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Aww that is really nice of them. Was your DD1 present at birth of DD2 then?
 
mummytochloe said:
Aww that is really nice of them. Was your DD1 present at birth of DD2 then?
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Well sort of. My son (DS1) was napping whilist i was in heavy labor. But within 5 minutes of my second son being born, he woke up and came up to see his new brother. Sweetest moment ever :cloud9:

Ignore my yucky look LOL...not one of my prettier moments...i will never understand how some women look like perfect facial models after giving birth! :haha:

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How did you find it, I am currently weight up the options of having DD there or asking my sister to have her. If its a night time labor she will definitely stay with us, but unsure about in the day, how did you find knowing he could be awake when you were in the final stages, did he get concerned at any point

Lovely pics
 
Ultrasound booked for this Friday to check position :) Yay I get to see my little one again. Going to get them to check and make sure he's still a boy!
 
Guppy those photos are beautiful! I so wish I could have a home birth!! Xxx
 
Thank you! it was a great experience...especially resting in my own comfortable bed!
Im not really sure if i'll actually get a HB this time given the positioning issues with LO but it would be nice.

mummytochloe said:
How did you find it, I am currently weight up the options of having DD there or asking my sister to have her. If its a night time labor she will definitely stay with us, but unsure about in the day, how did you find knowing he could be awake when you were in the final stages, did he get concerned at any point

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Ya know, i really thought he would be upset or anxious bc i am rather loud during labor (moaning and such). But actually, he did super well. He went about his day and really wasnt bothered. Now, i think it helped that his bedroom is downstairs and mine is upstairs so when i needed a moment i could be out of his sight/hearing. He fell asleep for nap and then my labor just took off. It was perfect timing. MWs said a lot of veteran moms give birth whilist their children sleep, for whatever reason.

Im not sure how he would have reacted if he was able to see/hear me during active labor (transition) and pushing. Since he wasn't there i cant be sure. I would expect him to be a little off, but i also thought he would be after my water broke and he never was, so it's hard to say.

Really, as long as someone is there to care for your daughter when she needs attention and you cant give it to her, I think that would be enough. OR take her for a walk or the park or something for a break. I mean if you feel more comfortable without her there, then by all means set something up (its probably a good idea to have a back up plan anyways in case she gets anxious). But for us it worked out well that DH was able to tend to DS1 and then i had support from MW and such. I think the setup of our house helped too.
 
Thanks Guppy051708 that was really good information, I think I will be labouring down stairs, but dd's bedroom is upstairs if she was needed out of the way, or was getting anxious or anything. I would have a back up plan of my sister she is literally only 2 minutes down the road. Only thing is none of my family knows I'm having a home birth as I know they would all have a go at me for it. So if my DH had to drop her off her would just have to say we were going to the hospital. I think I would like to have her here really. I am going to a local HB group I just found out about next Tuesday, it is potentionally the last one before i give birth, as they are last Tuesday of every month so will be 39 week by the one after than. And its the area that covers just homebirths in my midwife area so will be able to find out what midwives around here are like if children are present ect. And i wasn't to bad in my labour, my MW said she I was quite quiet compared to many (my mum feel asleep in the same room if that shows anything) only thing i had a mini freak out on the gas and air as it made me hallucinate but i do actually want to us it this time anyway.

AnakeRose hope baby is in the right position at your ultrasound.
 
Last day at my current job (in Utah) is today!

Babymoon in San Diego, California in 2 days!

Moving across the country (to Ohio) in 5 days! (straight from babymoon)

Start my new job in 6 days!

Holy crap.. this is nuts!
 
Kiss08 said:
Last day at my current job (in Utah) is today!

Babymoon in San Diego, California in 2 days!

Moving across the country (to Ohio) in 5 days! (straight from babymoon)

Start my new job in 6 days!

Holy crap.. this is nuts!
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wow!!! have fun!!!
 
mummytochloe said:
Thanks Guppy051708 that was really good information, I think I will be labouring down stairs, but dd's bedroom is upstairs if she was needed out of the way, or was getting anxious or anything. I would have a back up plan of my sister she is literally only 2 minutes down the road. Only thing is none of my family knows I'm having a home birth as I know they would all have a go at me for it. So if my DH had to drop her off her would just have to say we were going to the hospital. I think I would like to have her here really. I am going to a local HB group I just found out about next Tuesday, it is potentionally the last one before i give birth, as they are last Tuesday of every month so will be 39 week by the one after than. And its the area that covers just homebirths in my midwife area so will be able to find out what midwives around here are like if children are present ect. And i wasn't to bad in my labour, my MW said she I was quite quiet compared to many (my mum feel asleep in the same room if that shows anything) only thing i had a mini freak out on the gas and air as it made me hallucinate but i do actually want to us it this time anyway.
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thats awesome that you have local HB groups! REally neat!
I think you have a great plan. And sometimes not letting the family know is for the best. Some ppl just dont understand the reality of a low risk homebirth.

I bet if you are similar to your last birth, that your daughter will do fine. Its good you have such a close back up though, just in case.
 
Had a horrible sleep last night. I just couldn't get comfortable :sad1: I feel like a zombie today (get used to it, yeah I know!)

Started to have really bad cramping off and on last night, but it was really inconsistent so I didn't wake up Michael. Eventually after an hour is stopped. He has to be head down because it feels like he's pressing against my lady parts! I feel kinda dehydrated this morning so I probably didn't have enough water yesterday.

Can't believe that in less than 6 weeks I could have a baby! Seems like it was yesterday I got my first positive HPT!

Used up one of my personal leave days at work so I have 5 days off starting tomorrow.
 
^5 days off sounds fab!!!

I dont know if you have SPD or not (sleeping without issues during pregnancy is hard enough!). But my MW suggested taking a liquid form of Magnesicum Calcium Citrate before bed. She said a lot of her clients take it for many different reasons (i guess there are a host of things it helps with) but she said her clients with SPD seem to get some relief from taking it, especially before bed. She also said it helps relaxes you too and since its natural there's no harm in it. So i started taking it a couple of weeks ago and already my SPD has improved AND ive been sleeping SOOOO much better at night. I am so mellow i dont even hear DHs alarm some morning and ive slept through the kids crying :)blush:). To put that in proper perspective, ive always been the type of sleeper that wakes up to a pin drop, especially while pregnant. So this stuff is really working!
 
Ive got a consult appt with an OBGYN for monday to chat with her about a CS for transverse lie. Ideally, if i have to have a [planned] CS (and not a HB like planned), then it would be nice to have a "natural CS". This particular doctor (who is also my specialist for my prolapse) was very supportive of my previous birthing choices, so i am hopeful she will be on board w some of the elements i would like to encompass. Im glad we are meeting. I still have time for LO to flip out of the sideways and go head down, but at this point she needs to do it in 2 weeks or else im going to have to transfer care. So hopefully she flips, but if not im glad i'll have my ducks in a row in case i do have to have a planned CS. I am feeling much better about things, especially given that its going from one extreme to the other (HB to hospital CS birth)
 
Iv an appointment on thursday to see the consultant and then an hour or so after another appointment for the anti D jab :/ past few nights as soon as i get into bed and drifting to sleep iv been getting real bad restless legs nd ankles :( have had horrible back ache the past few days aswell. :(
 
Kiss08 hope everything goes smoothly

Guppy051708 yes hoping for a similar labour just with a less sevear or no tear at all

AnakeRose hugs enjoy your time off

YoungNImum hope you get some sleep soon
 
Guppy....would they offer to try and turn baby over there? If so would you opt for that? x
 
klcuk3 said:
Guppy....would they offer to try and turn baby over there? If so would you opt for that? x
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It is offered, however, I may not be such a good candidate for it because i have severe pelvic organ prolapse and it could cause issues, but also because the baby is more than likely in the position that she is in because of the prolapse (another idea was cord entanglement). Could be one, could be both. But it appears that the failure rate is pretty high, as it is, but it's even higher in transverse cases (compared to breech) AND it has an even higher failure rate with someone w my condition.
If i didn't have severe prolapse and if she were breech, as oppsed to sideways, i probably would attempt it, but at this point i dont feel the risk is worth it given my health condition.

Ive been doing everything humanly possible to get her to turn. Occasionally she goes head down but never stays there for long (a couple of hours, maybe). I never had this in my other two pregnancys. (before i had bad prolapse) I really think she is that way because it's the safest way for her to be (and bc my organs are not in the proper place which is probably contributing greatly).

My MWs said it would be an option, but based on my reading of them, it would seem that it likely wouldn't work for my case. Especially given how many weeks ive been trying to turn her and given that ive been getting Websters Technique and chiro done regular without any sucess at all (Apparently Websters is loads more successful than ECV).

So yes, it is an option, but im not personally comfortable with it because of my risk factors (compared to mothers without these issues) especially with such a high failure rate and such a risk to the baby, reguardless.
 
Had my 32 week scan today and my placenta's moved well clear! :happydance: Looks like I'm on for a natural birth, which is fantastic! :cloud9: Baby was so low that they couldn't get a head circumference measurement, which would have been fine if the midwife I saw afterwards hadn't said that she hoped I wouldn't go early on them! I've already had a feeling that I won't last until 40 weeks! Has anyone with children already had a baby who was head down and engaged from about the 32 week mark last until EDD? My daughter was breech at this point and didn't turn and start to engage until 36 weeks and I'm pretty sure this baby's been engaging since about 30 weeks! I also have a growth scan booked for 2 weeks time as abdominal circumference was on a smaller percentile than femur length! Weight was fine though- 3lb 13oz!

Beca :wave:
 
Completely don't blame you Guppy, not worth the risk with all those other factors x I don't see that many successful ecv's at work wth breech babies. The transverse ones often get done in theatre here as a controlled ecv plus breaking waters so that if cord prolapse or distress occured then they can convert to cs.

Hope you didn' mind me asking, just seemed a shame that you'll miss out on HB xx
 
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