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I can answer questions about choosing a midwife, the different types of midwives, whether hiring a midwife is the right choice for you, history of midwifery, midwifery beliefs and practices, and where to find a good midwife. I can also answer questions about giving birth at home with a midwife.
I am studying to be a midwife. I gave birth four times with midwives, two at home, and have experience with different types of midwives.
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| Deneen | 05/07/12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| Aine | 04/22/12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| Dina | 04/10/12 | 8 | 7 | 10 | |
| Jo | 11/17/11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| tiffany | 10/17/11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thank you so much we did a ..... |
Dear Deneen, I'm assuming from your dates that you gave me that your cycles are usually shorter than 30 days, since on Jan 19 you were already late. If you were 5 weeks, 6 days on February 2, that means
Dear Aine, If you have a 34 day cycle, then it would make sense that the ultrasound measured your baby at only 6 weeks, since you would have ovulated around day 20 of your cycle, and could have conceived
Dear Jess, At this point in pregnancy an ultrasound is not usually off by 2 full weeks, but it can be off by a few days. (Some technicians are not so good at their jobs, but if you have had a few ultrasounds
Dear Jess, An ultrasound at that point can already be off by a few days. The later on in pregnancy that an ultrasound is performed, the more inaccurate it is. It's not clear from your question whether
Based on your dates it sounds as if your boyfriend can be the father, but you don't mention what your midwife is measuring your EDD based on. If the bleeding on 11/11 was your period, then it is very

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