The Chicago-area Homebirth Meetup Group is a community of families interested in laboring and birthing at home. Members will find support and resources for local midwives, doulas, parenting education and other related services.

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    Jackie Frank Russell Jr. Jackie Frank Russell Jr. joined
    Yesterday at 10:05 PM
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    Carmen G. Carmen G. joined
    Tuesday at 2:40 PM
    Carmen G.
    "Hi Carmen G, my fiancee and I are having our first child, due in December 2012. Looking for support groups to help us find a midwife and possibly do a home birth."
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    rachel rachel joined
    May 10 at 8:00 AM
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    Marsha Palacio Marsha Palacio joined
    May 8 at 11:51 PM
    Marsha Palacio
    "Hi there! After a c-section and a VBAC at a teaching hospital (yikes), I'd like to learn more about home births (or at least having a midwife) in lieu of having another full-on medical experience."
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    raimonda klimaite raimonda klimaite joined
    May 6 at 11:03 PM
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    Lilo Schuster Lilo Schuster joined
    May 6 at 2:21 PM
    Lilo Schuster
    "I have been working with pregnant women since 1989 to help turn breech or transverse babies. You can find out more at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u74lUYjVZK4&list=UUI0OZxCWg7H4nLPQLGocp5Q&index=1&feature=plcp I also have been to 5 home births."
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    haley haley replied to weaning
    May 6 at 9:22 AM
    haley

    "The party is a very sweet idea. I will definitely start talking with her about that...."

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    Shay-Ann Shay-Ann joined
    May 5 at 4:12 PM
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    Leigh Leigh replied to weaning
    May 5 at 7:30 AM
    Leigh

    "I found that night weaning particularly was easier if I made access very difficult to impossible. High necklines and tucking my shirt well into my PJ pants. We weaned just after three and talked about ouchy nanas...."

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    haley haley started weaning
    May 4 at 8:46 AM
    haley

    "hey folks. i am a mother of 2, expecting number 3 this october. my daughter is 2.5 and we started weaning at 2. it wasn't going very well, so we decided not to push her. with my pregnancy i am no longer producing milk and her latch is incredibly pain..."

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