BrandiCanucks
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After 4 hours of absolutely nothing, here we go again!...this little girl likes to drive her Mommy crazy.
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CottlestonPie
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Good luck brandi! Hope this is it this time! Xx
For those ladies feeling down about babys position and not being fully engaged... Toby went between 2/5 engaged to floating around not in my pelvis at all... Back and forward between the two for weeks and still came early... So there is hope! Not engaging fully doesn't mean theyre staying put forever! Xx
We got Toby registered today. He's all official and legal, yay!
DF and I are now looking at maybe having a welcoming for him when we get married as a lot of registry places offer the two at the same time.
For those ladies feeling down about babys position and not being fully engaged... Toby went between 2/5 engaged to floating around not in my pelvis at all... Back and forward between the two for weeks and still came early... So there is hope! Not engaging fully doesn't mean theyre staying put forever! Xx
We got Toby registered today. He's all official and legal, yay!
DF and I are now looking at maybe having a welcoming for him when we get married as a lot of registry places offer the two at the same time.
sorry for the delay - babies take up a lot of time (mainly of sitting there staring at how utterly beautiful she is 
)
anyway! my birth! sorry this is patchy it's taken from some other messages I wrote (as I don't have time to re-write it)
My labour was 5 hours induced labour - induced because of pre-eclampsia - shame the fucking midwives on shift didn't believe me when I said it hurt - they were idiots until OH a) barged his way back onto the ward to help me and b) told them that at the end of one contraction I said I felt I needed to push/it was different to the previous ones from nothing to 8cm dilated with no one believing you and no pain reflief wasn't my idea of how I wanted to give birth My offical delivery time is 1hr 17mins, though was only in the delivery room for about 50mins - it was so fast the midwife didn't have time to put her gloves on
Anyway, the delivery midwife (when they finaly realised and sent me to delivery) was absolutely fucking amazing, a 2nd degree tear (because she came all out in 1 push) and an utterly gorgeous girl later it really doesn't matter
My OH said that, they'd decided that I was being induced and therefore it would take x hours and wouldn't even consider they might be wrong. I laboured my way - to the point where think that made them just think I was a pain in the arse tbh. I had to be monitored for my blood pressure/baby heartrate and they kept trying to make me lie down - no way on this planet was anyone doing that so I just got labelled. OH said the same when he came back, he pretty much forced his way onto the ward after I emailed him just saying "Help me". They had me in maternity and all partners had to leave at 8pm no discussion - god bless his cantankerous ways as he got back on, I was moved into a side single room (as I was "making a scene" apparently), I got the gas and air to "calm the hysterical woman" and it was after my OH told them to examine me as I was having frequent contractions and they found me to be 8cm dilated already when they realised they'd fucked up.
At no point did anyone tell me what position baby was in, and at no point did they try to help.
In contrast the delivery ward midwife was out of this world brilliant - I asked what the hell I was supposed to do and her reply was "whatever feels right to you to do do it" and it just made me feel so much more in control again. I (don't remember) flew to the back of the bed in the room and laboured knealt up - whilst being monitored still - funny, I'm sure that's what I asked them to do upstairs
Despite the crappy bits, and not being at home obviously, it was the labour I wanted - I was left alone to do what I needed to (because of no care at first, then because of the right type of care) and I had the positions I wanted - firstly because I just ignored their monitoring
blush: ) and secondly because the other midwife just got it (they made an interesting comment when I said about being made to lie down that they don't see themselves as part of that ward because of things like that), I did it with only gas and air (of and the 2 crucial paracetamol from maternity ward!!), and I got the time with baby afterwards I wanted (which was because my BP went a bit mental so they left me to recover slower than normal which meant WAY more time skin to skin and time for a lovely bath)
I wouldn't change any of it - I would like to slap those two stupid MWs in the face though but I think they, and everyone around them, knew they'd very nearly fucked up - all the mums to be on the maternity ward were just getting up when I got back with my baby and you could see a few of them thinking "errr hang on, what happened there) so I'll take some happiness from that
)anyway! my birth! sorry this is patchy it's taken from some other messages I wrote (as I don't have time to re-write it)
My labour was 5 hours induced labour - induced because of pre-eclampsia - shame the fucking midwives on shift didn't believe me when I said it hurt - they were idiots until OH a) barged his way back onto the ward to help me and b) told them that at the end of one contraction I said I felt I needed to push/it was different to the previous ones from nothing to 8cm dilated with no one believing you and no pain reflief wasn't my idea of how I wanted to give birth My offical delivery time is 1hr 17mins, though was only in the delivery room for about 50mins - it was so fast the midwife didn't have time to put her gloves on
Anyway, the delivery midwife (when they finaly realised and sent me to delivery) was absolutely fucking amazing, a 2nd degree tear (because she came all out in 1 push) and an utterly gorgeous girl later it really doesn't matter
My OH said that, they'd decided that I was being induced and therefore it would take x hours and wouldn't even consider they might be wrong. I laboured my way - to the point where think that made them just think I was a pain in the arse tbh. I had to be monitored for my blood pressure/baby heartrate and they kept trying to make me lie down - no way on this planet was anyone doing that so I just got labelled. OH said the same when he came back, he pretty much forced his way onto the ward after I emailed him just saying "Help me". They had me in maternity and all partners had to leave at 8pm no discussion - god bless his cantankerous ways as he got back on, I was moved into a side single room (as I was "making a scene" apparently), I got the gas and air to "calm the hysterical woman" and it was after my OH told them to examine me as I was having frequent contractions and they found me to be 8cm dilated already when they realised they'd fucked up.
At no point did anyone tell me what position baby was in, and at no point did they try to help.
In contrast the delivery ward midwife was out of this world brilliant - I asked what the hell I was supposed to do and her reply was "whatever feels right to you to do do it" and it just made me feel so much more in control again. I (don't remember) flew to the back of the bed in the room and laboured knealt up - whilst being monitored still - funny, I'm sure that's what I asked them to do upstairs
Despite the crappy bits, and not being at home obviously, it was the labour I wanted - I was left alone to do what I needed to (because of no care at first, then because of the right type of care) and I had the positions I wanted - firstly because I just ignored their monitoring
blush: ) and secondly because the other midwife just got it (they made an interesting comment when I said about being made to lie down that they don't see themselves as part of that ward because of things like that), I did it with only gas and air (of and the 2 crucial paracetamol from maternity ward!!), and I got the time with baby afterwards I wanted (which was because my BP went a bit mental so they left me to recover slower than normal which meant WAY more time skin to skin and time for a lovely bath)I wouldn't change any of it - I would like to slap those two stupid MWs in the face though but I think they, and everyone around them, knew they'd very nearly fucked up - all the mums to be on the maternity ward were just getting up when I got back with my baby and you could see a few of them thinking "errr hang on, what happened there) so I'll take some happiness from that
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everyone seems to be having twinges and signs atm lol!
hope they lead somewhere for you all soon.
as for not being fully engaged, dont some only engage when in labour?
i feel like i should still be pregnant since in a way im still waiting for my baby. hes going backwards instead of forwards lol. yesterday he took 20ml from the bottle. today the most hes taken is 5ml.
they have no explanation for why hes like this either. in the doctors own words she is bemused with him. they cant say how long it will take either so he could be in there any amount of time from days or weeks or even months :/
fob is losing interest as quickly as he gained it too... hes put going to the pub before seeing his own son tonight.
ill just have to be a doubly good mummy and provide enough love from 2 parents which shouldnt be hard as i love oliver more than life itself!
hope they lead somewhere for you all soon.
as for not being fully engaged, dont some only engage when in labour?
i feel like i should still be pregnant since in a way im still waiting for my baby. hes going backwards instead of forwards lol. yesterday he took 20ml from the bottle. today the most hes taken is 5ml.
they have no explanation for why hes like this either. in the doctors own words she is bemused with him. they cant say how long it will take either so he could be in there any amount of time from days or weeks or even months :/
fob is losing interest as quickly as he gained it too... hes put going to the pub before seeing his own son tonight.
ill just have to be a doubly good mummy and provide enough love from 2 parents which shouldnt be hard as i love oliver more than life itself!
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Congrats on your girl Gertrude! I know you weren't at home in the end but the homebirth thread ladies would love to hear how you're getting on. I don't think they knew you'd had the baby til I mentioned seeing it on here!
I can't believe she's 3 days old! where did that go!
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gertrude - what idiots to make you wait that late before giving you anything!
well done though, you brave girl lol!
how did you find the gas and air? i couldnt use mine properly. and when i did i couldnt stop talking afterwards lol!
well done though, you brave girl lol!
how did you find the gas and air? i couldnt use mine properly. and when i did i couldnt stop talking afterwards lol!
Gertrude so pleased to hear you sounding so positive when thigs did not go quite to plan.
Caro sounds really promising fxd hun xx
Baby before, sorry you had a tough day big hugs xxx
I have been for a lovely walk again today with my mum, getting lots of back ache though....I think it is from cleaning the kitchen cupboards out yesterday and then tackling a bug pile of ironong today! I have also finally washed the babies clothes and put them all away.
x
Caro sounds really promising fxd hun xx
Baby before, sorry you had a tough day big hugs xxx
I have been for a lovely walk again today with my mum, getting lots of back ache though....I think it is from cleaning the kitchen cupboards out yesterday and then tackling a bug pile of ironong today! I have also finally washed the babies clothes and put them all away.
x
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not yet jen. just putting it down to being lazy but the nurse tonight said shes going to speak to the doctor because hes not that lazy. hes very awake and alert but just simply not interested in the teat. he always looks quite distressed when you put it in his mouth and tries to spit it out.
well, given my slightly more interesting history (of doing balloons of NOS at festivals
) I knew what it could do and how to use it - but tbh no, it didn't help with the pain - I think because it had the regulator on it it helped calm the breathing more than anything else!
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Gas and air made my hearing go funny... Apparently when I spoke I sounded normal, but to me I sounded like darth vader! And during the stitching phase... I had too much too quickly and thought I heard a machine which scared me so much. I asked my mum if a robot was helping with my stitches...
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I am so tired. I've heard of spurts of energy prior to labour but has anyone heard of extreme fatigue before labour?
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Gas and air made my hearing go funny... Apparently when I spoke I sounded normal, but to me I sounded like darth vader! And during the stitching phase... I had too much too quickly and thought I heard a machine which scared me so much. I asked my mum if a robot was helping with my stitches...
lol oh dear, bet that was funny
i fell asleep when i was getting stitched!
they left me for about 45 mins after birth before stitching me so i lost lots an lots of blood and ended up too weak to stay awake.
but then they stitched a part they hadnt numbed and i woke up crying! that actually hurt more than any of the labour or pushing.
i still want to do a birth story but itll take forever on this touch screen!
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Gas and air made my hearing go funny... Apparently when I spoke I sounded normal, but to me I sounded like darth vader! And during the stitching phase... I had too much too quickly and thought I heard a machine which scared me so much. I asked my mum if a robot was helping with my stitches...
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This is Loopy's OH. Our beautiful daughter Matilda Alice arrived at 11.27 this morning, weighing 7lbs11.5oz, 49cm long. Perfect in every way (though I would say that!). Not sure if she has mentioned it on here but Matilda was breech and quite big so it was decided for a c-section. Not how loopy wanted things to go but everything went really well and she and Matilda are doing fine. 
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This is Loopy's OH. Our beautiful daughter Matilda Alice arrived at 11.27 this morning, weighing 7lbs11.5oz, 49cm long. Perfect in every way (though I would say that!). Not sure if she has mentioned it on here but Matilda was breech and quite big so it was decided for a c-section. Not how loopy wanted things to go but everything went really well and she and Matilda are doing fine.
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Thankyou so much for the update and sharing your gorgeous girlie with us. Hope Loopy is doing OK too
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