Home Birthers & Hopefuls!

[KandyKinz]

edd`s are terrible things. i'm 40+1 today according to the midwives dates. i honestly can`t say i`m overly anxious to have baby though it would be lovely but i have another home to view tomorrow [last one was a dive], have to use my mom's puter to recreate a birth play list and burn it to cd as mine died with norman and i need to rewrite hubby`s resume and send it off as his current job pays crap, is interfering with his happiness, and is interfering with my being able to get some, any for that matter these days.....

but i'm absolutely dreading the post dates induction/consult/fetal monitoring talk at my next monday appt.

 

[kiwimama]

Hi all, just popped on to let you all know that I had my baby boy, Seth Harrison, yesterday, 20th March at 1.18pm weighing 3.6kgs. He was born at home using only tens and water as pain relief. Lots of talk (from me, not the midwife!) about going to hospital for epis etc, when I thought I couldn't do it but midwife firmly told me I had to believe in the process, the normality of it all and if I really wanted to transfer I could, but she knew I didn't want that. I can't believe I did it!
Haven't yet done a birth story as completely exhausted but thought I would come on and let you all know that after only considering homebirth after the enthusiasim from the ladies on this forum, I did it and homebirthed my baby.
Best wishes to all the ladies (think there is quite a few) due over the coming weeks.

Oh yes, he was born in his waters, there was talk of arm to try and stop his slipping back up each time I was pushing but midwife decided not to and let everything be natural. I never had any urge to push, I did get pressure but never that overwelming drive to push involuntary like I did with Ella, so although I had intended to breathe baby out, I ended up having to really push (forgot how hard that bit is, I pullled all the muscles in my back, shoulders and neck.) I had him on the bed, unintendedly, and the mattress is ruined but midwife said our contents will cover if we tell them we had an unintended homebirth.

 

[moomin_troll]

Hi all, just popped on to let you all know that I had my baby boy, Seth Harrison, yesterday, 20th March at 1.18pm weighing 3.6kgs. He was born at home using only tens and water as pain relief. Lots of talk (from me, not the midwife!) about going to hospital for epis etc, when I thought I couldn't do it but midwife firmly told me I had to believe in the process, the normality of it all and if I really wanted to transfer I could, but she knew I didn't want that. I can't believe I did it!
Haven't yet done a birth story as completely exhausted but thought I would come on and let you all know that after only considering homebirth after the enthusiasim from the ladies on this forum, I did it and homebirthed my baby.
Best wishes to all the ladies (think there is quite a few) due over the coming weeks.

oh wow congrats thats great! so happy that ur mw pushed u into doing what u really wanted to do x u should be relaxing so get off here lol

 

[PeanutBean]

Ccongratulations kiwi, that's awesome news! Will await your full story with great anticipation!

 

[Blah11]

Congrats Kiwi and well done!




Anyway, hello girls Obviously I'm very newly pregnant but have been looking forward to giving birth since the day I had Amelie LOL so I'm super excited! Really hoping to have a natural water birth at home.. possibly use gas and air if baby is back to back or something but hopefully not. The only thing that might stand in my way is that during labour with Amelie, my blood pressure was SKY HIGH and didn't come down until she was out. Was very odd so I am expecting the MW to try and put me off but I might be surprised.

 

[PeanutBean]

Congratulations on your bfp blah!

 

[jessop27]

congratulations on your little boy kiwi and on your bfp blah

 

[Blah11]

Thanks girls

 

[2ndtimeAbz]

Congratulations Kiwi! Well done looking forward to your birth story and glad to hear it went well!!
Congrats on ur bfp Blah

Everything slowed right down, which in some ways is a relief as we still have loads of prep to do, need to sort through all the old bedding etc...
SO uncomfortable and sleep for the last couple of nights ... lets not even mention it!! trying to stay up tonight as long as possible so hopefully when I do drop off that will be it, fx'd!!

 

[moomin_troll]

congrats on ur bfp blah.

i lost alot of blood after having zane and even tho my mw seemed excited when i mentioned a homebirth she went n said i was high risk and refered me to a specialist, who agreed with me that im not high risk.

just all depends on ur mw i guess

 

[LuckyD]

I already said this elsewhere, but big huge congrats kiwimama! Fantastic news xx looking forward to more details when you are ready to write them xx

 

[Mervs Mum]

Well done Kiwimama!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[BrandiCanucks]

Congrats to both kiwi and blah!

 

[lousielou]

Yay Kiwimama! Fantastic news!

And congratulations too Blah!

 

[Bournefree]

Wow Kiwi - sounds like yours is going to be a really interesting and eventful story! ;-)
Massive Congratulations! I’m also trying to let myself prepare for this birth, and that the sensations and progression might be very different!!

Kandy - Poor Norman!!!! I have similar troubles with my laptop.. (hence why I’ve been all quiet) But we are getting by on palliative care!

Hi Blah!!! Welcome! You can rely on all of us to buoy you up, if you need it.

Jenni - you are sounding so much happier, it’s brilliant! ;-) You’re amazing! Thank you for telling us some of how you felt.

I think I’ll be ok in a transfer situation- IF it happens - as I know it will be on my terms. Plus I know if I am transferring it won’t be to the birth centre, it will be to the Obst lead unit for a medical need. Pretty sure that with help from my OH, (who really did his job least time), that I can get through the flood of hormones-transition-get me an epidural“-panic. That was the worse bit of my last labour (if there was a worse bit)- But I’ll KNOW this time what a good sign it is.

Oh and EDDs ARE a load of cods-wallop! I've totally turned away from them since my first pregnancy. My OH's cousin is 39+4 and they are already talking of induction, I think that is insanity, she hasn't reached her EDD YET!! We must all remember that 42 weeks IS still term! Who was it that recently birthed at 43+4? That is amazing!
XxXX


I was just checking out my "dates" and I know the date of conception spot on.. that with my LMP, and then early scan gives me three dates for EDD.
Conception: 13th July
Scan: 15th July
LMP: 18th July

But if you put all these together, it gives me a "Term-Window" (37-42 weeks) from the 29th June, through to the 1st of August!!! What a farce! So I'm sticking to my vague "sometime in July" EDD. ;-)

 

[caro103]

Congrats Kiwi! can't wait to read your full birth story

welome blah and congrats on your bfp!

I'm all set for hb now, everything bought and ready to be put out when labour starts! we haven't done a run through of filling the pool though, do you girls reckon thats really essential? I know I can get about 2 baths worth out of our water tank and its takes about 30mins to heat up again, so was thinking would just put water on constant and pop cover on pool when out of hot water until it heats up again? Xx

 

[moomin_troll]

Congrats Kiwi! can't wait to read your full birth story

welome blah and congrats on your bfp!

I'm all set for hb now, everything bought and ready to be put out when labour starts! we haven't done a run through of filling the pool though, do you girls reckon thats really essential? I know I can get about 2 baths worth out of our water tank and its takes about 30mins to heat up again, so was thinking would just put water on constant and pop cover on pool when out of hot water until it heats up again? Xx

i never even thought about that! my landlord says my tank is huge and can hold loads of water but it only does 1 and 1/2 baths and then takes 2 hours to heat up again.....im worried now lol

 

[caro103]

hmm, sometimes you can turn the tank up a bit I think so the water gets hotter, that way mixed with cold it should go a bit further!? maybe we should do a trial run...just seems an awful waste of water just to empty pool after!

 

[moomin_troll]

u cud always have a bath in it hahahaha

i think ile be doing a trial run too closer to the time, the water has to be 36 degrees doesnt it? i was thinking last night that seems so cold to me lol i love hot water and then id be worried about the water getting too cold and then i started to panic about getting in and out and adding more hot.

im worrying about everything now

 

[KandyKinz]

cograts kiwi! can't wait to hear the details.

and congrats blah on yourbfp!

I'm currently in need of some stress management. viewed the house yesterday and it was lovely... apparently there are several other people wanting it so she has to go through everyone's applications and call references and pick her favorite. if we get it we'd move in april 15th. I HATE living in limbo and not knowing where i`ll be living in 3 weeks time.... I'm gonna call to check in later this afternoon.

everything around me has been breaking....my lap top...my kids busted mydaughters bed... the ceiling fan pully pulled right out.... came home to find one of my larger pictures had fallen off the wall leaving glass everywhere..... and i still have shingles... even my body is broken.

Then I had my m/w appt this am. All is well cept I am 40+3 according to their dates [39+5 based on conception]. Because of this and hospital protocol they requested that I go in on wednesday for a biophysical and ob consult to have an induction arranged for friday I Declined the consult and induction and told them that it would make more sense if the scan was booked for friday. The midwife was quite bitchy throughout the appt but agreed to postpone the scan and kept saying 'the ob`s are not going to be happy about this...' She`s just a temp midwife while mine is on holidays till tomorrow... Overall she`s been the nicer of the two. I dread next weeks appt and am anxiously awaiting formy newly graduated student midwife to become registered. She's lovely! damn all the paper work! I Want her working NOW!

After I came home I had a sandwich and none of it stayed down. I feel my anxiety levels just sky rocketing uncontrollaly which is definitly not a very effective way to get my body to naturally go into labour...