Comments on: So long, Stony Plain

By: Ilana

Ilana — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:52:42 +0000

Thanks guys. Martha, that concotion sounds almost delicious. We had given one woman verbena & castor oil; the other we induced with oxytocin. They had different histories & different views of what they wanted. But both worked.

By: Teilya Kiely

Teilya Kiely — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 05:24:52 +0000

Congratulations on nearing the end of your schooling and the end of this preceptorship! Keep writing as I love your story telling Good luck in all you do and may all the births you attend end well.

By: martha

martha — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 02:22:52 +0000

Hi Ilana,

I really enjoy reading your birth stories! Just one to share since you didn’t mention this strategy in your entries that I read (though I’m sure you know about it)- with my daughter, my membranes ruptured, but I wasn’t having contractions. Here, once that happens you are on a 24 hour clock (in a hospital birth). Rather than keep me in the hospital, my midwife sent me home to drink a castor oil cocktail- castor oil, rootbeer, and ice cream with a peanut butter cup chaser. It didn’t taste too bad, and contractions started in about 2 hours. Have a great rest of your summer!

By: laura

laura — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:20:54 +0000

oh oh oh!! your beautiful telling of that beautiful story has me crying! what a lovely end to your time there – enjoy your well-earned vacation… xox laura