...
Prenatal Checklist: www.andreamills.tv/daddy-assi...
Thank you for showing us that home care is possible in a world that thinks it is not. You researched and did everything right. Good for you!! How wonderful to have a supportive husband for it also.
As someone who is struggling to find doctors even with insurance in America thank you so much.
This.
This is my struggle as well. No insurance, don't qualify for any sliding scales but am living paycheck to paycheck
I still watch these old pregnancy videos of Andreas she actually was the first woman who inspired me to have a more natural pregnancy care in alignment with gods plans rather than medicalized plans I love watching these when I’m pregnant and hearing all Andreas wise woman knowledge
Four years, 2 healthy babies and a new pregnancy later, and I’m still using this ❤️❤️thank you!
Luna Washington this is really reassuring
Andrea would be so excited!
Same here, this helped me a ton to have 2 unassisted home births after first csection in the hospital!
I’m with you it’s not necessary to go to these appointments the doctors are overly demanding my time and i have to work
They just want money and to force unnecessary medical intervention to increase a C-section so they get paid more. They will abuse and assault you during birth to stress you and the baby and increase pain so you agree to further intervention.
Very simple process! I have been listening to the 'indie birth' podcast and reading anything that I can get my hands on. The more I read, the more comfortable and confident I get. I mentioned your channel in my last video, you inspired me to talk about faith.
I will have to check that out!
On my goodness this is amazing I am looking for some guidance I am pregnant with our 4th baby and I want to have a home birth , I have some questions and don't know who or where to reach out to please help. ❤
You are a gem 💎 for this. This was so informative, very pleasant & calming to watch, and great content in general. Thank you so much! I'm educating myself on how to do my own prenatal care at home during the corona outbreak. Many blessings to you. Gratitude 🧡
Have you looked at Indie birth and picked up a few books? I'm doing the same thing.
Thank you so much for this
What a wonderful woman and mother you were. God bless you and your beautiful family for these videos. I’ve said it before, but you inspire me to be a better wife and mother. I am praying for your husband and children everyday. I didn’t know you, yet I miss you and can’t even imagine what they must feel. There’s no words to describe what a loss to the world it is not having you in it has been. Thank you for giving us these videos, they truly are a blessing. 🙏❤️
You are very inspiring... You do it all... Thanks for sharing 👌🏾
Thank you for sharing this video. I am interested in a home birth with a midwife with the least amount of help for my next baby and I wondered what I could do by myself. I am not confidant enough to go through it alone but your videos are inspiring.
youre an amazing women, keep up the wonderful work 💕may God bless you
You are amazing and such an inspiration.
pouring the urine on the test strip is best. that way the dyes don't bleed on to other squares an cause wrong results
Cannot tell you how much I appreciate this! I really with there was more information out there :/
Omg!!! Goals!!!! Sooo inspiring!!
Thank you for making this!
Thnx lovely im newly pregnant again and plan on doing my own care aswell as another unassisted birth too this is really helpful
Wow great video thank you so much for sharing!
Hello! Love your videos!
I was just wondering if you had any videos where you explain what happens or how one deals with any emergency during an unassisted birth like placenta previa or anything like that. If there are signs that you should be looking out for before it becomes an emergency.
Your videos make me excited to get married, be a homemaker and have a large family! Thank You!
If you have had a baby before, it gives you a chance to watch and listen to your body during each stage of pregnancy and delivery.
When doing an unassisted birth, from your pervious experience(s) and if you feel something that isn’t right, listen to your body and that would be the time you should go to a hospital.
If you research like you’re preparing for a marathon, you will be highly educated on what to look for, feel for, ect.
What a blessing, thank you for sharing! Praise God and all his Glory!
Thank you. This is motivating👌
Towards the end, when she said she hopes her daughters follow in her footsteps, this came to me: They will, Andrea, and you’ll be watching over them! Miss her so!
Wow thank you so much!
Wow! Thanks. What happens if, say at 6+ months, you develop complications? Will ab OB take you as a patient if you develop issues?
How did you check for gbs
Wow thank you for existing! Your a miracle and give me a boost of confidence xoxoxoxoxoxoxoox
You sure made me smile! In case you're interested, I just made a printable list of my personal prenatal care/birth supplies list available on my blog as well as the record sheet I used to do my prenatal checks: www.andreamills.tv/daddy-assisted-birth
I'm 17 weeks pregnant and I would really like to do an unassisted birth. But I have two major concerns. 1. What are some dangers to look for? Like reasons to go to hospital? And 2. How do you get the birth certificate? And ssn?
Hi Amie. Did u got your question answer? I have the same question as your second one
@@cabezasfamily7398 she has a video about it on her channel
just wondering do you know your kids blood types
do you have your DIY checkup forms and such saved and can email?
Here's a printable PDF of my form: www.andreamills.tv/daddy-assisted-birth-1
I’m currently pregnant with our 8th. My last two I also had an unassisted pregnancy and birth. We are planning our 3rd unassisted pregnancy/birth as well. Enjoyed your video!
Hello Mrs. Mills, I am 11 weeks and some days and I was hoping you could tell me where you got a sonogram at for the gender? Most places email the doctor you are receiving care under yo make sure they agree, but since I'm doing my own prenatal care it's kinda difficult. Any information you could have would be much appreciated. Thank you.
I called one of those 4D ultrasound places that do ultrasounds for entertainment. When I got there they wanted me to sign a form acknowledging that this was not a medical ultrasound and that I was under a doctor's care. I told them I couldn't sign it because I was doing my own prenatal care and not under the care of a doctor. She said that was fine; the reason for the form was to cover them so as long as I understood, I could sign it and get the ultrasound. The next pregnancy, I didn't even bring it up. (It was the same place.) I just signed the form and got the ultrasound.
Andrea Mills Your videos have been so helpful! This is my first pregnancy and you have given me lots of hope and confidence that I can do this! Thank you a million!
On my goodness this is amazing I am looking for some guidance I am pregnant with our 4th baby and I want to have a home birth , I have some questions and don't know who or where to reach out to please help. ❤
Andrea passed away a few years ago I am afraid, but she has several videos here on the channel. I hope its helpful...
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Did you get 2 rhogam shots for your pregnancies or just 1? Im A- too and plan to do unassisted delivery of second child. Also have you ever had tearing? If so how did you handle it?
Andrea died last year from a fast spreading cancer, this is Tom her husband, I can answer most of those things for you!
We never gave her the shot while pregnant, in fact many doctors say it should never be given to a pregnant woman, after is fine.
She did tear once, but it wasn't a big deal, and in fact is much better than being cut. There wasn't much even needed if I recall.
@@TheMillsFamilyVlog Interesting, I will definitely be keeping that in mind now. I had 2 tears that needed stitches with my first, but I imagine if I would have just did minimal walking & consistent hygiene for it, it could have healed naturally. Yah Bless you & your family & I'm sorry for your loss. You have such a beautiful family and I'll keep you all in my prayers, all though I see your blessings have been quite plentiful for you in your family! 😋
@@primalbynaturex3 For the sake of anyone reading, tears will heal on their own - basic hygiene and care considered. It would have to be pretty bad to need stitches. You can get surgical stitches on amazon if you want some for emergency on hand or find a midwife/dr to examine. (On my 6th pregnancy now, have never torn. Only got cut (an episiotomy) once with the first baby - hospital experience gone wrong)
Another question: I am RH - too, have you ever NOT gotten the shot after? I have always received the rhogam, but am considering not. I am becoming more and more uncomfortable with the idea of my blood getting drawn too. One of my samples went "missing" which is really strange to me. Have you ever checked into all the crazy theories about where the RH- bloodline really comes from? Some craaaaazy ideas, like maybe it's nephiim (fallen angel) !?!
Someone was just telling me about that the other day; I'd never heard of it before. I have stopped getting RhoGam during my pregnancy, but I still get it after. I would like to stop, but I haven't felt confident about it. I read a book on the topic, but it didn't really give any conclusions. I would love to find out if there were people who have went without it, though. The only story I ever heard was a woman Dr. Christopher talked about. She had a few babies that all had to have blood replacement at birth. Then she drank raspberry leaf tea throughout her last pregnancy and her next baby was fine. (I think this was before RhoGam.) The problem is that the story doesn't say anything about what blood type the new baby was. If it was Rh - too, then the baby would have been fine no matter what. If you ever come across anything, I'd love it if you'd share with me!
I'm just going to start with the fact that I'm not a nurse or doc. I'm just a medical lab tech who has a special fondness for blood banking.
I'm just going to break this down for anyone reading comments as I can see from your videos you are already aware. Red blood cells (RBC's) have many different types of antigens on them. The antigens help your body identify which ones belong and are fully functional. If another RBC comes along that doesn't look like the rest of your RBC's, your body will develop antibodies against the new antigens present on those cells. These antibodies allow your body to identify and destroy cells possessing those antigens with more speed and efficiency.
In the case of Rh, a positive Rh person has an Rh antigen and a negative one does not. If a Rh neg person gets some Rh pos blood in their system, they develop an antibody against it-- anti-RhD. This particular antibody can cross the placenta, attach to, and destroy any Rh pos RBC's it finds.
Rhogam's purpose is to prevent mom from developing anti-RhD. It functions just like anti-RhD and helps destroy any Rh pos RBCs before mom can develop any of her own antibodies. This does mean that it can cross the placenta too, however one shot of rhogam can only neutralize 1cc of Rh positive blood and then it is gone. This is generally the amount of a minor fetal/maternal bleed and would thus be gone before it reached baby. If your body is making it, it would just keep making more until all Rh positive RBC's were gone.
In order for the shot to be as effective as possible, it must be given within 72 hours of whatever caused the fetal-maternal bleed. For most women--barring tramas such as falls, car accidents, etc--this is most likely to happen at birth, if it occurs at all. As with all things medical, there is a test for that and it only takes about 15 minutes to run once it gets to the testing lab. If you had a friendly provider, you might be able to get them to just screen your blood for fetal cells after birth instead of just mandating you take the shot. You can decide whether to take it or not after the results come back. I am completely unfamiliar with negative side effects from taking the shot. All I do know is that rhogam interferes with antibody screens (this are used to test sensitization) and can make it appear like you have anti-RhD, when you don't. Rhogam can continue to cause this interference from 3 to six months post injection.
Here's what could happen if you don't take it and you needed to. The first time you become sensitized, baby will be fine. Any subsequent Rh negative babies, will be fine. Any subsequent Rh positive babies have a very very high risk of developing severe hemolytic disease of the newborn (HDN). HDN needs to be closely monitored. If left untreated, severe HDN may be still born or die shortly after birth. Treatment during pregnancy could include a complete blood transfusion for baby (intrauterine), complete plasma exchange for mom (reducing antibody levels), or inducing labor if baby is old enough.
If both mom and dad are Rh neg, then no shot would be required as there would be zero chance any babies would be Rh pos. As long as you're absolutely certain dad's blood type is Rh neg, no worries.
Thanks for reading this far. I hope this answers some questions or at least gives you a new direction to aim your research.
Wishing everyone the birth experience they desire baring judgement of any kind,
Lindsey
Thank you Lindsey for sharing your knowledge. Some of this I was aware of, some of it I was not. I knew miscarrying is possible, but I didn't know about HDN or Hemolytic disease in newborns if I don't get the shot...(but you meant if I were not to get the rhogam shot within 72 hours ONLY after a trauma where there was a maternal bleed correct?)
Also, you are saying that if I get the shot within a few days after birth, it does not really affect future pregnancies UNLESS there was a trauma of some kind before baby is delivered, or some kind of trauma happened during the birth process correct? I like your idea of getting tested instead of just immediately getting the shot, but as you said, getting that tested when you have no established relationship with a doctor may be tricky.
Noticeable side affects for me were an increase in migraines, weird skin rashes/ dry skin and extra brain fog after getting this shot. I would love to avoid it if I don't need it. The fear of not getting it an possibly affecting a future pregnancy was the only reason I decided to get it!
Thanks for your time in explaining!
I am RH negative. I haven't received the shot since I was pregnant with my 3rd. All my kids have been negative. Currently due with baby number 5 in a few weeks and we shall see if this baby is negative.
Rh blood- rhesus monkey blood
Interesting! How many children were unassisted? I've used a midwife with all my briths but my twins, and the last 2 briths were home births, but never would have considered unassisted... it seemed too scary, but I'm thinking differently after hearing you talk more about it. I don't know if my husband would feel comfortable haha! Have you always progressed quickly? I have too... I think my longest labor was 5 hours, and shortest near 1 hour! After my 6th, I feel like confident i probably could do it on my own, but the aftercare is nice to have someone look after you.
My hospital labors were much longer. I think that we subconsciously control how fast labor goes, at least partially, and at home I wasn't waiting for anyone so I just let it happen. I had four hospital births, then two midwife assisted home births, followed by one unassisted home birth. Our last baby (who turns 1 tomorrow!) was an unassisted pregnancy and we planned an unassisted birth again. When my due date came and went, I was under a lot of pressure from extended family and my blood pressure was high, so I went to my midwife to make sure everything was okay. Ultimately I was pressured into a hospital induction. It was such a traumatic experience for me; I still feel emotional about it. I tell the whole story here, if you're interested: czcams.com/video/kuudgXPTqU4/video.html
Thanks for sharing! Will check it out! I could see how pressure would be great with other family... I know my fam was secretly freakin'g out about home birth, and I understand, but you have to be careful about who you tell don't you? The last thing you need when about to have a baby is people putting fear in you.
this is awesome I'm on baby number 8 and having a home birth but i wish I knew of doing your own prenatal becus I hate going to the doctor for the medical part it depresses me I only like dealing with my midwife but you are awesome!!!
I want to do my own prenatal care because my prenatal care wont give me migrane pills that are safe (yes there are 3) instead will let me take asprin 👿👿
I didn’t have an ultrasound and for that I can’t get a birth certificate because I have no evidence that I was pregnant and I had a homebirth unassisted And Abroad Do you have any advice for me so I can get my son who is now 1 1/2 years old registered
Take him to the doctor! For anything. Medical records count!
Thank you so much for all of this information. The other day we went to a birthing center to interview a midwife. Let's just say my husband and 17 year old just was so turned off and so was I! my children will be 18 years apart and I have been doing my own prenatal checks, not that I wanted too but it so happen to be that way. Well long story short my sister whom has assisted in many births and my husband being a marine and soon to be 18 years old is, as well as me, are certified AED CPR so if we go that route we will be ready. I am really thinking about it more now. Also my family have been reading up on how to too so I am not alone here. Thank you for the information. If you have any more please let me know.
Alllright, now I'm clucky for baby #4! 😜
How did you get a birth certificate after baby was born?
You just have to fill out forms, pretty much the same as at a hospital. The official one comes from the state
@@TheMillsFamilyVlog thank you
The 4D ultrasounds are super damaging to the fetus.
Its the same device!
there are quite accurate pee tests you can take to see if it's a boy or girl as well. can get them at drug stores. :)
My daughter is pregnant too. She is 36 weeks and wants to deliver now. He weights 6.5 lbs.
Can you let us in on what bp cuff you use???
I recently had to replace mine and this is the one I'm using now: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06W9JNPVZ/
The people that test pee stips tilt the cup to reach the whole strip
These strips are too long for that. They're about twice as long as the cup, which is why I pour.
May I ask your age,reason is, I would love to have another baby and at home birth.i am 38.
I'm 39. I'll be 40 in June.
Oh you know if you are swelling up I had pre eclampsia with my two youngest kids I was 36 and 38 respectively with them and ended up on bed rest in hospital with both and my son was five weeks prem and five pounds my daughter was only three weeks prem and was six pounds
Yes, pre-eclampsia can be scary. You can test your own urine to see if there's protein in it, which is the thing that they watch for because swelling alone doesn't indicate pre-eclampsia. It's caused by protein deficiency and/or progesterone deficiency, both of which a woman can remedy herself if she's paying attention to herself. It's much easier to catch it early if you're doing self-care.
I am very interested in all yr birth videos. I just had my 7th child and my last three births were csection. I was told by a friend that u can have a normal delivery after csection and Lord willing if I get pregnant again I will dig a bit deeper into normal delivery and maybe even integrating some of these non medical methods. I am getting very sick of doctors telling me I am to old. I am 46 and still having very healthy children and NOTHING has gone wrong with me. Although they still try and tell me I am obese, or " maybe" i have heart problems. They try to find something wrong with me but have failed every time. I am in prefect working order. :) I know my body and when something is wrong. I dont buy into all the shots to children and monthly doctor visits. So thank u for yr videos. I hope to email u someday with a load full of ??? ;)
At one point I realized that everything that has ever been difficult for me or a problem with pregnancy or birth was due to medical care- not to me, my body or my ability to birth a healthy baby. For instance, I could't stop vomiting for hours after my 2nd baby was born, but it was because of the intrathecal medicine I was given. It's very frustrating to be treated like a ticking time bomb and having all of the joy of growing and birthing a baby be overshadowed by false problems.
It's because they are wierd and Controlling. They don't want people having more than 1 or 2 kids...
Angel balouta Amen👍🙌
I had a ultra sound that showed possable Down's syndrome so I then had amnio because if she was downs I wanted to educate myself about it before she was born
Unfortunately, many women needlessly worry throughout pregnancy because they have testing that indicates a possible problem that ultimately turns out to be nothing. (My friends have many of their own stories to share of sleepless nights worrying about something that was never actually a problem thanks to testing.) The extra stress added to the pregnancy isn't healthy for mother or baby and is far more harmful, generally speaking, than waiting and seeing.