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VBAC Birth Stories
Started by ~Fuzjuz~ , Jul 05 2008 10:32 PM
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Posted 10 May 2011 - 11:38 AM
Wanted to share my VBAC story with you also because I was told by the nursing staff at the hospital that it is so rare for people to go through this and I was congratulated by everyone!!!
My first DS, Korbyn Anthony, was born by emergency c-section 3 months early due to me having severe pre-eclampsia!! He was only 904 grams but is now a healthy 28 month old (12 kilos) with no disabilities at all and is like any other child his age!
I knew that I wanted to have another baby but was scared at the same time. During my second pregnancy, I saw a private OB (I'm not covered by Health Insurance) whom was fantastic. I have a blood deficiency also which I had to inject myself daily during my 2nd pregnancy with Clexane and also take Cardiprin (blood thinner) as my blood clots more than the average pregnant woman. Anyway, I ceased all my medications at 36 weeks and from that point on was closely monitored as my blood pressure (BP) was slowly starting to increase. I was checked sometimes upto 3 times per week to see what was happening.
My due date for DS #2 was the 9th April 2011. On the 2nd April at 2am (Saturday) I woke to go to the toilet and discovered that my waters had broke. I couldn't believe how calm I was considering I'd never been through a natural birth before. I wasn't experiencing any pain or contractions at this stage. My DH and I went upto the hospital and they advised me that if contractions didn't start within 24 hours that they would induce me. Nothing happened all day so I sent my DH home to get some rest. At 11pm I starting getting contractions (not overly painful) 2 in every 10 minutes. The midwife monitored me and told me once I was having 4 contractions in 10 minutes then I would be in full blown labour. A couple of hours later, everything stopped. No pain, no contractions and no movement I was beside myself coz I had prepared myself that I was going into labour and then nothing. I was so upset!! Nothing was happening and I wasn't even being monitored. My waters had broke nearly 24 hours ago and I thought that I would be monitored a little more closely. The midwife came in to find me a blubbering mess and told me not to stress out coz then I would stress my baby out.
Anyway, after the midwife checked for bubs heartbeat and I heard it, I calmed down. Doctors rounds were supposed to be at 9am so I would find out what was happening then. Time ticked by - at 1pm a doctor came and saw me and said that I was going to be induced in the next hour. My waters had been broken for 36 hours by this stage so I was starting to worry about my baby's welfare. As promised, I was induced at 2pm on Sunday 3rd April. Contractions pretty much started straight away. They checked me at 4pm and I was 2cm dilated. They checked me again at 8pm and I was only 3cm dilated. By about 10pm the pain was so intense. I kept telling the midwife that my caesar scar felt like it was bursting!!! I tried the gas which only made me spew my guts out 3 times. I didn't want to try pethadine coz it can slow things down including my babys heart rate so I opted to have an epidural. The anaethasist arrived and by 11:30pm I was able to have a bit of a rest. I had another internal at 12am and was told I was 5cm dilated and that it would probably be another 5 hours or so before I could push. At about 1:30am on the 4th April I started to feel contractions again (I thought epidurals took all the pain away). Apparently there are areas that can't be blocked by an epidural especially when the pushing stage is nearing. The midwife checked me at 2am and told me I was 10cm dilated and ready to start pushing.
Having to guess when to push was the strangest part but I managed and my DS Macauley James was born at 2:40am weighing 6pd 7oz. I did tear due to bub having his hand up near his head. While I was getting stitched up, the doctor advised that I had internal bleeding which they couldn't decifer where it was coming from but apparently it was possibly from my caesar scar but within a couple of hours all the bleeding had stopped.
Although I felt I had failed because I opted for an epidural, I am so proud of myself at the same time. My baby had been without my waters for 48 hours - I needed to make sure he was safe and if that's what needed to happen to bring him into this world then I am one proud mumma!!!
Posted 23 August 2011 - 11:24 PM
Hi girls...I had a VBA2c in March this year and my birth story is long long long...so for those wanting to read it and other VBAC ramblings i've posted the direct link to my birth story on my blog...
My VBA2C Birth Story
Here is PART 1 below:
Where do i begin?
Ethan was born in 2006 i was very naive towards birth and the whole process. I thought the public hospital classes were enough to get me through the birth but OH MY GOD the pain! The suffering. I had no idea what was happening to me and had no idea what to do! My mum, bless her, had 2 cesareans so she really wasn't much help to be honest! I went through the public system at the height of a baby boom so it was like a farmyard at this particular large teaching hospital in the south west of Sydney *cough cough* Liverpool *cough cough*. Had all the drugs they would give me totally off my brain until i finally gave up after about 20 hours of established labour, after days of constant prelabour, had my epidural. Doc on duty tried to vacuum him out, he was posterior, i was flat on my back and he was big. Didn't work so Doc says he ain't coming out so off to surgery we go. By this time i was totally over it and just happy it was all over. I still remember the feeling of being wheeled to surgery and my epidural starting wearing off. i was screaming at everyone to get me to theatre faster to top up my anesthetic as i was so afraid of feeling that pain again!!!!!!
Looking back on Ethan's birth and first few months, I'm quite sure i had some form of post-natal depression. The birth was so traumatic for me, breastfeeding was really hard to establish (and after such a traumatic birth experience i couldn't handle it so i threw the towel in after about 3 weeks) and i didn't feel quite connected to my baby. This lasted about 3 months when it felt like i could breath again, to hear his cry and not have my entire body freeze with anxiety.
After this experience i was adamant i would have a VBAC (Vaginal Birth After Cesarean) second time around. Foolishly thinking, if i went private and hired the ants pants OB in my area i would get what i wanted (a VBAC) all would be sweet. WRONG. He blind-sided me at about 37 weeks sending me off to a growth scan to measure Amaya, results came back showing she was measuring 4kg's at 37 weeks. Oh well you're going to have all the same problems you had with your first so don't even bother, I'm booking you in for an elective C -Section at 39 weeks. I was absolutely gutted. I remember walking away from that appointment with my Ob and balling my eyes out in the car park to my husband. Doc had played the you're going to kill your baby card and what was i to say against that?? Looking back i just wasn't in the right head-space to fight for what i wanted. I felt i didn't really have any full support so i buckled.
Amaya was born in 2008 at 39weeks exactly it was a strange feeling driving to the hospital knowing that you are booked in to have your baby.
Surprisingly things went so smoothly with Amaya, we bonded great. She was a text book baby and everything was roses.
But deep down i knew my body could do it. I just knew that my body was made for birthing and i believed that it could do it, i just needed the confidence in myself, but more importantly i needed unwavering support surrounding me.
We fell pregnant around June 2010, we weren't planning on trying until the end of the year at the earliest. I was late, but then i didn't really know, i just woke up one morning and thought crap where are my periods? and when i did the test and it came back positive we were both in shock. Jake more so i still remember his reaction.
Jake: "HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?"
Me: "ummm I'm pretty sure you were there!"
Prior to falling pregnant I had started researching my options and if i could achieve a VBA2C. I knew i could, but i also knew that i needed full support of those around me. I knew what i wanted so i set about quietly researching so that when the time came i would be already prepared. I wanted to birth in hospital home-birth wasn't an option for me personally, i was much more comfortable with the thought of birthing in hospital in case anything went wrong. I wanted a fully supportive OB. I wanted to hire a fully supportive (of hospital birth) independent midwife as support at home and in hospital.
I found all of those things!
This time around i was going to head into this thing guns blazing.
Check out my blog for Part 2 and Part 3
Edited by Belly82, 23 August 2011 - 11:29 PM.
Posted 24 September 2011 - 04:24 PM
My boys were CS for failure to progress. I had a private OB for both these births. Both were posterior and born under general anaesthetic due to failed spinal. My greatest wish with this birth was to see my baby born. I planned an intervention free birth at a public hospital as no OB would fully support VBA2C. I hired a doula, read everything I could on VBAC and had chiropractic care throughout my pregnancy.
On Saturday 3rd Sept we had to cancel DS 5th birthday party because he was vomiting and DS 2.5 had high temps. DH was just starting to feel better after having the flu and I had just picked up a cold and had a slight temp as well. At 6.30 pm I was exhausted and left DH with the boys and went to bed. I dozed on and off, DH put the boys to bed and slept in their room to monitor their temps.
At 10.30 I felt a clunk in my pelvis which woke me up, then some wetness. Checked and it was blood. Went back to bed hoping I would get some more sleep but within 10 minutes had my first contraction. It was quite strong and within 5 minutes another one. Went and woke DH up and he indicated that he was too tired do deal with labour. He snapped out of it pretty quickly and asked what we needed to do. The contractions were 4-5 minutes apart and I had to breathe through them. I sent a text to our doula Liz to let her know I was in labour and would let her know as things progressed. DH called my Mum to come and be with the boys.
I got in the shower for a while and had more of a show. DH checked on me, asking if I needed anything but I just wanted to be alone. I got out of the shower and alternated between bouncing on the fit ball and leaning over it while squeezing my stress balls. Sent another message to Liz to let her know labour was progressing at around 11.30 and she said she would get some rest and call her when we got to the hospital. I got in and out of the shower 3-4 times. I chatted with DH & Mum between contractions. At around 1.30am thing stepped up a notch and I started making an aaaarrr sound to get through the contractions. DH rang the hospital and said we would be headed up there soon.
I had about 4 contractions in the time it took to drive the 10 minutes to the hospital which were nasty because I couldn't move. I was starting to think I wouldn't be able to do this much longer. Had a contraction leaning over the car in the car park, another at the entrance and one outside birth suite. The midwife we saw first got me to sit on the bed in the little assessment room and immediately strapped on the CTG. She confirmed that the baby was 'sunny side up' which had been the case for about 3-4 weeks. DH called Liz and asked her to come up at around 2am. I asked for the straps to be taken off and the midwife advised that it needed to be on for another 10 minutes. I told her my preferences were no continuous monitoring and being on my back was not helping my baby to turn. She unstrapped me and I asked for the shower. As soon as I got in to the room I stripped off and got on all fours in the shower. DH directed the shower on my lower back while the bath was filled. The temperature kept changing and I was getting really cranky at him 'too hot' or 'cold, cold ,cold'. I lost it a bit and had a bit of a sob after the temp changed again. Liz turned up around now and in the middle of a contraction my water broke on DH feet with a really loud splat. I immediately yelled that I was pushing. Another midwife had come in and was asking DH if the waters had been clear but no-one was sure. I was pushing with contractions and the urge was massive. Karen, the new midwife, told me not to push to allow more time for the baby to turn. But it was so hard not to and she was reminding me during every contraction. Liz suggested I lean over the beanbag in the shower which I did and took some of the pressure off my knees. Karen came in with a torch to check if she could see the baby but not yet was the verdict. DH directed the water, rubbed my back and encouraged me. Liz also gave me sips of icy water and wiped my face with a cool cloth which felt great. I kept asking if the bath was full as it seemed to be taking forever.
Liz spoke to Karen about my preferences and she let me know that she was happy for me to birth the baby in the water.
As soon as the bath was full, which I think was around 3am I got in on my knees, leaning over the side. I was being very loud during the contractions and had abandoned my stress balls. Karen put a mirror in the bath and I was pushing hard with each contraction. The other midwife checked the heartbeat with each contraction. I had a feel and let everyone know I could feel hair. I could feel the head come down during contractions and then move back up. By this point I was exhausted but once I could feel the head I knew that this baby was coming out my vagina and that gave me motivation to keep pushing. Not long after the head was no longer retracting once I stopped pushing. I sat back in the bath and felt the head as I pushed and was trying to prevent myself from tearing. DH was in the bath beside me and said 'You're doing it babe' and Liz told me I was about to give birth to my baby. The head came out and I felt myself tear at the top but it was quite a relief. The baby had turned anterior for the head to be born. It seemed like a long wait for the next contraction but with the next push the body was out at 3.48am, less than 2 hours after we got to the hospital. She had turned back to posterior for her body to be born. Karen and DH both passed the baby to me and I said 'You're so small!'
After a minute someone asked what we had, so I had a look and announced we had a girl!
The 3 of us sat in the bath for a while waiting for the cord to stop pulsating. After a few goes she latched on and had her first feed.The water was getting pretty murky with blood and started to get cold. Karen said it was ok to wait in the bath for the placenta but I wanted to get out and get warm. I passed baby to DH while I got out and left a trail of blood on the way to the bed. Once on the bed , DH cut the cord and we waited and waited for the placenta. I was losing a bit of blood and Karen gave the cord a tug a few times to check if it had detached. While waiting we decided on her name, Lola Jean. After about 45 minutes I asked for the syntocin and Karen went off to get it. DH asked if I felt ok and told me later that my face went white and my lips lost all colour. I fainted briefly and when I came around there were a few extra people in the room. The synto went in and the placenta came out followed by blood. 3 canulas were put in with more synto and fluid. Once I felt better a Dr started checking my bits out. She advised that I'd torn in 3 placed upwards and down as well. She asked if I wanted gas for the stitches and I readily agreed. I asked Liz some questions about the birth and it was organised that the placenta be kept for me to have a look at. DH had some skin to skin time at this point and gas was my best friend. Lola was weighed and was a petite 2840g, a whole kilo lighter than DS2. After stitching for a while the Dr advised that the tear down may have been third degree and would need to be repaired in surgery. The anesthetist came in and said they would do it using a spinal but once in surgery I had a bleed and it was decided it was safer to do it under general. 2 hours later I was back in maternity. Liz left when I went for surgery.
Lola has fed beautifully and was back above birthweight by day 4. I left hospital on Tuesday, 2 days after Lola was born. I was sent home with a catheter in as I was told I was not emptying my bladder properly. 10 days later it was out and probably could have been removed on discharge. But I won't let that detract from the birth itself which was intervention free and beautiful.
I was extremely sore and swollen for the first week. Sitting down was very painful, but with salt baths and a frozen condom everything is settling down. I would say that the recovery is much better than both the c-sections.
The midwife Karen was fantastic. Not once was any intervention mentioned. She also came and saw me the next day to see if I had any questions about the birth.
I felt so supported during this birth. Although DH had some fears earlier in the pregnancy he came to fully embrace VBAC. Liz was a great support and wealth of knowledge during the pregnancy and birth I am very grateful for all her encouragement.
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Posted 04 April 2012 - 01:07 AM
Im' not sure if Im doing this right but wanted to add my drug free VBAC story. I'm new to this forum.
So my DD1 was born in August 2009, she was 11 days overdue when I was induced at a public hospital. Syntocin drip in at 7:00 and waters broken, contractions started straight away and built up fast I held out for as long as could but by 2pm I was asking for an epidural which didn't arrive until 3:00pm. What a weird feeling that was I felt like a different person once the epi went in and then it was just a waiting game until 11pm when I was told I was 10cm and it was time to push, I had no urge to push and couldn't feel any contractions or pressure so just trusted the midwife to lead me. After 2 hours of pushing and no progress the midwife called in someone else and they advised that I had got an anterior lip where part of my cervix was coming back over and it was blocking babies head from coming out. They were trying to flick it out of the way but it was making it worse. My epidural started to wear off very quickly and I was freaking out, I then felt the urge to push and was pushing but nothing was happening the midwife asked me what I wanted to do I just yelled "get it out, get it out" I was in so much pain and so confused. I was taken down to theatre as they said they would try the forceps first, the Dr said that he was unable to do forceps as they head was still to far up and he was also unable to use the vacuum as he would have to pull and twist and that wouldnt be good. I later found out he meant that baby was posterior and she was coming out forehead first.
So ceasarean it was and to be honest I'm glad every Dr I spoke to afterwards said there was no way she was coming out naturally, without doing a lot of damage. Oh and she was 8lb 14oz. After the CS I felt completely devastated and a complete failure especially when one of my friends told me that now that I'd had one CS any other babies I would have would be CS also... I was gutted.
Then I spoke to a midwife about 3 months later who was a huge VBAC advocate and said it was definitely possible, so I started looking into it more and that was it I had made my decision I was having a VBAC. I was told to wait 18 months after giving birth to TTC again so I waited 20 months and we luckily fell straight away. I went to the same hospital which was VBAC friendly until...
I was a week overdue and well and truly had enough inducement was sounding so tempting and imminent, I'd had 2 S&S and drinking raspberry leaf tea, sex, bumpy drive, and fitball (which I recommend to all) . I'd pretty much resigned myself that I was going to be induced on 41 +3 and it was booked in. Then on Saturday I was 41 weeks and I was sitting at Mums house after we'd been out to lunch and I had a few mild contractions on the drive home, then I felt a trickle I assumed it was my waters and we called the hospital to see what we should do. I was told that the hospital was on "Bypass" they had no Dr's on and they weren't taking any deliveries until Monday.... I was shocked and devastated I'd done all my antinatals there it wasn't fair. The MW was really nice she said come in and we'll check if it was your waters and if not you can go home and cross your legs till Monday! So I went in they did a test and it was not my waters... phew and the contractions had gone away too. Next day I was at home and I started to feel a few mild contractions about 1 every half hour or so they were so mild, so I decided to just take it easy and I just watched a movie with DD1 and then we both took a nap. Later I was pottering around in the kitchen making dinner and started to feel another so I sat down, then I heard this CLICK in my pelvis and then a DEFINITE trickle (6PM). The MW had told me to put a pad in so they could check if any waters do come, so I went to check and there was a smallish green patch meaning there was meconium in the waters. So I rang the hospital and spoke to MW who said they still were on Bypass and they would have to send me to another hospital. Whilst I was on the phone I got a strong contraction much stronger than the others that I'd had previously. We called the mother in law to watch my DD1 and she came straight over I jumped in the shower which was lovely got dressed and ready and off we went to the hospital I was having quite strong contractions in the car we got to the hospital at 7pm and I was doubling over they had gotten so strong so quickly. Went up to the labour ward and they offered me some gas I accepted the contractions were about 30-40 every 2 mins and they were strong, I sort of hopped from one foot to the other I didn't want to lie down. The MW was trying to put the Strep B antibiotics needle into my arm but my veins had disappeared and the MW was having trouble and I couldn't stay still for long so she went to find someone else, a young Dr came into the room and I still couldn't stay still I told the Dr I wanted an epidural she said she couldn't help me with that she was just hear to do the needle. The contractions were sooo strong I felt the need to do a number 2 so I went to the toilet pulled down my pants and there was my bloody show with lots of green mucus sorry TMI! I pressed the button to call the MW into the toilet and i got a new MW I was crying saying I want an epidural it hurts. She said Ok I understand but we need to check how far you are first. I couldn't beleive they hadn't checked me yet lol I'd forgotten too. So I jumped on the bed quickly and as soon as she was done I army rolled off straight back to standing. The MW turns to me and says well done your 9cm this was 8pm.... I think my jaw dropped I couldn't beleive it, no wonder it hurt so much I was going thru transition, my DH gave me a hug and yelled GO GILLY! lol I think he was just happy he wasn't going to be there all night like last time!
I'd always planned to go for as long as I could without drugs, I'd been using the gas which helped but not much. When she told me I was 9cm there was this voice inside me that said tell her (the MW) you can do it without the EPI and then the words fell out of my mouth it didn't even feel like I was the one that said them! She was really excited and yes yes yes you can, she said when you start pushing it will releive the pain a bit too. 10 seconds later I got this incredible urge to push I squated down and pushed and a little splash of water came out not much thou gosh it felt good to push thou she was right I did feel releif. I got up on the bed and started pushing and pushing and pushing then a big splash there goes my waters. Pushing pushing, the MW asked me if I wanted a cold towel for my head I got my DH to put some lavender oil on it and it was so nice, it started slipping over my eyes and ended up being a blindfold I was able to zone out and just concentrate on pushing. Finally I got the ring of fire when the head came out, I did feel a bit of a tear but it didn't bother me I just wanted that baby out. I got the head out and the MW says to me if you've still got a contraction push again and you'll be done. One big push and wooosh out came the baby she literally flew out! What a releif once she was out I had managed to pull up my blindfold just in time to see her come out. She was placed on me but the unbiblical cord was so short she only reached my tummy. She smelt disgusting but she was so beautiful, my beautiful vbac baby I was so proud of her and me.
I had a second degree tear little bit at front and a bit at the back, was very swollen and bruised for a few weeks but definitly healed better than my CS. All up I pushed for 1 hour 45 mins so to recap, water broke at 6pm, got to hospital at 7pm, started pushing at 8pm and Bridget Amber 8lb 10 1/2 oz was born at 9:45pm, thats 3 hours 45 mins of active labour!
Now if I could just talk DH into letting me have another one!
Posted 12 June 2013 - 11:10 AM
DS is now almost four months old so I'm way overdue to write up his birth story!
DD was born in 2010 via an elective c-section. I was planning a vaginal birth up until the day before she was born. I was 40+1 and my OB diagnosed me with severe pre-eclampsia. An internal exam revealed my cervix was unfavourable and my blood tests were bad so he told me I'd be having a caesar the following day. I was shocked - I thought he was going to induce me and I had done absolutely no preparation for a caesar so had no idea what I was in for.
Her birth was ok, although I was very nervous and they had a lot of difficulty getting the spinal block in for some reason. It took them an hour to get it done and by that stage I was feeling sick with nerves. DD was born weighing 4.2kg with a HC of 37.5cm. My recovery wasn't great - I got a nasty wound infection and was in hospital for 7 days. My milk took longer than expected to come in as well so DD was comp fed for the first week of her life.
Two years later and I fell PG with DS. I decided I wanted to try for a VBAC, although I kept umming and ahhing about it through the whole pregnancy. I wanted to at least attempt a vaginal birth, but if I needed a c-section then that was that. Being public I saw a different midwife or doctor at each appointment and I kept getting conflicting advice which was frustrating.
Thankfully this time around I never showed any signs of PE, although at 32 weeks I ended up in hospital being closely monitored as I began having contractions which luckily stopped after a few hours.
At 40 weeks I had my doc appointment and she offered me a c-section the following day. I said no - I felt my body could handle one more week but after that I would probably be begging to have the baby out! At 40+5 I had an internal and my cervix was unfavourable so I was booked in for a c-section at 41+3 which was the earliest they could book me in. The next day, at 40+6, I had an acupuncture appointment as a last ditch effort to try and bring on labour. The following day, at 41 weeks, I woke up several times with pain between 3 and 5am but was able to go back to sleep. At 5am I woke up and the pain was enough to stop me from getting any more sleep. At 6am I got up and started timing them - about 5mins apart. At 6.45am I called the hospital - they told us to come in as we were 50mins drive away. We had breakfast, called my Mum to meet us at the hospital, got the car packed and the contractions stopped. I wasn't sure whether we should go to hospital or not. We eventually decided not to, but when we called the birthing suite they told us if I started having contractions again they I should come in even if they stop again. 30mins later I was sitting on the couch and got a very strong contraction. We called Mum and the hospital and jumped in the car. I had been dreading the long drive to hospital in labour but it was actually pretty good. I only had about 2 or 3 contractions the whole way so I was expecting the midwives would check me over and tell me to go home. We arrived at the hospital at 9.15am where Mum met and and took DD back to her house. The birthing suite was almost empty so we had the place to ourselves. The midwives were lovely and we chatted for a while. She put me on a wireless CTG monitor (hospital policy for VBACs) but thankfully didn't mention the cannula. She did an internal at 9.30am and was very surprised - I was 4cm already! I asked if that meant I was in labour and she said yes. I said "So the baby will be born today?" and she laughed and said yes. DH and I were both pleasantly surprised as we' thought we'd be home by lunchtime! With my permission she put a scalp monitor in which broke my waters, although they just trickled.
At 10.30am the midwife returned with the OB on call and a registrar. The OB had a quick feel of my tummy and told me I'd have to have a caesar as DS was going to be huge. His exact words were "Your daughter was big and boys are always bigger." Shows what he knows! He then told me that if in two hours I hadn't gotten to 6cm then I'd have to have a caesar. I smiled politely and said ok and as soon as he was gone I told the midwife there was no way I was listening that that guy!
The contractions picked up at about 11am and I was starting to breath and vocalise through them. At 12pm they were quite strong and coming very fast and I was getting into all sorts of positions to help wth the pain. At 12.30 the registrar came back and did another quick internal, told me I was 6cm and she was happy for me to continue labouring. She told me she'd be back at 3.30pm to check me and that she hoped by then I'd be 8cm. I was unable to talk by this stage but I remember thinking "Lady, by 3.30pm I will have already had this baby!"
At abut 1pm after that I asked the middie if I could get into the shower (although being almost completely unable to talk I think I just said "SHOWER!") and she said yes. It was brilliant! DH hosed my back with the nozzle and I was in my own world. I was REALLY loud throught the contractions now and it wasn't long before I felt the need to push that I had read about. I quickly said to DH "I need to push!" and the middie got to me to kneel on all fours on a rubber mat while she had a feel - I was 10cm so she said "Off you go!" and I started pushing.
After about 40mins of pushing in the shower the midwife told DH she thought things would have progressed a bit more by now and that the baby was getting a bit tired so it might be helpful for me to get out of the shower and onto the bed in a different position. I was in no mind to do anything but they quickly helped me out of the shower and onto the bed on all fours. With a bit of coaching I could finally feel DS moving down and when he crowned they told me to breath and not to push. I heard DH exclaim "OMG! Oh wow!" when our son was being born but all I could think was "Oh thank god, that feels sooooo much better!"
DS was born at 1.55pm on Saturday 23 February via drug free VBAC. He weighed 3.3kg (told you the OB had no idea what he was talking about ) was 50cm long and had a HC of 35.5cm. We named him Thomas.
Unfortunately I suffered a 2nd degree tear and needed to be taken to theatre to be stitched up. We waited 6 hours for the theatre to be free and when I got there the anesthesistist couldn't get the spinal block in. He tried for an hour and eventually called another one in who as out to dinner - I felt awful! But then that bloke couldn't do it either. They asked if I have scoliosis - I said not that I know of! They ended up giving me a general anesthetic and it was 11pm by the time I got out of theatre. I insisted on going home the next day and was fine apart from the swelling and soreness but that was all gone after two weeks.
Posted 13 June 2013 - 06:11 PM
My first two children were born naturally. My third was a medical emergency due to a cord prolapse, I was raced into theatre, placed under a general anasethic and DD was born, all within 10 mins flat. With baby number four I was scared into a planned caesarean, even having my sister as a proactive midwife I still was too scared to think about having a natural birth.
With Remy I wanted a vaginal birth after two caesareans (VB2C). I do not deal well with the pain after a caesarean section and it takes me months and months to even start to feel normal again. Though I knew it was going to be a hard task getting a doctor to agree to let me have one. I was just lucky that with a lot of research, the obstetrician agreed, with a few stipulations being that the baby was not over 4kg weight, I was to be monitored during labour continual, I would have an early epidural and if there were any complications beforehand there was no choice but the caesarean.
I had two sizing scans leading up to Remy's birth and both had placed him in the normal weight ranges – even though one of my children was just below the 4kg mark and the other was just over the 4kg mark.
The last few pregnancies I suffered with irritable uterus, so I was not surprised when it started at around 26 weeks. Leading up to my due date it was becoming very annoying and 5 days before my due date the Braxton hicks were continuing to progress in time and pain, I rang the hospital who told me to come in when It started to become really annoying. It didn't take long, I was also getting pains in my back and felt like I needed to do a bowel movement, which either meant this baby was coming soon or he was posterior, which is what the midwife thought at my last appointment.
The good news is I made it the half hour drive to hospital without having the baby on the way. I met my sister there (also a midwife at the hospital) I was assessed and was so disappointed to only be 2cms dilated, not quite effaced and my cervix was still at the back. I was in so much damn pain. They called in the doctor who decided to give me some pethidine and send me up to the pre labour ward.
My contractions felt like they were progressing well and I was so sure that I would have progressed well, but after two hours I was still at 2cms dilated, but fully effaced and my cervix was to the front now. I wanted more pain relief and they were going to organise more pethidine for me but I would have to go down to the delivery room again for that.
By this time my sister was sure bubs was posterior and told me we were going to get this baby moving, she got me into a position that would turn the baby and believe it or not it worked well. After about 10 mins of contractions I wanted to have a shower. I was only in the shower for a short while when my waters broke, but they were stained with meconium and I lost the plot. My trip back to the delivery room was then very quick and I was placed on monitors where they found Remy to be very happy *thank god*. I was asked about what pain relief I wanted and I said epidural (seeing that I was supposed to have it early), though they did try to offer me another pethidine shot the pain was escalating. It was to the point I was making these horrid mooing noises which I had no choice over. It had taken about 45 mins to an hour for the anesthetist to get set up and then he had to go on a mission to find some bigger tubes or something or other, but this time I was on gas for pain relief and was out of my head. All I can say is thank god for that epidural, and no wonder I had dilated from 2-8 cms within that 45-60 mins!!!
Though the epidural had breakthrough pain, my experience with an epidural of this type, every other one I had was a full block with no pains what so ever. Let's just say I was pressing that top up button like crazy, not that it helped that much, I think I was praying that it at some time it would.
They obstetrician was informed when I was at 10cms and she had said to leave me for about an hour for Remy to move down the birth canal more so there was less pushing and less stress on my caesarean scar. When I did start to push they could see him but he was not moving much, no matter how much I pushed Remy was not budging, I had pushed for about two and a half hours when the specialist consultant obstetrician was called and she said I was to go to theatre for a forceps delivery.
Just then I felt the need to push, like I had felt with Kaeden's birth, it was not painful just a need to push, and with that push Remy had decided to shift quite significantly. The midwives were excited. Mind you at this stage I had quite an audience, my husband and sister, two midwives, another midwife (it was shift change over), the registrar obstetrician, the specialist consultant obstetrician, the paediatrician and also various theatre staff who were waiting to find out if I was going to theatre or not.
Everyone was cheering me out to push him and out at 7:35am on the 14th of November, Remy was born, weighing over a whopping 4.5kg (a smidge under 10 pounds). With no stitches and no tears at all. He was exactly born an hour after the solar eclipse.
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"It's a possibility, it's a hope...whereas before, there was no hope," he says.
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Tell Mom You Love Her with a Delicious Vegan Dinner
Throughout the centuries Mothers have gained a reputation for going out of their way to cater to their families' favorite food preferences. You might even say many mothers specialized in cooking those treasured dishes and desserts they knew would bring pleasure to eager little mouths and perhaps earn them hugs of appreciation.
You may not consider yourself Julia Child's equal in the kitchen, but, take heart. Few of us have graduated from the rigors of Cordon Bleu culinary training. And, it's unlikely Mom has such lofty expectations. You can be assured that she will appreciate your efforts to prepare a special meal in her honor.
PETA Names Los Angeles #2 Vegan City in US
Los Angeles ranks second on a list of vegan-friendly cities released today by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
Portland, Oregon, tops the annual rankings, with New York, Detroit and Nashville rounding out the top five.
San Diego is sixth on the list, followed by Honolulu, Austin, Texas, Seattle and Richmond, Virginia.
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For a Flavorful Cinco de Mayo
The Cinco de Mayo fiesta features colorful costumed folklorico dancers that dip and twirl to the music while performing traditional dances. And no fiesta would be complete without feasting on traditional Mexican foods. Tantalizing aromas float in the air while families gather to indulge in their familiar fiesta fare: tacos, burritos, enchiladas, churros, guacamole, and tamales.
Enjoy a banquet of vegan recipes in the Mexican and TexMex style--muchas comidas (much food) to share with family, friends, and even neighbors. With each household contributing a dish, a neighborhood party may be an ideal way to celebrate the holiday and enjoy tasting a large variety of dishes.
Not Fishy at All, This Ceviche is Vegan
Vegan ceviche is every bit as delicious and pungent and makes a refreshing choice to start a meal with bold and tangy flavors. This fish-less starter is also a feast for the eyes with its bright colors that make the dish inviting.
Warmer weather signals a soon-to-arrive season of summer entertaining and menu of lighter food choices. Tuck this ceviche recipe into your file and enjoy it often when entertaining on the patio, bring it to a potluck, or devour it for a light summer lunch
Vegan and Gluten-Free,
Not a Problem
Once again Jo Stepaniak has delivered another valuable book for vegans. Whether they want to be gluten-free for themselves or for entertaining friends or family, they have Gluten-Free Tips and Tricks to guide them. This gluten-free handbook excels in simplicity with easy-to-follow information and recipes. And the price is right.
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Aunt Nettie Gets Saucy with Eggplant
I simply could not take my country eyes off them mighty purty Chinese eggplants I saw at the grocery this week past. Why, they was gleamin' purple--not that dark purple that makes me wonder if it's black or blue. No, siree, I guess them eggplants could be called light purple, and they was shiny as gold.
If''n y'all take a look-see at the recipe, why you'll see in a wink them fixin's don't take hardly any time at all! An' them fixin's cooked up mighty quick. Now there's a tasty dish ready ta serve up when supper time comes 'round.
New Pea-Protein Based Milk Goes Nationwide
Ripple Foods, makers of a new pea-protein based milk, is readying for national distribution with its products launching in Whole Foods Markets this month and Target stores by July. The San Francisco Bay Area-based startup raised $13.5 million last year to develop its soy- and nut-free milks, which it says has eight times the protein of almond milk (and half the sugar) and 50 percent more calcium than dairy milk. "We find that people that are dairy milk drinkers really like it, and alternative-dairy drinkers love it," developer Neil Renninger said.
Eko Is the Place for Eats
Downtown Los Angeles just became a more delicious destination for vegans who look forward to a DTLA evening of dining and entertainment. With the January 2016 opening of Eko Eats, vegans can now add another great place to feast. This clean and cozy, attractive Korean café puts the vegan spin on a number of traditional Korean specialties prepared with the caring hands of chef-owner Judy Han.
8 Healthy Vegan Edible THC Alternatives to Try
Buying edibles while eating a vegan diet can be difficult. Do you gaze longingly at the cakes, cookies, and brownies that line the shelves of your local dispensary? Baked goods, with or without cannabis, are made with both dairy and eggs, but there are companies within the industry that acknowledge dietary restrictions of consumers. During your next trip to the dispensary, look out for these sympathetic companies and their 100% vegan products!
Spoil Her with a Crepe
Of course, you'll want to prepare Mom's favorite treat. But if she doesn't have a favorite, or she leaves the choice to you, go for a centuries-old French innovation--a light-as-a-feather crepe. Top this gustatory treat with a cinnamon-laced compote of seasonal fruits heaped over the crepe. We find crepes an excellent choice because both the crepe itself and the filling/topping can be prepared ahead.
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President Of American College of Cardiology Prescribes Vegan Diet
Specifically, he tells them to go vegan.
Dr. Williams became a vegan in 2003 because he was concerned that his LDL cholesterol--the kind associated with an increased risk of heart disease--was too high. Dr. Williams wrote about his reasons for going vegan and his belief in the cardiovascular benefits of a plant-based diet in in a recent essay at MedPage Today.
Natural Products Expo West Reveals
What's New in Vegan Food
Visiting the Expo each year, we notice distinct trends reflected in the displays and products of the vendors, many of whom use this show to introduce their new products or gain new distributors and outlets for their wares.
When we first attended the Expo beginning in 2000, many sellers were not familiar with the word "vegan." Now they not only know the word, but can also assure you that their entire group of products are vegan or that they have added one or more vegan products to their regular line.
"Vegetarians in Paradise Diet" Appears
After 25 Years of Extensive Research
Tons of diet books make their debut at the beginning of the year because publishers know the inevitable--so many people have added pounds during the year-end festivities. Most diet books promise a new, slimmed-down you that will be the envy of all your friends.
The number of people staying on these diet plans for any length of time is amazingly low, yet not surprising. Most of these diets fail because people feel deprived by the limited calories and smaller portions that leave them hungry and unsatisfied.
Chef AJ Receives 24 Carrot Award
The doctor actually accused me of having surgery somewhere else! I knew if I was going to keep eating this way, it would have to taste better than the sprouts I was eating, so I went to culinary school. And the rest is history!"
Meatless Monday: an Initiative We Should All Support
If we are judged by the company we keep, we are in good company. Vegetarians in Paradise bedfellows turn out to be an impressive group of organizations interested in public health.
The roster of organizations includes Columbia University Mailman School of Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and Syracuse University Newhouse School of Public Communications. They're all on board to promote Meatless Monday, a campaign to improve national health and benefit the environment. We would like to urge our readers to join us in bringing this message to the attention of the public.
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Anna Vitti named City League VB Player of the Year; Rosa, Gabi also named All-City
December 1, 2012
The girls volleyball season may be over but the accolades for the Lady Eagles are still rolling in. On Friday, The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette named senior Anna Vitti its "Player of the Year," and listed Anna, Rosa, her sister, and Gabi Egler as all section. Congrats!


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Man punches pregnant woman for $200 and kills baby, other Minnesota crazies
We've come to a new conclusion on crazy Midwestern news. The terribly nippy weather makes all of the Wisconsin freaks go into hiding. In Minnesota, they come out in droves. It's quite unfortunate for us, but at least our Wisconsin friends get a break. Here is the latest and most disturbing news out of Minnesota today.
Man punches pregnant woman for $200, baby dies
A 20-year-old Hopkins man pleaded guilty today to punching a friend's pregnant girlfriend in the midsection, leading to the baby's death, in exchange for $200. His friend was the father of the baby and wanted his girlfriend to miscarry.
Stalker can't claim he killed in the heat of passion
ST. PAUL - Minnesota's highest court ruled a Wisconsin man who stalked his ex-girlfriend before killing her and her boyfriend can't claim he acted in the heat of passion. Steven Van Keuren, of River Falls, Wis., argued that jurors should have had the chance to consider first-degree manslaughter charges because he acted in a fit of rage. He left a message for a friend saying he intended to kill Lee and then cut her telephone and cable lines before breaking into her house with a loaded gun.
14 plead guilty for meth charges
Fourteen people pleaded guilty this week in federal court in Duluth in connection with possessing and distributing methamphetamine for the last three years in the Twin Ports area.
G-Man gets more time in jail for ordering a hit from the clinker
MINNEAPOLIS- A drug suspect known as "G-Man" will spend a few extra years in prison for trying to order a hit on the wife of the prosecutor in Minnesota trying to put him away.
Don't try to sell 20,000 ecstasy pills at MOA
A 31-year-old Bloomington man was sentenced for trying to distribute 29,000 ecstasy tablets in the Twin Cities. The man was arrested in a parking lot outside of the Mall of America attempting to sell 20,000 pills of ecstasy for $70,000.
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Statistical Applications in Genetics and Molecular Biology
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- A General Framework for Weighted Gene Co-Expression Network Analysis by Zhang, Bin and Horvath, Steve
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Dimension Reduction for Classification with Gene Expression Microarray Data
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Citation Information: Statistical Applications in Genetics and Molecular Biology. Volume 5, Issue 1, ISSN (Online) 1544-6115, DOI: 10.2202/1544-6115.1147, February 2006
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An important application of gene expression microarray data is classification of biological samples or prediction of clinical and other outcomes. One necessary part of multivariate statistical analysis in such applications is dimension reduction. This paper provides a comparison study of three dimension reduction techniques, namely partial least squares (PLS), sliced inverse regression (SIR) and principal component analysis (PCA), and evaluates the relative performance of classification procedures incorporating those methods. A five-step assessment procedure is designed for the purpose. Predictive accuracy and computational efficiency of the methods are examined. Two gene expression data sets for tumor classification are used in the study.
Keywords: partial least squares; sliced inverse regression; feature extraction; gene expression; tumor classification
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This year we are seeing a lot of improvement from Fallon West. She has been doing tag matches and picking up moves from team mates and it shows in this match. Adley Rose is nothing to sneeze at. She comes in as an absolute rookie, never wrestling in her life and she gives a very impressive performance. With a little more coaching both these girls are going to be outstanding wrestlers and strap on fuckers!
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Champion vs Champion in 100% competitive Sexual Wrestling Tournament
Mistress Kara is last year's Summer Vengeance Winner. Savanna Fox is this Season's Rookie Cup Champion. Savanna Just beat an elite wrestler who out weighed her by several pounds today she takes on the biggest, strongest wrestler on the US roster. Loser is fucked hard and good. These Champions aren't on the receiving end of the strap on often but when they are, they get it good and hard.
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Big Booty Fox Takes on Daddy!
Savanna Fox and Joey have similar records. Both have 1 loss this season, this is the second match for each of them. This is a tournament match the the winner makes sure to rub in the loss extra special with foot worship, armpit licking, ass smothering and a good ole fashion brutal strap on fucking.
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Vicky vs. Angie
These two sluts won't enter the fight without weapons. They are both armed with a strap-on dildo, and whoever achieves more penetrations will win the fight! Click here to Download the full movie!
The Two most Orgasmic Wrestlers of season 12 face off for a Cum-off
Mia Li is notorious for cumming on the mats. The only person who is close to her OOM (orgasm on the mat) record is Cassidy Klein. These two orgasmic wrestler are here to settle the score of who is the most orgasmic US wrestler. What a fight these babes put up. They keep fighting to the bitter end. Orgasms are worth 100pt each and the winner gets to fuck the loser in brutal, classic US fashion. Doggy Style strap on fucking with verbal humiliation and muscle worship
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I'll have my Salad Tossed please Alice Frost
Bella Rossi
"The Annihilator"
Lifetime W/L (8-3)
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Alice Frost
"The Killing"
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Spoiler alert! Bella wins. Surprising I know. Alice has been improving as she spends more time on the mats. Today she tries really hard not to give up the pussy. She locks her legs closed and gives Bella a hard time. Bella is bored with this cake walk of a match and we see a rare mean streak come out. She goes for 3 leg scissor submissions and gets them. After the first submission we see Alice's demeanor change a bit. She realizes she's in for a working over like she's never had at U/S before. She feels a pressure she's never known and it takes a toll on her mentally from the get-go. This match is a fascinating mental game. Sure we knew Alice was going to lose to Bella but we had no idea what a toll those submissions would have on Alice. She"s sick of losing now; she wants to win. After feeling the power of Bella's thighs, she's totally inspired. Alice wants that power. We predict she will be back stronger than ever in her next match.
Round 4
Bella does her trade mark Standing 69 on the sexy blond. She then leg lifts Alice up and down onto a dick on a stick then strap on fuck's Alice's asshole so good she makes Alice have 4 anal Orgasms while she tosses Ariel's Salad
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Rain "Poison" Degrey vs Abbey "The Boss Cross" – Lightweight match up
Rain Degrey is the Veteran for this match. This is her 4th season and last season she started mopping the mats with rookies left and right. Abbey Cross is an athletic beauty with the heart of Gold and biceps of steel. Abbey is confident that her muscles will speak for themselves on the mats. Rain is Confident her Experience will help her prevail. With in the first few minutes Rain shows her dominance and gets her fingers deep into the rookies pussy solidifying the win. The boss whimpers in desperation but the Vet just won't let up. The rookie learns quickly and does everything in her power to prevent Rain from getting those fingers inside her but it's not enough. This time Rain gets to show Abbey "the Boss" Cross, who the boss really is in round 4. Rain skull fucks the rookie then cums on her face to put her in her place. Abbey sucks Rains Strap on and gets a brutal fucking she'll never forget.
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The Annihilator uses her moves and her curves to Dominate
Bella has come a long way – and today she shows her mat skills and her absolute love of dominating with her body. She pins Sahara over and over and gets every inch of her voluptuous body all pressed up against Sahara to score sex points in rapid fire succession. Sahara does not, however, just roll over and take it, she fights her heart out trying to escape Bella and has a few shining moments of her own. Not enough shine though and Bella shows her how to be a good, sore loser with a massive strap-on.
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BIG TITS on the mat!! Pinned, Helpless, Fingered, and Strap-on Fucked!
Katie Summers brings returns to the US mat with hopes of victory. Her opponent, Penny Play, is of a similar build, both are hot and athletic with BIG TITS! Watch now to see who spends the day pinned on the mat with fingers brutally jammed into their cunt while they struggle to break free!
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With the start of Ultimate Surrender Season 10 we will be bringing you a hot new girl every week paired against one of our tried and true wrestlers! For the first match of the season we present you with Mischa Brooks aka "The Apache." Mischa looks like she was born to kick ass on the Ultimate Surrender mat. Sexy, strong, tan, and full of confidence! Her opponent, Lyla "The Jaguar" Storm is skinny and flexible, but no where near as strong as Mischa! Poor Lyla has never won a one on one match, and with that tiny body of hers, who knows if she ever will?! Will her experience on the mat bring her her first victory, or will she end up face down in a puddle of her own drool getting strap-on fucked by the victor as she has so many time before?!


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WASHINGTON (AP) - Algebra can help people balance checkbooks, calculate the best deal from competing phone companies and negotiate the most efficient route in a car trip. But a lot of pupils struggling to master the subject would never know that from their textbooks, an educators' group says.
After rating the nation's leading math texts and finding many of them wanting, a panel from the American Association for the Advancement of Science is asking teachers and textbook writers to instruct students in ways that connect algebra to everyday life.
"Just figuring out how to drive a truck route using the least amount of gas is a mathematical problem," said George Nelson, leading a math and science education campaign for the association. "That's very important to companies now. They count every ounce."
But students, who are being increasingly required to take advanced math regardless of whether they go to college, are getting inch-thick textbooks peppered with equations, graphs and word problems that seem to have little bearing on practical needs, the group said Wednesday.
Displaying a dozen books reviewed by a panel of mathematicians and college and K-12 math teachers, the researchers called on schools choosing the materials to concentrate more on how algebra is taught.
The books studied by the group are the most widely used of about two dozen algebra texts published for children in grades six through 12.
None was judged excellent. Seven of the 12 were deemed adequate. Five - including the three most widely used in American classrooms - were rated inadequate.
Book publishers defended their work.
"It is the teachers and local school officials who decide which textbooks meet their needs," said Stephen Driesler, executive director of the school division of the Association of American Publishers Inc.
Schools, reviewers said, tend to choose books from the biggest publishers, the ones best able to produce and market the material that state lawmakers think pupils should know.
"Millions of dollars are spent on textbooks; we need more guidance," said Jacqueline Mitchell, Maine's state supervisor of math instruction. "School districts just don't have the expertise, time and money to do this type of analysis."
Newer programs address how algebra - which explains how different numbers relate to each other - helps people accomplish real-life tasks, said one textbook writer.
"We're not drilling kids," said Sherry Fraser, director of the Interactive Mathematics Program, a textbook deemed adequate by the group and used by 500 schools in 28 states. "If they are just mimicking the teacher, they do not see the usefulness of it."
Gerald Kulm, a Texas A&M University math professor who directed the evaluation, said the books do a poor job of helping teachers build on what children already understand.
For example, the lesson review section of one book simply asks students to list and define phrases such as "scatter plot" and "linear equation."
"That is clearly not a way to help a child understand what he just learned," Kulm said. "In algebra, we tend to jump in and say, 'OK kids, you're grown up, so now we're going to start throwing abstractions at you."'
The college and K-12 teachers and mathematicians who reviewed the books had no relationship with the publishers. The project was financed by the Carnegie Foundation.
The increased scrutiny of algebra instruction comes as U.S. students struggle to keep up with other nations on math scores. More states are requiring algebra - long considered an advanced math class for college-bound students - to get a diploma or advance to the next grade.
Nelson said technical jobs are being lost to students from other nations whose lessons provide more depth and meaning.
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May 25, 2016
One week from Opening Day, the Lemurs introduced their players and gave back to the community Thursday night.
At Unitrade Stadium tonight with opening day exactly one week away, the Lemurs introduced their 2014 roster to sponsors, season ticket holders and the media. A number of new and old faces will dot the roster as the Laredo franchise looks to return to the postseason after just missing out last year.
Also this evening the team donated money to the Bethany House, Sacred Heart and the Boys and Girls Club through their Homeruns for Hope program, Thanks to sponsorships for every round tripper hit in 2013.
Opening night at Unitrade Stadium will be next Thursday night at 7:30 against Fargo.
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FUJI XQ1 Padlock setting mystery
When wanting to set exposure comp, drive, macro or flash on the rear control wheel a 'padlock' shows up on the LCD with the word ON. Sitting just behind and to the right of the 'padlock' is a camera image.
All this came about because I can't get the flash to operate and yes I have the flash up. That is when I noticed that nothing responds from the rear dial except changing aperture settings.
Does any one know how to change the padlock setting ? I have been over and over the menu to the point of wanting a G&T break
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|• By introducing the Higher Education Contribution Scheme (HECS) in 1989, Australia took the right step. In contrast, the British student loan scheme, introduced in 1990, went the wrong way.
|• Both countries tightened rather than relaxed central planning of higher education over the 1990s. The Dearing Committee in Britain (UK National Committee of Inquiry into Higher Education 1997a, 1997b) and the government's response (UK Department for Education and Employment 1998b, 1998c) show a clear intention to persist with this strategy. The West Review's discussion paper and final report (Review of Higher Education Financing and Policy 1997, 1998) offer some hope that here, too, Australia might steal a march.
In many ways, the main lesson that Britain can offer Australia on the funding and organisation of higher education is how not to do it.


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Shield traveling together
During an episode of Table For 3, Dean Ambrose revealed that the Shield used to travel together during the first year on the WWE main roster. He stated that he, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns shared a single hotel room in order to save cost. Once they started doing well on television, they decided to upgrade a bit. That was when Rollins started traveling with Antonio Cesaro. Ambrose and Reigns added Bo Dallas to the mix.
October 15, 2015
Chris Jericho mystery partner
An interesting name has surfaced as the potential mystery partner for Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns at Night of Champions. There is a small possibility that Chris Jericho could be given that role since his appearance would be quite a treat for the audience. Jericho has stayed in shape by working live events for WWE. He has long stated that he would do television or pay per view if it was something special.
September 16, 2015
Randy Orton at Night of Champions
Earlier int he week, reports surfaced that Randy Orton was written off of television because he wanted to spend less time on the road. However, there are now conflicting reports saying that WWE is trying to hide the fact that he is going to be the mystery tag team partner of Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns at Night of Champions when they face the Wyatt Family.
September 12, 2015
Randy Orton written off
When Randy Orton recently did a segment with the Wyatt Family, the belief was that WWE was setting him up to the mystery tag team partner of Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns at Night of Champions. However, conflicting reports are now surfacing, saying that the segment was done to write Orton off of television. The former world heavyweight champion has been campaigning for a lighter schedule from management.
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text: Finally fulfilling a promise made back in May, some of LG's Google TV devices are receiving the long-awaited Android 4.2.2 update. While updates are always welcome, this one takes away some of the finer treats of a Google TV device. The Chrome browser has been switched from the PC to Android version, leaving users without access to services like Hulu, watchESPN, or Crackle because Adobe Flash is gone. The update is 297.8 MB, so sit tight if you plan on grabbing it right away. Hit the break for the full changelog and another image of the update. Read more