July Sparklers 2016!

[Cowgirl07]

My birth plan as of now is get baby here safely. I'd prefer no drugs and to labor in the whirlpool some of the time. But to be honest I do not want to get stuck on a plan.

 

[Hollynesss]

I'm the same way, Katrina. At childbirth class they mentioned birth plans and my husband got wide-eyed and said "do we have one?!?" I told him my only requirements are no episiotomy (my hospital doesn't do these anymore anyway unless absolutely medically necessary) and no pitocin if possible. Other than that, just get my love bug here safe!

 

[Cowgirl07]

Yeah my hospital doesn't do them either unless it's a dire emergency and at that point I don't care. My nurse said she has only seen it done once and it was a that or section thing. I have friends who got so hung up on the plan they say they had horrible birth experiences because it didn't go as plan. To me I spent so long getting here using an epidural is no where near as bad as thinking you will never have children.

 

[Hollynesss]

Very well said!

 

[WantsALittle1]

I have just a couple things in my very general plan. This time around, I plan to use a clear drape rather than the standard blue drape during the C-section. I was really freaked out when the hospital presented this option to me, but I surprised myself and said yes. At the moment baby girl is coming out of the incision, they will drop the blue sheet and I will be able to see the whole thing happen through the clear sheet. Only DH has ever been able to witness that actual moment of emergence, so if I don't pass out, I want to witness it too. My hospital also supports skin to skin immediately after vitals have been established following the surgery, so I plan to do that this time around too. That means my arms won't be strapped down, and I believe the heart monitors get placed on the back instead of on the chest, so there is plenty of room for baby to snuggle on my chest. That's really all that's in my plan, but it gives me something to look forward to because both will be new experiences for me!

 

[Miss Bellum]

Hi ladies, hope everyone is well.

Wantingalittleone - so sorry this pregnancy is so rough. Its difficult at the best of times, let alone when you are trying to run round after little ones. Hope you can get a delivery at 38 weeks.

Probably much easier to change the room after the birth.

Mellipage - I cant believe how quickly the births are approaching either!

I really should get round to packing a bag, I got caught out last time and don’t want another last minute panic!

I never really got the hang of swaddling. I havent really looked into the research but it sounds like you know how to safely swaddle a lo.


Laughingduck - your playroom sounds great. We are going to keep lo in our room for the first year and then move her into our LG room so not bothering with a nursery. We may set up a spare room as a play room for them both too.

Hollyness, sound you are pretty on top of things.

Cowgirl - Its great your hospital supplies everything the baby needs. Over here, they usually don’t provide anything although in an emergency they can provide a few bits and bobs.

I agree with not having a plan. I think it is much easier to go with the flow. So long as lo comes out safely I'm not bothered how it happens really.

 

[laughingduck]

Im so glad Im not the only one without a birth plan lol. I know I would like to give birth at home this time (I live in Canada where this is covered by the government along with a two highly trained midwifes to be present, dopplers, resuscitation ventilators, anti-hemorrhage drugs etc etc like a hospital). I'd like to have a water birth too. That being said if anything feels off, or the midwife suspects anything is off, I will get transferred to the hopsital and am ok with that too. I also just got a hypnobirthing book and am going to try to use that for pain relief. I'm going to request the midwives bring entonox (gas and air) in case I need it, but never used it with my first. I just like knowing I have SOMETHING available for pain relief, it makes me feel more relaxed. Everything else I would like, the midwives do anyway (no episiotomy, allowed to eat and drink freely, low lighting, delayed cord clamping, skin-to-skin immediately following birth etc). I agree that birth plans can sometimes set mothers up for a feeling of disappointment. If I have to go to hospital I will just accept that, even if it is just because I need an epidural because I wimp out and decide I can't handle the pain lol.

 

[laughingduck]

Wantsalittle1, if I recall, the swaddling only increases chances of SIDS once they learn to roll. I could be wrong there so double check, but pretty sure it was more of a don't swaddle them if there is a chance they can roll and suffocate. I remember seeing that if you keep them in your bedroom the first 6 months the chances of SIDS goes down too.

 

[MelliPaige]

There's a Facebook study going around saying selling causes an increased risk for sids if you place them on their stomach or side haha

Leo hated being swaddled, he would cry and kick until he was unswaddled, so I'm still a newbie. I do have some swaddlebe swaddlers, so that might make that easier though.

 

[MrsAmk]

Anyone else experiencing early labor signs?

 

[laughingduck]

There's a Facebook study going around saying selling causes an increased risk for sids if you place them on their stomach or side haha

Leo hated being swaddled, he would cry and kick until he was unswaddled, so I'm still a newbie. I do have some swaddlebe swaddlers, so that might make that easier though.

Did you get swaddling autocorrected to selling?

With my daughter I used swaddle blankets but dont think I did it right. I got a few different types to try this time though. Hoping for a better sleeper this time around

 

[Hollynesss]

No labor signs yet! Just some braxton hicks, and baby girl is head down.

 

[MelliPaige]

There's a Facebook study going around saying selling causes an increased risk for sids if you place them on their stomach or side haha

Leo hated being swaddled, he would cry and kick until he was unswaddled, so I'm still a newbie. I do have some swaddlebe swaddlers, so that might make that easier though.

Did you get swaddling autocorrected to selling?

With my daughter I used swaddle blankets but dont think I did it right. I got a few different types to try this time though. Hoping for a better sleeper this time around

Yes, yes I did haha

 

[SCgirl]

Is everyone still pregnant? Hope so! I think a few should be nearing full-term?

I'm just thrilled that I'm not on bedrest yet, and have no signs of protein (so no pre-e), although my bp has been jumping up and down again. (I was put on bedrest at 30w1d last time)

Been having BH contractions for months now- but they're definitely increasing. I have horrible SPD pain (I can sit or lay down and feel like I'm being stabbed with a knife), and my right hip and lower back are making it difficult to do normal things. Baby is head down, and a week ago they were estimating 3.5lbs. (I take that with a grain of salt- I was told DS was over 7lbs at 35w- he was born at 37 and was under 6lbs!)

We were supposed to get a 39w c-section date at 30w... but were told we couldn't because the doc is fairly certain we won't make it that far.

Hope y'all are well

 

[Cowgirl07]

Still pregnant here! 32 weeks today and up 22 lbs. belly measures spot on. I am having some positioning pain or something. I thought I had a uti and the dr said nope she is just laying low enough to irritate my bladder and make things sensitive. Other then that I feel good.
I am so glad we didn't have any micro preemies in the group and everyone is still chugging along.

 

[MelliPaige]

No baby here! I have a foot sticking out by my belly button to prove it haha. 31 weeks..baby is so low down I have a feeling we won't be waiting the full 40 weeks either, although I do think he will be full term. He's very low and I have a lot of pressure all the time. This pregnancy is a lot different than with DS1

 

[Hollynesss]

Full term has now been changed to 39 weeks. It seems so far away! Im excited to see who will be the first in our group to deliver

 

[Cowgirl07]

Which is interesting, I wonder if they will let people go more then a week over now. Because they say it shouldn't be beyond 40 and 6. I'm a person that think due dates are weird. I know people who deliver at 36-37 weeks and the babies come out more then ready at 8lbs and completely healthy. My friend was induced at 42 had a hard labor and her baby was 7lbs even, and they didn't think she was quite ready yet. I live in the Amish area some of them go to 42-43 weeks.
That being said my dr projects I will go early. She is going on vacation the end of July but said I shouldn't worry she should be here before then. Ivf combined with my family history leans towards a 36-38 week delivery.

 

[MelliPaige]

My old doctor told me he would induce me at 41 weekswith my first, if we got that far I was going to refuse (also part of the reason I'm going to a new doctor,) thankfully I went into labor on my own before it became an issue.

My doctor still classifies 37 weeks as full term, so that's what I was calling full term..funny how fast things change!

 

[Hollynesss]

From what I've read, 37-42 weeks is "term," but 37-38 is early term, 39-40 is full term, and 41-42 is late term. Really I think they did that to bring down the number of elective c-sections because you're more likely to go into labor naturally if you go to at least 39 weeks.