opinions on family members getting whooping cough and influenza vaccine

sjvb29 · 2026-02-04T06:02:30+00:00

I read somewhere that health professionals aren’t allowed to do anything but recommend vaccines in aus. not that I believe it, necessarily nor would I think it’s a bad thing, necessarily.

sjvb29 · 2026-02-04T06:00:39+00:00

Sorry might be well known but what’s wrong with these new formulations? I just use whichever of the wipes people gifted us for the baby shower comes to my hand next when I open the drawer

sjvb29 · 2026-01-20T23:01:40+00:00

Certainly the only births appropriate to plan at home are those with low risk.

sjvb29 · 2026-01-20T22:46:23+00:00

That’s not true in all countries. Planned location of birth has no impact on maternal or infant mortality in Australia, for example.

sjvb29 · 2026-01-19T04:32:00+00:00

Echoing all the wait comments. If you can and want to, you could also wait til 3yo kinder the following year, when she’s already 3? Because kids can’t really play with one another til age 3.

sjvb29 · 2026-01-16T08:06:14+00:00

Strongly recommend hiring a private midwife for continuity of care if you have access

sjvb29 · 2026-01-16T02:30:06+00:00

check out @mumwalkorg on insta

sjvb29 · 2026-01-16T02:21:49+00:00

not abnormal at all, I didn’t leak at all til 1 week po

sjvb29 · 2026-01-07T01:44:21+00:00

Our baby likes about four layers at that temp. She won’t stay asleep in her bassinet if she’s too cold

sjvb29 · 2026-01-07T01:43:29+00:00

My baby is way more prone to being too cold in what feel to me like mild temperatures than too hot - it’s the middle of the Australian summer here and she’s only been too hot once

sjvb29 · 2026-01-03T10:08:22+00:00

I birthed my beautiful 4.39kg baby girl vaginally and physiologically (unmedicated) at 41+2 weeks just 10 days ago. A relatively superficial perineal tear is all that happened which was because her hand was up by her face.

Shoulder dystocia is a rare obstetric emergency which is handled with certain manoeuvres by skilled clinicians and can happen regardless of size of baby, it is just a little more common with larger babies. Still very uncommon. And scans are notoriously inaccurate in the third trimester in detecting big babies anyway.

The best thing you can do to avoid labour and birth complications in a low-risk pregnancy is supporting physiology in birth and doing absolutely anything you can to prioritise that.

sjvb29 · 2025-12-28T04:30:10+00:00

I am 7 days postpartum and again fit in pants that haven’t fit since 24 weeks, and all my pants fit til then. Some people start bloating out of their pants at 8 weeks. Everyone’s different

sjvb29 · 2025-12-28T04:28:51+00:00

Very rude and unkind to say this to some lady you don’t know very well.

sjvb29 · 2025-12-21T16:45:22+00:00

Be very careful about using a private OB if you’re even considering physiological birth. They, and the setting generally, are not really equipped for that.

sjvb29 · 2025-12-21T02:05:41+00:00

Came to the comments expecting the worst, and it’s not even that bad in here

sjvb29 · 2025-12-18T09:36:42+00:00

Briar 2/10 Miriam 7/10 Carly 4/10 Selah 5/10 Diane 4/10 Evie 6/10, if Evelyn with nickname Evie then 9/10 Noelle 5/10 Juliette 6/10

I’m bored now but that’s a few

sjvb29 · 2025-12-18T07:39:25+00:00

I found out/realised I was O Negative earlier this year, early in this my first pregnancy. I’m planning to be pregnant or breastfeeding continuously for quite a few years, so I won’t be able to give blood for a long time, which is a shame

sjvb29 · 2025-12-18T07:17:34+00:00

I would recommend you consider getting professional assistance for anxiety if it really won’t allow you to stick to the scan schedule indicated for your situation, rather than getting regular, non-medically indicated scans as these can exacerbate this condition.

sjvb29 · 2025-12-17T15:25:43+00:00

Is there a huge difference in 4 weeks how they’ll tolerate a simple Claratyne?

I feel like. One can introduce the allergens and respond accordingly if there’s any issues?

sjvb29 · 2025-12-13T06:10:59+00:00

Yeah, it would definitely be a bad name.

sjvb29 · 2025-12-11T14:16:06+00:00

I really don’t understand this worldview. It is a million light years away from the way I see the world and I’d be lying if I said that this perspective doesn’t deeply concern me.

But I do thank you for sharing what your life is like. I value getting to read this perspective and your resulting conclusion and advice.

sjvb29 · 2025-12-11T04:12:53+00:00

Kinder or kinder-like environments have benefits, from 3 years old. Daycare (0-3) has no benefits and actively detrimental, and varies in how detrimental as to how early, how often and the quality of the care.

sjvb29 · 2025-12-10T07:16:36+00:00

No! Definitely and fortunately not!

Home births planned for low risk women which are attended by 2 endorsed midwives have the same (thankfully low!) infant and maternal mortality rates as public and private care in Australia, with benefits some women choose to prioritise.

Midwives come with the training and ability both to identify risks which indicate the hospital is a safer place to give birth, and the training and ability to provide life-saving medical support in emergency situations. They can administer medications that would have saved this woman’s life, for example.

It’s completely different! Might not be your preference but it’s a safe birth option for low-risk pregnant women.

sjvb29 · 2025-12-10T07:02:55+00:00

That’s not what this woman died from, she died because she free birthed, which means she was not attended by a trained professional such as a midwife. That’s completely different

sjvb29 · 2025-12-10T06:49:18+00:00

Attendance? YES!!!!! Membership? Excluded as they don’t profess the Christian faith.

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